Fishing rod casting device for mounting onto a fishing rod, the casting device having a lever arm to which a fishing line is attached during casting and which is movable to allow the release of the fishing line in response to a predetermined casting force
A fishing casting device for mounting onto a fishing rod, a fishing rod having a casting device, and a method of casting a fishing line is disclosed. The casting device comprises a mount and a lever arm pivotally connected to the mount. The fishing line is releasably held at an end of the arm and a pivot pin connects the lever arm to the mount. A release mechanism comprises a tension arrangement that applies tension at the pivot connection between the lever arm and the mount so as to prevent the arm from pivoting relative to the mount during a casting action until a predetermined casting force is reached to thereby release the fishing line from the arm. The predetermined casting force is adjustable by increasing or decreasing the tension of the release mechanism.
