Patent ID: 6763629
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing apparatus comprising:a) a float including a bottle float body and a bottle float neck; b) a spool positioned on the float for holding a supply line to be dispensed; c) a trigger assembly including a collar mounted on the bottle float neck and having a line guide that enables fishing line to be spooled from the spool, through the guide and then underwater for fishing with a hook that can be attached to a free end of the line; d) the trigger assembly having an arm that is attached to the collar and pivotally movable between extended and retracted positions, the arm being spring loaded to bias the arm toward the retracted position; e) a sear attached to the collar that enables the arm to be retained in an intermediate position that is in between the extended and retracted positions, the sear being spring loaded to move the sear out of engagement with the arm when the arm is moved beyond the intermediate position toward the extended position; and f) the arm having a line support that holds the line so that when the arm travels under spring tension toward the retracted position, the line is pulled for setting the hook when fishing.