GB2531262A

GB2531262A - Improvement in or relation to fishing

Info

Publication number: GB2531262A
Application number: GB1418071.5A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Eddy Eliaz
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2014-10-13
Filing date: 2014-10-13
Publication date: 2016-04-20
Also published as: GB201418071D0

Abstract

A fish feeder has a tapered hollow body 1 with a curved distal end 2 which is screw threaded 3 at the other end where it is fitted with a screw threaded cap 6. The hollow body and cap may be provided with holes 4 for release of fish food. The feeder is provided with means 9 to attach it to a fishing line. The feeder may also be provided with a weight 5. The cap may be provided with lugs to aid removal.

Description

IMPROVEMENT IN OR RELATING TO FISHING

The present invention relates to fishing accessories and in particular relates to means for the delivery of bait to assist fishing particularly to enable bait to be cast by line to a desired location. The device is sometimes known as a swim feeder.

Swim feeding is a form of fishing in which a container of food is cast by line often from the bank of a river or lake into a particular location in the water where the fisherman believes the prospect of catching fish is good. The fish food is held within a container which is attached to the fishing line so that the container may be cast to the desired location. There are certain requirements of the container for it to operate effectively.

Firstly, it must be shaped so that it will fly through the air upon casting in the direction required by the caster. A streamlined torpedo type shape is preferred. Secondly, it must be of the optimum weight so that it will take the desired trajectory during casting. Thirdly, it should be appropriately weighted so that it will finish up at the desired depth in the water, usually on the river bed or floor of the lake. Fourthly, it should not release the fish food until it is in the desired location but should release the food when in the desired location to aftract the fish to the area selected for attempting to catch the fish.

The present invention provides a fish feeder which satisfies these requirements.

The invention provides a fish feeder comprising a tapered hollow body with a curved distal end which is screw threaded at the other end and which is provided with a screw threaded cap for releasable attachment to the hollow body, the cap being provided with means for attachment to a fishing line.

The tapered hollow body is provided with release holes through which the fish food can pass once the feeder is in the desired location. In a preferred embodiment release holes may also be provided in the cap.

In a preferred embodiment the feeder is provided with a weight that will cause the feeder to sink below the surface of the water upon casting and will typically take the feeder to the bed of the river or floor of the lake where the food can then migrate into the water through the release holes. The weight is preferably releasably attached to the feeder so that different weights can be used with the same feeder according to the requirements of the fisherman in casting and the depth required for the location of the feeder.

The use of the screw threaded cap according to the invention ensures that the cap and hollow body of the feeder are not separated by the force of casting which can result in premature release of the food. Additionally it ensures that the feeder is not opened upon impact with the surface of the water which is another issue that can result in premature release of the food. Furthermore the use of the screw threaded join between the cap and the hollow body means that the cap can be easily removed when required for refilling the hollow body with food and the cap can be readily replaced for a subsequent cast. In a preferred embodiment the cap is provided with means such as small lugs or protrusions which can be used to aid manual removal of the cap. Any such protrusions are preferably parallel to the longitudinal axis of the feeder so that they have a minimal impact on the trajectory of the flight of the feeder during casting.

The feeder is provided with means for attachment to the fishing line and it is preferred that this comprises an eye mounted centrally on the cap through which the line can be passed to secure the feeder to the line. Whilst not essential the central location is preferred in that again it will retain the streamlined effect of the feeder and will not adversely affect the trajectory of the cast.

The dimensions of the feeder will depend upon the nature of the fishing being performed and the fish being sought. Typically however the hollow body will have a length between 2 cms and 10 cms and the circular orifice at the open end of the hollow body will have a diameter of from 2 cms to 5 cms. The size, shape and number of the release holes in the hollow body will again be selected according to the nature of the fishing and the fish food, however we prefer that the holes be uniformly distributed over the hollow body, it is preferred however that the release holes have a surface area of from 10 sq cms to 20 sq cms. If desired similar release holes may be provided in the cap.

The feeder of the present invention may be made of any suitable material providing it is durable and resistant to the water in which it is used and does not interact with the fish food.

Thermoplastics are particularly suitable materials in that they are water resistant and can readily be injection moulded to form the feeders of the invention. Polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and olefin copolymers, polyamides and the like are particularly

suitable materials.

The invention is illustrated by reference to the accompanying Figures in which Figure 1 is an exploded illustration of a feeder of the invention with the cap removed from the hollow body so the feeder is in the open position.

Figure 2 shows the feeder of Figure 1 with the cap in place so that the feeder is in the closed position and Figure 3 shows the inside of the cap.

Referring to Figure 1 the feeder comprises a hollow body (1) having a tapered end (2) and provided with a screw thread (3) at the other end. The hollow body is provided with release holes (4) through which the fish food can pass when the feeder is in location. The hollow body is also provided with a weight (5) and two weights one on either side of the hollow body can be provided (second weight not shown) to ensure that the hollow body remains balanced when the weights are in position. The weights can be removably attached to the hollow body to enable the weight to be changed according to requirements.

The cap (6) is provided with a mating screw thread (7) for attachment to the screw thread (3) at open end of the hollow body (8). The cap is provided with means (9) providing an eye (10) for attachment of the feeder to the fishing line.

Figure 2 shows the feeder in Figure 1 in the closed position and the same reference numerals are used for the same items as in Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows the inside of the cap (6) showing that release holes (11) can also be provided in the cap.

Claims

CLAIMS1. A fish feeder comprising a tapered hollow body with a curved distal end and which is screw threaded at the other end and which is provided with a screw threaded cap for releasable attachment to the hollow body, the cap being provided with means for attachment to the fishing line.
2. A fish feeder according to Claim 1 in which the tapered body is provided with release holes through which the fish food can pass once the feeder is in the desired location.
3. A fish feeder according to Claim 2 in which release holes are provided in the cap.
4. A fish feeder according to any of the preceding claims provided with a weight that will cause the feeder to sink below the surface of the water upon casting.
5. A fish feeder according to Claim 4 in which the weight is releasably attached to the feeder.
6. A fish feeder according to any of the preceding claims in which the cap is provided with small lugs or protrusions which can be used to aid removal of the cap.
7. A fish feeder according to Claim 6 in which the lugs or protrusions aie parallel to the longitudinal axis of the feeder.
8. A fish feeder according to any of the preceding claims provided with means for attachment to the fishing line.
9. A fish feeder according to Claim 8 in which the means for attachment is an eye is mounted centrally on the cap.
10. A fish feeder according to any of the preceding claims in which the hollow body has a length between 2 cms and 10 cms and the circular orifice at the open end of the hollow body has a diameter of from 2 cms to 5 cms.