Patent ID: 6898892

Claim:
An apparatus for fishing, utilizing a fishing rod, reel, bail and line, comprising: (a) a plurality of support members, wherein said support members comprise an upper frame of said apparatus; (b) a base, wherein said base comprises a lower frame of said apparatus and wherein at least one support member is attached to said base; (c) a triggering mechanism, wherein said triggering mechanism comprises: (i) a fishing line holder, wherein said fishing line holder quickly secures and releases said line from any reel, set to run free, or the bail set to the open position; (ii) an internal sleeve; (iii) two 90° Yokes; (iv) a triggering arm; (v) a counter weight; (vi) a switch activator; (vii) a trigger/stop bracket, wherein said triggering arm and said switch activator have a near zero drag coefficient at their fixed points due to said internal sleeve; and (viii) a proximity switch, wherein said internal sleeve is housed within and extends through said support member, wherein said triggering arm and said switch activator are connected by said 90° yokes and are supported by said support member through said internal sleeve, wherein said fishing line holder and counter weight are connected at the distal end of said triggering arm, wherein said trigger/stop bracket is proximally connected to said support member, wherein said proximity switch is proximally connected to said support member, wherein said triggering arm and switch activator contemporaneously rotate when said line is pulled, causing said triggering arm and said switch activator to rotate until said triggering arm reaches top dead center of its rotation, wherein said counter weight accelerates said triggering arm into a free gravitational fall while said fishing line holder releases said line, wherein said trigger/stop bracket stops rotation of said triggering arm and said switch activator activates said proximity switch; (d) a rod holder, wherein said rod holder is attached to a support member; and (d) a signaling mechanism, wherein said signaling mechanism is attached to a support member, wherein said upper frame connects to said lower frame and said rod holder comprises an opening to support said fishing rod, and wherein said line is threaded through said triggering mechanism, said triggering mechanism and said signaling mechanism are activated when said fishing line is pulled.