Abstract: An accessory for ice fishing for preventing the loss of a fish by breaking the line or dislodging the hook while being pulled through the ice hole; the device consists of a handle with a downward extension handle and an ice scoop separated by a downward extension tube whereby the ice scoop is hinged so that the scoop may be brought to the closed position when a fish has been pulled into the ice hole precluding the fish from getting away even if the line is broken or the fish had dislodged the hook.

Abstract: An improved withdrawal means for removing spent adsorbent from the adsorber beds of a filter apparatus is disclosed comprising a fixed tube and a rotatable tube positioned concentrically and having a different pattern of slots through each so that a different portion of the slots in each come into an aligned relationship as the rotatable tube is rotated so that spent adsorbent can be pneumatically removed from zones where the slots are aligned. This withdrawal means allows the external selection of adsorbent withdrawal zones, which is especially important in filter apparatus used to filter fluids containing radioactive contaminants.