Patent ID: 7980018
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing rod, comprising: an oblong, thin and elastic rod; a reel for a fishing line, seated on the rod at a rear part of the rod; and a gripping device comprising a fore handle arranged on the rear part of the rod, in an area where the reel is attached to the rod, the fore handle comprising a rigid tubular body attached to the rear part of the rod so that only a rear part of the tubular body is attached to the rod, the fore handle being configured to allow a relative lateral movement of a rear portion of the rod in relation to the fore handle, wherein the fore handle is provided with at least one longitudinal opening or slot both formed transversely through a wall of the fore handle and extending from an end of the fore handle in a direction parallel with the longitudinal axis of the rod, and said fore handle is configured to enable relative lateral movement of the rear portion of the rod in relation to the fore handle such that a portion of said rod can bend into said at least one opening or slot and move outside said fore handle.