GB2415348A

GB2415348A - Fishing lure with character changing inserts

Info

Publication number: GB2415348A
Application number: GB0414382A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Thomas Sean Odeneal
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-06-26
Filing date: 2004-06-26
Publication date: 2005-12-28
Also published as: GB0414382D0

Abstract

A fishing lure with a set of interchangeable lure blocks 21-44 comprises a bore in the lure body which receives one or more of the blocks. The blocks can be of different scent, colour, weight or buoyancy. Noise generating and liquid and gas filled blocks may also be provided. By inserting different blocks within the hollow lure body the characteristics of the lure can be modified to suit particular angling conditions. Preferably the body of the lure is transparent and may include a diving mechanism.

Description

1 2415348

A LURE SYSTEM

The invention relates to a fishing lure of the varied types of brightlycoloured artificial spinning baits, usually consisting of a plastic or metal body mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers.

Such lures are well known but suffer from the disadvantage of being limited in their ability to respond to fishing conditions that are numerous and changeable, including: weather' water temperature, water depth, water colour, water colouration, water type, time of year/season, water flow, tides, salt water, freshwater. Furthermore there are diverse and disparate methods of fishing available to choose from for the angler and the would-be angler. Also, many of the lures in use are overlarge due to casting constraints, and an inverted example of this is the specialist fly-fishing equipment necessary to cast a fly-lure due to it's near negligible weight, which is to say small lures cannot be easily cast using simple rod and line.

Also, fly-fishing is often considered to be an exclusionary, complicated, and expensive sport - even at an entry level - and this may deter new entrants, particularly those who might dismiss fishing in general although the 'Art' of fly-fishing may appeal to them, not to mention that waders often necessary to the fly-angler to reach a lie - are unsuitable for small children as well as encouraging parents to associate fishing/waders/danger together and ultimately fishing and danger generally, and certainly waders are not for those unable to swim or with mobility difficulties.

Also, baits can be expensive. The mounting of game is becoming increasingly less popular due in part to changes in tastes - not least in the preservation of wildlife, as well as constraints dictated by size and space available. And technology is becoming more and more accessible, as is the ability and desire to capture experiences and memories, and produce art of ones own that is, at the very least, valid and unique.

An object of this invention is to provide a lure that is versatile and adaptable to changeable fishing conditions, and the changeable tastes of the angler.

Another object of this invention is to provide a means of casting seemingly over-small lures without the use of overly expensive specialist equipment.

Another object of this invention is to provide a means of casting, and protecting - live and dead baits - and making them look and swim realistically.

Another object of this invention is to provide anglers with a new method/system of fishing that brings together many of the diverse and disparate methods of angling to a common point of tackle from which the angler can not only enjoy angling, but from which the angler can gain experience of- and be encouraged to compare - said methods of angling prior to specialization in any particular area(s); rather than a scenario whereby having once been exposed to an unfavourable experience and method of fishing the person never goes fishing again. Another object of this invention is to provide a method of fishing that is creative, and involves trial-and- error and experimentation, and one that gives greater ownership of the challenge, solution, success and all-round angling experience to the angler, and including the after-experience.

Another object of this invention is to provide alternative methods to flyfishing.

Another object of this invention is to provide a means of administering lures, fly's, baits, preserved baits, and artificial baits.

Another object of this invention is to help encourage people to take up the sport of fishing by bridging the gap between fishing and fly-fishing. And another object is to link fishing past and present, not least through a means of presentation, but also self- expression and promotion of ones oven fishing experiences in todays prevailing medium, ultimately redressing the image of fishing.

Accordingly, this invention provides a fishing lure whose main body can accommodate objects whose arrangement can be changed so that characteristics of the lure including, appearance, buoyancy, dive depth/angle, scent, weight and casting dynamics, turbulence production, noise/vibration production, action, swing rate, and suitability for topwater use can be adjusted.

This invention can be made using a plurality of materials including plastic, metal, and This invention might be made utilising a glass or glass-like material.

This invention can be made utilising a plurality of technologies, including photochemistry.

Transparent materials can often be tailored to corresponding water colourations in the interests of reduced detect-ability.

And these materials may be dynamic in their adapting to water types and colourations.

This invention can be made utilising a plurality of technologies including those surrounding inks and paints and their removal, adhesives and their neutralising agents, fish attractants, and combinations thereof.

This invention may be made using a plurality of technologies including those of Geology, man-made resins and plastics, and inclusions.

This invention may be made using a plurality of technologies including those surrounding elasticity, springs, and stored energies.

This invention may be made using a plurality of technologies including those of dynamics and aqua-dynamics.

This invention can be made using a plurality of technologies including plastics and their malleability and their ability to bend.

This invention can be made using a plurality of technologies including those of viscosity and viscous fluids.

This invention can be made using a plurality of matter including solid, liquid, gas, mineral, and chemical.

This invention may utilise a plurality of technologies and techniques including those of taxidermy, and of glues and sealants.

This invention may be made using a plurality of creature including living, dead, and preserved.

This invention may utilise a plurality of technologies and techniques including those of Art.

A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: FIGURE 1 shows a view of the main body of the lure.

