GB1567846A

GB1567846A - Fishlure compositions

Info

Publication number: GB1567846A
Application number: GB27263/77A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: Gist Brocades NV
Current assignee: Gist Brocades NV
Priority date: 1977-06-29
Filing date: 1977-06-29
Publication date: 1980-05-21
Also published as: NL7806502A; LU79882A1; BE868461A

Description

(54) FISH-LURE COMPOSITIONS (71) We, GIST-BROCADES N.V. a Dutch Body Corporate of 1, Wateringseweg, Delft, The Netherlands, do hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: This invention relates to a fish-lure composition to be used by anglers, especially when angling for freshwater fish.

Fish-lure compositions are known, for example a lure comprising fish-attracting components combined with a mixture capable of forming small bubbles when thrown into the water, which fish-lure composition is prepared into a tablet. Such a fish-lure composition is put into the water in the neighbourhood of the hook containing the bait. The lure sinks to the bottom of the water, and disintegrates gradually, forming bubbles and components rising in the water around the hook. Some particles of the composition sink again thereafter, and there is a lively motion around the hook containing the bait, thus attracting the fish towards the bait and the fish attractants included in the lure composition. When the fish is attracted by the lively scene around.the hook, the chance of taking the fish bait at the hook is much increased, and in consequence the angler has markedly more bites by using the fish-lure.

The problem of preparing lures which have a pronounced attracting or luring force to fish lies in the choice of ingredients. Freshwater fish attractants are, for example, bread, potato, bran, etc.

According to the invention it has been found that yeast products may advantageously be used as fish attractants in lures, which appear to have a strong attractive force to freshwater fish, such as carps, roaches, rudds, minnows, breams, tenches, bleaks, ides, etc.

Therefore the present invention relates to a fish-lure composition for use by anglers comprising inactivated yeast and/or autolysed yeast, together with the usual components for preparing fish-lures. The inactivated yeast is, for example, fodder yeast or yeast flakes, which may be used in an amount of about 10 to about 55%, preferably about 12 to about 40%, by weight of the lure composition. The autolysed yeast is, for example, yeast extract, which may be used in an amount of about 1.0 to about 3.5%, preferably about 1.2 to about 2.5%, by weight of the final composition. The yeast components appear to have a strong luring effect to fish, for example freshwater fish intended to be caught by anglers.

The lure composition according to the invention, which preferably disintegrates in water, further contains usual components for preparing fish-lures, such as fillers, which make the lure composition sink in the water and cause sufficient motion around the hook by disintegration of the lure to form, for example bubbles and/or particles rising or sinking in the neighbourhood of the hook, and may, in combination, contain further attractants to fish.

Examples of further lure components are clays such as bentonite or montmorillonite, diatomaceous earth, talcum, chalk, saw dust, straw fibres, bran, bread crumb, starch such as potato or wheat starch, and fodder such as corngluten fodder. Those fillers normally form the remaining part of the lure composition. It is advantageous to select the specific gravitites of the filler components so as to assure that the lure composition, when put in the water, just sinks. Further components enhancing the luring effect, such as borax, may also be added, for example an amount of up to about 1%, preferably about 0.3 to about 0.7% by weight of the final composition. Furthermore, components may be added which create bubbles in the water, e.g. carbon dioxide bubbles caused by the action of water on mixtures of acid and alkaline components. Examples of acid components are tartaric acid, citric acid, salicylic acid, potassium bitartrate, and sodium bisulphate, and examples of alkaline components are @@@ @@a@@onate or sodium bicarbonate. Usually these components are added in amounts of no more than about 5% by weight of the final composition.

According to another feature, the invention provides a method for preparing the fish-lure - components may just be mixed together or some of the components may first be mixed to a master-batch, which is then mixed with the other components.

The lure composition according to the invention may be prepared in-the form of a mixture in powderer fine granular form, which, before use, is mixed with a little water and kneaded to form a ball orthe like. The ball is thrown into the water in the neighbourhood of the hook. A little oil, e.g. paraffin oil, may be added to the lure composition to avoid dusting of the powder.

It is also possible to form the lure composition according to the invention into tablets, capsules and the like, by compressing the lure composition, together with a small amount of an adhesive, such as an oil, e.g. paraffin oil. Ethylene glycol may also be included in small amounts in such compositions Those tablets or capsules may simply be thrown into the water near the hook. According to another possibility, the composition according to the invention may be formed into a granulate by conventional means.

The invention is illustrated by the following Examples.

EXAMPLE 1 A fish-lure composition is prepared by mixing the following components (percentages are percentages by weight): bentonite 50% ground wood 20.8% fodder yeast 26.85% yeast extract, spray dried 1.8% borax 0.55% The components are mixed into a free-flowing powder, which, before use, is mixed with a small amount of water and kneaded into a ball of the desired size. The ball is thrown into the water near the float, i.e. near the hook containing the fish bait.

