Patent ID: 8635803

Claim:
A buoyant fishing device comprising: a. a housing having a first end and a second end and containing an elongated passageway having an axis; b. at least one weight disposed within said passageway, said weight having a first position within said housing between said first end and said second end and a second position within said housing located proximate to said second end of said housing; c. a magnet secured within said passageway proximate said first position and wherein at least a portion of said weight is magnetic, whereby said weight may be secured in said first position by the interaction of said magnet and said magnetic portion of said weight; d. wherein said housing is configured to engage and secure said weight in said first position when said axis of said passageway is substantially perpendicular to gravity, and wherein said housing is further configured to release said weight when said axis is tilted to a preselected optimal angle with respect to gravity, whereby said weight may slide from said first position to said second position via said passageway; e. wherein said housing is further configured to float with said axis oriented substantially perpendicular to gravity when said weight is in said first position and wherein said housing is further configured to float with said axis oriented substantially parallel to gravity when said weight is in said second position; and f. at least one line operatively connected proximate to said second end of said housing, said line attached to at least one hook, whereby pressure exerted on said line via said hook when said housing is floating will cause said housing and said axis to tilt.