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The fishing rod with casting mechanism enables an angler to cast a lure or the like by cocking or arming the mechanism and pressing the release. The device includes a central stock having a lower brace and upper tubular member spaced apart from the lower brace, with forward and rearward plates conne

The fishing rod with casting mechanism enables an angler to cast a lure or the like by cocking or arming the mechanism and pressing the release. The device includes a central stock having a lower brace and upper tubular member spaced apart from the lower brace, with forward and rearward plates connecting the brace and tube. A spinning reel is installed between the lower brace and upper tube. A coil compression spring and a plurality of elastic tensile members in tandem therewith is installed in the upper tubular member. A telescoping rod extends from the forward plate, and a handle extends from the rear plate. The mechanism propels a projectile (lure, sinker, float, etc.) and tackle (hook, lure, etc.) when the compressed spring and extended elastic bands are released. The projectile draws the fishing line from the reel. The projectile and tackle are reeled in conventionally after the cast.

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1. A fishing rod, comprising: a lower brace having a forward end and a rearward end;an upper tubular member disposed above and spaced apart from the lower brace, the upper tubular member having a forward end and a rearward end;a forward plate connecting the forward ends of the lower brace and the up

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A fishing rod, comprising: a lower brace having a forward end and a rearward end;an upper tubular member disposed above and spaced apart from the lower brace, the upper tubular member having a forward end and a rearward end;a forward plate connecting the forward ends of the lower brace and the upper tubular member to one another, the forward plate having a passage therethrough concentric with the upper tubular member, the passage having an inner wall;a rearward plate connecting the rearward ends of the lower brace and the upper tubular member to one another, the lower brace, the upper tubular member, the forward plate, and the rearward plate defining a reel installation area therein;a handle extending from the rearward plate;a rod extending from the forward plate, the rod having a longitudinal axis;a reel disposed within the reel installation area;a fishing line extending from the reel and along the rod, the fishing line having a distal end;fishing tackle attached to the distal end of the fishing line;a selectively compressible spring disposed concentrically within the upper tubular member, the spring having a rearward end abutting the rearward plate and a forward end opposite the rearward end;a disc disposed across the forward end of the spring, the disc having a plurality of elastic band anchors disposed thereon;a plurality of selectively extensible elastic bands extending from the disc to the inner wall of the passage of the forward plate;a projectile removably disposed forward of the disc; anda connecting line extending from the projectile to the fishing tackle at the distal end of the fishing line;wherein releasing the compressed spring and the extended elastic bands casts the projectile through the passage of the forward plate, the connecting line drawing the fishing line from the reel. 2. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein: the reel has a rotational axis substantially concentric with the longitudinal axis of the rod; andthe fishing line extends exteriorly along the rod. 3. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein: the elastic band anchors of the disc are disposed generally peripherally; andthe elastic bands define a projectile clearance passage therebetween;wherein releasing the compressed spring and the extended elastic bands casts the projectile through the projectile clearance passage of the elastic bands and the passage of the forward plate. 4. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 1, further comprising: a first helical gear extending rearward from the reel and external to the reel;a second helical gear meshing with the first helical gear; anda crank handle extending from the second helical gear, the crank handle having a rotational axis normal to the rotational axis of the shaft of the reel. 5. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 1, further comprising a selectively operable release mechanism disposed upon the rearward end of the upper tubular member and the rearward plate. 6. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 1, further comprising an elongate cocking handle extending from the disc, through the spring, and through the rearward plate. 7. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein the rod is selectively telescoping. 