Abstract: A fishing pole which can throw a fishing line connected to a hook. The fishing pole has a handle, to which a flexible rod is attached. The rod has a rod passage, through which the fishing line passes, and has a rod tip and a rod base. A spring seat is affixed with respect to the rod base. A compression spring is mounted on the rod, and engages the spring seat. A line carrier has a guide passage therethrough, which is slidably engageable with the rod, and a spring-bearing surface for engaging the compression spring. The line carrier engages the fishing line and throws the fishing line when the line carrier is propelled from the rod by the compression spring. The line carrier is configured to prevent passage of the hook through the rod passage. Preferably, the line carrier has an enclosure for containing the hook. For certain embodiments, a depth control clip may be attached to the fishing line to allow the user to control the depth of the hook.

Abstract: The present invention is for a bank which has a visible serpentine coin path through which coins are deposited into a coin reservoir. The serpentine coin path has a major slot for the transportation of the coins into the reservoir and at least one minor slot through which the coins can be viewed as they travel down the serpentine path to the reservoir. The slot and reservoir are particularly well suited for incorporation into an animal bank.