Patent ID: 7124534
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A floating fish snaring device comprising: a housing formed of a buoyant material and having an upper end and a lower end; an elongated hollow tube coaxially received within the housing; said tube having an upper end and a lower end, said tube comprising a plate at said upper end thereof that rests on the upper end of the housing to prevent the housing from sliding up on the tube during use, and said plate and said upper end of the housing extending in parallel planes; an upper annular stop member fixedly positioned within the tube; an elongated fish snaring member received within the tube, said fish snaring member having an upper end and a lower end, said fish snaring member includes a small float at the lower end thereof for biasing the fish snaring member upwardly when placed in water, and said float having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of said tube; a cap member at the upper end of said fish snaring member; a fishing line and accompanying hook attached to the lower end of said fish snaring member whereby when a fish bites bait on said hook and attempts to escape therewith, said fish snaring member is pulled downwardly until said cap engages said upper annular stop member at which time a recoil is applied to said hook to set it in the fish's mouth.