CA2550899A1 - Reversibly disengaging slidable strike indicator, positioning system, and method of using same - Google Patents

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CA2550899A1
CA2550899A1 CA 2550899 CA2550899A CA2550899A1 CA 2550899 A1 CA2550899 A1 CA 2550899A1 CA 2550899 CA2550899 CA 2550899 CA 2550899 A CA2550899 A CA 2550899A CA 2550899 A1 CA2550899 A1 CA 2550899A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
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    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
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Particular aspects provide novel strike indicators and line-stop members that are attachable to fishing lines, and that are reversibly disengageable therefrom and thereafter slidably along the line. Particular embodiments comprise: a buoyant main body having an axial channel with corresponding end surface openings; a retention member seat in the main body surface; and at least one line retention member receivable and retainable by the seat, and operative with the seat to retain a line passing therebetween at two points. The retention member is displaceable from the seat by sufficient line tension, thereby disengaging the slidable strike indicator. Particular embodiments comprise at least one line-stop member attachable at a user-selectable line position, and operative to attach, or delimit a slidable range of a disengaged slidable strike indicator. Novel methods for fishing, with a slidable reversibly detachable indicator, at a depth greater than the length of a fishing rod are presented.

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1. ~A reversibly disengageable strike indicator, comprising:
a buoyant main body portion having an exterior surface, first and second main body ends, and an axial channel therebetween, with corresponding first and second main body end surface openings, the channel sufficient, in operation, to allow slidable passage of a fishing line therethrough;
a line retention member seat disposed around the main body surface; and a line retention member reversibly receivable and retainable by the seat, and operative with the seat to retain a fishing line passing therebetween at two points, wherein, in operation with a line, the line retention member is displaceable from the seat upon application of sufficient line tension, thereby, disengaging the strike indicator to be slidable on the line.
2. ~The strike indicator of claim 1, wherein the line retention member seat encompasses the channel axis such that the first and second end surface openings are disposed on opposite sides of the seat.
3. ~The strike indicator of claim 2, wherein the line retention member seat is a continuous or discontinuous groove.
4. ~The strike indicator of claim 2, wherein the line retention member seat is a continuous or discontinuous raised ridge protruding at least to some extent from the main body surface.
5. ~The strike indicator of claim 1, wherein the main body channel axis intersects a plane defined by the retention member seat at an angle less than ninety degrees.
6. ~The strike indicator of claim 1, wherein the angle between the main body channel axis at the first or second main body end, and a plane defined by the retention member seat is selected from the group consisting of: less than about thirty degrees and greater than about 2 degrees; less than about twenty degrees and greater than about five degrees; and less than about fifteen degrees and greater than about seven degrees.
7. ~The strike indicator of claim 1, wherein the nearest distance, in opposite directions, from the first and second main body end surface openings to the retention member seat is the same or substantially the same.
8. ~The strike indicator of claim 1, wherein the line retention member protrudes, at least to some extent, from the seat.
9. ~The strike indicator of claim 1, wherein the line retention member is receivable by the retention seat to a distance not greater than about one-half the cross-sectional width of the retention member.
10. ~The strike indicator of claim 1, wherein the line retention member is under tensile elastic stress while being retained by the retention member seat.
11. ~The strike indicator of claim 10, wherein the line retention member is in the form of an annular elastic band or an 'o-ring'.
12. ~The strike indicator of claim 1, wherein the retention member seat is continuous around the surface of the main body.
13. ~The strike indicator of claim 1, wherein the main body is generally ovoid or ellipsoid, and wherein the retention member seat is generally elliptical or circular.
14. ~The strike indicator of claim 1, further comprising a fishing line, leader or tippet portion extending through the main body channel, and reversibly attached to the main body at two points along the line by means of the retention member seat and retention member, wherein the retention member is, in operation, displaceable from the seat upon application of sufficient tension to the line, thereby disengaging the main body to be slidable along the line.
15. ~The strike indicator of claim 2, further comprising a fishing line, leader or tippet portion extending through the main body channel, and, after emerging at the two opposing end openings, passing therefrom in opposing directions between the retention member and the retention member seat, wherein the strike indicator is thereby reversibly retained at two points along the line, and wherein, in operation, the retention member is disengageable from the seat upon application of sufficient line tension, thereby disengaging the main body to be slidable along the line.
16. ~A reversibly disengageable strike indicator system, comprising:
a buoyant main body portion having an exterior surface, first and second main body ends, and an axial channel therebetween, with corresponding first and second main body end surface openings, the channel sufficient, in operation, to allow slidable passage of a fishing line therethrough;
an exterior retention member seat disposed around the main body surface;
a line retention member reversibly receivable and retainable by the seat, and operative with the seat to retain a fishing line passing therebetween at two points; and at least one line stop member attachable to a fishing line, the line stop member having an outer surface, first and second stop member ends, and an axial stop member channel therebetween, with corresponding first and second stop member end surface openings, wherein the line stop member is reversibly receivable into the axial channel of the main body, and wherein the line stop member is operative to reversibly engage the line stop member within the main body channel.
17. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, wherein the line retention member seat encompasses the channel axis such that the first and second end surface openings are disposed on opposite sides of the seat.
