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US 2010/0071249 A1Published application
Automatic fishing device
OwnerGary Enguo Louinventor
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The current invention is an automatic fishing device for setting the hook upon fish strike. It can be used as an adaptive device for existing fishing assembly, or to be integrated into new fishing assembly. It embodies a weight, a weight support and a fish line coupler with a clip for connecting the weight to the fish line. The weight has a groove for engage the fish line, an opening for engage or disengage the weight onto or from the weight support. The weight can be either engaged or dis-engaged, determined by the position and the shape of the opening relative to the position and the shape of the weight support, respectively. When the movement of fish line caused by fish strike rotates the initially engaged weight to be dis-engaged, the falling weight will drag the fish line downward, effectively pulling the line and setting the hook.
An automatic fishing device for setting a hook comprising, a weight, a weight support means for supporting said weight and for attaching said weight support means onto a section of fishing rod between two line guides, said weight being at least partially circular and having a fish line groove along an outer edge for placing a fishing line having a hook and a sinker mounted near an end thereof to pass through said line guides and along said fish line groove in said outer edge of said weight, said weight having an opening for engaging said weight onto said weight support means and for disengaging said weight from said weight support means through a rotational movement of said weight, a fishing line anchor mounted at one side of the weight, and a fishing line coupler mounted at one end to said fishing line anchor and mounted to said fishing line at a second end by a fishing line clip, whereby when said weight support means is mounted onto said fishing rod and said weight is engaged onto said weight support means through said opening of said weight and said fishing line is passed through said line guides and along said fish line groove in said outer edge of said weight, whereby when a fish tensions or relaxes said fishing line by striking said hook, said weight will rotate on said weight support means and decouple from said weight support means when the force of gravity overcomes the frictional force between said weight support means and said opening of said weight so that said weight will fall freely and apply a hooking effect on a biting fish due said fishing line coupler being attached to said fishing line and pulling the fishing line downwardly with respect to said weight support means.
An automatic fishing device for setting a hook comprising, a weight support attached to a fishing rod between two line guides, weight rotationally mounted on said weight support so that the weight can rotate on said weight support, said weight being circular and having a fish line groove along an outer edge, a fishing line passing through said line guide and along said fish line groove in said outer edge of said weight, said weight having an opening for engaging and disengaging said weight support, a fishing line anchor mounted at substantially said center of the weight, and a fishing line coupler mounted at one end to said fishing line anchor and mounted to said fishing line at a second end by a fishing line clip, a hook and a sinker mounted near an end of said fishing line, whereby when a fishing tensions said fishing line by striking said hook, said weight will rotate on said weight support and decouple from said weight support adapter and said weight support when the force of gravity overcomes the frictional force between said weight support and said opening in said weight so that said weight will fall freely and apply a hooking effect on a biting fish due said fishing line coupler being attached to said fishing line and pulling the fishing line downwardly with respect to said fishing rod.
A method of automatic hook setting comprising, providing a device comprising a weight, a weight support means for supporting said weight and for attaching said weight support means onto a section of fishing rod between two line guides, said weight being at least partially circular and having a fish line groove along an outer edge for placing a fishing line having a hook and a sinker mounted near an end thereof to pass through said line guides and along said fish line groove in said outer edge of said weight, said weight having an opening for engaging said weight onto said weight support means and for disengaging said weight from said weight support means through a rotational movement of said weight, a fishing line anchor mounted at one side of the weight, and a fishing line coupler mounted at one end to said fishing line anchor and mounted to said fishing line at a second end by a fishing line clip, mounting said weight support means onto said fishing rod, engaging said weight onto said weight support means through said opening of said weight and passing said fishing line through said line guides and along said fish line groove in said outer edge of said weight, whereby after a fish tensions or relaxes said fishing line by striking said hook, said weight will rotate on said weight support means and decouple from said weight support means when the force of gravity overcomes the frictional force between said weight support means and said opening of said weight so that said weight will fall freely and apply a hooking effect on a biting fish due said fishing line coupler being attached to said fishing line and pulling the fishing line downwardly with respect to said weight support means, playing the hooked fish.
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