Patent ID: 7269922

Claim:
A fishing apparatus comprising: a fishing pole having a handle end and a free end, a fishing reel, means for attaching the fishing reel to the fishing pole near the handle end of the fishing pole, fishing line attached to the fishing reel, a winder arm having a handle end and an attached end, the attached end of the winder arm being axially attached directly to the fishing reel, wherein an individual can rotate the winder arm to retrieve a length of fishing line that has been extended, an automatic handle apparatus attached to the fishing pole near the handle end of the fishing pole, the automatic handle apparatus having a top surface, a bottom surface, a left surface, and a right surface, the automatic handle apparatus having an outer casing, a motor located within the automatic handle apparatus, power means for providing power to the automatic handle apparatus, a circular track formed on a surface of the automatic handle apparatus through the outer casing creating a circular opening, an internal rotating arm attached directly to the motor, the internal rotating arm having an attached end and an external end, the attached end of the internal rotating arm rotating on an axial basis, the external end of the internal rotating arm rotating around and extending through the circular track, an external extender arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the extender arm being fixedly attached to the external end of the internal rotating arm, the second end of the extender arm being removably attached directly to the handle end of the winder arm, the extender arm being rigid and not flexible, the extender arm being located completely outside the outer casing, an on/off switch located on the top surface of the automatic handle apparatus, the on/off switch acting as a circuit in between the motor and the power means, the on/off switch having two positions comprising an “on” position and an “off” position, wherein the on/off switch is an open circuit when the on/off switch is in the “on” position and allowing the electrical connections between the power means and the motor to be complete, allowing the automatic handle apparatus to operate, further wherein the on/off switch is a closed circuit when the on/off switch is in the “off” position and allowing the electrical connections between the power means and the motor to be unattached, a three-position switch located on the top surface of the automatic handle apparatus, the three-position switch having three positions comprising fast, medium, and slow, wherein choosing one of these three positions will alter speed of the automatic handle apparatus.