8. A fishing rod with casting mechanism, comprising: a lower brace having a forward end and a rearward end;an upper tubular member disposed above and spaced apart from the lower brace, the upper tubular member having a forward end and a rearward end;a forward plate connecting the forward ends of the lower brace and the upper tubular member to one another, the forward plate having a passage therethrough concentric with the upper tubular member, the passage having an inner wall;a rearward plate connecting the rearward ends of the lower brace and the upper tubular member to one another, the lower brace, the upper tubular member, the forward plate, and the rearward plate defining a reel installation area therein;a handle extending from the rearward plate;a rod extending from the forward plate, the rod having a longitudinal axis;a reel disposed within the reel installation area, the reel having a rotational axis substantially concentric with the longitudinal axis of the rod;a fishing line extending from the reel and exteriorly along the rod, the fishing line having a distal end;fishing tackle attached to the distal end of the fishing line;a selectively compressible coil spring disposed concentrically within the upper tubular member, the spring having a rearward end abutting the rearward plate and a forward end opposite the rearward end;a projectile removably disposed forwardly of the forward end of the spring; anda connecting line extending from the projectile to the fishing tackle at the distal end of the fishing line;wherein releasing the compressed spring casts the projectile through the passage of the forward plate, the connecting line drawing the fishing line from the reel. 9. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 8, further comprising: a disc disposed across the forward end of the spring, the disc having a plurality of elastic band anchors thereon; anda plurality of selectively extensible elastic bands extending from the disc to the inner wall of the passage of the forward plate;wherein releasing the compressed spring and the extended elastic bands casts the projectile through the passage of the forward plate. 10. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 9, wherein: the elastic band anchors of the disc are disposed generally peripherally; andthe elastic bands define a projectile clearance passage therebetween;wherein releasing the compressed spring and the extended elastic bands casts the projectile through the projectile clearance passage of the elastic bands and the passage of the forward plate. 11. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 8, further comprising: a first helical gear extending rearwardly from the reel, externally to the reel;a second helical gear meshing with the first helical gear; anda crank handle extending from the second helical gear, the crank handle having a rotational axis normal to the rotational axis of the shaft of the reel. 12. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 8, further comprising a selectively operable release mechanism disposed upon the rearward end of the upper tubular member and the rearward plate. 13. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 8, further comprising: a disc disposed across the forward end of the spring; andan elongate cocking handle extending from the disc, through the spring, and through the rearward plate. 14. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 8, wherein the rod is selectively telescoping. 15. A fishing rod with casting mechanism, comprising: a lower brace having a forward end and a rearward end;an upper tubular member disposed above and spaced apart from the lower brace, the upper tubular member having a forward end and a rearward end;a forward plate connecting the forward ends of the lower brace and the upper tubular member to one another, the forward plate having a passage therethrough concentric with the upper tubular member, the passage having an inner wall;a rearward plate connecting the rearward ends of the lower brace and the upper tubular member to one another, the lower brace, the upper tubular member, the forward plate, and the rearward plate defining a reel installation area therein;a handle extending from the rearward plate;a rod extending from the forward plate, the rod having a longitudinal axis;a reel disposed within the reel installation area;a fishing line extending from the reel and along the rod, the fishing line having a distal end;fishing tackle attached to the distal end of the fishing line;a selectively compressible coil spring disposed concentrically within the upper tubular member, the spring having a rearward end abutting the rearward plate and a forward end opposite the rearward end;a disc disposed across the forward end of the spring, the disc having a plurality of elastic band anchors disposed generally peripherally;a plurality of selectively extensible elastic bands extending from the elastic band attachments of the disc to the inner wall of the passage of the forward plate, the elastic bands defining a projectile clearance passage therebetween;a projectile removably disposed forwardly of the disc; anda connecting line extending from the projectile to the fishing tackle at the distal end of the fishing line;wherein releasing the compressed spring and the extended elastic bands casts the projectile through the projectile clearance passage of the elastic bands and the passage of the forward plate, the connecting line drawing the fishing line from the reel. 16. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 15, wherein: the reel has a rotational axis substantially concentric with the longitudinal axis of the rod; andthe fishing line extends exteriorly along the rod. 17. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 15, further comprising: a first helical gear extending rearward from the reel, external to the reel;a second helical gear meshing with the first helical gear; anda crank handle extending from the second helical gear, the crank handle having a rotational axis normal to the rotational axis of the shaft of the reel. 18. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 15, further comprising a selectively operable release mechanism disposed upon the rearward end of the upper tubular member and the rearward plate. 19. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 15, further comprising an elongate cocking handle extending from the disc, through the spring, and through the rearward plate. 20. The automatic fishing rod according to claim 15, wherein the rod is selectively telescoping.