FIGURE 2 shows examples of objects used to affect change in the characteristics of the lure.

FIGURE 3 shows an external view of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 shows another embodiment of the main body of the lure that is transparent.

FIGURE 5 shows examples of objects used to affect change in the characteristics of the lure in FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 6 shows a FIGURE 4 lure being used to fly-fish.

FIGURE 7 shows an example of a side view of the lures main body.

FIGURE 8 shows FIGURE 7 in the water.

FIGURE 9 shows a jointed lure.

FIGURE 10 shows a lure with hooks attached.

FIGURE 1 l shows another embodiment of the main body of the lure that has more than one part and examples of front parts/objects.

FIGURE 12 is as FIGURE l 1 but is transparent and the front/parts objects have not been re-drawn.

FIGURE 13 shows a front part/object.

FIGURE 14 shows a front part/object.

FIGURE 15 is another preferred embodiment whose body is a frame.

FIGURE 16 shows another preferred embodiment that is transparent being used to administer bait internally.

FIGURE 17 shows examples of means of attaching bait.

FIGURE 18 shows examples of objects used with the lure.

FIGURE 19 shows a means of interconnecting objects.

FIGURE 20 shows a system of noise production.

FIGURE 21 shows an example of lure braking system.

As shown in Figure 1, the lure comprises a main body with a hollow through it and a diving mechanism.

As shown in Figure 2, 1 is gas-filled object, 2 is a solid object, 3 is a liquid-filled object, 4 is an object that is part gas-filled and part solid-filled with its different matter side-by-side, 5 is an object that is part gas-filled and part liquid-filled with its different matter sideby-side, 6 is an object that is part gas-filled and part solid-filled with its different matter top-to-bottom, 7 is object that is part gas- filled and part liquid-filled with its different matter top-to-bottom, 8 is a frame, 9 is an object that produces noise/vibration, 10 is an object with a hollow through it, 11 is an object that exudes scent, 12 is an object with a semi-enclosed inclusion, 13 is an object with an extrusion, 14 is an object with an extrusion that is suited to attachment, 15 is part solid-filled and part liquid-filled object, 16 is a continuous frame open on two sides, 17 is an object partially filled with viscous material.

As shown in Figure 3, the lures exterior is decorated.

There follows a summary of the - most obvious - effects of adding and subtracting objects to the lure with one or more characteristics being affected each time such is the sometimes complex relationship that each object may have with the lure and the other objects.

When a 1 is added or subtracted from an arrangement of objects within the lure then buoyancy is affected.

When a 2 is added or subtracted from an arrangement of objects within the lure then weight is affected, and similarly their placement in the arrangement will affect casting dynamics.

When a 2 is added or subtracted from an arrangement of objects within the lure then the orientation is affected and specifically when the arrangement causes the lure to tip up or down at the front then the diving mechanism is affected and subsequently dive angle/depth is affected.

When a 3 is added or subtracted from an arrangement of objects within the lure the weight is affected whilst tending not to have an overall effect on buoyancy.

When a 4 is added or subtracted from an arrangement of objects within the lure then action is affected.

When a 5 is added or subtracted from an arrangement of objects within the lure then action is affected and potentially more so as motion within the liquid-side might cause additional action as well as noise of some description and these may be increased if there was space in the enclosure.

When a continuous arrangement of 6's - with solid side to the top - are added then the lure is converted to top-water use by flipping its orientation and rendering the diving vane ineffectual.

When an arrangement of 6's - with solid side down - are added then the swing is reduced by encouraging the lure to adopt an orientation less resistant to the current.

Adding or subtracting a 7 would have a similar affect as that of a 5.

Adding or subtracting a 15 would also have a similar effect as that of a 7 or a 5 although its liquid side would tend to be the least weighty.

When an 8 is added or subtracted from the arrangement of objects within the lure then the spacing of the objects and their ability to move within the lure is affected as is the noise production, along with other characteristics including casting.

When a 9 is added or subtracted from an arrangement of objects within the lure then noise production is affected.

When the arrangement of objects is made up of objects such as lo then water may pass through the lure affecting turbulence.

When an 11 is added or subtracted from the arrangement of the objects then scent will be affected.

When 12 is added or subtracted from the arrangement the appearance of the lure is affected.

When 13 is added or subtracted from the arrangement the appearance of the lure is affected.

When a 15 is added or subtracted from the arrangement then the weight, action, and buoyancy of the lure is affected.

When a 16 is added or subtracted then the ability of objects to move either side of it is affected, as with an 8, and also objects of lesser size are free to pass through this 16.

When a 17 is added or subtracted from the arrangement then noise production, casting dynamics, and also the angle of dive may be affected in an unpredictable and dynamic fashion.

When an object or arrangement of objects is used with a lure such as in Figure 1 but with a different exterior decoration than Figure 2 then the appearance of the lure is affected.

As shown in Figure 4, the lure is transparent and comprises a main body with a hollow through it and a diving mechanism.

