JP2023013265A - Electric reel for fishing lake smelt - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an electric reel for fishing lake smelts, allowing an angler to quickly drop a fishing tackle toward a fishing bank and preventing the lake smelts from swimming away from the fishing bank.SOLUTION: An electric reel for fishing lake smelts according to the present invention, includes a reel body, a spool 23 rotatably supported by the reel body and around which a fishline is wound, an electric motor 5 for driving the spool forward/reverse, and a control part 40 for controlling the drive of the electric motor 5. When a fishing tackle is thrown toward a fishing bank, the control part 40, after the fishline is unreeled at a prescribed speed, controls the electric motor 5 to reduce the unreeling speed of the fishline from a prescribed position in front of the fishing bank.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric reel for smelt fishing in which a spool on which a fishing line is wound is rotationally driven by an electric motor.

In recent years, when ice fishing for smelt or boat fishing for smelt is performed on a frozen lake, fishing is carried out in a state where a short fishing rod is attached to a reel and placed on a table without always holding the fishing rod by hand. An electric reel for smelt fishing has been proposed. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an electric reel for smelt fishing in which an electric motor (hereinafter also referred to as a motor) is driven forward and reverse to automatically and continuously perform a lure operation. In such an electric reel for smelt fishing, the tackle is quickly dropped to a swimming layer (a layer where smelts and the like live, hereinafter referred to as a "shelf"), and when the tackle reaches a predetermined shelf, the motor is activated. It is possible to perform the above-described invitation operation by controlling the rotation.

JP 2019-030238

By the way, the smelt is a migratory fish, and in order to improve the catch, it is preferable to quickly send the tackle to the shelf and perform various lure operations. In the conventional electric reel for smelt fishing, the clutch is turned off and the spool is in a free rotation state to allow the tackle to freely drop to the shelf, or the motor is reversely driven with the clutch turned on to drop the tackle to the shelf at a predetermined speed. (The drive for winding the fishing line on the spool is called the forward rotation drive, and the drive for letting out the fishing line from the spool is called the reverse rotation drive).

As mentioned above, in order to improve the fishing result, it is preferable to drop the gimmick quickly to the shelf, but smelt is a delicate fish, and if you send the gimmick to the shelf at the same falling speed, it will detect an accident. There is a possibility that it will escape (if the smelt escapes, the angler will need to move). For this reason, it is possible to let out the fishing line at a speed that the smelt will not notice, but if the distance from the surface of the water to the shelf is long, it will take a considerable amount of time for the tackle to reach the shelf, making it difficult for anglers. It is stressful, and the return rate is reduced, which affects the fishing results.

The present invention has been made by focusing on the above-described problems, and aims to provide an electric reel for smelt fishing that can quickly drop a tackle toward a shelf and prevents smelt from escaping from the shelf. aim.

In order to achieve the above object, the electric reel for smelt fishing of the present invention comprises a reel body, a spool rotatably supported by the reel body and around which a fishing line is wound, and forward/reverse rotation of the spool. It has an electric motor for driving, and a control unit for controlling the driving of the electric motor. When the tackle is thrown toward the shelf, the control unit controls the speed after the fishing line is paid out at a predetermined pay-out speed. and controlling the electric motor so that the fishing line reeling speed decreases from a predetermined position in front of the shelf.

According to the above-described configuration, when throwing the tackle toward the shelf, the fishing line is reeled out at a predetermined speed up to a predetermined position in front of the shelf, and from a predetermined position in front of the shelf, the line is reeled out at a predetermined speed. In order to lower it, it is possible to quickly drop the device to the predetermined position leading to the shelf, and since it drops to the shelf at a slower speed than that, it becomes difficult for the smelt on the shelf to detect the abnormality, restrained from escaping. That is, it is possible to quickly throw the tackle toward the shelf, and to send the tackle into the shelf without frightening the smelt on the shelf, thereby improving the rework and obtaining good fishing results.

In the above-described configuration, the tackle may be dropped to a predetermined position in front of the shelf by allowing the spool to freely rotate (clutch OFF) and allowing the tackle to fall naturally, or by reverse driving the electric motor to allow the angler to drop the tackle. Any set speed may be used. In addition, at a predetermined position in front of the shelf, the fishing line may be reeled out temporarily, or may be in a reeled-out state (a state in which the reeling-out speed is reduced).

