Patent ID: 7337576

Claim:
A fishing rod-net combination, comprising: an elongate fishing rod having a first end and a second end and in internal passage for fishing line; a first spinning mechanism attached to the fishing rod proximate to the first end of the fishing rod; fishing line attached to the first spinning mechanism and extending through the internal passage of the fishing rod and exiting at a second end of the fishing rod; a fishing device such as a hook attached to an end of the fishing line opposite the end attached to the first spinning mechanism; a soft tubing net positionable over a substantial length of the fishing rod, a first end of the soft tubing net positionable proximate to the first spinning mechanism, a second end of the soft tubing net positionable proximate the second end of the fishing rod, and at least one weight attached to the first end of the soft tubing net; a net-keeper attached to the second end of the soft tubing net, the fishing line passing through the net-keeper, the net-keeper being positionable proximate to the second end of the fishing rod; an extra line attached to the net-keeper and extending along an exterior of the fishing rod to an extra spinning mechanism located at the first end of the fishing rod; the first end of the soft tubing net being extendable over the second end of the soft tubing net and the net-keeper, turning the soft tubing net inside out and extending the soft tubing net over the fishing line beyond the second end of the fishing rod; the extra line being extendable by operation of the extra spinning mechanism to allow the net-keeper and soft tubing net to extend farther along the fishing line away from the second end of the fishing rod and over a fish engage by the fishing device at the end of the fishing line.