Patent ID: 7043866

Claim:
A fishing device, comprising a substantially rigid lower member; a line attached to said lower member; a net having a lower end attached to said lower member and an upper end vertically spaced from said lower member, said net being slidable over said line so that when fish hits said net said net slides over said line and forms a bag in which fish is caught; and floats means for holding said net in a substantially vertical position, said float means including two floats attached to said net at said upper end and spaced from one another horizontally said line including two line members connected to opposite ends of said lower member and both connected to a main line; a connecting line which extends substantially horizontally at said upper end of said net and has two horizontally spaced points, said two floats being attached to said net in said horizontally spaced points of said connecting line, wherein said connecting line in said horizontally spaced points is provided with loops through which said two line members pass.