Abstract An ice fishing apparatus for signaling the biting of a fish, including an upright post with a pole pivotally mounted thereto and extending therefrom, the pole retained in an equilibrium position by a spring extending between post and pole. A fishing reel is mounted on the apparatus, and fishing line stored thereon passes along the pole and downward into an ice hole. The tugging of a biting fish causes the spring supported pole to oscillate about the equilibrium position along a path thereby visually signalling the biting of the fish. The reel may be positioned on the post in the path of the pivotally mounted pole so that a strong tug on the line causes the pole to swing toward and bear against the reel thereby retarding the playing out of fishing line by in creasing the drag on the line. When the equilibrium position of the pole is horizontal, the pole is substantially unaffected by wind forces acting thereon, assuring that the fisherman is not falsely signalled by pole oscillation generated by the wind.
Inventors
👤 D Richard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-05 22:40
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K97/00; A01K97/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A fishing apparatus for signalling the biting of a fish comprising: an upright post; a pole pivotally mounted to the post and extending outwardly therefrom, the pole swingable along a path; a rotatable fishing reel mounted on the post to store a supply of fishing line, the reel mounted within the path of the pivotally mounted pole as the pole bears against and retards rotation of the reel when the pole is swung against the reel by a tugging fish; guide means on the pole for guiding the fishing line from the reel and along the pole; and a spring connected between the post and the pole, the spring supporting the pivotally mounted extended pole in a horizontal equilibrium position and permitting the pole to oscillate along the path about the equilibrium position when displaced from the equilibrium position by a tugging fish at one end of the line, the pole thereby visually signalling the biting of the fish.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A fishing apparatus for signalling the biting of a fish comprising: an upright post; a pole pivotally mounted to the post and extending outwardly therefrom, the pole swingable along a path; a rotatable fishing reel mounted on the post to store a supply of fishing line, the reel mounted within the path of the pivotally mounted pole as the pole bears against and retards rotation of the reel when the pole is swung against the reel by a tugging fish; guide means on the pole for guiding the fishing line from the reel and along the pole; and a spring connected between the post and the pole, the spring supporting the pivotally mounted extended pole in a horizontal equilibrium position and permitting the pole to oscillate along the path about the equilibrium position when displaced from the equilibrium position by a tugging fish at one end of the line, the pole thereby visually signalling the biting of the fish.