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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
David A. D'Alessandro, Manchester, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
In a method of fishing utilizing the flippin technique, a loop of line is drawn from between two eyelets, rather than from between the reel and an eyelet. A flippin rod ( ) has an additional eyelet ( ) mounted between the reel ( ) and the closest guide ( ) of a plurality of conventional eyelet fishing guides ( ). Fishing utilizing the flippin technique with the rod ( ) includes grasping the line ( ) between the guides ( ) and pulling the line into a loop ( ). The eyelet ( ) prevents the loop ( ) from tangling with the reel ( ) when the loop is released, and also provides additional line ( ) so the bait will achieve a deeper depth. In a telescoping rod ( ), the eyelet ( ) is positioned so as not to interfere with retracting the distal portion ( ) of the rod ( ) into the proximal portion ( ).