Patent ID: 8756854

Claim:
An ice fishing alarm system comprising: a stationary support, an arm assembly having a linear elongated first member, a linear elongated second member, an upright first pivot member movably connecting the first member to the second member, an upright second pivot member movably connecting the first member to the support whereby the first and second members of the arm assembly are movable relative to the support, a fishing rod having a linear rod with eyelets spaced along the length of the rod, a baitcast reel having a fish line mounted on the fishing rod and the fish line extended through the eyelets, said second member having an outer end, an upright pocket in the outer end of the second member accommodating the fishing rod with the rod extended in a downward direction, a body connected to the second member of the arm assembly, a switch assembly mounted on the body, an alarm mounted on the body including an audible sound generator, said switch assembly having first and second electric conductor elements selectively located in spaced and contact positions relative to each other and an actuator movably mounted on the body, said actuator having a portion located between the first and second conductor elements to maintain the first and second conductor elements in the spaced positions, said actuator being operatively engaged with a portion of the fish line from between adjacent eyelets on the fishing rod whereby when a fish pulls the fish line, the actuator is moved from between the first and second conductor elements allowing the first and second conductor elements to contact each other, an electric power source wired to the first conductor element and an electrical conductor connected to the second conductor element and alarm operable to energize the alarm when the first and second conductor elements contact each other thereby producing an audible sound alerting a fishing person that a fish is pulling on the fishing line.