Patent ID: 6802151
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An apparatus that prevents tangling of a fishing line that passes through one or more guides on a fishing rod, comprising:a housing having a first end, a second end spaced from the first end, and first and second opposing walls extending therebetween; a clamp operative to secure the fishing rod to the housing; a bore extending through the housing; a slot in the first wall and in communication with the bore, the slot being sized to receive the fishing line and being positioned so as to receive the fishing line while the clamp is secured to the fishing rod and to permit passage of the fishing line into the bore and out from the bore; and a gate rigidly disposed in spaced relation to the housing between the bore and the first wall so as to define a passage that impedes free passage of the fishing line out from the bore and into the slot yet which permits the fishing line to be guided by a fisherman into the bore.