Patent ID: 9107397
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing aid comprising: a sleeve formed from an elongated hollow tubular member having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end is open and the bottom end includes a closable bottom cover, the sleeve being divided into an upper compartment accessible through the open top end and a lower compartment accessible through the bottom cover; a pole holder including a pole stabilizer and a spring actuated bracket, the pole holder being disposed inside the upper compartment of the sleeve toward the top end; an indicator circuit including an indicator disposed in the lower compartment, and a switch including two contacts, a first contact being disposed in the upper compartment and a second contact being disposed on the pole holder, the first and second contacts being aligned so as to close the indicator circuit and actuate the indicator when the spring actuated bracket is deflected to cause the second contact on the pole holder to touch the first contact on the sleeve; a rod holder disposed on an outer surface of the sleeve, said rod holder comprising a plurality of projections extending from the sleeve, lower projections of the plurality of projections each include a through-hole, an uppermost projection of the plurality of projections includes a depression, and the through-holes and the depression are disposed in alignment; and a rod with a spiked tip, the rod being received in the through-holes, wherein the sleeve is configured to be supported on the rod via the rod holder.