摘要:
Fishing apparatus comprising a reel mounted on a tubular member, a short pilot rod pivotally connected to the tubular member, a spring housed in the tubular member and connected to the pilot rod for urging it from a first position toward a second position, and latch means for so retaining the pilot rod in the first position as to be responsive to a motion of the fish line reacting to a fish striking the lure, for jerking the line to set the hook as the pilot rod is moved toward its second position. A weight, carried on the line, can also be cast from the apparatus by mounting it on the pilot rod, pulling the pilot rod against the spring tension toward the reel, and then releasing the pilot rod.