As shown in Figure 5, 21 is a transparent gas-filled object, 22 is a transparent solid object, 23 is a transparent liquid-filled object, 24 is a transparent object that is part gas-filled and part solid-filled with its different matter side-by-side, 25 is a transparent object that is part gas-filled and part liquid-filled with its different matter side-by- side, 26 is a transparent object that is part gas-filled and part solid-filled with its different matter top-to-bottom, 27 is a transparent object that is part gas-filled and part liquid- filled with its different matter top-to-bottom, 28 is a transparent frame, 29 is a transparent noise/vibration producing object, 30 is a transparent object with a hollow through it, 31 is a transparent object that exudes scent, 32 is a transparent object with an inclusion, 33 is a transparent object with a fly-lure inclusion, 34 is a transparent object with a fly-lure-in-motion inclusion, 35 is a transparent object with a bait-fish inclusion, 36 is a transparent object with visible matter on its surface, 37 is an object that is tailored for the application of visible representations, 38 is a non-transparent object, 39 is a transparent object with a semi-enclosed inclusion, 40 is a transparent object with an extrusion, 41 is a transparent object with an extrusion suited to attachment, 42 is a transparent object that is part solid- filled and part liquid-filled, 43 is a continuous transparent frame open on two sides, 44 is a transparent object partially filled with viscous material.

As shown in Figure 6, the lure is being used to administer another lure and in this case ally.

As shown in Figure 7, the lure is transparent and has visible matter applied to it, and the overall effect when it is in the water is shown in Figure 8.

As shown in Figure 9, the jointed lure is transparent and has an object with a visible inclusion in its rear section.

As shown in Figure 10, the lure has one or more - and in this case two fixed areas for attaching a hook or hooks.

As shown in Figure 11, different front parts/objects may be accommodated by the rear/body part and interchanged in order to alter the dive characteristics of the lure including the depth and angle of dive according to the dive mechanism as well as the smoothness with which the lure cuts through the water through its use of hollows to dive, the turbulence produced, and the water flow required for some arrangements of objects.

Figure 12 is a transparent Figure 11, with the transparent equivalents of 53 through 63 having been omitted in favour of referring to them as 73 through 83 respectively.

Figure 13 is a front part/object that can be interchanged to alter the dive characteristics of the lure and is static as in 83, and bends as in 84 when the force applied to it is greater than normal retrieval therefore increasing the angle and bend in the dive mechanism.

Figure 14 is a front part/object that can be interchanged to alter the dive characteristics of the lure and the malleability of the dive mechanism means 86 can be formed from 85 to alter various aspects.

As shown in Figure 15, the rear/body part of the lure is a non-continuous frame.

As shown in Figure 16, 89 and 90 and 91 all fit together to make up 92 which illustrates the internal redistribution of weight that occurs when the lure is cast.

As shown in Figure 17,93 is a screw-in pin with a loop at the top, 94 is a simple two- pronged pin with a barb at either that springs outwards securing itself within the bait it is embedded into and may be attached via the apex/loop, 95 is as 94 but with more securing barbs and a turn at the top to provide additional spring - 95 can also illustrate same with an a more definite attaching loop or split ring, 96 is similar to 94 and 95 but is instead pulled apart to attach onto a bait from the outside, 97 is as 94 but with additional barbs to attach around the head area and is more specific to bait-fish, 98 shows a retaining clip to assist with use of the device as shown in 101 prior to releasing the clip, 99 is an example of a simple prawn-pin type of device, 100 combines that of 99 but with more barbs and 96 which would give a reassuring grip as well as encourage more scent and similar of the bait to escape, 102 is akin to 96 but has attaching areas at both ends and 103 shows its having been pushed or pulled open and 104 shows the device with a bait-fish within it, 105 shows 102 with attachments either side that may be elastic or springy in nature, 106 is similar to 105 but also with swivel-like mechanisms so that it might be free to rotate, 107 is split rings joined by elastic, 108 shows a spring with attaching loops either end, 109 attaches to a fish simply by piercing either side of the head and can attach via the apex/loop, 110 is akin to 109 but with barbs, 111 hooks through the mouth and around through the bottom of a bait-fishes gills and attaches via the loop, 112 is like I l 1 but has a split ring, 113 is akin to 111 but has a clasp, 114 is very simple and akin to 111 but is reliant upon the device retaining its shape to secure the bait-fish in and around the lower gills via 114(a)&(b) and attaches via 114(c), 115 is 114 with a pre-attached spring with an attaching loop or split ring at the end, 116 is 114 with elastic and loop attached, 117 is 114 with one or more twists at the apex for additional outward springiness and/or attachment purposes, 118 is 117 but with a simple hoop at the apex, 119 is like l 14 but with an attaching area that is oriented similarly to the gill-loops, ]20 is a simple 114 but also has loops that attach over the top of the gills, 121 is as 114 but goes around the top of the gills, 122 is a more purpose built 120 in that it takes account of the actual shape of a fishes head, 123 is a 114 that fastens, 124 is as 122 but each of the loops fastens to the attaching hoop, 125 is a 114 that fastens as 124, 126 is as 114 but fastens around the head of the fish, 127 is elastic with two hoops at the ends and used for additional security, 128 serves a similar purpose to 127, 129 is as 121 but hoops attach to a loop, 130 is akin to 118 but has an additional hoop at the end of a rigid length used ffir securing the tail for greater responsiveness to movement, 131 is similar to 130 but the hoops attach and the rigid length is adjustable, 132 is a simple device that pierces through the bait and is secured at the ends, 133 is an example of a device used to restrict movement to side-to-side, 134 is akin to 124 and 131 with each loop attached to the loop independently of one another and each of them attaches and there is an adjustable tail- loop, 135 is one part top gill and the opposite under gill with an attaching loop so that it is neither up-down or side-to-side but somewhere in the middle such as diagonally oriented.

