ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,575, issued on July 28.
"Bank pole fishing apparatus" was invented by James Howard Reynolds (Bartlett, Kan.) and Jerry Todd Sutherlin (Nowata, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bank pole fishing apparatus includes an elongate pole having a sharpened lower end for insertion into the ground surface adjacent a body of water. The apparatus includes an endcap configured to receive and guide a fishing line toward and into the water. The apparatus includes a first collar referred to as a cleat to which the fishing line may be secured and which may be slidably moved upwardly or downwardly along the pole for the purpose of adjusting the ...