Patent ID: 6678990
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A trolling device for use with a boat, said boat for traveling on water and having a long axis, in which said trolling device comprises:a reciprocating assembly comprising a driveshaft with a spiral guide groove defined in said driveshaft, said spiral guide groove comprising a forward spiral and a reverse spiral, linked together at a first end and a second end of said driveshaft to form one continuous looped guide groove, so that as said driveshaft rotates in one direction, said travel pin and said attached fishing tackle assembly travels alternately in said first direction and then in said second direction on said driveshaft; a travel pin which is configured for interfitting relationship with said guide groove, so that as said driveshaft rotates, said travel pin moves with said guide groove in said first direction and said second direction, thus moving said fishing tackle assembly alternately in said first direction and said second direction parallel to said long axis of said moving boat; and said fishing tackle assembly having a first end and a second end, said first end of said fishing tackle assembly extending into a body of water for fishing, and said second end of said fishing tackle attached to said reciprocating assembly; whereas a reciprocating motion of said reciprocating assembly causes said first end of said fishing tackle assembly to move through said water at a speed determined by a rate of travel of said reciprocating assembly in relation to a speed of said moving boat.