Slingshot for use in shooting fish line

A slingshot for use in shooting a fish line comprises a Y-shaped body having two arms, each of which is provided with a safety pin and an upper tip to which an end of an elastic band is fastened. The elastic band is provided at the midpoint thereof with a leather piece attached firmed, thereto. The Y-shaped body further has a bottom end fastened to a fastener which is in turn fastened to a fishing rod. The bottom end of the Y-shaped body is fastened to the fastener in a manner that the Y-shaped body can be so adjusted as to be placed in a position perpendicular to the fishing rod or in a position in which the Y-shaped body rests on the fishing rod. With the slingshot, an angler is able to hurl out a fish line, along with a fishhook, a sinker and a float, to hit an intended area of the water surface.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates to a slingshot enabling an angler to shoot a 
fish line, along with a fishhook, a sinker and a float, to hit an intended 
area of the water surface with precision and speed. 
To most people, fishing is an indispensable amusement. However, the anglers 
often become annoyed at and irritated by an incident in which a fishhook 
of the prior art fishing tackle is hurled out and ends up hitting and 
catching the unintended targets, such as clothes or fish lines of the 
nearby fellow anglers, twigs of a tree under which they are fishing, and 
other nearby objects, Such an incident can often spoil the fun and the joy 
of fishing. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
It is, therefore, the primary objective of the present invention to provide 
a slingshot which enables an angler to shoot a fish line, along with a 
fishhook, a sinker and a float, in a manner that the fish line is hurled 
out to hit an intended area of the water surface. 
In keeping with the principle of the present invention, the foregoing 
objective of the present invention is attained by a Y-shaped slingshot, 
which comprises an elastic band with both ends thereof attached 
respectively to the upper tips of two arms of the Y-shaped slingshot, A 
leather piece is attached firmly to the midpoint of the elastic band. 
Located respectively at the inner sides of the two arms of the slingshot 
is a safety pin for use in supporting a fishhook. In the process of 
shooting the fish line, an angler uses one band to hold securely the lower 
portion of the slingshot, which is fastened to a fishing rod, and another 
band to hold the leather piece containing therein the sinker so as to 
stretch the elastic band in a direction toward the angler. By releasing 
the stretched elastic band, the angler is able to make use of the elastic 
force of the elastic band to hurl out the sinker, along with the fish 
line, the fishhook and the float, to hit a target area of the water 
surface. The foregoing objective and features of the present invention can 
be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following 
detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 
in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a slingshot of the present invention comprises 
a fastener 1, which is attached at one end thereof to a bottom end of a 
Y-shaped body 2 and at another end thereof to a fishing rod. The fastener 
1 is attached to the main body 2 by means of a bolt 11 in such a way that 
the body 2 of the slingshot can be held in a position perpendicular to the 
fishing rod or pushed downwards to rest on the fishing rod, as shown in 
FIG. 2. Located respectively at the inner sides of the two arms of the 
Y-shaped body 2 is a safety fork 2A for use in supporting a fishhook. 
There is an elastic band 21 attached at both ends thereof to the upper 
tips of the two arms of the Y-shaped body 2. Attached to the midpoint of 
the elastic band 21 is a leather piece 22. The Y-shaped body 2 is fastened 
to the fishing rod 3 by means of the fastener 1 and a bolt 12. 
The process of shooting a fish line 31 is illustrated in FIG. 3, in which 
the slingshot of the present invention is placed in a position normal to 
the fishing rod 3. A sinker 32 is contained in the leather piece 22 while 
a fishhook 34 is supported by the safety tip 2A. With one hand holding the 
lower portion of the Y-shaped body 2, an angler uses another hand to hold 
the leather piece 22 to stretch the elastic band 21 in a direction toward 
the angler. By aiming at an intended target area of the water surface and 
subsequently by releasing the stretched elastic band 21, the sinker 32 is 
hurled out along with the fish line 31, the fishhook 34 and a float 33, to 
hit the intended target area of the water surface. When the slingshot of 
the present invention is not in use, it can be pushed downwards to rest on 
the fishing rod 3, as shown in FIG. 2. 
The present invention is ingeniously simple in structure and is suitable 
for use by either an experienced angler or a neophyte angler. Moreover, 
the present invention can be used at a crowded fishing site and at any 
fishing site regardless of its topographic features. 
The embodiment of the present invention described above is to be regarded 
in all respects as merely illustrative and not restrictive. Accordingly, 
the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without 
deviating from the spirit thereof. 
The present invention is therefore to be limited only by the scope of the 
hereinafter appended claim.