Patent ID: 7162828
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An automatic fishing device, comprising: a fishing rod support with a cradle at an upper end for supporting a fishing rod and a lower end for positioning on the ground, wherein the fishing rod includes a forward end; a movable fishing line puller arranged for engaging a portion of a fishing line along the fishing rod, wherein the puller comprises a collar movable linearly along an elongated portion of the support and an engaging member on the collar for engaging an upper side of the fishing line, and wherein the puller is biased away from the fishing rod by spring assemblies connected between the puller and an anchor on the support; a latch hinged to a fixed position on the support and arranged to engage the puller to secure the puller in a cocked position under spring loading, wherein when the fishing line is tugged by a fish, the puller is pulled upwardly by the fishing line and disengaged from the latch, the puller is moved away from the fishing rod by the spring assemblies, and the portion of the fishing line is pulled away from the fishing rod by the puller to set a fish hook on the fishing line in the fish; and an actuating arm that initiates and facilitates disengagement of the latch from the puller from deflection of the forward end of the fishing rod by the pull on the fishing line.