Patent ID: 6705041
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing rod having a fishing reel seat, a butt end extension below the seat, and a carrying handle, the carrying handle comprising a bar-shaped hand grip including first and second ends, a clamp, and an arm, wherein the bar-shaped hand grip has a length for sitting comfortably in a hand, the clamp tightly embraces the butt end extension, the arm extends outwardly from the clamp and has an inner end fixed rigidly to the clamp and an outer end fixed to the first end of the hand grip, the carrying handle is clamped to the butt end extension with the hand grip positioned for alignment with a reel mounted on the reel seat, the arm has a length between the inner and outer ends that is less than the length of the hand grip, and the hand grip is adjacent to and approximately parallel to the rod, with the second end being free and spaced from the rod, and the hand grip enables carrying of the rod in a substantially horizontal orientation with the reel uppermost.