Patent ID: 7716867

Claim:
A fishing device for use with a fishing rod and line, said device comprising: a device body with a first end and a second end, a top side and a bottom side, with a rod holding bracket adjacent said first end for securing a fishing rod handle at an angle to said device body; an adjustment bar movable along the top side of said device body adjustable for different sized fishing rods; a bracket attached to said device body; the bracket allowing for movement of the adjustment bar therein; a trigger attached to the adjustment bar and adjacent said second end to which in use a fishing rod can be attached placing the fishing rod in a flexed position; a sensing tab attached to the adjustment bar by a sensing tab pivot; said sensing tab having a member for receiving fishing line; an attachment receptacle pivotably attached to the adjustment bar; said attachment receptacle configured to directly or indirectly receive a fishing rod tip; wherein said trigger comprises a release bar and a trip bar; the trip bar extends substantially transverse to the release bar, said attachment receptacle being a part of the release bar, and said trip bar attached to said sensing tab; wherein, when in use in the set position, the release bar is held in place by the trip bar, and the fishing rod tip is held in place by the attachment receptacle thereby placing the fishing rod in the flexed position; wherein, when a tension of a fishing line cases the sensing tab to rotate, a corresponding rotation of trip bar releases the release bar resulting in a corresponding rotation of the attachment receptacle thereby releasing the fishing rod tip; and a stabilizing means to support the device body on a surface on which it is placed.