Patent ID: 6646557
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A device for holding a fishing pole wherein the pole includes a line at the end of which is either bait or lure, and emitting a signal in response to a fish striking the bait or lure, comprising, in combination:a support member; said support member adapted to be anchored to a stable surface at one end thereof; a cradle, said cradle adapted to support the fishing pole, and being rotatably secured to said support member for limited rocking movement relative thereto, said support member having a nib disposed thereon; a bracket, said bracket being mounted for rotational movement to said support member, and normally engaging said nib on said cradle; said cradle being rocked in a forward arc by a strike on the bait, said rocking motion causing said nib to drop away from said bracket, whereby said cradle rocks in the opposite direction into contact with said support member; a signal device, said signal device being disposed between said cradle and said support member, and being actuated by contact between said cradle and said support member to signal a bite on the line.