Patent ID: 6044582
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A floating marker assembly for a fish swimming in a live well, comprising:a rope assembly of the order of one foot in length, having a normally upwardly disposed end adapted to float on the surface of the water and a normally downwardly disposed end which extends downwardly within the water to hold a hook on which a fish has been attached, the rope assembly including:a) a braided hollow rope otherwise about two feet in length having a side wall, an interior, an upper end portion, and a lower end portion; the upper end portion of the rope being turned in and threaded back inside itself, and the lower end portion being turned in through the sidewall of the rope and threaded back inside the rope, thus forming a loop; the two end portions of the rope lying close together within the hollow of the rope;b) a cylindrical float member about four inches in length disposed within the turned in portion of the upper end of the hollow rope so that it is securely held therein, the float member also providing rigidity to the upper end portion of the rope assembly when acting as a handle;c) a securing member firmly enclosing a section of the side wall of the lower end portion of the rope to securely hold the turned in portion of the lower end of the rope in place; andd) a hook having a base part held within the lower end portion loop of the rope, and also having a hook part adapted for releasably holding a fish;the entire assembly being adapted to float vertically in water with the hook extending downwardly when no fish is attached to the hook.