FR2490927A1 - End piece for fly fishing line - has segmental rat tail construction using fine filament tress segments with loop at each end - Google Patents

Abstract

The base line has a segmental rat-tail structure, and is used to attach an artificial fly to a fisherman's line. The majority of the segments comprise a tress of extremely fine filaments and incorporate a loop on each end. The loops may be fashioned during the formation of the filaments into tresses, each segment may be of uniform dia., and successive segments are connected by locating each end loops in an adjacent end loop.

Description

The present invention relates to a leader for artificial fly fishing and the components of such a leader.

It is known that an artificial fly, essentially constituting a hook, of silk and hackle fibers, has no self-weight and that it is therefore necessary to launch it from fishing distance, to propel it by means of a heavy line. The fly or flies used by the fisherman are connected to said line by means of a leader.

In order to ensure good penetration of the line and the leader in the air, during the throw, they have a "rat tail" structure, that is to say that their diameter decreases towards the fly.

To obtain such a leader in the rat tail, it is already known to tie one after the other monofilament sections of polyamide or gut, of decreasing diameters; for example, the section of the leader adjacent to the line can have a diameter of 40 to 45 hundredths of a meter, while the diameter of the section to which the fly is attached can be of the order of 18 hundredths of a meter. Such a leader has the advantage of being able to be adapted, depending on fishing conditions (wind force, rod length, fishing with a single dry fly or on the contrary, fishing with several drowned flies, etc. ...), by simple choice of the number, the length and the diameter of the different monofilament sections. On the other hand, such a leader has the drawback of being long to realize, due to the large number of knots to be made and to be rigid, which affects the presentation of the fly to the fish.

In an attempt to remedy the first of these drawbacks, we have already produced fly tails with a single tail rat tail, in one piece. This avoids the formation of knots. On the other hand, the rigidity remains and moreover, the structure of the leader, that is to say the evolution of its diameter is fixed forever.

The object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks. It concerns a hook for fishing with an artificial fly, which while having great flexibility, can easily be adapted in length, in diameter and changing diameter to the conditions and fishing methods of the moment
To this end, according to the invention, the leader for artificial fly fishing having a rat tail structure, by assembling a plurality of sections, is remarkable in that at least the greatest number of sections is formed by a braid of smaller diameter filaments provided with a loop at each end and in that two adjacent braids are joined to each other by loop-in-loop mounting.

Advantageously, the loops of each braid are produced during the weaving of said filaments.

Preferably, for ease of manufacture, each braid has a constant diameter.

The length of the braids is advantageously variable, for example, a large diameter braid intended to be connected to the line may be longer than a smaller diameter braid which will be closer to the fly.

It is thus seen that by choice and easy assembly loop in loop of said braids, one can easily realize any leader with desired length and structure.

The single figure of the appended drawing will make it clear how the invention can be implemented.

This single figure schematically illustrates a leader according to the invention for artificial fly fishing.

The leader 1 shown in this single figure, comprises a plurality of sections 2, 3, 4, 5, each of which is constituted by a braid provided with a loop 2 ', 2 ", 3', 3" , 4 ', 4 ", and 5', 5", at its ends.

The loop 2 'is connected to the line (not shown), while the sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 are interconnected by cooperation of their respective loops. To the loop 5 ′ is connected a monofilament 6, itself extended by a tip 7, the free end of which a fly (not shown) can be connected.

 The section 2, of larger diameter, can have a length of the order of 1.20 m while the sections 3, 4, 5, of decreasing diameter from the section 2 to the monofilament 6, can have a length of about 15 cm.

Each of the braids 2, 3, 4 or 5 is of constant diameter.

The different loops are formed during the braiding of the monofilaments constituting each of the braids.

Thus, by interchanging the different braids 2, 3, 4, 5 with others of different diameter and / or length, it is possible to obtain a rig rigorously suitable for the use that is expected of it.

Thanks to the fact that each section is formed by a braid, a particularly flexible leader is obtained.

The loop-to-loop assembly is quick and avoids the formation of raised knots.

Claims (4)

R E V E N n i C A T I O N S  1- Tackle for fly fishing with a rat tail structure, by assembling a plurality of sections, characterized in that at least the greatest number of sections is formed by a braid of more filaments small diameter, provided with a loop at each end and in that two adjacent braids are joined to each other by mounting loop in loop. 2- Leader according to claim 1, characterized in that the loops of each braid are produced during the braiding of said filaments. 3- leader according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that each braid has a constant diameter. 4- Element for leader according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it is constituted by a braid of filaments provided with a loop at each end.