Fishing assistance device

• US 20060282183A1
• Filed: 06/14/2005
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Paul Gutweiler, Michael A. Gutweiler
• Original Assignee: David Paul Gutweiler, Michael A. Gutweiler
• Inventors: Gutweiler, Michael A., Gutweiler, David Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/153,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20060282183A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 97/00 Accessories for angling fish stringers A01K65/00; landing-nets or landing-spoons for fishing A01K77/00

Abstract

A fishing assistance device is disclosed. The fishing assistance device includes a housing and a microprocessor provided in the housing. The microprocessor is programmed to receive information regarding fishing conditions and information regarding selection of fishing lures and correlate this information with the information regarding selection of fishing lures to optimize fishing results for a particular type of fish.

Claims

1. A fishing assistance device comprising:

a housing;

a microprocessor provided in said housing; and

wherein said microprocessor is programmed to receive information regarding fishing conditions and information regarding selection of fishing lures and correlate said information regarding fishing conditions with said information regarding selection of fishing lures.

2. The fishing assistance device of claim 1 further comprising a display carried by said housing and connected to said microprocessor and wherein said display is adapted to display said information regarding selection of fishing lures.

3. The fishing assistance device of claim 2 wherein said display comprises a touch screen.

4. The fishing assistance device of claim 3 further comprising a pen holder carried by said housing and a touch screen pen detachably carried by said pen holder.

5. The fishing assistance device of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of function buttons carried by said housing and connected to said microprocessor for entering said information regarding fishing conditions into said microprocessor.

6. The fishing assistance device of claim 1 further comprising a speaker connected to said microprocessor for audibly broadcasting said information regarding selection of fishing lures.

7. The fishing assistance device of claim 1 further comprising a barometer connected to said microprocessor.

8. The fishing assistance device of claim 1 further comprising a water temperature probe carried by said housing and connected to said microprocessor.

9. A fishing assistance device comprising:

a housing;

a microprocessor provided in said housing;

wherein said microprocessor is programmed to receive information regarding fishing conditions and information regarding selection of fishing lures and correlate said information regarding fishing conditions with said information regarding selection of fishing lures;

a display carried by said housing and connected to said microprocessor and adapted to display said information regarding selection of fishing lures; and

a global positioning system unit connected to said microprocessor.

10. The fishing assistance device of claim 9 wherein said display comprises a touch screen.

11. The fishing assistance device of claim 10 further comprising a pen holder carried by said housing and a touch screen pen detachably carried by said pen holder.

12. The fishing assistance device of claim 9 further comprising a plurality of function buttons carried by said housing and connected to said microprocessor for entering said information regarding fishing conditions into said microprocessor.

13. The fishing assistance device of claim 9 further comprising a speaker connected to said microprocessor for audibly broadcasting said information regarding selection of fishing lures.

14. The fishing assistance device of claim 9 further comprising a barometer connected to said microprocessor.

15. The fishing assistance device of claim 9 further comprising a water temperature probe carried by said housing and connected to said microprocessor.

16. A fishing assistance device comprising:

a housing;

a microprocessor provided in said housing;

wherein said microprocessor is programmed to receive information regarding fishing conditions and information regarding selection of fishing lures and correlate said information regarding fishing conditions with said information regarding selection of fishing lures;

a display carried by said housing and connected to said microprocessor and adapted to display said information regarding selection of fishing lures;

a plurality of jacks provided in said housing and connected to said microprocessor; and

a global positioning system unit connected to one of said plurality of jacks.

17. The fishing assistance device of claim 16 wherein said display comprises a touch screen.

18. The fishing assistance device of claim 16 further comprising a plurality of function buttons carried by said housing and connected to said microprocessor for entering said information regarding fishing conditions into said microprocessor.

19. The fishing assistance device of claim 18 wherein said plurality of function buttons comprises a water color function button, a cover type function button, a water bodies function button, a moon phase function button and a time function button.

20. The fishing assistance device of claim 19 further comprising a barometer and a water temperature probe carried by said housing and connected to said microprocessor.