Patent ID: 9629350
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A fishing rod retention apparatus with fish indicator, the apparatus comprising: a base; a frame mounted on said base, said frame comprising a pair of converging frame portions connected at their converging ends by a pair of brackets, each of the brackets on an opposite side of the frame, wherein each of the frame portions comprises at least one set of aligned fishing rod retention clips; a flag support spring connected to at least one of said brackets, said flag support spring forming a base for a flag that extends from said flag support spring, a curvilinear axle component having a bowed portion with arms extending therefrom, and a retaining spring at the end of one arm of said arms, wherein each arm of said arms is inserted in a corresponding one of said L-shaped grooves, so that said axle sits at the bottom of each L-shaped groove and said arms are free to rotate in said L-shaped groove,