Fishhook setting mechanism for fishing rods

Abstract

Abstract D R A W I N G AN ELONGATED FISHING LINE RETRACTOR ROD IS MOVABLE RELATIVE TO A GUIDE TUBE LONGITUDINALLY FORWARD, AGAINST THE TENSION OF A RESILIENT RETRACTOR MEMBER, TO A SET POSITION SECURED RELEASABLY BY A LOCK INTERENGAGING A TUBE AND A ROD. IN THE SET POSITION A FISHING LINE EXTENDS FORWARD FROM A REEL THROUGH A FIXED EYELET, AND THEN THROUGH A LATERALLY OFFSET AND MOVABLE TRIGGER EYELET, THENCE THROUGH AT LEAST ONE MORE FIXED EYELET AND AROUND A RETRACTOR PIN ON THE FORWARD END OF THE RETRACTOR ROD AND THENCE THROUGH OTHER FISHING ROD EYELETS. WHEN A FISH PULLS ON THE LINE, THE PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING BETWEEN THE SPACED FIXED EYELETS TENDS TO STRAIGHTEN, MOVING THE LATERALLY OFFSET TRIGGER EYELET TOWARD ALIGNMENT WITH THE FIXED EYELETS. THE TRIGGER EYELET THUS RELEASE THE LOCK AND THE RETRACTOR ROD AND PIN IS PULLED RESILIENTLY REARWARD THEREBY PULLING REARWARD ON THE FISHING LINE SUFFICIENTLY TO SET THE HOOK IN THE FISH.

Inventors

• 👤 Russell M Stanley

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