As shown in Figure 18, 136 is an object with a hollow through it and 136(a) and 136(b) are openings that will allow something to pass through in one direction but resist their going back the way they came, 137 and 138 are akin to 136(a) and 138(b) but have only a small hole in them, 139 is the same as 107 and is something with elastic qualities between split rings, 140 is two hoops between line or wire, 141 is as 108, 142 is split-rings and a swivel combined. Figure 18 shows a versatile way of attaching a variety of things to hollowed objects including hollowed objects. In the same way that Figure I is an example of an almost entirely closed lure body and figure 15 is an example of an almost entirely open lure body - and there may be several possibilities in between and around these two - Figure 18 indicates a lure whose body is not altogether necessary because the lure parts/objects can interconnect to make up a complete lure. The degree of elasticity between objects would effect the casting dynamic, as well as the amount of play in the lure and this would also be affected by the shape of adjacent objects so that a curved shape would tend to have greater freedom to move rather than a flatter shape, and differences in elasticity or breaking strain between objects could be incorporated into a system designed to cut down on lost equipment due to snags. 139 - 142 are examples of interconnecting internal parts of 136, while 137 and 138 could be described as parts of a somewhat more incomplete 136 that requires more effort and input from the user before it is ready for use in that line or thread or similar must be thread through the hole and something tied on to prevent it from going back the way it came, and the benefit of this set-up is the near zero-risk of anything inadvertently getting back through. 151 and 152 from Figure 19 could also be joined similarly to 136- type-objects and particularly if the suspension were elastic to some extent, and similarly 153. And an issue related to this interconnect- ability is the idea that lures, flies, bait and artificial bait may be connected or suspended between objects/parts of lures, using a number of means, not least using an attaching device such as a 102 of Figure 17, and the ability to attach this device at either end means that this is possible as well as restricting the movement of the bait side-to-side or up-and-down, but when suspended between elastic material the bait can appear to appear from nowhere owing to its rapid movement that quickly dwindles when at rest so that the quick, jerky movement of some baits including prawns and shrimp may be mimicked. The effect would differ from medium to medium and elasticity and tension. This effect might also be present to a degree when using an elastic attachment at one end only, due to the cushioning effect of the elastic or springy material then when the lure stops its forward motion then the elastic pulls itself back to its natural shape and it is this additional movement that might cause the bait to appear to have appeared or arrived suddenly. This effect of appearing to appear suddenly or from nowhere is realistic in terms of mimicking fish and types of bait and this may be particularly true of smaller fishes that are hard to see until they stop.

As shown in Figure 21, this effect of darting and suddenly appearing might also be brought about by arresting the lure abruptly such as a parachute type of mechanism might achieve, and this mechanism might be triggered by an internal weight redistributing mechanism and this triggering will happen in the water when desired by a semi-skilled angler as well as during casting when it will cause the - now angled in the opposite way parachute-like mechanism to promote aerodynamic flight, and the noise produced in the water when the mechanism is triggered will coincide with the seeming appearance of the bait or lure in general and create a scenario that may spook a predator into aggression and into attacking the lure. The mechanism might also work from the other direction in the sense of the weight redistributing mechanism might trigger the parachute-like mechanism when it is travelling to the front rather than the back of the lure and this might encourage very short darts from the lure when desired so that when jerked the lure will travel forward while the internal mechanism will travel through the lure and activate the parachute-like mechanism. The moving part such as 158 might bounce from the 159 in order that it returns to its original position and similarly the 159 may be loaded so as to immediately return to the original position, and a combination of Figure's 18 and 21 might yield a desirable object. Ultimately, this device might be an attachment at the back, or built in to a lure, or be found anywhere desired, although it may be advantageous to have it out of the way of some visible parts of a lure or hooks despite the mechanism's ability to quickly return to its original discrete position.

As shown in Figure 19 - any or all of which may be transparent or otherwise, as with much of that which is contained in this specification 143 is an object that has a hollow through it something suspended across an end, 144 is similar to 143 but has a propeller at one open end, 145 is as 144 but has a propeller at both ends, 146 is as 143 but with a hoop, 147 has a blade rather than 144'S propeller, 148 is as 146 but with two hoops and oriented the same way, 149 is as 148 but with hoops oriented opposite ways, 150 is an object whose hollow has screw-grooves through it, 151 is akin to 146 but with a split-ring like attaching mechanism, 152 is 151 but with two attaching bits that are oriented oppositely, 153 has a swivel suspended through its centre, 154is as 146 but the hoop is not closed and is a bump, 155is akin to 143 and 146.

