Product: Fishing
electro-pole fishing   (0)  [vote for, against]
It kinda takes the sport out of it, but if you're hungry, then this is for you.

A fishing pole with an electric current running through the line (you may want to wear rubber or leather gloves when using this) so that when a fish grabs the hook the current jolts it sufficiently to stun it long enough for you to reel it in without it fighting back.

(edit: changed category from "sport" to "product" since this is obviously not for sport fishing.)
-- 21 Quest, Jan 01 2007

xandram, sorry I didn't mean to delete your anno, I accidentally posted this twice, the first one before I was done typing, so I deleted the unfinished one.
-- 21 Quest, Jan 01 2007


hey, that's cool, I came back to see if you finished your idea! I don't fish very often, but I would most likely hurt myself with this item. I'll let the fisherman vote on this one.
-- xandram, Jan 01 2007


how do you make the current go through the fish as opposed to going into the water around the fish?
-- jhomrighaus, Jan 01 2007


I was thinking a switch in the hook, so the electricity is only activated if the fish bites.
-- 21 Quest, Jan 01 2007



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