Patent ID: 7603805

Claim:
A fish catching system comprising: a fishing pole; a fishing net receiving fish landed by a user of said fishing pole; a support assembly engaging and extending between said fishing net and said fishing pole, said support assembly supporting said fishing pole above said fishing net to support said fishing pole when said fishing net and fishing pole are being held by the user; said fishing net including a handle rod and a catch net being coupled to said handle rod, said handle rod being graspable to facilitate manipulation of said catch net, said catch net receiving the fish caught on said fishing pole; said support assembly including: a saddle being mountable to said handle rod of said fishing net; a band being extended around said saddle and said handle rod to secure said saddle to said handle rod, said band being comprised of a resiliently elastic material to constrict around and frictionally couple together said saddle and said handle rod; and a stanchion being hingedly coupled to said saddle, said stanchion being pivoted between a raised position and a lowered position, the lowered position being defined by said stanchion being positioned adjacent and approximately parallel to said handle rod, the raised position being defined by said stanchion extending upwardly from said handle rod.