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An ice fishing line protection device, for protecting micro fishing line as light as one or two pound test, comprising an elongated tube with an internal passageway through which a fishing line may pass. The protection device floats in an ice fishing hole protecting the line from abrasions. The prot

An ice fishing line protection device, for protecting micro fishing line as light as one or two pound test, comprising an elongated tube with an internal passageway through which a fishing line may pass. The protection device floats in an ice fishing hole protecting the line from abrasions. The protection device opens to release the line or it can be extracted from the ice hole entirely when a fish is caught.

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What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: 1. An ice fishing line protection device comprising an elongated tube with a top end and a bottom end, a. said tube having an internal passageway extending from the top end to the bottom e

What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: 1. An ice fishing line protection device comprising an elongated tube with a top end and a bottom end, a. said tube having an internal passageway extending from the top end to the bottom end through which a fishing line may pass, b. said tube having two longitudinal sections extending from the top end to the bottom end, each of said two longitudinal sections having a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge, i. the first longitudinal side edge of one of the two longitudinal sections is pivotally joined with the second longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal section, ii. the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections is reversibly connected to the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections, c. said tube having means for reversibly connecting the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections to the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections, i. said means for reversibly connecting comprising an actuator that is accessible to a fisherman on top of a sheet of ice so that when the actuator is engaged by the fisherman the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections is disconnected from the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections, d. said tube having biasing means for urging the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections away from the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections for opening said two longitudinal sections, e. said tube having buoyancy means for maintaining the top end of the tube in an elevated position relative to the bottom end while the tube is disposed in water, whereby, the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections can be disconnected from the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections, the first longitudinal side edge of one of the two longitudinal sections can be urged by the biasing means to pivot relative to the second longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections to open the elongated tube to allow a fishing line to be reversibly disposed between said the two longitudinal sections, the first longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections can be pivoted relative to the second longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal section to reversibly connect the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections to the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections to close the elongated tube with the fishing line disposed in the passageway, and the bottom end of the tube with the fishing line disposed in the passageway can be inserted into the hole in the sheet of ice that is filled with water from a body of water under the ice, for ice fishing, with the top end of the tube buoyantly maintained in an elevated position relative to the bottom end and with the fishing line protected from abrasion from a peripheral edge of the hole in the sheet of ice. 2. The ice fishing line protection device of claim 1, further comprising means for extracting the tube from the hole in the sheet of ice that is filled with water, said means for extracting including a linkage extending upwardly from the tube disposed in the hole, said linkage being accessible to the fisherman on top of the sheet of ice, whereby, the tube can be extracted from the hole in the sheet of ice that is filled with water upon the linkage being pulled away from the hole. 3. An ice fishing line protection device comprising: a. an elongated tube with a top end and a bottom end, i. said tube having an internal passageway extending from the top end to the bottom end through which a fishing line may pass, ii. said tube having two longitudinal sections extending from the top end to the bottom end, each of said two longitudinal sections having a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge, (1) the first longitudinal side edge of one of the two longitudinal sections is pivotally joined with the second longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal section, (2) the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections is reversibly connected to the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections; b. means for reversibly connecting the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections to the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections, i. said means for reversibly connecting comprising an actuator that is accessible to a fisherman on top of a sheet of ice so that when the actuator is engaged by the fisherman the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections is disconnected from the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections; c biasing means for urging the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections away from the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections for opening said two longitudinal sections; and d. buoyancy means for maintaining the top end of the tube in an elevated position relative to the bottom end while the tube is disposed in water, whereby, the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections can be disconnected from the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections, the first longitudinal side edge of one of the two longitudinal sections can be urged by the biasing means to pivot relative to the second longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections to open the elongated tube to allow a fishing line to be reversibly disposed between said the two longitudinal sections, the first longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections can be pivoted relative to the second longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal section to reversibly connect the second longitudinal side edge of the one of the two longitudinal sections to the first longitudinal side edge of the other of the two longitudinal sections to close the elongated tube with the fishing line disposed in the passageway, and the bottom end of the tube with the fishing line disposed in the passageway can be inserted into the hole in the sheet of ice that is filled with water from a body of water under the ice, for ice fishing, with the top end of the tube buoyantly maintained in an elevated position relative to the bottom end and with the fishing line protected from abrasion from a peripheral edge of the hole in the sheet of ice.