I, (James L. Eberhart) have invented a new design to alleviate problems of landing fish when fishing from piers, bridges and other high places, where other retrieval devices will not work.
Device easily slips over fishing line to be lowered down to already caught fish, where it grips fish allowing you to pull it up without the possibility of breaking fishing rod, fishing line or loosing your tackle or fish.
In accordance with one embodiment a rope gaff consists of a main ring with and overlap closure, foldable rope wires and double articulated weighted gaff hooks.
The present invention relates to fishing and is specifically directed to a device and method for retrieving already caught fish on a fishing line and hook by an angler when fishing from bridges, piers, high banks and other high places. This device and method provide a new and useful way to assist in the retrieval of fish in order to lessen the risk of loosing a large fish due to insufficient test strength of fishing line, or breakage of fishing rod.
Note: R=rope used to lower and retrieve gaff. F.L.=fishing line and hook. These are only included in drawing to show how assembly looks in operation and are not part of the invention.
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The reader will see that the gaff would make it easier to retrieve large fish you have caught from high places. Furthermore there is no need to worry about breaking your fishing rod/line or losing or tackle or the fish. The gaff is fully collapsible making it easy to carry in your tackle box or other conveyance.
While the preferred embodiments have been fully described and depicted for the purpose of explain the principles of the rope gaff, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art of modification and changes made be made there to without departing from the scope of the rope gaff.
I, James L. Eberhart, have tried to comply with 37 CFR 1.50, 1.121 (b) (3) and 1.125. I certify that the substitute specification contains no new matter.