Patent ID: 7454863

Claim:
A bobber comprising: a float having a passage extending therethrough from a first end of said float to a second end of said float; and a fishing line handling assembly fitted in said passage, said assembly terminated at one end thereof by a downrigger release that extends from said passage at said first end of said float, said assembly terminated at an opposing end thereof by a snap clip that extends from said passage at said second end of said float, said snap clip being adapted to receive and loosely hold a fishing line therein, said assembly further comprises: housing means forming press-fit engagement with said passage; and positioning means disposed in said housing means for positioning said downrigger release and said snap clip, said positioning means comprises: a rigid connector coupling said downrigger release to said snap clip; and said rigid connector being fixed within said housing means such that said rigid connector cannot move within said housing means in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of said housing means.