Bite signal for fishing rods

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION, A FISHING ROD HAVING A HANDLE AT ITS INNER END AND LINE-GUIDE EYE FIXED IN PLACE AT ITS OUTER END, A READILY ATTACHABLE BITE-SIGNALLING ATTACHMENT FOR AN OUTER END PORTION OF SAID FISHING ROD COMPRISING A RELATIVELY SHORT LEAF SPRING PROPORTIONAL IN WIDTH AND CROSSSECTION TO THAT PORTION OF THE ROD WITH WHICH IT IS COOPERABLE, SAID LEAF SPRING HAVING A REARWARD END PORTION WHICH IS LATERALLY BENT TO PROVIDE A RELATIVELY SHORT RIGID TANG, SAID TANG RESIDING LENGTHWISE ATOP A COOPERATING SURFACE OF SAID FISHING ROD AND BEING SECURELY FASTENED IN PLACE ON SAID ROD BY TIGHTLY WOUND WRAPPING CORD, A COLLAR-LIKE THIMBLE PROVIDING A LINE RESPONSIVE SIGNALLING EYE, SAID LEAF SPRING HAVING A FORWARD TERMINAL END RIGIDLY SECURED TO A COOPERATING SURFACE OF AND SUPPORTING SAID THIMBLE, THE FORWARD END OF SAID THIMBLE TERMINATING IN AN ENDLESS OUTSTANDING FLANGE FLARED OUTWARDLY, ENCOMPASSING SAID FORWARD END AND CONSTITUTING AN ANTI-CHAFING LINE GUIDE, SAID THIMBLE BEING BRIGHTLY COLORED SO THAT WHEN IT IS ACTIVELY BOBBING AND OTHERWISE MOVING THE DESIRED BITE SIGNALLING RESULT IS THUS ACHIEVED, AND A VIVIDLY COLORED EASY-TO-SEE BEAD SLIDINGLY MOUNTED ON A MEDIAN PORTION OF SAID LEAF SPRING.