Magnetic line and lure restraint for enhanced casting
OwnerJames R. Ciariinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for line and lure restraint to enhance spin casting. The apparatus is mountable to a fishing rod adjacent to a line reel maintained on the rod and includes a mount having a positioning arm with a mounting clip at one end and a platform at an opposite end. A neodymium ring magnet with first and second steel washers at opposite sides thereof is located on a bushing. An axial securement rotatably secures this assembly at the platform. The positioning arm is configured to selectively locate the magnate assembly relative to the rod and reel.
Claims17
Apparatus mountable to a fishing rod having a rod length and adjacent to a fishing line reel maintained on the rod, said apparatus for line and lure restraint to enhance casting and comprising:
- a mount securable to the fishing rod at one end and including an opposite end, a positioning arm between said one end and said opposite end configured to position said opposite end a selected distance from said one end relative to the rod length when said mount is secured to the rod and with a selected lateral spacing from the rod when said mount is secured to the rod;
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- a magnet rotatably affixed at said opposite end at said positioning arm of said mount.
Apparatus mountable to a spin casting rod having a rod length and adjacent to a spin casting line reel maintained on the rod, said apparatus for line and lure restraint to enhance casting and comprising:
- a mount including a mounting clip at one end for releasable securement to the rod and a platform at an opposite end having a locating surface facing away from the rod when said mount is secured thereto;
- a neodymium ring magnet;
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- an axial securement for affixation of said ring magnet at said locating surface of said platform of said mount.
A method adapted for line and lure restraint to enhance spin casting when using a spin casting rod having a tip and a reel seat with a reel mountable thereat, the method comprising the steps of rotatably mounting a magnet at a locating surface of a platform structure securable on the rod adjacent to the reel seat, the locating surface oriented facing away from the rod when the platform is secured thereto, wherein the magnet is rotatable on an axis through the locating surface of the platform structure and wherein the platform structure is configured so that the magnet is a selected distance toward the rod tip from the reel seat and with a selected lateral spacing from the rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.