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the electric reel for smelt fishing which can drop a tackle toward a shelf quickly and which does not escape a smelt from a shelf is obtained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the electric reel for smelt fishing of this invention. The top view of the electric reel for smelt fishing of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of the electric reel for smelt fishing of FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control system of the electric reel for smelt fishing in FIG. 1; The figure which shows roughly the state of a fishing line (device) from the surface of the water to a shelf. 2 is a flowchart showing a first example of control of the electric reel for smelt fishing in FIG. 1; 4 is a flowchart showing a second example of control of the electric reel for smelt fishing in FIG. 1; 4 is a flowchart showing a third example of control of the electric reel for smelt fishing in FIG. 1;

An embodiment of an electric reel for smelt fishing (hereinafter also simply referred to as a fishing reel) according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In the electric reel for smelt fishing according to the present invention, a fishing rod can be directly attached to the reel body (having a rod attachment portion) as described later, and the output shaft of the electric motor is engaged with the spool so as to allow power transmission. (The transmission of power from the electric motor to the spool is connected and disconnected by releasably contacting the side surface of the spool with the output shaft of the electric motor perpendicular to the rotation axis of the spool, for example). , by controlling the voltage applied to the electric motor without shifting gears, the rotational speed, rotational direction and torque can be changed.

First, the overall construction of the fishing reel will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.
In the following description, the front-back direction and the left-right direction are the directions shown in FIG. 2, and the up-down direction is the direction shown in FIG.

A fishing reel 1 has a reel body 2. - 特許庁The reel body 2 has a housing 3 forming its outer shell. The housing 3 is made of a synthetic resin material such as ABS resin or polycarbonate.

The housing 3 is a box that is slightly curved and vertically long (long in the front-rear direction), and has a size that allows an angler to grasp it with his or her right or left hand. As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 3 is composed of a lower case 3A and a top cover 3B.

The top cover 3B is fixed to the lower case 3A by screwing or fitting, and defines a motor housing chamber for housing the electric motor 5 between the top cover 3B and the lower case 3A. Further, in the reel body 2, in this embodiment, the lower case 3A has an internal power source defining a storage section S that can detachably store, for example, a dry battery or a rechargeable battery 7 for supplying power to the electric motor 5. A housing 8 is provided.

Note that the reel body 2, or in this embodiment, the lower case 3A, has a housing portion S of the internal power supply housing 8 (in this embodiment, an opening of the lower case 3A for exposing the motor 5 and the like as a whole, including the housing portion S). ) to the outside is detachably attached.

Legs 12 are attached to the lower surface of the front side of the housing 3 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction of the reel body 2 . The leg 12 is preferably made of, for example, a rubber-like elastic material that is softer than the housing 3, and is fixed to the bottom wall of the lower case 3A. The leg 12 functions as a grounding portion that comes into contact with the upper surface of a fishing platform that is set on, for example, a frozen lake surface when the reel body 2 is placed on the platform.

The leg 12 of the present embodiment includes projecting portions 13A that are fitted into the base end portions of the left and right sides and extend forward, and the distal ends of the projecting portions 13A are connected in the left-right direction and installed on the table. Auxiliary legs 13 are provided with connecting portions 13B. The auxiliary leg 13 can be slid in the front-rear direction with respect to the leg 12 so that the position of the connecting portion 13B can be adjusted.
By providing such auxiliary legs 13, the reel body 2 can be stably placed, and even if a large load is applied to the fishing line, for example, when many smelts are caught, the reel body can be stably mounted. 2 can be kept stable.

A support base 15 made of synthetic resin is fixed to the front end portion of the housing 3 by screwing or the like. A spool receiving portion 18 is provided.

The rod receiving portion 16 is positioned at the center of the front end of the housing 3 in the left-right direction. The rod receiving portion 16 has a support hole 16a that opens toward the front of the housing 3, and supports a fishing line guide 20 that guides the fishing line unwound from the spool. The fishing line guide 20 is held above the rod receiving portion 16 so as to be able to swing in the front-rear direction, and is normally biased and held in a state of being tilted forward as shown in FIG. Further, the spool receiving portion 18 of the support base 15 is arranged horizontally below the opening 3C of the top cover 3B.

