Patent ID: 7461475

Claim:
A fishing device comprising: an elongated bendable fishing rod including a rod handle, said rod having a first end fixed to the rod handle and a second free end; a spinning reel mounted on said rod on a first side and having a fishing line attached thereto, said fishing line extending from said spinning reel through said second free end of the fishing rod to a baited hook; a housing containing a spool mounted on said fishing rod on a second side of said rod opposite said spinning reel; a rotatable handle mounted to said housing to rotate said spool; a ratchet mechanism attached to said housing and including a ratchet wheel coupled to said spool, said ratchet wheel containing a plurality of teeth; an axle mounted on said housing, said spool and said ratchet wheel mounted on said axle and rotatable by said rotatable handle; an elongated string lever pivotally mounted to said housing and rotatable about an axis, said string lever having a tongue on a first end of said string lever, said tongue engaging a tooth on said ratchet wheel, and an orifice at another end; a spring lever pivotally mounted to the housing on said axis; a ratchet spring having two ends, with one end attached to an opposite end of said spring lever from said tongue, and said ratchet spring having an opposite end attached to said housing; regulative means, comprising a bolt, in contact with both said string lever and said spring lever, said bolt capable of varying the dispositions between said levers; a string having two ends, fixedly attached at one end to the free end of said fishing rod, and woundable on said spool at another end by rotation of said handle causing said fishing rod to bend; said string passing through said orifice of said string lever; whereby when a fish strikes, pulling the fishing line downwardly, the fishing rod bends further, reducing the pressure on said string such that force from said ratchet spring causes said levers to rotate to disengage the tongue from a tooth on said ratchet wheel, which allows rotation of said spool and the rapid upward movement of the free end of the fishing rod to set the hook.