Patent ID: 6347478
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing device, said device comprising:a housing, said housing being elongate, said housing having a first end, a second end and a peripheral wall extending therebetween, said housing being generally hollow, said second end being open; a covering member for said second end of said housing; an arm for holding a fishing line, said arm having a distal portion and proximal portion, said distal portion being inserted through a bore formed in said covering member, said proximal portion forming a ring; said covering member having a wall, said wall having a peripheral edge, a lip being fixedly coupled to said wall, said lip extending away from said wall, said lip having a shape adapted to fit about said exterior surface of said housing, said lip being fixedly coupled to said peripheral wall of said housing; said first and second ends being open, said housing having an interior surface and exterior surface, said housing having an internal wall, said internal wall being integrally coupled to said interior surface of said wall, said internal wall being located generally adjacent to said first end of said housing, said internal wall being oriented generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said housing; and a protruding member for grasping the fishing line and holding the line when it is being retracted, said protruding member being integrally coupled to said lip of said covering member, said protruding member defining a notch, wherein a portion of a length of the fishing line may be placed in said notch.