As shown in Figure 20, 156 is an object with levels that are not entirely complete, 157 is a side-view of 156 and shows how an object might be able to move between levels.

When a 156 of Figure 20 is used with one or more 17 or 44 then a dynamic means of noise production is produced, that may be unpredictable, may also act as a means of weight re-distribution, and may also alter the dive angle unpredictably. When cast, the object(s) within the 156 are able to move - as is the fluid inside each object - all of which affects weight distribution, and when in the water noise is produced according to the movement of the lure and usually a lure would tend not to make any noise when not moving very much but objects like 17 and 44 with their viscous and independently shifting material may move and drop between levels creating noise, so that we might predict that the lure makes a fairly large amount of noise when in motion allowing a fish to locate it generally, then the lure, at rest, perhaps and perhaps not begins to make small noises indicative of a fish trying not to betray its own position: and this is exactly the type of behaviour that every predator and indeed most creature in general can recognise, and that can induce - unwanted attention upon the prey.

This system of noise-production may also be useful to some anglers in that it may require to be reset before each cast so that the lesson of preparation and composure is encouraged.

Similarly, hollowed out shapes including figure of eight or oblong might be filled with one or more objects to produce noise as well as cause alterations in the dive angle.

As shown in Figure 21, 158 is an object as may be found in a lure and 159 is hinged and has a flap so that when 158 impacts on 159 as in 160 then as can see from 161 then the flap is brought into play at the desired angle.

When objects 21 - 31 (and 42) of Figure 5 are used with the lure of Figure 4 then their effect is the same as that described of the corresponding objects I - 11 (and 15) of Figure 2 used with the lure of Figure 1. However, when the objects of Figure 5 are used with the lure of Figure 4 then a versatile means of administering lures, flys, bait, artificial bait, anything visible, and anything, is created that also has its own in-built and adjustable features, including its own in-built attractant features.

When a 32 of Figure 5 is used with the lure of Figure 4 then the appearance of the lure is affected.

When a 36 of Figure 5 is used with the lure of Figure 4 then the appearance of the lure is affected.

When a 37 of Figure 5 is used with the lure of Figure 4 then the appearance of the lure is affected, and it may be possible to detach parts of 37's further for reasons including those of ease of application of visible matter. Also, areas, and including flat areas of a lure or object might have holes or grooves or such like that lends itself to the application of designs and visible matter.

When a 38 of Figure 5 is used with the lure of Figure 4 then the appearance of the lure is affected.

When a 39 of Figure 5 is used with the lure of Figure 4 then the appearance of the lure is affected.

When a 40 of Figure 5 is used with the lure of Figure 4 then theappearance of the lure is affected.

When a transparent lure as in Figure 7 - a lure that can be used and reused either decorated or undecorated - is used with objects 21 - 31 of Figure 5 then the appearance of the lure may be affected.

Whilst there may be demand for lure hollows that are entirely closed at one or both ends, it is usually advantageous that the lure be open at both ends and water is allowed to flow through and the objects don't fall out, hence something that will prevent the objects from falling out whilst allowing objects in and out as desired is required. There are many possible solutions. One simple solution may involve one or more raised areas within and towards one end of the hollow, with similar though moveable or retractable raised area or areas that allow objects in and out as desired towards the other end; although the ability to access both ends may be desirable.

Figure's 1 and 4 would tend to require such a solution as described above.

Another simple solution might involve a means of tying fishing line across an aperture, and screwing mechanisms are also quite obvious.

While Figure 10 shows a lure with fixed areas for attaching a hook or hooks a lure might utilise an object such as 14 (or 41) to attach a hook, or also use an object such as 13 (or 40). Similarly, objects such as 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 might be combined with the utility of 41 in order that a hook is constant attendance with the visible object(s) ofthe lure and this would be most effective when used in conjunction with the likes of Figure 15 where the lure body/rear 88 would allow the free movement of such an arrangement. Similarly a 14 (or 41) or 13 (or 40) might be used to extend a hook out from the rear or other aperture of a lure in the same way that an object such as a 13 (or 40) might be employed. Owing to the sharp teeth and rough attentions of some fish lures/lure bodiesAure parts may benefit from being made of tough material as well as being sturdy enough so that objects are not pulled out from them in the case of a visible object with an attached hook in attendance having hooked a fish.

51 and 52 of Figure 11 (corresponding with 71 and 72 of Figure 12) might slot together and secure together through use of raised areas or by screwing together, with the resultant lure being like that of Figure's 1 and 4 described above, but a preferable situation may be one where the attachment area secures within it one or more objects.

