Patent ID: 8919031

Claim:
A fishing rod butt for use with a fishing reel and a rod blank, comprising: a first elongate member having an open end configured to receive the rod blank and a link end; a second elongate member having a U-shaped end configured to receive the link end of the first elongate member; and a hinge assembly coupling the first and second elongate members and configured to releasably lock the first and second elongate members in at least two angular relationships, the hinge assembly comprising at least two notches and a spring-loaded button comprising an elongate body and at least one transverse member extending from a long axis thereof, the at least one transverse member engageable with a selected one of the at least two notches, wherein at least one spring biases the at least one transverse member into the selected one of the at least two notches such that depression of the spring-loaded button disengages the at least one transverse member from the selected one of the at least two notches to permit rotational movement of the first elongate member relative to the second elongate member, and wherein the at least two notches correspond to a different fixed angle defining the at least two angular relationships.