As shown in FIG. 3, a pivot portion 21 is provided on the front bottom wall of the lower case 3A. A vertically extending spool shaft 23 a is supported by the shaft support portion 21 . The spool shaft 23a stands vertically from the bottom wall of the lower case 3A, penetrates the spool receiving portion 18, and protrudes upward.

A spool 23 made of synthetic resin or metal is rotatably supported above the spool shaft 23a. The spool 23 is positioned in the front part of the reel body 2 at the center in the left-right direction on the front side of the upper surface of the reel body 2 . Immediately behind the spool 23, a display unit (liquid crystal display device) 30 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 3 (on the top cover 3B) to display various information.

The spool 23 has a line winding body 23A on which the line is wound and a pair of flanges 23B and 23C, and rotates around a vertically disposed spool shaft 23a. The flanges 23B and 23C are disk-shaped and are coaxial with the line winding body 23A, and face each other vertically with the line winding body 23A interposed therebetween. In this case, the lower flange 23C is arranged on the upper surface of the spool receiving portion 18. As shown in FIG.

The spool shaft 23a coaxially penetrates the fishing line winding body 23A and protrudes above the upper flange 23B. A cap nut 25 is screwed onto the upper end of the spool shaft 23a. The cap nut 25 sandwiches the spool 23 between itself and the spool receiving portion 18 , whereby the spool 23 is rotatably supported on the front portion of the reel body 2 . The spool 23 is positioned inside the opening 3C of the top cover 3B.

As shown in FIG. 3, a fishing rod 80 is fitted into the support hole 16a of the rod receiving portion 16. As shown in FIG. The fishing rod 80 may have a short length of, for example, about 15 cm, and horizontally protrudes forward from the front end of the reel body 2 .

A plurality of fishing line guides (not shown) are attached to the outer peripheral surface of the fishing rod 80 . These fishing line guides are arranged in a line with intervals in the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod 80 . A fishing line (not shown) drawn out from the spool 23 is led from the fishing line guide 20 of the reel body 2 to the tip of the fishing rod 80 via the fishing line guide of the fishing rod 80, and then spreads from the tip of the fishing rod 80 to the surface of the lake, for example. It is guided into the water through a hole.

The electric motor 5 in the motor housing chamber formed between the top cover 3B and the lower case 3A can rotate forward and backward by electrical control. ) and a metal output shaft 5A projecting from the front end of the motor housing. The electric motor 5 is installed behind the spool 23 in a horizontal orientation with the output shaft 5</b>A along the longitudinal direction of the housing 3 .

The output shaft 5A of the motor 5 is positioned immediately behind the spool shaft 23a and maintains a positional relationship such that it is perpendicular to the spool shaft 23a. A front end portion of the output shaft 5A is positioned below a flange 23C on the lower side of the spool 23. As shown in FIG.

A cylindrical torque transmission member 5B is attached to the outer circumference of the output shaft 5A. The torque transmission member 5B is made of, for example, a synthetic resin material softer than the spool 23 or a rubber-like elastic body. In the state shown in FIG. 3, the outer peripheral surface of the torque transmission member 5B is in contact with the lower surface of the lower flange 23C of the spool 23. As shown in FIG.

The motor housing of the electric motor 5 (therefore, the electric motor 5) has a first horizontal position shown in FIG. position indicated by a dotted line).

In the first position, as shown in FIG. 3, the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 extends horizontally along the front-rear direction of the housing 3, and the outer peripheral surface of the torque transmission member 5B is located below the spool 23. It abuts on the lower surface of the flange 23C. By this contact, frictional resistance is applied to the contact portion between the flange 23C and the torque transmission member 5B, and the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 and the spool 23 are mechanically connected (clutch ON). ).

As a result, free rotation of the spool 23 is prevented by frictional resistance. When the electric motor 5 is further rotated forward and reverse in this state, the torque of the output shaft 5A is transmitted to the spool 23 via the torque transmission member 5B, and the spool 23 rotates in the direction to wind up the fishing line or in the direction to let out the fishing line. . That is, in this configuration, the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 is engaged with the spool 23 so as to transmit power, and the spool 23 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions by driving the electric motor 5 forward and backward. The fishing line is wound on the spool 23, or the fishing line is paid out from the spool 23.