Furthermore, Figure 16 illustrates such a situation and in this instance the bait-fish has been attached to something elastic such as found in the device/object in Figure 18, and this may be combined or used in conjunction with objects such as 144, 145, 147 in order to regulate the water flow through the lure and over the bait in order that it swims more realistically during retrieval. Some noise may be produced by the bait hitting against the sides of lure as it goes. A number of ways of attaching a bait are shown in Figure 17 and range from those that may cause disfigurement or damage to the bait to those that leave little trace of their usage, and some of which might be utilised out with this invention. Those that cause disfigurement or damage would also tend to increase the attractant qualities of the lure in terms of release of scent, and while these baits once used might still be preserved, it is the baits that are better intact due to their attachment means that are most desirable in terms of preservation purposes, particularly to the novice taxidermist, although all baits are largely recoverable and therefore preserve-able when used with this invention. It should be noted that any or all of 109, 111 - 126, 129 - 132, 134 - 135, might all be made to reduce friction with the bait through means including making the area of contact with the fish larger, giving the area more give, and reducing the amount of movement between the attachment and the bait among other things. The issue of give is addressed to some degree by 1 15, 1 16, in that the method of attachment which assists with the weight re- distribution during casting also provides some cushioning for the bait so that it isn't ripped apart by the force, and this cushioning effect is also present during retrieval. The issue of reducing the amount of movement is addressed to some degree by 113, 126, 130, 131, 134, all of which would encourage movement to be confined to the loop or hoop at the head of the attaching mechanism, and 127 and 128 are useful in keeping the mechanism snug to the bait in order to assist with this. The systems of water distribution of 144, 145, 147, 149, 150, as well as the systems of hollows from the front and throughout some lures, all help to contribute towards the bait or lure or similar swimming freely and realistically, while at the same time protecting the bait or lure or similar by more evenly distributing the pressures acting upon it as well as discouraging it to hit the sides of any enclosing hollow and also subsequently protecting the hollow from damage or erosion. As it is desired that the fish remain as presentable as possible then this is the benefit of not allowing the bait to touch or remain in contact with anything for very long as this will result in discolouration, which also highlights the benefit of an attaching device such as 125 that allows a minimum of contact and even this is largely with the mouth area which is less revealing in this regard than many others as well as also being in contact in a discrete area in the lower gilVmouth area.

The ability of this invention to protect the bait fish used means that not only might a bait fish last a fisherman quite some time and reduce the numbers of bait needed it is conceivable that particularly successful baits might be preserved and possibly mounted just as was popular with large game in the past. This of course means a significantly smaller means of presentation and may be in conjunction with a computer or data-base whereby related information and statistics may be kept - possibly akin to a personal collectable card that the owner creates and fills with their experiences, in truly post-modern fashion - and the data- base might also store, and display, pictures of the fish caught using the bait as well as back-ground of the bait and the species caught, and this may all be capable of plugging into a larger display.

Whilst a picture alone might exist, a preserved bait-fish in physical form along with a screen displaying the fish(s) caught through use of the bait-fish and this is not only a versatile substitute for the mounted game of the past that allows for today's constraints of space but also provides a link between the real and physical of the bait and the image of the caught fish and illustrates the link between prey and predator rather than the less informative and one-sided mounting of game that lacks subtlety and has many negative connotations, not least - the fish was not caught and released: and it might be said of this method of display that it is hideous enough to want and small enough to keep. Data- bases might be pre-programmed with information on particular species whilst also allowing for a degree of tailoring by the individual and the addition of information, and similarly there might be a program that acts as a director whereby pictures, moving pictures, narration and voice-over can all be inserted or included in order to best present the fisher- person's catch and their fishing experience - in this era of accessible moving image technology combined with increasingly more widespread and sophisticated editing skills and knowledge: all the better to better tell the story of the big one that got away. Also, in this day and age of everything being valid, then a trend may develop whereby a fish that is caught is not only judged by its own weight but as well the weight of the bait that it was caught on, perhaps giving rise to some form of a ratio, and such a trend would promote the use of extremely sensitive scales as well as the larger more common ones, and both the larger and smaller types of scales or weighing systems might - just as date and time might register on a film - the weight might be stored automatically onto the film in order that it is to some extent verifiable, and therefore a means of connecting the scales to the database and transferring this data is required, although scales that simply connect to the data-base are useful in their own right in their capturing of the weight(s) of the fish.

The display might be a modified version of a transparent lure and be flat on one side and be capable of opening in order to place the bait in. The opening or openings might be watertight if a pickling method of preservation were used, and there might be a means of attaching it to a wall or flat surface else it may have its own presentation mount of some form and where the data-base may reside else it may be incorporated into the display in a permanent or other fashion. The mode of preservation might be pickling that requires use of a simple solution or a gel that might set, or otherwise.

The displayed lure or bait might be alongside or joint with a picture of the catch and a picture frame or the glass over the picture might incorporate the bait within it, and it might be possible to have a picture of the catch that may be scaled up that mimics in 2-D a mounted fish.

Clearly, a lure might be sealed with the bait preserved inside and this might be a permanent or reversible process. People might collect these along with the stories behind them - and might, likely without hooks attached, carry them around with them.

And possibly recommission them at a later date. Attachments, including the front or back might make hanging them up, or placing on or connecting to a display, straightforward.

performs a similar function as 144, 145, 147 by utilising screw-likethreading through the object in order to regulate the water flow through the lure, and this throws up the notion of objects with the ability to screw into the lure body, and there may be freedom to screw objects to a desirable position within - this may require a tool, else the objects might be better manocuvred by hand if the lure body were open the way that a lure-frame is. Baits may still be used in such an arrangement, whether with an attaching mechanism at one or both ends, and in the case of a single attachment the bait might reside enclosed fully or in part within an object or objects.

