GB2165731A - Beach fishing bait shuttle - Google Patents

Abstract

The shuttle is a device for the casting, protection and presentation of bait, comprising a weighted nose section 3. connected to a vented bait chamber 4. wherein the baited hook is placed. The shuffle is attached to standard paternoster end tackle or the special wired accessory shown 6, 9, 10 which by maintaining a fixed relationship with the shuttle helps to eliminate tangles. After being cast and hitting the water the baited hook is expelled from the bait chamber 4. by force of water through the vents 2. The shuffle then settles on the sea bed, with bait exposed, where it is anchored by collapsible grip wires 5. held in place by a rubber band. The wires collapse upon striking and the rubber band comes to rest in the notches 7. and is thus retained for further use. Upon retrieval the shuttle will tend toward the water surface. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Beach fash5Dlg bait shuttle The shuttle is concerned with the casting, protection and presentation of baits in beach fishing.

Overthe lastfewyears improvementsin beach fishing tackle have led to greater casting distances being achieved. Whereas 80m may have been acceptable some yeaers ago, today anglers are looking for 130m orso.

The initial velocity required to reach these greater distances however often causes the hook to be torn from the bait. Hencethere is a need for a sinker (weight) which not only performs the normal functions required of it but protects the bait during casting also.

The beach fishing bait shuttle comprises a weighted nose section connected to a vented bait chamber wherein the baited hook is placed. The shuttle is attached to standard paternoster end tackle orthe special wired accessory described, which by maintaining a fixed relationship with the shuttle helps to eliminate tangles.

After being castand hitting thewaterthe bait is expelled from the chamber by force ofwaterthrough the vents. The shuttle then settles on the sea bed, with bait exposed, where it is anchored by collapsible grip wires held in place by rubberband.

Thewirescollapse upon striking and the rubber band comes to rest in the notches provided and isthmus retained forfurther use. Upon retrieval the shuttle will tend toward the water surface.

A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 shows the shuttle loaded with baited hook and attached to the special wire paternoster.

Fig. 2 shows the shuttle just after impact with the water, which has forciblyflooded the bait chamber thus expeiling the baited hook.

Fig.3 shows the shuttle in place on the sea bed, anchored against the pull ofthetide.

Fig. 4 shows the shuttle upon retrieve, the wires have now collapsed to minimise snagging, the rubber band has settled into the notches provided and hopefullyafish has been hooked.

The shuttle is formed in this instance from 28mm diametercoppertubing; it is envisaged howeverthata lighterplasticorotherwisebodyshell maybe desirable. It is further envisaged that other sizes of shuttle could be manufactured.

Referring to figs. 1-4incl.

A 140 mm length of 28mm dia. coppertubing is crushed at one end thus inducing an elliptical crosssection and longitudinal curvature. The 'lips' 1. of the crushed end are then braised. 85 grams of molten lead is poured into the crushed end and two cuts to form the vents 2. are made 6mm or so above the level of the cooled lead. The forward edges of the cuts are eased into the centre ofthe shuttle and more molten lead is then poured into the nose section 3. to seal it.

The open end of the shuttle is then crushed producing complementary curvatures. The shuttle is then cut open as shown to form the bait chamber 4.

Holes are then drilied in the nose to receive the anchor wires 5. and in the tail to receive a split ring 6. The nose isthen shaped as shown and notches7. are cutoutto locate the released rubber bands. Two anchor wires of 140mm length are then inserted into the hose and bent to shape; these are held in the anchor position by a rubber band 8.

The special wire paternoster is made from coated fishing wire approx. 750mm overall length with a split ring 6. attachment one end to the shuttle and a swivel 9. the other end. Afixed wire snood point 10., corresponding to the bait chamber opening, is positioned 100mm or so down from the swivel. The dimensions arevariable. This paternoster is designed to reduce tangles by maintaining the relationship between shuttle and snood point-when the shuttle spins the swivel will then take up the movement.

1. The bait shuttle is a weighted device to protect bait during casting. It expels the baited hook upon contact with the water through forcible flooding of the bait chambervia the forward vents.

2. The baitshuttle as claimed in claim 1 hasa collapsible anchor wire arrangement.

3. The bait shuttle as claimed in claims 1 and 2 retains the rubber band restraining the collapsible wires by locating the rubber band in notches afterthe wires have collapsed.

