Patent ID: 6397510
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing bobber with a strike-indicating radio transmitter, comprising:a bobber body adapted to float on a body of water and being connectable to a fishing line during use, a radio transmitter connected to the bobber, a transmitter switch operatively connected to the transmitter to actuate the transmitter for transmitting a radio signal to a radio receiver when a strike occurs, operating means connected to the switch for actuating the switch responsive to a fish pulling on the line to thereby operate the radio transmitter for broadcasting a radio signal to alert a fisherman when a fish exerts tension on the fishing line connectable to the bobber, the transmitter comprising a digital transmitter for broadcasting a signal with a predetermined digital code, the receiver is a digital radio receiver for responding to digital signals of a predetermined code to thereby provide an alarm signal to the user when a coded signal having said predetermined code is transmitted by the bobber to the receiver, the operating means is a float that is mounted upon the bobber to move up and down thereon, the bobber body has a hollow casing containing the transmitter, the casing being sealed to prevent the entry of water during use and being devoid of an opening through which water can enter and, the bobber is connectable to the fishing line so that the switch is actuated when the float moves upwardly on the bobber responsive to a downward force on the fishing line exerted by a fish.