Apparatus for jigging fishing tackle and method of fishing therewith

摘要

A fixture for imparting to a fishing rod a jigging motion including: I) a structure for mounting the fixture on a surface; II) a structure for receiving the fishing rod, the structure for receiving the fishing rod A) being pivotally carried by the structure for mounting the fixture on a surface and B) including a structure for following; III) a structure for providing a displacement surface, the displacement surface A) being in operable connection with the structure for following and B) including: 1) a rise section which causes the displacement surface to engage the structure for following; and 2) a return section which causes the displacement surface to disengage the structure for following; IV) a structure for biasing the structure for receiving the fishing rod, the structure for biasing A) being connected to both the structure for receiving and the structure for mounting, B) reducing stress on both the structure for providing a displacement surface and the structure for following during engagement of the structure for providing a displacement surface with the structure for following and C) decelerating the structure for receiving during disengagement of the structure for providing a displacement surface with the structure for pivoting; and V) a structure for receiving and modifying energy from a natural source into mechanical movement of the structure for providing a displacement surface so as to impart to the fishing rod the jigging motion.