Patent ID: 7461476

Claim:
A fishing pole and line assembly for underwater use comprising: a linear, tubular fishing rod member having first and second open ends; a linear, tubular handle member having an open first end and a closed second end, the handle member axially aligned with the rod member, the handle member's open first end slidably fitting over the second open end of the fishing rod member, the handle member including a one-way valve member adapted for passing fluid only into the tubular handle member; the one-way valve including a filter screen adapted to prevent debris from entering the interior of the handle member and pole member; a reducer cuff member enclosing both the handle member's first end and the second open end of the fishing rod member slidably fitting within the handle member's first end; and a fishing line secured at a first end interior the tubular handle member, the fishing line passing interior both the handle member and the fishing rod member and extending exterior trough the rod member's open first end, the fishing line having a second end adapted for attachment to a fishing bait.