Patent ID: 7694452

Claim:
A device for casting a fishing lure or bait/weight combination, comprising an ice chest, the ice chest including a connector having first and second ends, the first end of the connector being releasably connected to a proximal end of a pneumatic tube, the pneumatic tube having a power piston within the pneumatic tube that propels the fishing lure or bait/weight combination, a source of pneumatic pressure and an air chamber which are connected to the pneumatic tube by the connector, the connector extending from said first end through a wall of the ice chest to a second opposing end thereof located inside the ice chest and connected to the air chamber, the ice chest supporting at least the air chamber therein, the air chamber pressurized by the source of pneumatic pressure, a valve that is on the connector and interposed between the first and second ends of the connector, whereby operation of the valve releases air pressure to the pneumatic tube and propels the power piston down the pneumatic tube, thereby propelling the fishing lure or bait/weight combination down the pneumatic tube and launching the fishing lure or bait/weight combination.