Patent ID: 6389736
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing bobber for attachment to a fishing line and to a hook and bait leader line, which fishing bobber floats on the surface of a body of water, comprising:a generally hollow buoyant bulbous body of generally spherical shape having a generally concave curved inner surface and a pair of opposed ends connected by an axis; means for attaching the fishing line and the hook and bait leader line to one of the ends of said body at said axis; at least one object of high density material unattached within and free to move along said inner surface of said body under the influence of gravity; an elongate central member disposed along the axis of the body and having a pair of opposite ends, each of said opposite ends being secured to one of the ends of said body, the end of the central member disposed opposite the attaching means extending through a hole in said body; an elongate stem comprising plastic tubing which is affixed to and protrudes from the end of said body opposite said attaching means, aligned with the axis of said body, being of such size as to closely fit over and which is affixed to said one end of said central member extending through said hole, permitting greater visual perception of the position in which the fishing bobber is floating; and wherein the fishing bobber floats in a stable position upon the surface of the body of water with the fishing line and the hook and bait leader line attached thereto, when placed in a first position with said axis substantially horizontal and wherein when the hook and bait leader line is tugged by a fish striking bait attached thereto, said end of said body to which the fishing line and the hook and bait leader line is attached is tilted downwardly causing said at least one object to move along said inner surface of said body to said end placing the fishing bobber in a second position with said axis substantially vertical.