US 12,484,567 B1
System and method for ice fishing
Robert R. Marsland, Hampden, MA (US)
Assigned to MARSLAND INNOVISIONS LLC, Hampden, MA (US)
Filed by Robert R. Marsland, Hampden, MA (US)
Filed on May 13, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/206,275.
Int. Cl. A01K 97/12 (2006.01); A01K 97/01 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 97/12 (2013.01) [A01K 97/01 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for ice fishing comprising: one or more tip-up devices that each have a spool shaft that holds a detachable spool, and a fishing rod remote from the one or more tip-up devices, wherein the fishing rod has a retrieval reel assembly with a spool drive hub having a spool shaft for receiving the detachable spool from one of the one or more tip-up devices after a fish strike,
wherein, each spool shaft has a discrete, circular locking groove or ring extending around a distal end thereof,
wherein, the detachable spool has two flanges on opposing sides of a central barrel, one flange having a catch-release mechanism attached thereto, which operates to releasably attach the detachable spool to the locking groove or ring of a spool shaft of one of the one or more tip-up devices before a fish strike, and to the locking groove or ring of the spool shaft of the spool drive hub of the retrieval reel assembly of the fishing rod after a fish strike, and to release the detachable spool when a lateral force is applied thereto.