Abstract A self-setting marker device for fishermen and boatmen has a buoyant somewhat elongate, symmetrical body provided with an axial substantially reduced medial portion constituting with adjacent larger portions a spool element upon which an anchoring line is attached and may be helically wound. A small heavy anchoring weight is attached to the outer end of the line and serves to by gravity pay out the line (with revolution of the body) when the device with wound line is cast upon the water. Closely cooperating with said components is a bias-weight medium secured to said body in a position of balance relative to the body length, but disposed widely eccentric of the axis of said body to restrain revolution of said body during the torque effect of said line and anchor weight; and effective to positively stop further pay off of line when the anchor weight rests upon the bottom of a water way. Then the requisite length of anchor line is measured and set for various depths each time the wound device is cast, and further pay off of line and driftage of the body is prevented in spite of usual winds and water currents.
A self-setting marker device for fishermen and boatmen having in combination, A buoyant marker body of dumbbell-shape having a longitudinal axis upon which it may be revolved on top of the water and having a reduced, solid medial coaxial portion upon which an anchoring line may be wound, a line having one of its two ends connected to said body, an anchor weight of high specific gravity secured to the other end of said line and adapted to pay out wound line from said body by revolving the same when the device is loosely thrown upon the water, said body comprising said solid reduced intermediate portion having integrally formed with the two ends thereof, two semi-spherical shells, said shells having aligned bias-weight-receiving sockets therein, and a pair of generally similar semi-spherical shells joined and sealed at peripheral edges with the peripheries of said firstmentioned shells and forming therewith a pair of spaced buoyant bodies for supporting the entire device, and a pair of elongated bias-weights the long axis of said weights being aligned substantially longitudinally of the overall body and confined by said sockets and disposed internally of said buoyant bodies, and widely eccentric to said axis.
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A self-setting marker device for fishermen and boatmen having in combination, A buoyant marker body of dumbbell-shape having a longitudinal axis upon which it may be revolved on top of the water and having a reduced, solid medial coaxial portion upon which an anchoring line may be wound, a line having one of its two ends connected to said body, an anchor weight of high specific gravity secured to the other end of said line and adapted to pay out wound line from said body by revolving the same when the device is loosely thrown upon the water, said body comprising said solid reduced intermediate portion having integrally formed with the two ends thereof, two semi-spherical shells, said shells having aligned bias-weight-receiving sockets therein, and a pair of generally similar semi-spherical shells joined and sealed at peripheral edges with the peripheries of said firstmentioned shells and forming therewith a pair of spaced buoyant bodies for supporting the entire device, and a pair of elongated bias-weights the long axis of said weights being aligned substantially longitudinally of the overall body and confined by said sockets and disposed internally of said buoyant bodies, and widely eccentric to said axis.