Patent ID: 8272159

Claim:
A reversibly disengagable strike indicator, comprising: a buoyant main body portion having an exterior surface, first and second main body ends, and an axial channel therebetween, the channel having a first end opening at the first main body end and a second end opening at the second main body end, the channel sufficient, in operation, to allow slidable passage of a fishing line therethrough without permitting the line to separate from the main body; a line retention member seat disposed around the main body surface, the line retention member seat disposed at a non-zero angle with respect to the axial channel; and a line retention member reversibly receivable and retainable by the seat, and operative with the seat to retain a fishing line passing therebetween at two points spaced apart from the end openings and generally opposing each other along the exterior surface of the main body, wherein, in operation with a line, the line retention member is displaceable from the seat and the main body upon application of sufficient line tension, thereby disengaging the strike indicator, and wherein the main body is configured to be slidable on the line, unimpeded by the line retention member upon displacement thereof.