Patent ID: 7140144

Claim:
A kit for retrofitting an existing fishing rod having a rear portion and a flexing portion movable between a flexed condition and an unflexed condition, the kit comprising: a) a first container mountable on said rear portion of said fishing rod; b) a second container mountable on said flexing portion of said fishing rod; c) a translucent section in said first container; d) a light element in said translucent section; e) a battery in said first container; f) a main on/off switch in said first container; g) an activation switch located in said second container and which includes (1) an electrically conductive pin, and (2) an electrically conductive coil spring surrounding the electrically conductive pin; h) an electrical conductor system which includes (1) a first electrical conductor electrically connecting said battery to ground, (2) a second electrical conductor electrically connecting said battery to said main on/off switch, (3) a third electrical conductor electrically connecting said main on/off switch to said electrically conductive pin, (4) a fourth electrical conductor electrically connecting said coil spring to said light element, and (5) a fifth electrical conductor electrically connecting said light element to ground; and wherein i) said coil spring and said electrically conductive pin are sized and positioned with respect to each other so said electrically conductive pin is in electrical contact with said coil spring when said flexing portion of said rod is in the flexed condition and the electrically conductive pin is electrically spaced apart from said coil spring when said flexing portion of said rod is in the unflexed condition; and j) wherein the light element is activated by flexing of the electrically conductive pin and the electrically conductive coil spring relative to each other whereat electrical contact is made therebetween when the fishing rod is in any orientation including vertically upward as a fish flexes the fishing rod.