Improvements in or relating to Fishing Rods.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of
lication, 11th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1900-Accepted, 14th Apr. 1900.
" May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1900-Accepted, 14th Apr. 1900
Improvements in or relating to Fishing Rods.
I, ALEXANDER FULLER MAITLAND, Captain, late The "Queens," of Battledene,
near Newbury, in the County of Berkshire, and Garth, in the County of
Breconshire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to fishing rods and has for its object to facilitate
casting the line.
With a rod as at present constructed a certain amount of exertion is necessary
in order to cast the line, particularly with fly rods.
that this exertion is considerably reduced, while enabling a greater length of
I have found, however,
line to be cast, by suitably weighting the tip of the rod. According to this
invention I mount upon the topmost section of the rod, preferably at, or near,
the extreme end, a weight of suitable size and dimensions. This weight may
be in the form of a spherical, oval, or otherwise shaped body constructed of
lead, or other suitable material. When mounted upon the point of the rod,
the latter may be inserted into the weight, or into an extension therefrom,
the device forming as it were a ferule for the end of the rod. The weight may
be perforated to form the topmost ring through which the line runs, or may
carry this ring, or the weight may be so placed near the end of the rod that
the last ring will be outside it; the weight being so shaped as not to impede
the line when running out or being reeled up.
The weight may if desired be in the form of a ring, or in the form of strips
of lead or other material secured along the end of the rod.
weight may be made so that it can be shifted along the rod, and adjusted nearer
If desired, the
10, or farther from, the end. The size of the weight will, of course, vary in
accordance with the requirements, and if desired the rod may be provided with
several weights of different sizes, so arranged as to be interchangeable.
An advantage of mounting the weight upon the end of the rod is that it
serves to protect the ring from damage through which the line passes.
It will be understood that the invention may be applied to rods for use in
any kind of fishing.
Dated this 10th day of May 1899.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant,
lating to Fishing Rods.
I, ALEXANDER FULLER MAITLAND, Captain, late The "Queens," of Battledene,
near Newbury, in the County of Berkshire, and Garth, in the County of
[Price Sd.]..

page_text: Breconshire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to fishing rods and has for its object to facilitate
. casting the line.
With a rod as at present constructed a certain amount of exertion is necessary
in order to cast the line, particularly with fly rods. I have found, however,
that this exertion is considerably reduced, while enabling a greater length of
line to be cast, by suitably weighting the tip of the rod. According to this
invention I mount upon the topmost section of the rod, preferably at, or near.
the extreme end, a weight of suitable size and dimensions. This weight may
be in the form of a spherical, oval, or otherwise shaped body constructed of
lead, or other suitable material. When mounted upon the point of the rod,
the latter may be inserted into the weight, or into an extension therefrom,
the device forming as it were a ferrule for the end of the rod. The weight may
be perforated to form the topmost ring through which the line runs, or may
carry this ring, or the weight may be so placed near the end of the rod that
the last ring will be outside it; the weight being so shaped as not to impede
the line when running out or being reeled up. The weight may, if desired,
be in the form of strips of lead or other material secured along the end of the
rod. If desired, the weight may be made so that it can be shifted along the
rod, and adjusted nearer to, or farther from, the end. The size of the weight
will, of course, vary in accordance with the requirements, and if desired the
rod may be provided with several weights of different sizes, so arranged as to
be interchangeable.
An advantage of mounting a weighted cone or sphere upon the end of the rod
is that the point of the rod is less liable to damage than is the case when the
ordinary top ring is used.
It will be understood that the invention may be applied to rods for use in
any kind of fishing.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 shows in elevation one form of weight applied to a fishing rod
according to this invention.
Figure 2 is a similar view of another form of weight also according to this
invention.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
A is the topmost section of a fishing rod, and B is a weight of any convenient
material which is provided with a cone-shaped portion B', which fits like a
ferrule upon the top of the rod.
In the construction shown in Figure a hole 12 is formed in the weight,
practically in the centre of it, and through this hole the line C is passed. The
lower part of the weight may be cut away slightly to allow of the passage of
the line.
In the form illustrated in Figure 2 the hole B is not central with the
weight, but passes through it in such a direction that it is in line with a ring D
upon the rod.
When the weights are provided with holes the guide ring 1 upon the top
of the rod may be dispensed with as the weight itself then forms a guide for
the line.
The forms illustrated are merely given by way of example, and the weights
may be constructed and attached to the rods in any convenient way. For
instance, a ring or sphere of wire may be fastened to the rod and round this
may be cast lead or other material. Again, the weight may be in the form of
a ring of rather thick section, and this may be furnished with a set screw or
other means, whereby its position upon the top section of the rod may be
adjusted.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A fishing rod weighted at or near the top for the purpose described.
2. The combination with a fishing rod of an adjustable weight for the purpose
described.
3. The combination with the topmost section of a fishing rod of a weight
which serves also as a guide for the line.
4. The complete weight for the end of a fishing rod, substantially as described
or illustrated in Figure 1 or Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings.
The 11th
1000
A. F. MAITLAND.
Boult, Wade & Kilburn,
Agents for the Applicant.
A. F. MAITLAND.
Boult, Wade & Kilburn,
Agents for the Applicant,