Patent ID: 7861454
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing system comprising: (a) a fishing pole including a longitudinally elongated tapered rod having a larger proximal end and a smaller distal tip end, and (b) a handle on said larger proximal end of said rod, and (c) a plurality of line guides mounted to said rod intermittently spaced from said handle to said distal tip end configured to guide a fishing line from said distal tip end to said handle portion of said rod, and (d) a reel seat affixed to said rod configured to receive and secure a fishing reel, and (e) a force measurement device configured, when in operational mode, to produce a response indicative of an externally generated force wherein the force measurement device generates a response indicative of a force applied in a substantially longitudinal direction of the pole, from proximal to distal tip end, which includes the force of said fishing line pulled through said line guides and wherein said response will vary over a range extending from a minimum response level indicative of a lower externally generated force to a maximum response level indicative of a higher externally generated force, and including a plurality of intermediate response levels between the minimum response level and the maximum response level, and wherein said response is substantially independent of flexure of said rod, and (f) a transmitter in communication with said force measurement device wherein said transmitter is configured to transmit a signal wherein the content of said signal includes information reflecting said response produced by said force measurement device, and (g) a receiver, physically separated from said transmitter, configured to receive said signal transmitted by said transmitter, and further configured to extract said force measurement device response content from said signal.