Patent ID: 7546704
Filing Date: 2009-06-16
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A rig for use with a fishing line, comprising: a hook; a leader line connected at a hook end to the hook; a swivel connected at one end to a leader end of the leader line and at its other end to the fishing line; a sinker weight movably threaded to the fishing line; and a sinker lifter movably threaded to the fishing line; wherein the sinker weight is located between the leader and the sinker lifter; wherein the sinker lifter has a first specific gravity greater than, but approximately, 1.0, such that the sinker lifter will sink when the rig is cast and allowed to sink to the bottom surface but will lift off the bottom surface when the fishing line is retrieved; wherein the sinker weight has a second specific gravity greater than the first specific gravity so that it will sink faster than the sinker lifter in a body of water; and wherein the sinker lifter and the sinker weight are independently movable on the fishing line such that they each can sink apart from each other on the fishing line in the body of water.