AN IMPROVED FISH-LINE FLOAT.

Hastings Standard, Volume XII, Issue 5846, 9 May 1908, Page 4 (Supplement)

AN IMPROVED FISH-LINE FLOAT.

An improved fish-line float has just been invented, which is arranged to allow the line to be reeled up to the sinker without removing the float. The line is held to the float by means of a spring catch with sufficient friction to support the hook at the desired depth. In the accompanying sketch the float or hob is shown at A. The bob is of the usual egg form. In one side a slot is cut the full length of the bob to receive the line I>. In the upper end of the slot a recess is formed, in which the spring catch C is secured. This spring is formed with soils which overhang the slot. The coil is drawn to one side to admit the line B, and then the latter is caught between the coils.

At the bottom of the float, as shown in fig. 2, an auxiliary line, holder D is provided. This consists of a bow-shap-ed spring, the arms of which approach each other to form a contracted throat near the bottom of the slot. The line is merely forced through this throat, and is thus retained in place. It will be apparent that the spring C will grip the line and press it against the rear of the slot, thus preventing it from slipping freely through the bob. If it is desired to increase the hold on the line, the spring C may be squeezed so that the coils will be permanently compressed, and its individual coils will lie more closely together. If it be desired to attach the line to the bob so that it will not slip through, even under tension, a hitch may be taken around the vertical shank of the spring. Mr James S. Denning, of 41 Spruce Street, Burlington, Vt., says the "Scientific American'' has procured a patent on this improved float.