Patent ID: 7992340

Claim:
A fishing apparatus utilized with a platform and a fishing rod having tip comprising: a. a base, b. a holder positioning said base to the platform c. a lever arm support, said lever support arm including a first arm, a second arm, and a fulcrum, said lever arm support being rotatably attached at said fulcrum to said base, said lever arm support further including a surface and a mount for confining the fishing rod to said surface; said lever arm support being freely rotatable about said fulcrum within a predetermined arcuate path; d. a lifter for instantaneously raising and rotating, about said fulcrum, said first arm of said lever arm support and the tip of the fishing rod; e. a trigger initiating said instantaneous raising and rotating about said fulcrum of said first arm of said lever arm support about said fulcrum, said trigger being activated by interaction with said lever arm support and at least a portion of said trigger at an end portion of said predetermined arcuate path, and f. source of compressed air, and said lifter comprising a pneumatic cylinder spaced between said base and said lever arm support, said trigger comprising a valve having an actuator, said valve linking the source of compressed air to said pneumatic cylinder upon contact of said actuator with said valve, said actuator being positioned to interact with said lever arm support upon rotation thereof along said predetermined arcuate path.