Bobber lifting device

Claim 1

Apparatus for use with fishing line and fishing bobber, said apparatus serving to elevate said bobber relative to the normal water level of the surface of a body of water, comprising: a generally transparent cylindrical indicator tube having an open lower end for communication with said body of water and a closed upper end; means for support of said tube in an upright position with said lower end extending below said normal water level and said upper end projecting above said normal water level; and means for establishing a partial vacuum within said tube for upwardly drawing a volume of water from said body of water to partially fill said tube, said closed upper end serving to retain said volume of water therewithin at an elevated water level; whereby said fishing bobber is floatably suspended within said tube upon said elevated water level thereby facilitating visual observation at a distance of any downward movement of said bobber caused by a fish pulling upon said fishing line.

Claim 13

A method for elevating the normal water level of a body of water to floatably suspend a fishing bobber upon said elevated water level, said method comprising the steps of: (a) inserting a fishing bobber and portion of fishing line attached thereto inside a generally transparent cylindrical indicator tube having an open lower end and a closed upper end with a normally closed air valve proximate thereto, said tube including means for support of said tube in an upright position with said lower end extending below said normal water level and said upper end projecting above said normal water level; (b) opening said air valve; (c) lowering said lower end of said tube into said body of water to a first depth thereby causing a volume of water to enter said tube to partially fill said tube and floatably suspend said fishing bobber therein; (d) closing said air valve; (e) raising said tube to a second depth wherein said lower end of said tube is supportably positioned at a relatively lesser depth beneath said normal water level than at said first depth; (f) whereby said volume of water is retained by vacuum pressure within said tube at an elevated water level relative to said normal water level, said fishing bobber being floatably suspended within said tube upon said elevated water level to facilitate visual observation at a distance of any downward movement of said bobber caused by a fish pulling upon said fishing line.

Claim 14

A method for elevating the normal water level of a body of water to floatably suspend a fishing bobber upon said elevated water level, said method comprising the steps of: (a) inserting a fishing bobber and portion of fishing line attached thereto inside a generally transparent cylindrical indicator tube having an open lower end and a closed upper end with a normally closed air valve proximate thereto, said tube including means for support of said tube in an upright position with said lower end extending below said normal water level and said upper end projecting above said normal water level; (b) opening said air valve; (c) lowering said lower end of said tube into said body of water to a first depth thereby causing a volume of water to enter said tube to partially fill said tube and floatably suspend said fishing bobber therein; (d) closing said air valve; (e) raising said tube to a second depth wherein said lower end of said tube is supportably positioned at a relatively lesser depth beneath said normal water level than at said first depth; (f) whereby said volume of water is retained by vacuum pressure within said tube at an elevated water level relative to said normal water level, said fishing bobber being floatably suspended within said tube upon said elevated water level to facilitate visual observation at a distance of any downward movement of said bobber caused by a fish pulling upon said fishing line.