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Fishing rod with strike signalling apparatus

  • US 4,276,711 A
  • Filed: 12/19/1978
  • Issued: 07/07/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A strike alerting means for use in fishing, comprising:

  • a fishing rod having a handle and a fishing line and which flexes when a fish strikes a hook on said fishing line, said rod and handle each having a longitudinal hollow bore defined by an inside surface thereof;

    an electronic circuit mounted within said fishing rod handle in said hollow bore to be protected from damage;

    strike signalling means connected to said electronic circuit and controlled by said circuit to signal when a fish strikes said hook, said signalling means including a plurality of strain gages each mounted on said rod inside surface;

    said strike signalling means being entirely located in said rod and attaching said rod to said electronic circuit to complete said circuit so that said strike signalling means is connected by said electronic circuit to a power source to be activated to signal a strike when said rod undergoes a predetermined amount of flexure due to said strike, means mounted on said fishing rod handle for adjusting said rod flexure sensing means to vary the sensitivity thereof, said rod flexure sensing means and the elements associated therewith being located within said rod to be protected from environmental conditions which may cause said sensing means to inconsistently sense said rod flexure.

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