Cast control and drag mechanism
OwnerFlorin Petrojinventor
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Abstract
A fishing rod including a rod body, a free line cast control and drag mechanism operatively connected to a proximal end of the rod body, and a line operatively threaded through the free line cast control and drag mechanism and running through a hollow passageway of the rod body and out a distal end. A method of fishing with the fishing rod by casting the line out of the distal end of the rod body onto a body of water, detecting that a fish is on the line, and pulling the line through the proximal end of the rod body and through the free line cast control and drag mechanism.
Claims28
A fishing rod comprising:
- a rod body;
- a free line cast control and drag mechanism operatively connected to a proximal end of said rod body;
- and
- a line operatively threaded through said free line cast control and drag mechanism and running through a hollow passageway of said rod body and out a distal end.
A method of fishing, including the steps of:
- casting a line out of a distal end of a rod body of a fishing rod onto a body of water, wherein the fishing rod includes a free line cast control and drag mechanism operatively connected to a proximal end of the rod body and the line is operatively threaded through the free line cast control and drag mechanism and running through a hollow passageway of the rod body and out the distal end;
- detecting that a fish is on the line;
- and
- pulling the line through the proximal end of the rod body and through the free line cast control and drag mechanism.
A fishing rod comprising a hollow rod body including a line extending therethrough and a free line cast control and drag mechanism that applies pressure as needed to said line to control movement of said line through said rod body in order to extend said line from said rod body or draw said line back in.
A method of retracting a line using a rod, including the steps of:
- extending the line through an internal passageway of a hollow rod;
- applying pressure to the line in the passageway to control drag on the line;
- and
- manually drawing the line back through the passageway to retract the line.
A free line cast control and drag mechanism for use with a fishing rod, comprising:
- a housing including a passageway extending from a proximal end to a distal end for receiving a fishing rod and line and a top outlet for receiving a push button mechanism for applying drag to said line within said passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.