Patent ID: 8499486

Claim:
A propelling system for propelling bait and lures, said propelling system comprising: (a) an elongated and generally hollow tube ( 110 ) having a first end ( 111 ) and a second end ( 112 ), the second end ( 112 ) being open; (b) a bracket ( 120 ) disposed on the tube ( 110 ) at or near the first end ( 111 ), a first end ( 121 ) of the bracket ( 120 ) is attached to the tube ( 120 ) and a second end of the bracket ( 122 ) extends upwardly from the tube ( 110 ) and generally perpendicularly to the tube ( 110 ) a certain distance above the tube; (c) a fishing rod ( 101 ) disposed next to the bracket ( 120 ); (d) a mounting plate ( 130 ) disposed on the second end ( 122 ) of the bracket ( 120 ), the mounting plate ( 130 ) is generally parallel to the tube ( 110 ), wherein the mounting plate ( 130 ) is positioned such that the fishing rod ( 101 ) is sandwiched between the mounting plate ( 130 ) and the tube ( 110 ); (e) a wing ( 130 a ) extending upwardly from a back edge of the mounting plate ( 130 ); (f) a spring ( 150 ) disposed in an inner cavity of the tube ( 110 ) at the first end ( 111 ), the spring ( 150 ) can move between a relaxed position and a compressed position, wherein the spring ( 150 ) is biased in the relaxed position; (g) a plunger ( 160 ) with a first end ( 161 ) and a second end ( 162 ), the first end ( 161 ) of the plunger ( 160 ) extends out of the first end ( 111 ) of the tube ( 110 ) and the second end ( 162 ) of the plunger ( 160 ) is attached to an outer end of the spring ( 150 ), the outer end of the spring ( 150 ) facing the second end ( 112 ) of the tube ( 110 ), the plunger ( 160 ) is slidably disposed in a plunger aperture ( 168 ) in the first end ( 111 ) of the tube ( 110 ), when the plunger ( 160 ) is pulled backwardly away from the tube ( 110 ) the spring ( 150 ) moves to the compressed position and when the plunger ( 160 ) is released the spring ( 150 ) moves back to the relaxed position such that an object in front of the outer end of the spring ( 150 ) is propelled out of the second end ( 112 ) of the tube ( 110 ); and (h) a reel ( 102 ) having a reel seat base ( 210 a ) disposed underneath the wing ( 130 a ) on the mounting plate ( 130 ), wherein the wing ( 130 a ) and the mounting plate ( 130 ) together engage the reel seat base ( 210 a ) of the reel ( 102 ), wherein the reel ( 102 ) is disposed on a first side of the fishing rod ( 101 ), wherein the tube ( 110 ) is disposed on a second, opposed side of the fishing rod ( 101 ), wherein the fishing rod ( 101 ) is sandwiched between the reel ( 102 ) and the tube ( 110 ).