18. ~The strike indicator system of claim 17, wherein the line retention member seat is a continuous or discontinuous groove.
19. ~The strike indicator system of claim 17, wherein the line retention member seat is a continuous or discontinuous raised ridge protruding at least to some extent from the main body surface.
20. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, wherein the distance between the stop member ends is less that about one-half the distance between the main body ends.
21. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, comprising two line stop members receivable at opposite ends of the main body.
22. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, wherein the main body channel axis intersects a plane defined by the retention member seat at an angle less than ninety degrees.
23. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, wherein the angle between the main body channel axis at the first or second main body end, and a plane defined by the retention member seat is selected from the group consisting of: less than about thirty degrees and greater than about 2 degrees; less than about twenty degrees and greater than about five degrees; and less than about fifteen degrees and greater than about seven degrees.
24. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, wherein the nearest distance, in opposite directions, from the first and second main body end surface openings to the retention member seat is the same or substantially the same.
25. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, wherein the line retention member protrudes, at least to some extent, from the seat.
26. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, wherein the line retention member is receivable by the seat to a distance not greater than about one-half the radial width of the member.
27. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, wherein the line retention member is under tensile elastic stress while being retained by the retention member seat.
28. ~The strike indicator system of claim 27, wherein the line retention member is in the form of an annular elastic band or an 'o-ring.'
29. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, wherein the retention member seat is continuous around the surface of the main body.
30. The strike indicator system of claim 16, wherein the main body is generally ovoid or ellipsoid, and wherein the retention member seat is generally elliptical, or circular.
31. The strike indicator system of claim 16, further comprising a fishing line, leader or tippet portion extending through the main body channel, and reversibly attached to the main body at two points along the line by means of the retention member seat and retention member, wherein the retention member is, in operation, displaceable from the seat upon application of sufficient tension to the line, thereby disengaging the main body to be slidable to the attachment position of the at least one line stop member.
32. The strike indicator system of claim 17, further comprising a fishing line, leader or tippet portion extending through the main body channel and, after emerging at the two opposing main body channel end openings, passing therefrom in opposing directions between the retention member and retention member seat, wherein the strike indicator is thereby reversibly retained at two points along the line, and wherein, in operation, the retention member is disengageable from the seat upon application of sufficient line tension, thereby disengaging the main body to be slidable to the attachment position of the at least one line stop member.
33. The strike indicator system of claim 16, comprising a first and a second line stop member, further comprising a fishing line, leader or tippet section extending through the main body channel and through a channel of the first stop member engaged therein, the line reversibly retained by the main body at two points along the line by means of the line retention member and retention seat, wherein, in operation, the retention member is disengageable from the retention member seat upon application of sufficient line tension, thereby disengaging the main body to be slidable to the attachment position of the second line stop member positioned along the line a distance from the line first stop member, and on the side of the strike indicator that is opposite that of the first line stop member.
34. ~The strike indicator system of claim 16, comprising a first and a second line stop member, further comprising a fishing line, leader or tippet portion extending through the main body channel and through a channel of the first line stop member engaged therein, and the line, after emerging at the two opposing main body channel end openings, passing therefrom in opposing directions between the line retention member and the retention member seat, wherein the main body is thereby reversibly retained at two points along the line, wherein the retention member is, in operation, disengageable from the retention member seat upon application of sufficient line tension, thereby disengaging the main body to be slidable to the attachment position of the second line stop member positioned along the line a distance from the line first stop member, and on the side of the strike indicator that is opposite that of the first line stop member.
35. ~A disengageable strike indicator system for a fishing line, comprising:
a fishing line, leader or tippet portion;
a buoyant disengageable strike indicator that is attachable to, disengageable from, and thereafter slidable along the fishing line, leader or tippet portion; and at least one strike indicator stop member attachable, in operation, to a user-selectable position along the fishing line, leader or tippet portion, and operationally sufficient to limit slidable travel of the disengaged strike indicator along the fishing line, leader or tippet portion.
36. The strike indicator system of claim 35, comprising first and second attachable strike indicator stop members attached at different user-selectable positions along the fishing line, leader or tippet portion, and suitable, in operation of the system, to delimit a slidable range of the disengaged slidable strike indicator along the fishing line, leader or tippet portion.
37. The strike indicator system of claim 36, wherein, in operation, the strike indicator is attachable to the line in engagement with the first line stop member attached at a first line position, and wherein, upon disengagement, the disengaged strike indicator is thereafter slidable along the fishing line, leader or tippet portion between the first and second line stop members.
38. The strike indicator system of claim 35, wherein, in operation, the strike indicator is disengageable by means of application of sufficient line tension.
39. A method of fishing with a disengageable, slidable strike indicator at a set depth greater than about the length of a fishing rod, comprising:

