Simple and rugged fishing alarm

An alarm device for use with fishing apparatus and the like comprising a housing,

• electrical alarm means including an electrical buzzer and an electrical light mounted in said housing;
• an electrical battery mounted in said housing,
• means electrically connecting a first terminal of said battery to a terminal of said alarm means,
• switch means mounted in said housing and switchably electrically connecting a second terminal of said battery to a second terminal of said alarm means, said switch means including a rotatable arm extending from said housing and responsive to a fishing line for actuating said alarms,
• a planar member having two spaced conductive layers on a major surface, one of said spaced conductive layers electrically contacting said battery and the other of said spaced conductive layers electrically contacting said alarm means, a wiper blade operably connected to said rotatable arm for electrically interconnecting said spaced conductive layers,
• a pin extending through said planar member, said rotatable arm attached to one end of said pin on one side of said planar member and said contact means attached to the other end of said pin on the side of said major surface, and
• means for adjusting drag on said rotatable arm.