US 12,356,972 B1
System and method for wireless planer board clip release
Nathaniel Salopek, Lakewood, OH (US); and Joseph Golob, Avon Lake, OH (US)
Assigned to 'Eye Catcher LLC, Avon Lake, OH (US)
Filed by 'Eye Catcher LLC, Avon Lake, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/415,115.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/440,066, filed on Jan. 19, 2023.
Int. Cl. A01K 91/08 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 91/08 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trolling apparatus, comprising:
a planer board having a main body with a first side, a second side, a front end, a rear end, and a top edge and a bottom edge creating a water-tight compartment, and a front lip that connects to the front end of the main body; and
a release apparatus mounted to the first side of the planer board, the release apparatus remotely controllable between an open position and a closed position and configured to grip a front portion of a fishing line when in the closed position and release the front portion of the fishing line when in the open position.