Patent ID: 8176675

Claim:
A device for bringing a fishing hook attached to a fishing line out to the side of a boat during trolling, wherein the device comprises, an elongated hull ( 5 ), a keel ( 6 ), an attachment loop ( 7 ), said attachment loop being connected to one side of said hull at two points, the first point located relatively forward along the hull, and the second point located relatively aft along the hull, and a release device ( 8 ) affixed to attachment loop ( 7 ), wherein said release device is arranged to hold the fishing line such that the fishing line itself provides the towing force to the device during trolling and wherein the release device is positioned on the attachment loop such that the towing force of the fishing line causes the keel to assume an oblique angle with respect to the flow of water during trolling, and wherein said release device is further arranged to release the line when a fish bites on the hook such that the fishing line becomes disengaged from the release device and ceases to exert a towing force on the device.