This invention offers a great number of possible permutations of arrangement of different objects in conjunction with their housing in different lures, and the objects and lures are not restricted to those previously specified, and housing lures and objects might utilise similar techniques to adjust characteristics independently of one another, and the housing lure may be used as a lure in its own right. Similarly, some permutations of arrangement may prove to be advantageous irrespective of any freedom and ability to alter it so that some lures may be desirable in permanent fashion.

It might prove advantageous to split one object into two or more objects and similarly it might be beneficial to combine objects.

There may also be a means of temporarily interconnecting objects.

Some objects may be fill-able and refillable, and it is worth noting that all visible matter is visible, and filling an object with visible matter can effect change in appearance. Similarly, the utility of the invention as a float is quite straightforward in practice.

The ability to bend a lure body means that not only can the action be altered or adjusted but also in the case of a lure containing objects then bending of the lure can help to encourage objects not to move and remain stationary within the lure.

Some form of holding tool might be useful when decorating a lure or lure part or lure object, perhaps especially for younger or less able people, and also a holding tool that can hold both the lure or parts thereof as well as a book or visual display with instructions on painting, or possible designs or fly patterns that might be applied, and the visual display might be connected to a data-base whose information might be stored on separate storage units and the whole thing might be made to link with the presentation display that might incorporate and display other things besides bait only, and the research, the planning, and the preparation side of the fishing experience can then more readily be sown into the story told - this is itself again by far more real than seeing simply the end product like one great big fish - and this might help to teach people the truth of the adage regarding one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration as well as, referring to the bait or similar, from small acorns grow large oak trees. Perhaps a little oversimplified and dramatic, but the visual display and its related hard and soft ware used for decoration and gathering of background information as well as the presentation display and related hard and soft ware might all be used in conjunction with still and moving pictures and a program where all of the desired information can be organised and stored in order to produce a presentation or film, and this might be the first fish and indeed the first film that the person makes.

In the past perhaps a pleasure of fishing was watching people eating ones catch and now one might also watch oneself doing so, further throwing up the possibility of a dedicated section for presenting the consumption of the catch, and illustrating the cyclical nature of the food chain, and is also further indication of the trend to do things for oneself as much as possible as in this case: catch, cook, and eat ones own fish. A simple method of fishing such as described would complement fishing for rainbow trout on a stocked pond or loch, and conceivably, someone might purchase the necessary equipment and quickly familiarise and fish using this method and go home and cook their catch - caught, truthfully, on the fly, and by them personally - and cook it and serve it, all in a matter of hours at most. Anyone might do this, whether for the freshness of the fish, the fun of fishing, the story to tell, or perhaps to know the feeling of being an intelligent animal - who can say.

This method of making a semi-automated-film based around the activity of fishing such as described might extend to making semi-automated-films based around other activities, and as well there may be the capacity to make the films with a greater or lesser degree of automation and indeed with more autonomy and creative input from the fisher-personlfilm-maker or film-maker(s) generally.

Similarly, a picture diary of designs - both successful or otherwise that were tried might be kept in physical form or stored on computer, and this diary might be incorporated into a film in a running fashion if so desired and a function of the semi- automated-film might accommodate such additions in a seamless fashion.

Objects may be filled and re-filled with any combination of solid, liquid, and gas, mineral, and chemical.

Objects might be of all manner of shape and characteristic. One basic consideration is whether or not the lure will accommodate it, and similarly vice-versa.

it may often be advantageous for objects to fit snugly within the lure, both in terms of against other objects, and in terms of not being able to move laterally, hence a possible solution might involve grooves and slotting into said grooves, although movement of objects against one another can cause noise that may sometimes be desirable.

Similarly, an object that is able to move back and forth inside the lure may adjust weight distribution within the lure, just as an object within an object that is housed within the lure may adjust weight distribution, and may also cause noise/vibration.

In some regards the shape of the transparent housing lures and transparent objects is irrelevant owing to its virtual invisibility in water hence they can take on seemingly unnatural or overly angular shapes. This may lead to novelty shaped lures and may assist in the design of housing lures, and objects, with increased turbulence production.

Similarly, the surface of a lure may not be entirely smooth in order to promote turbulence in the water as well as potentially providing areas where substances might better stick or take hold on to the lure or lure part or lure object. Similarly, pre-etching or carving may provide additional turbulence as well as decoration, and in the case of transparent lures this might provide the less skilled person an area to focus upon and decorate in a manner somewhat akin to a colouring book or dot-to-dot.

Similarly, scented paints or inks might be used to decorate lures and lure parts or objects, and as well as the utility of transparent scented substances in this regard that may be mixed with visible substances for use in decoration, transparent scented substances may be used in order that they leak from a lure, but scented transparent substances might be used as an over-coat on visible designs as well as other things but certainly the this gives rise to a simple method of proportionate scent release in that the surface area of the design and the coating of scent can be easily made to correspond.

Transparent varnishes might be used to protect a design from wear.

Whilst it might seem straightforward that the housing lure might have a neutral buoyancy, the housing lure might have any level of original buoyancy, and may or may not be adjustable via any mechanism, including the addition or removal of matter.