obtaining a fishing line in operable communication with a fishing rod, the line extending through rod line guides and from a tip portion of the fishing rod to a fishing hook, and retrievable with line retrieving means mounted on the fishing rod, the extended line portion having hook-proximal and hook-distal positions;

attaching, to the extended line portion, a first and a second strike indicator stop member at a first user-selected hook-distal line stop position corresponding to a desired fishing depth, and at a second hook-proximal line stop position corresponding to a distance from a hook position of about the length of the fishing rod, respectively, wherein the line stop members are receivable into a buoyant disengageable, slidable strike indicator, and wherein the line stop members are operative to engage and limit slidable travel of the buoyant disengageable strike indicator;

attaching to the line, at a position between the line stop members and in engagement with the first, hook-distal stop member, a disengageable, slidable strike indicator reversibly attached to, disengageable from and thereafter slidable along the fishing line between the first and second stop members, the strike indicator disengageable by application of sufficient line tension;

disengaging the strike indicator by setting the hook into a fish; and retrieving the extended line to a line position corresponding to about that of the second line stop member, wherein fishing at a set depth greater than about the length of a fishing rod is, at least in part afforded.
40. The reversibly disengageable strike indictor of any one of claims 1-38, wherein the depth of the retention member seat is greater at or near the main body ends than at or near the main body center.
41. The reversibly disengageable strike indictor of any one of claims 1-38, wherein the depth of the retention member seat is greater at or near the main body ends and tapers to a lesser depth at or near the main body center.
42. The reversibly disengageable strike indictor of any one of claims 1-38, wherein the axis of the channel of the main body portion is coincident with the true central axis of the main body portion.
43. The reversibly disengageable strike indictor of any one of claims 1-38, wherein the axis of the channel of the main body portion is not coincident with the true central axis of the main body portion.
44. The reversibly disengageable strike indictor of any one of claims 1-38, wherein the axis of the channel of the main body portion is offset at least one channel end and/or is at an angle with respect to the true central axis of the main body portion.
45. A reversibly disengageable line-stop member, comprising:

a an elongated line-clamping member having at one end at least one pair of line-clamping arms each with a collar-stop flange, having at the other end a collar-mounting and retention portion comprising a plurality of spaced, collar-mounting and retention arms, each retention arm having a retention arm collar-stop flange, the elongated line clamping member having a longitudinal axial bore or channel suitable to allow slidable passage of a line therethrough;

a cylindrical engagement collar having a collar channel therethrough and slidably positionable along the line-clamping member, the collar positionable an operative with the line-clamping arms to reversibly hold the line-clamping member in a line-clamping or line-engagement position to engage a line, and additionally positionable in a line-disengagement position to operatively and reversibly disengage the line-clamping member from the line-clamping position to reversibly disengage a line; and an engagement collar positioning portion disposed between the at least one pair of line-clamping arms and the collar-mounting and retention portion, the positioning portion comprising means to reversibly position the engagement collar on the line-clamping member in the line-engagement position wherein the engagement collar is in operative association with the line-clamping arms, or in the line-disengagement position wherein the engagement collar is precluded from being in operative association with the line-clamping arms.
46. The reversibly disengageable line-stop member of claim 45, wherein the engagement collar positioning portion comprises a compressible portion having, in the uncompressed state, an outside diameter larger than the engagement collar channel diameter such that the engagement collar positioning portion must be compressed to reposition the collar between the line-engagement position and the line disengagement position.
47. The reversibly disengageable line-stop member of claim 45, wherein the engagement collar positioning portion comprises thread means complementary to thread means located within the engagement collar channel such that the engagement collar positioning portion must be engaged by screwing the engagement collar thereon between the line-engagement position and the line disengagement position.
48. The strike indicator system of any one of claims 16-38, wherein the at least one line-stop member is according to any one of claims 45-47.
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