Patent ID: 7178283
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing device for use by a person from a fishing location, the fishing device comprising: a flying disk having a body having a homogeneous cross section that is substantially free of cavities and aerodynamic surfaces that create an airfoil profile for creating aerodynamic lift, the airfoil profile, which also bounds the homogeneous cross section, comprising a generally convex upper surface that includes a center location and terminates at an edge and a concave area below the convex upper surface to produce aerodynamic lift when the flying disk is tossed with a spinning motion, the concave area terminating in an interior edge that is uniformly offset from the edge of the convex upper surface, the concave area and the convex upper surface terminating next to one another about the edge for lifting the body when tossed by the person; a foam section attached to the concave area of the flying disk, the foam section being offset from the edge and providing sufficient buoyancy so that the solid body will float on water; a spool with a bait connector is attached to the disk though a hinge that allows the spool to pivot from a first position where the spool cooperates with a retaining edge in the concave area of the disk to retain the bait connector to a second position where the spool extends away from the concave area, allowing the bait connector to fall from the spool; and a tethering connector for tethering the device to the fishing location, the tethering connector being attached to the convex portion at the center location of the convex portion, so that the disk rotates about the tethering connector when tossed.