Characteristics of the housing lure may be varied, and they may be adjustable, and there may be one or more hollows, and there may be permanent or closable cavities for the addition or removal of matter visible or otherwise - to affect changes in the housing lure that may be used as a lure in its own right.

It may be prudent to incorporate some form of snag avoidance/evasion device into the lure.

Techniques employed in the objects may be utilised in the housing lure.

The housing lure might incorporate a stabilizing mechanism, including one or more fins. Something that mimics a dorsal fin on top of a housing lure might serve as a keel during top-water usage.

In the interests of turbulence, an object that allows water to flow through it (or around, or both) and subsequently through the lure might utilise a device such as a blade or propeller for increased turbulence and similarly an object or lure might utilise non-smooth surfaces.

Sections of jointed lures may be detachable, may house objects, and there may be one or more sections.

Claims

A fishing lure whose main body can accommodate objects whose arrangement can be changed so that characteristics ofthe lure including, appearance, buoyancy, dive depth/angle, scent, weight and casting dynamics, turbulence production, noise/vibration production, action, swing rate, and suitability for top-water use can be adjusted.
2. A lure as claimed in Claim 1 that is transparent.
3. A lure as claimed in Claim 2 that is tailored for use in a specific water colouration.
4. A lure as claimed in Claim 2 that is tailored for use in any water colouration.
5. A Iwre as claimed in Claim 2 that is tailored for use in a specific water type.
6. A lure as claimed in Claim 2 that is tailored for use in any water type.
7. A lure as claimed in any preceding claim with one or more inclusions.
8. A lure as claimed in any preceding claim with one or more semiinclusions.
9. A lure as claimed in any preceding claim with an internal weight adjusting mechanism.
10. A lure as claimed in any preceding claim that is seemingly unnatural in shape, or overly angular.
11. A lure as claimed in any preceding claim used in conjunction with any other thing or device.
12. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim made from two or more distinct types of matter.
13. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that can be filled or emptied of matter or objects.
14. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim whose surface is wholly or in part not smooth.
15. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a mechanism that adjusts weight distribution.
16. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with an internal mechanism that adjusts weight distribution.
17. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a mechanism that adjusts weight distribution that is bait.
18. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a mechanism that adjusts weight distribution and helps reduce wear and tear on bait.
19. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that helps reduce discolouration of bait.
20. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a mechanism that adjusts weight distribution that utilises viscous material.
21. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a mechanism for noise production that utilises potential energy.
22. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a mechanism for noise production that utilises kinematic energy.
23. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a mechanism for noise production that utilises potential and kinematic energy.
24. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is flat.
25. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is thin.
26. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a flat area.
27. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with one or more carvings.
28. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim used in conjunction with any other thing or device.
29. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is a fly.
30. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is a spinner.
31. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a system of water distribution.
32. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with an internal system of water distribution.
33. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a system of water distribution that utilises one or more propellers.
34. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a system of water distribution that utilises one or more blades.
35. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a system of water distribution that utilises hollows.
36. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a system of water distribution that utilises grooves.
37. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that encourages realistic swimming action.
38. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that contributes to the protection of bait.
39. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that promotes longevity of bait.
40. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that contributes to the protection of lures, flies, bait or artificial bait.
41. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that contributes to the protection of the lure.
42. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use with adhesives.
43. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use with scented paint.
44. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use with scented inks.
45. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use with transparent scented substances.
46. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim whose surface is wholly or in part flat.
47. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is used as a float.
48. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is pliable.
49. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is bendable.
50. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim whose diving mechanism can bend when retrieval force is greater than normal.
51. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim whose diving mechanism is malleable.
52. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is malleable.
53. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that dives using hollows.
54. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is tailored for specific water types.
55. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is tailored to different water colourations.
56. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use with varnish.
57. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use in conjunction with a book or books.
58. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use with a method of presentation.
59. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use in conjunction with a specialized holding tool.
60. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use in conjunction with a system of film and presentation production.
61. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use in conjunction with pictures.
62. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use in conjunction with colour pictures.
63. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use with a system of fishing.
64. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is tailored for use in a specific water type.
65. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is tailored for use in a specific water colouration.
66. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is tailored for use in any water type.
67. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is tailored for use in any water colouration.
68. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use with a picture diary.
69. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a variable depth of dive.
70. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use with a collection of pictures.
71. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that does not dive.
72. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim whose appearance is distorted.
73. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that may seem to appear suddenly in the water.
74. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with darting action.
75. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that can stop abruptly in the water.
76. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that can stop suddenly in the water.
77. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is dynamically aerodynamic.
78. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a braking system.
79. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a dynamic braking system.
80. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that utilises sensitive scales.
81. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a method of interconnectivity.
82. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim with a method of interconnectivity that promotes cast-ability.
83. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that accommodates bait with a means of connecting it so that its movement appears natural.
84. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is tailored for application of matter.
85. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is tough.
86. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that is sturdy.
87. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim for use in conjunction with taxidermy and preservation.
88. A lure or lure part or lure object as claimed in any preceding claim that promotes a reduction in lost tackle.
89. A fishing lure substantially as herein described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.