Aim N Fish
Inventor: Justin
Invented at age: 10

He had a problem: Justin loved to fish, but he had difficulty with casting. His line was always getting tangled and he thought there should be a safer way to cast a fishing line.

One day while fishing under some trees he noticed all the tangled hooks and bobbins in the tree above his head. All young anglers had problems casting with frustration of tangled lines and hooks that get stuck in unexpected places. He thought it would be fun if there was an easier and safer way to cast a fishing line.

He had an idea: Why couldn’t you just aim your rod to where you wanted the hook to go?

He created a new fishing rod that would cast for you. He came up with a compact, fish shape rod and reel enhanced with an interior mechanism that could shoot the line out into the water 10-30 feet with the simple press of a trigger.

He developed it: Justin bought a spring action dart gun and placed the reel from his fishing rod on top. He crazy glued a bobbin to the end of one of the darts. He put his fishing line and hook at the end of the bobbin. He then made a wood shaped covering to go over the gun that resembled a fish.

The idea was a hit: Justin was a 2005 Chester Award winner in the By Kids for Kids Xerox National Invention Competition.

During the summer Justin likes to go swimming and fishing. His least favorite thing about school is Math.