Fish strike alarm with fishing rod holder

A fish strike alarm for use with a fishing rod and reel combination including a reel holding a supply of line and a rod having a plurality of guides above the reel for guiding the line from the reel to a position on the rod including a first guide closest to the reel;

• said alarm comprising:
• a housing;
• connecting means for connecting said housing to the fishing rod;
• a trigger connected to said housing so as to be moveable between an open position and a closed position;
• said trigger adapted to engage a portion of the line such that a predetermined tension in the line causes said trigger to move to the closed position;
• wherein said trigger is further adapted to release the line upon moving to the closed position;
• trigger adjustment means pivotally mounting said trigger to said housing;
• said trigger adjustment means including:
• a slot in said trigger or said housing;
• said slot including a temporary alarm bearing and a continuous-alarm bearing;
• and
• a shaft on the other of said trigger or said housing;
• said shaft including a journal, said journal mounted in said slot and selectively slidable along said slot from said temporary alarm bearing wherein said trigger is in a temporary-alarm setting wherein said trigger returns to the open position after being moved by the line to the closed position to said continuous-alarm bearing wherein said trigger is in the continuous-alarm setting wherein said trigger does not return to the open position after being moved by the line to the closed position;
• an electrical alarm circuit mounted to said housing including:
• an electric power source for providing current to said circuit;
• a switch electrically connected to said power source;
• said switch cooperating with the movement of said trigger such that said switch opens said circuit when said trigger is in the open position and said switch closes said circuit when said trigger is in the closed position;
• and
• an enunciator electrically connected to said power source;
• said enunciator adapted to sound an audible alarm when said circuit is closed by the operation of said switch.

In combination:

• a fishing rod and reel combination:
• said rod being elongate and including:
• a front portion including:
• a plurality of spaced guides for guiding line including:
• a first guide;
• and
• a second guide farther from the reel than said first guide;
• and
• a back portion;
• said reel being attached to said back portion of said rod, holding a supply of line and including:
• a front facing said guides;
• and
• a back;
• and
• a fish strike alarm comprising:
• a housing;
• connecting means for connecting said housing to said fishing rod;
• a trigger disposed behind said reel and connected to said housing so as to be moveable between an open position and a closed position;
• when said trigger is engaged with a portion of said line from between said first and said second guides, a predetermined tension in said line causes said trigger to move to the closed position;
• wherein said trigger automatically releases said line upon moving to the closed position so as to put slack in the line at least equal to twice the distance between said trigger and the first guide;
• trigger adjustment means for selectively adjusting said trigger between a temporary-alarm setting wherein said trigger, after being moved by said line to the closed position, automatically returns to the open position and remains there independent of further line tension or line movement and a continuous-alarm setting wherein said trigger is movable by the line from the open position to the closed position and, once so moved to the closed position, remains there, independent of further line tension or line movement;
• an electrical alarm circuit mounted to said housing including:
• an electric power source for providing current to said circuit;
• a switch electrically connected to said power source;
• said switch cooperating with the movement of said trigger such that said switch opens said circuit when said trigger is in the open position and said switch closes said circuit when said trigger is in the closed position;
• and
• an enunciator electrically connected to said power source;
• said enunciator adapted to sound an audible alarm when said circuit is closed by the operation of said switch.