Patent ID: 6966139

Claim:
A bobber with an automatic hook set device comprising, a buoyant bobber through which said automatic hook set device passes, said automatic hook set device comprising; a slide tube having a lower end with a slightly restricted bore, and a sidewall having a passage therethrough at a midpoint for the passage of a locking and release mechanism, a coil spring slidably received inside said slide tube, said coil spring rests against said slightly restricted bore of said slide tube, a slide having a longitudinal passage to allow the passage of fishing line, said slide being slidably received inside said slide tube, said slide having a contact surface at a midpoint to engage said locking and release mechanism, said slide having a sheath projecting down from said contact surface, said sheath is slidably received over said coil spring and slidably received inside of said slide tube, said sheath will hold said locking and release mechanism in the released positions, a trigger that is slidably received, within said slide tube, that bears upon a trigger pawl when said locking and release mechanism is in the set positions, said locking and release mechanism comprising; a locking and release mechanism frame positioned at a midpoint on said slide tube, said trigger pawl rotationally attached to said locking and release frame, a locking pawl rotationally attached to said locking and release frame, a interlocking link rotationally attached to said trigger pawl and said locking pawl so as to allow said trigger pawl, said interlocking link, and said locking pawl to rotationally lock and hold said slide with said coil spring compressed, said locking and release mechanism having an auto-locking spring positioned as to urge said interlocking link, said trigger pawl, and said locking pawl into their locked position after said slide compresses said coil spring.