Before use a small amount of water is added to some of the mixture and the mix kneaded by hand. It is recommended to make balls of the size of an egg, and to throw a few of such balls into the water in the neighbourhood of the hook, if necessary, taking the stream direction and currentinto account. The balls thus thrown into water sink and disintegrate gradually, thus forming rising and sinking particles and air bubbles around the hook, which attract the fiSh: An angling contest has been carried out with anglers using the fish-lure composition according to this Example, in comparison with an equal number of anglers using no fish-lure composition. The contest was held at a canal near Delft, The Netherlands, containing, inter alia, rudds. The anglers were angling on the larger fishes i.e. at a certain distance from the band. After a predetermined period (90 minutes) the catch was counted and measured and the results are shown in the following Table: TABLE Using lure Not using lure number of smaller fishes ( < 15 cm) 44 40 number of larger fishes ( > 15 cm) 53 12 total length of larger fishes (cm) 919 216 average length of larger fishes (cm) 17.3 18.0 The Table shows that, when angling on larger fishes i.e. in deeper water,much more larger fishes bite when lure according to the invention is used, than when it is not used.

Furthermore, the Table shows that the average length of the larger fishes caught is about the same in both cases.

EXAMPLE 2 According to this Example tablets are made from the mixture indicated in the preceding Example with the addition of 6 g of paraffin oil and 2 g of ethylene glycol to 100 g of the mixture and, after mixing the oil composition thoroughly throughout the mixture, compres- sing tablets from the resultant mix by a usual tabletting machine.

Tablets of any desired size can be formed in this manner, for example tablets having a cross-section of 2.5 cm and a height of 1.5 cm. Such tablets need not be wetted before use, and may be thrown into the water as such.

EXAMPLE 3 In the same manner as indicated in Example 1 the following components are mixed together (percentages are percentages by weight): powdered corngluten fodder 74.5% fodder yeast 12.5'to potato starch 10% yeast extract powder 2% borax 0.5% paraffin oil (Durkex 100) 0.5% as in Example 1, the components are mixed into a free-flowing powder, which may be mixed and kneaded, with a small amount of water, into a ball of the desired size and may be thrown into the water near the fish hook with bait to attract the fish.

Claims

WHAT WE CLAIM IS:

1. Fish-lure composition for use by anglers, comprising inactivated yeast and/or autolysed yeast, together with the usual components for preparing fish-lures.

2. Fish-lure composition according to claim 1 wherein the inactivated yeast is fodder yeast or yeast flakes.

3. Fish-lure composition according to claim 2 wherein the amount of the fodder yeast or the yeast flakes is about 10 to about 55% by weight of the lure composition.

4. Fish-lure composition according to claim 3 wherein the amount of the fodder yeast or the yeast flakes is about 12 to about 40% by weight of the lure composition.

5. Fish-lure composition according to claim 1 wherein the autolysed yeast is yeast extract.

6. Fish-lure composition according to claim 5 wherein the amount of the yeast extract is about 1.0 to about 3.5% by weight of the lure composition.

7. Fish-lure composition according to claim 6 wherein the amount of yeast extract is about 1.2 to about 2.5% by weight of the lure composition.

8. Fish-lure composition according to any one of the preceding claims which disintegrates in water.

9. Fish-lure composition according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the usual components are fillers, which make the lure composition sink in the water and cause sufficient motion around the hook by disintegration of the lure to form bubbles and/ or particles rising or sinking in the neighbourhood of the hook, and may, in combination, contain further attractants to fish.

10. Fish-lure composition according to claim 9, which comprises further lure components selected from clays, diatomaceous earth, talcum, chalk, saw dust, straw fibres, bran, bread crumb, starch and fodder.

11. Fish-lure composition according to claim 10 wherein the clay is bentonite or montmorillonite, the starch is potato or wheat starch and the fodder is corngluten fodder.

12. Fish-lure composition according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the lure composition comprises borax in an amount of up to about 1% by weight of the lure composition.

13. Fish-lure composition according to claim 12 wherein the amount of borax is from about 0.3 to about 0.7% by weight of the lure composition.

14. Fish-lure composition according to any one of the preceding claims which comprises components which create bubbles in the water.

15. Fish-lure composition according to claim 14 which comprises not more than about 5% by weight of the lure composition of acid and alkaline components which create carbon dioxide bubbles in water.

16. Fish-lure composition according to claim 15 wherein the acid component is tartaric acid, citric acid, salicylic acid, potassium bitartrate or sodium bisulphate and the alkaline component is sodium carbonate or sodium bicarbonate.

17. Fish-lure composition according to any one of the preceding claims which also comprises a small amount of paraffin oil and, optionally, ethylene glycol.

18. Fish-lure composition according to any one of the preceding claims in the form of powder, granules, tablets or capsules.

19. Fish lure composition according to claim 1 substantially as hereinbefore described.

20. Fish-lure composition according to claim 1 substantially as hereinbefore described with especial reference to Example 1, 2 or 3.

21. Process for preparing a fish-lure composition according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein inactivated yeast and/or autolysed yeast is mixed with the usual components for preparing fish-lures.

22. Process according to claim 21, wherein a small amount of oil is added to the lure composition.

23. Process according to claim 22 wherein the oil is paraffin oil.

24. Process according to claim 21 substantially as hereinbefore described with especial reference to Example 1, 2 or 3.