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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Hard and Soft Fishing, Inc., Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Ray Arola, Albertville, MN (US);
Chad Edward Fossum, Andover, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hard and Soft Fishing, Inc., Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 87/02 (2006.01); A01K 87/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 87/04 (2013.01); A01K 87/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fishing rod can be switched between greater rigidity in one configuration to greater flexibility in another configuration. The configuration having greater flexibility is useful when enhanced sensitivity to fish strikes is desired.