Abstract: The present invention provides a fishing alert device, referred to as a “tattle tail bobber,” and method, which rapidly signals a fisher that a fish is biting on bait or is hooked on their fishing line. Unlike conventional bobbers used in fishing, the tattle tail bobber device of the present invention is not placed on or in the water, but is attached to a fishing line and is suspended above a water source in order to provide immediate notice to a fisher of a catch, even when the fisher is not in contact with a fishing rod or is at a distance from the fishing rod. The tattle tail bobber accomplishes this by being configured to glow in the dark. Thus, the tattle tail bobber can be used at any time of the day or night without the need to use batteries or other light sources.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device and method to repel flying pests from unwanted areas. The device comprises an optically clear tube containing a clear liquid having suspended therein a plurality of reflective metal reflective flakes. The contents of the tube are tightly sealed with an end cap at either end of the tube, and the end caps have a string attached thereto to allow a user to hang the tube from a support. Incoming light rays which hit the plurality of reflective flakes are reflected to produce outgoing light rays. Flying pests located in the vicinity are attracted to the outgoing reflected light rays and fly away from the device in substantially the same path and the same direction as one or more of the outgoing reflected light rays, and thus away from the area where they are unwanted.