Patent ID: 6681515
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing net in combination with a holding device, comprising:a) a fishing net having a pole section and a net portion coupled to the pole section; b) a holding device for holding the net portion to the pole section to prevent the net portion from becoming tangled and caught on items and releasing the net portion when the fishing net is used to capture a fish, the holding device comprising: 1) a generally rectangular body section with a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an intermediate portion between the first and second ends, the first end being immovably attached to the pole section using connectors that extend through the first end of the body section to the pole section such that the first end extends generally parallel to the pole section; 2) fasteners for securing the net portion to the pole section and for releasing the net portion when pressure is applied to the net portion when capturing a fish, wherein the fasteners comprise: a first fastener attached to the first end on a front surface of the body section; a second fastener attached to the second end on a rear surface of the body section; wherein when the net portion is to be held by the holding device, the intermediate portion of the body section is wrapped around both the pole member and the net portion after the net portion is positioned under the pole section, and then the first fastener and second fastener are engaged with each other so as to removably couple the first end of the body section to the second end of the body section to thereby hold the net portion to the pole section, the first and second fasteners will disengage when pressure is applied to the net portion when capturing a fish in the net portion to allow the net portion to become fully extended.