4. The bait shuttle as claimed in claim 1 will remain substantially free of tangles through the action of the special wire paternoster which maintains the relative positions of the shuttle bait chamber and snood fixing.

5. The bait shuttle substantially as described herein with ref. to figs. 1-4 incl. of the accompanying drawings.

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Claims (5)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Beach fash5Dlg bait shuttle The shuttle is concerned with the casting, protection and presentation of baits in beach fishing. Overthe lastfewyears improvementsin beach fishing tackle have led to greater casting distances being achieved. Whereas 80m may have been acceptable some yeaers ago, today anglers are looking for 130m orso. The initial velocity required to reach these greater distances however often causes the hook to be torn from the bait. Hencethere is a need for a sinker (weight) which not only performs the normal functions required of it but protects the bait during casting also. The beach fishing bait shuttle comprises a weighted nose section connected to a vented bait chamber wherein the baited hook is placed. The shuttle is attached to standard paternoster end tackle orthe special wired accessory described, which by maintaining a fixed relationship with the shuttle helps to eliminate tangles. After being castand hitting thewaterthe bait is expelled from the chamber by force ofwaterthrough the vents. The shuttle then settles on the sea bed, with bait exposed, where it is anchored by collapsible grip wires held in place by rubberband. Thewirescollapse upon striking and the rubber band comes to rest in the notches provided and isthmus retained forfurther use. Upon retrieval the shuttle will tend toward the water surface. A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 shows the shuttle loaded with baited hook and attached to the special wire paternoster. Fig. 2 shows the shuttle just after impact with the water, which has forciblyflooded the bait chamber thus expeiling the baited hook. Fig.3 shows the shuttle in place on the sea bed, anchored against the pull ofthetide. Fig. 4 shows the shuttle upon retrieve, the wires have now collapsed to minimise snagging, the rubber band has settled into the notches provided and hopefullyafish has been hooked. The shuttle is formed in this instance from 28mm diametercoppertubing; it is envisaged howeverthata lighterplasticorotherwisebodyshell maybe desirable. It is further envisaged that other sizes of shuttle could be manufactured. Referring to figs. 1-4incl. A 140 mm length of 28mm dia. coppertubing is crushed at one end thus inducing an elliptical crosssection and longitudinal curvature. The 'lips' 1. of the crushed end are then braised. 85 grams of molten lead is poured into the crushed end and two cuts to form the vents 2. are made 6mm or so above the level of the cooled lead. The forward edges of the cuts are eased into the centre ofthe shuttle and more molten lead is then poured into the nose section 3. to seal it. The open end of the shuttle is then crushed producing complementary curvatures. The shuttle is then cut open as shown to form the bait chamber 4. Holes are then drilied in the nose to receive the anchor wires 5. and in the tail to receive a split ring 6. The nose isthen shaped as shown and notches7. are cutoutto locate the released rubber bands. Two anchor wires of 140mm length are then inserted into the hose and bent to shape; these are held in the anchor position by a rubber band 8. The special wire paternoster is made from coated fishing wire approx. 750mm overall length with a split ring 6. attachment one end to the shuttle and a swivel 9. the other end. Afixed wire snood point 10., corresponding to the bait chamber opening, is positioned 100mm or so down from the swivel. The dimensions arevariable. This paternoster is designed to reduce tangles by maintaining the relationship between shuttle and snood point-when the shuttle spins the swivel will then take up the movement. CLAIMS

1. The bait shuttle is a weighted device to protect bait during casting. It expels the baited hook upon contact with the water through forcible flooding of the bait chambervia the forward vents.

2. The baitshuttle as claimed in claim 1 hasa collapsible anchor wire arrangement.

3. The bait shuttle as claimed in claims 1 and 2 retains the rubber band restraining the collapsible wires by locating the rubber band in notches afterthe wires have collapsed.

4. The bait shuttle as claimed in claim 1 will remain substantially free of tangles through the action of the special wire paternoster which maintains the relative positions of the shuttle bait chamber and snood fixing.

5. The bait shuttle substantially as described herein with ref. to figs. 1-4 incl. of the accompanying drawings.