CA1069304A

CA1069304A - Fishing gadget

Info

Publication number: CA1069304A
Application number: CA306,531A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Salvador R. Azurin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1974-03-25
Filing date: 1978-06-29
Publication date: 1980-01-08

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

This invention relates to a fishing net, and more particularly to a fishing gadget which executes the fast fish-catching technique and possibly the fastest among the known fishing nets. The fishing gadget comprises a net having a wide mouth, a flexible tube connected around the mouth of said net, means for inflating said flexible tube to effect the buoying up of the mouth of said net to the water surface, and including a plurality of rings uniformly spaced apart and secured around the mouth of said net and a hauling cord threaded through said rings for closing the mouth of said net.
It may include a control cable, one end of which is secured to the mouth of said net. In another aspect the specification discloses a fishing gadget comprising: a net having a wide mouth, a flexible tube connected around the mouth of said net, said tube having its two ends connected to opposite ends of a metal tube, said metal tube having an inlet valve and an outlet valve, means connected to said inlet valve for inflating said flexible tube to effect the buoying up of the mouth of said net to the water surface, and including a control cable one end of which is secured to said metal tube.

Description

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This invention relates to a fishing gadget which is intended for achieving fast fish-catching.
A fisherman is always in a desire to make a big catch, but he becomes disappointed when he can catch only little, if at all, using current fishing equipment and tools.
This invention seeks to provide a fishing gadget which may avoid such disappointment.
According to this invention there is provided a fishing gadge* comprising a net having a wide mouth, a flexible tube connected around the mouth of said net, said tube having its two ends connected to opposite ends of a metal tube, said metal tube having an inlet valve and an ; outlet valve, means connected to said inlet valve for inflating said flexible tube to effect the buoying up of the mouth of said net to the water surface, and including a control cable -one end of which is secured to said metal tube.
~ Whereas the prior art includes many devices i intended to make fishing sure and effective, a gadget according to this invention is intended to enable fast trapping without harming small fish that need to be grown for future harvest;

in other words fishing can be made selective. The gadget is - -suitable for both small and big fishermen on a selective basis, and its use involves little human effort to trap fish and it can be operated by only, for example, two people because of -its simplicity.
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a fishing gadget according to an embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 2 shows portions of the gadget on an enlarged scale.
Referring to the drawings, the fishing gadget is generally designated by numeral 1 and can be manufactured , ,, ~ " ,. , .. , . ., , , -, . .. . . .

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from any local and suitable materials. A flexible tube 3 made of rubberized nylon or any synthetic material extends around the top of the gadget 1.
Flexible tube 3 is constructed in a circular shape with both ends secured to a metal tube 4 by means of fittings 17. The metal tube 4 includes a fixed studded ring 18 through which a cable 9 is attached by which control is made possible from a boat. The metal tube 4 also includes a built-in inlet valve 5 and outlet valve 6 for inflating and deflating flexible tube 3 respectively. Inflation is effected on switching on a pressure tank 8, filled with air or CO2 connected to the inlet valve 5 through an air hose 7.
A circular net 2 is hung from around the flexible tube 3 by means of cords 10 and 14 to 16 which are fixed at regular spaced distances as shown in Figure 2. The net 2 is ;
attached directly to cord 15 which is secured via cords 14 and 16 to rings 12 which are attached to safety hooks 11 bound to cord 10 attached to the flexible tube 3 with regular spaced knotted binds.
The fishing gadget is operated by at least two persons with a main boat that carries the gadget and is responsible for dropping and controlling the gadget, by cable 9, at a desired depth and distance on an intended spot, in the absence or presence of water currents. A shuttle boat is complementary in the operation for it is designated to provide a lighting effect to attract fish to a position just above the center of the fishing gadget. The flexible tube 3 is then inflated at a calculated speed by releasing compressed air from the tank 8, so that the filled flexible tube 3 speedily buoys the net up to the surface of the water. A
catch is completed by deflating the flexible tube 3 when the net is at the surface and pulling a hauling cord 13 that 10693()~

passes through the rings 12 to close the mouth of the net 2.
The flexible tube 3 is sufficiently heavy that when deflated its weight and that of the metal tube 4, safety hooks 11 and rings 12 serve to sink the net.
Whilst only a specific embodiment of the invention has been described, many modifications can be made thereto without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

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Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A fishing gadget comprising: a net having a wide mouth, a flexible tube connected around the mouth of said net, said tube having its two ends connected to opposite ends of a metal tube, said metal tube having an inlet valve and an outlet valve, means connected to said inlet valve for inflating said flexible tube to effect the buoying up of the mouth of said net to the water surface, and including a control cable one end of which is secured to said metal tube.

2. A fishing gadget as defined in Claim 1 including a plurality of rings uniformly spaced apart and secured around the mouth of said net and a hauling cord threaded through said rings for closing the mouth of said net.