Patent ID: 6055751
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
An apparatus for use by an angler for tagging, identifying, releasing and graphically memorializing a specific live fish for mass information dissemination, said apparatus comprising:a fish tag, said tag including means for securely retaining said tag to the fish, said tag further including a portion thereof containing alpha-numeric indicia thereon;non-toxic colored liquid capable of transferring a graphic image;an applicator for applying said liquid to one side of the fish;a sheet of material for receiving a graphic image of a specific fish from said colored liquid disposed on the fish by direct contact with the fish;means for applying said graphic fish image to a medium for mass dissemination of information; and an indicia list attached to said medium containing specific factual information regarding the fish and identification of the fish and graphically displayed for mass dissemination of information;a plurality of shirts having reproductions of said graphic fish image and said indicia list for widespread dissemination; andwhereby, upon catching the fish, the angler obtains a graphic image of the fish by applying a coating of said liquid to one side of the fish using said applicator and creating said graphic fish image by bringing said sheet of material in contact with a coated side of the fish, whereafter the angler affixes said tag to the fish using said means for securely retaining said tag and releases the fish.