Patent ID: 7624530

Claim:
A fishing net, comprising: a hoop having first and second ends; a bracket coupled to said hoop first end and said hoop second end, said bracket defining a passage between said hoop first and second ends; a net coupled to said hoop to define a catch area; a handle having first and second ends, said handle being movable through said bracket passage between use and storage configurations, said handle first end being adjacent said bracket and said handle second end being relatively distant from said hoop when said handle is at said use configuration, said handle first end being separated from said bracket and said handle second end being relatively near said hoop when said handle is at said storage configuration; means for selectively maintaining said handle at said use configuration; an array of light elements coupled to said hoop to light said catch area; a flexible shaft selectively retractable in said handle; a light element coupled to said flexible shaft to light an area adjacent said flexible shaft; and a lantern selectively retractable into said handle second end, said lantern having a light element.