Ice fishing system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for fishing through the ice comprising:
- a. a housing having a top wall and at least one side wall that cooperate to define a housing interior;
b. lid means for selectively opening and closing to provide and prevent, respectively, access to the housing interior;
c. heat exchanger means for providing illumination and heat to the housing interior;
d. a reel mechanism in the housing top wall and including a fishing line;
e. means for jigging the fishing line comprising;
i. a rod that oscillates inside the housing interior;
ii. a flexible tube on the rod having a slit therethrough that receives the fishing line; and
iii. means for supporting the fishing line on the flexible tube and thereby enabling the fishing line to reciprocate in response to oscillating the rod; and
f. means for alerting a fisherman of a strike on the fishing line.
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Abstract
An ice fishing system comprising a variable stiffness jigging mechanism inside a housing. The jigging mechanism includes an oscillating arm having a flexible tube that supports and jigs the fishing line. The fishing line is draped over a flexible line guide. The flexibilities of the flexible tube and the line guide are chosen to suit the particular kind of fish to be caught. A heat exchanger in the housing has a slidable glass door that protects a burner from the wind as well as provides illumination inside the housing. The heat exchanger is spaced from the housing walls to provide adequate air circulation around it. A lid of the housing is strong enough for a fisherman to kneel on.
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37 Claims
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1. Apparatus for fishing through the ice comprising:
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a. a housing having a top wall and at least one side wall that cooperate to define a housing interior; b. lid means for selectively opening and closing to provide and prevent, respectively, access to the housing interior; c. heat exchanger means for providing illumination and heat to the housing interior; d. a reel mechanism in the housing top wall and including a fishing line; e. means for jigging the fishing line comprising; i. a rod that oscillates inside the housing interior; ii. a flexible tube on the rod having a slit therethrough that receives the fishing line; and iii. means for supporting the fishing line on the flexible tube and thereby enabling the fishing line to reciprocate in response to oscillating the rod; and f. means for alerting a fisherman of a strike on the fishing line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A fishing system for use on ice comprising:
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a. a housing having at least one wall that defines a housing interior; b. means for selectively providing access to the housing interior; c. a heat exchanger in the housing interior comprising; i. first and second side plates fastened to the housing; ii. a bottom plate and a middle shelf both joined to the side plates and cooperating therewith to define a combustion chamber with an open front; iii. a burner on the bottom plate; and iv. a clear door slidable within the side plates to selectively slide between a lower position whereat the combustion chamber open front is closed and a raised position whereat the combustion chamber open front is partially open; d. a reel mechanism in the housing comprising a reel in the housing interior and mounted to a shaft that rotates about a vertical axis and a fishing line being wound on the reel; e. means for jigging the fishing line; and f. means for alerting a fisherman of a strike on the fishing line. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of catching fish through ice comprising the steps of:
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a. placing a housing having walls that define an interior over a hole in the ice; b. unwinding a predetermined length of fishing line from a reel inside the housing and dropping the fishing line through the hole in the ice; c. placing the fishing line in a slit of a flexible tube in the housing interior; d. supporting the fishing line on the flexible tube; and e. oscillating the flexible tube and thereby producing realistic jigging of the fishing line. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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