US 4,727,671 A · Fishing unit

Abstract

A fishing unit consisting of a drum, a fishing line secured at one end to the drum and being wound on the drum with a fishhook and casting weight secured to the other end of the line extending from the drum, and a handle for the drum arranged to be grasped by the user with his forefinger extended to overlie the line windings on the drum to prevent unwinding of the line, with the drum axis substantially parallel to the forefinger, so that when the user moves his forearm and wrist forwardly with a snapping motion, and releases his forefinger from the windings, the hook and weight will be propelled forwardly by their own momentum, with the fishing line spinning freely from the forward end of the drum. The drum is hollow and sealed to be buoyant, so that it will not sink if dropped in water, and the hollow interior is specially configurated to permit the storage of additional fishing line, hooks, bait and other fishing gear.

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A hand-held fishing unit comprising:

a. a cylindrical drum having forward and rearward ends,
b. a fishing line having one end thereof secured to said drum and being wound on said drum, the opposite end of said fishing line extending from said drum and having a fishhook and casting weight secured thereto, and
c. handle affixed to said drum and extending rearwardly therefrom, said drum being provided at its rearward end with a radially extending flange, said flange being notched adjacent said handle to permit a user grasping said handle to extend his forefinger therethrough to overlie the line windings on said drum to prevent unwinding of said line from said drum, with the axis of said drum extending forwardly and rearwardly in a direction generally parallel to the user's forefinger, whereby when the user flexes his forearm and wrist forwardly, and then releases his forefinger from the line windings, the fishhook and wight are propelled forwardly, with the line spinning from the forward end of said drum.

A hand-held fishing unit comprising:

a. a cylindrical drum having forward and rearward ends, said drum being hollow and having means completely sealing it against the entry of water into its hollow interior, whereby said fishing unit is rendered buoyant, so that it will not sink if accidentally dropped into water,
b. a fishing line having one end thereof secured to said drum and being wound on said drum, the opposite end of said fishing line extending from said drum and having a fishhook and casting weight secured thereto, and
c. a handle affixed to said drum and extending rearwardly therefrom, so disposed that when a user grasps it he may extend his forefinger forwardly to press against the windings of said line on said drum to prevent unwinding of said line from said drum, with the axis of said drum extending forwardly and rearwardly in a direction generally parallel to the user's forefinger, whereby when the user flexes his forearm and wrist forwardly, and then releases his forefinger from the line windings, the fishhook and weight are propelled forwardly, with the line spinning from the forward end of said drum.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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