Patent ID: 7437850
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing float attached to a fishing line providing adjustment of a depth of an end of the fishing line without having to necessarily reel in the fishing line to perform the adjustment manually, said fishing float comprising: a buoyant outer shell having a weighted bottom portion and a top portion, said outer shell defining a hollow air-filled inner cavity, an internal longitudinal fishing line channel running through said fishing float from said top portion to said bottom portion, said fishing line channel further defining an upper end and a lower end; a weighted rocker member pivotally attached within said outer shell, said rocker member defining a rear side portion including a fixed weighted member and a front side portion having a fixed magnetic member; a fixed transverse serrated pin located across said fishing line channel to which said fixed magnetic member is magnetically attracted, capturing said fishing line between said magnetic member and said serrated pin; and a trigger release member pivotally attached within said upper end of said fishing line channel, said trigger release member defining a central bore through which said fishing line is placed, wherein said trigger release member, when pivoted by a forced tug on said fishing line, releases a magnetic engagement between said magnetic member of said weighted rocker member from said serrated pin releasing said fishing line within said fishing line channel, while a gentle pull applied to said fishing line rocks said entire fishing float forward, tilting said rocker member towards said serrated pin, engaging said magnetic member against said serrated pin.