Patent ID: 8898950

Claim:
An ice fishing strike indicator comprising: a support base; a strike indicator includes an indicator housing and a pop-up indicator, said pop-up indicator is slidably retained in said indicator housing, said indicator housing includes a bottom end, a spring post extends upward from said bottom end, a spring pole is biased away from an end of said spring post with a pole spring, an end of said spring pole is engaged with one end of said pop-up indicator, said spring pole biases said pop-up indicator away from said bottom end, a retention rim is formed on an inside perimeter of said pop-up indicator adjacent the other end of said pop-up indicator; and a trigger member includes a support tube, a trigger rod and a fishing line reel, one end of said support tube is retained in said bottom end of said indicator housing, said support tube is retained by said support base, said trigger rod is slidably retained in said support tube, said trigger rod is terminated with a trigger finger, said trigger finger engages said retention rim, said fishing line reel is secured to the other end of said trigger rod, wherein rotation of said fishing line reel causes said trigger finger of said trigger rod to release said pop-up indicator; and a cover cap is engaged with said indicator housing, wherein said cover cap encloses said pop-up indicator after said pop-up indicator is released.