Buoyant fishing device and method of using same
OwnerHerman Blackledgeinventor
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Abstract
The fishing device has a large buoyant base and an openable compartment which is mounted on top of the base to ride above the water line to help protect an electrical signalling mechanism within the compartment. A cover assembly is removably mounted over the compartment, and can be moved manually to an opened position to permit access to the signalling mechanism. A large handle on the cover permits either the cover to be opened, or enables the entire device to be removed quickly and efficiently from the water to retrieve a fish. The handle can also be used to attach the device to other similar devices. The signalling mechanism emits a light signal, which is visible at night for night fishing.
Claims9
A signalling fishing device for attachment to a fishing line, comprising:
- buoyant base means having an opening for passage of the fishing line therethrough;
- compartment means mounted on top of said base;
- signaling means disposed within said compartment means for generating a visible attention attracting signal when a fish strikes the fishing line;
- switch actuating means connected to the fishing line for causing said signaling means to generate said signal;
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- cover means defining a portion of said compartment means for moving to an opened position to permit access to the interior of said compartment means.
A method of detecting the presence of a fish at a fishing line, comprising:
- threading a fishing line through an opening in a buoyant base having a cover with an aperture communicating, said fishing line having a hook at one end and being attached at its other end to a switch activating means in a compartment;
- attaching said compartment to said base;
- placing said base in water so that the hook of said fishing line depends therefrom;
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- observing a visual signal when tension is applied to said fishing line by the fish.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.