Rat Trap Fish Pole

Rat trap fish pole FARM HOME Miscellaneous 13-6-9 If you're a winter fishing enthusiast and you're getting ready for another year on the ice, you'll like this idea from Mark Hoffman, Munich, N. Dak. "Ice fishing is fun when fish are biting. When they don't, I like to read the paper or take a nap. I came up with this idea after staring at a bobber all day," says Hoffman. What he did was to mount a fish pole on a platform so it pivots up and down over a rat trap positioned just below it. When the hook is in the water, with the pole extended out over the hole, the trap is set and ready. If a fish bites, it pulls down on the pole setting off the trap, and the catch arm of the trap springs up lifting the fish pole and setting the hook. "It hooks the fish and makes enough noise to alert you from your paper or nap," says Hoffman, noting that in certain states the rat trap idea may be illegal so you should check with your local wildlife office. For more information, send $1 to: FARM SHOW Followup, Mark Hoffman, Rt. 2, Box 116, Munich, N. Dak. 58352 (ph 507 682-5363).

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