Patent ID: 7841129

Claim:
A snag-proof multi-purpose fishing apparatus for use by fishermen for fishing on or near the bottoms of various bodies of water, the snag-proof multi-purpose fishing apparatus comprising: a. a hollow tubular shaft with holes disposed along an entire length of the hollow tubular shaft for the containment and dispersion of a fish attracting chum or a fish attractant; b. a tubular weighted sinker permanently inserted into an affixed to one end of the hollow tubular shaft and extending outwards therefrom, wherein the tubular weighted sinker provides a weight necessary to carry and sink the snag-proof multi-purpose fishing apparatus to a bottom of a body of water, and wherein the tubular weighted sinker has a diameter that is the same as a diameter of the hollow tubular shaft providing a smooth transitional surface at the affixment of the tubular weighted sinker to the tubular hollow shaft; c. a float attached to a top of the hollow tubular shaft opposite the tubular weighted sinker of sufficient buoyancy to orient and support the hollow tubular shaft underwater in a vertically upright position; d. a flexible connecting wire with a first end, a second end, and an intermediate section therebetween, the first end of the wire attached to the top of the hollow tubular shaft by being fixed inside of the hollow tubular shaft, the intermediate section extending outwardly and away from the hollow tubular shaft, wherein the flexible connecting wire terminates at the second end in a looped eyelet opposite the hollow tubular shaft; and e. a fish hook, a lure, or combinations thereof on a leader line attached to the looped eyelet of the flexible connecting wire, wherein the flexible connecting wire is a sufficient length to position and hold the fish hook, the lure, or combinations thereof away from the hollow tubular shaft to prevent the fish hook, the lure, or combinations thereof from entangling on the hollow tubular shaft, and wherein the flexible connecting wire and the leader line keep the fish hook, the lure, or combinations thereof buoyantly supported at a distance above the bottoms of the bodies of water.