ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,682, issued on Dec. 30.

"Fishing cane" was invented by Travis Ostler (Grace, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed fishing cane includes a telescoping cane with a rubber foot bottom and a top and fishing line eyelets there between. The disclosure also includes a fishing reel attached proximal to the top of the telescoping cane and a fishing pole extension slidingly embedded in the telescoping cane and comprising fishing line eyelets and a stop boss."

The patent was filed on May 10, 2024, under Application No. 18/661,433.

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