ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,053, issued on Nov. 25.
"Fish hooking device" was invented by Glenn Allen Thresher (Whitehall, Mont.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic fish hooking device for hooking a fish without user intervention may include an elongate frame; a first trigger extending from and pivotably attached to the first end of the elongate frame, the first trigger configured to support a fishing line extending from a fishing rod; a second trigger pivotably mounted to the elongate frame proximate to the first trigger, wherein the second trigger is configured to removably engage with the first trigger and with the fishing line; a fishing pole holder...