On the other hand, at the second position, the electric motor 5 is tilted, the output shaft 5A is lowered forward, and the outer peripheral surface of the torque transmission member 5B is separated from the lower surface of the flange 23C on the lower side of the spool 23. As a result, the mechanical connection between the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 and the spool 23 is released (clutch OFF), and no frictional resistance is applied between the torque transmission member 5B and the spool 23. Therefore, the spool 23 is in a free state in which it is allowed to rotate freely in the direction of reeling in the fishing line and in the direction of reeling out the line.

The electric motor 5 is always elastically biased toward the first position via a tension coil spring (not shown). Therefore, as long as the motor 5 is in the first position, the outer peripheral surface of the torque transmission member 5B is elastically pressed against the lower surface of the lower flange 23C of the spool 23. As shown in FIG.

Further, switching between the first position and the second position of the electric motor 5 (motor housing) is performed by an operation body 28 provided protruding from the top cover 3B. The operation body 28 is supported so as to be able to swing in the lateral direction with respect to the reel body 2. The position (left side) shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the clutch ON position, and the opposite position (right side) is the clutch OFF position. It's becoming The lower end of the operating body 28 is directly or indirectly engaged with the torque transmission member 5B, and by moving the operating body from the clutch ON position to the clutch OFF position, the torque transmission member 5B and the electric motor 5 are driven together. is pushed downward (to the second position). As a result, the mechanical connection between the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 and the spool 23 is released. Further, when the operating body 28 is moved from the clutch OFF position to the clutch ON position, the electric motor 5 is returned to the first position by the urging force of the tension coil spring described above.

As described above, the operating body 28 switches between a state in which the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 and the spool 23 are mechanically connected (clutch ON) and a state in which the connection is released (clutch OFF). It is configured. That is, the operating body 28 functions as a clutch mechanism for switching between a power transmission state in which the power of the electric motor 5 can be transmitted to the spool 23 and a power cutoff state in which the power transmission from the electric motor 5 to the spool 23 is cut off. fulfill a function.
In addition to the operation of the operating body 28 described above, the clutch mechanism can be changed from the clutch OFF state to the clutch ON state when the fishing line has reached a predetermined amount (the tackle has reached a set depth) in the clutch OFF state. configured to automatically return to For example, it is possible to provide a drive member such as a solenoid and drive the drive member to automatically return the operating body 28 to the clutch ON position when the fishing line is drawn out by a predetermined amount.

The reel body 2 has an operation button (operation switch) for turning ON/OFF the electric motor 5, driving the electric motor 5 (normal rotation, reverse rotation, jogging, and stopping of the spool 23), setting various modes, and the like. Multiple are provided. For example, in this embodiment, an ON/OFF button 31 and a setting button 32 for selecting and storing various modes are arranged side by side on the lower side of the display section 30. A motor drive button 33 is arranged in the . In this case, the motor drive button 33 is configured so that the same motor drive operation can be performed whether the reel body is gripped with the right hand or the reel body with the left hand. By operating these operation buttons 31 to 33 (instantaneous pressing operation, long pressing operation, simultaneous operation, etc.), the driving of the fishing reel is controlled.
The arrangement position, the number of arrangement, the operation mode, etc. of the operation buttons for driving the fishing reel are not limited to the configuration shown in the drawings, and various modifications are possible. be.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the control system of the electric reel for smelt fishing.
As shown in the figure, a control unit 40 for controlling the operation of the fishing reel includes a spool rotation detection unit 41, a clutch mechanism 42, a motor drive circuit 43, a fishing line guide detection sensor 45, a display unit 30, and an operation control unit 40 through a bus line 50. Information is transmitted/received to/from components such as the buttons 31 to 33 and the alarm unit 46 .

The control unit 40 executes various control operations such as display control of the display unit 30 and drive control of the electric motor 5 according to the ROM storing various operation programs and control tables for controlling the fishing reel and the operation program. It is configured as a microcomputer including a CPU and a RAM that functions as a temporary storage unit when executing an operation program.

The spool rotation detection unit 41 has a function of detecting the amount of fishing line that is drawn out from the spool, and can be composed of, for example, a sensor (such as a Hall element) that detects changes in the magnetic field of a magnet installed on the spool. be. The spool rotation detection unit 41 detects the number of rotations of the spool (the amount of fishing line paid out), the direction of rotation, and the length of the drawn line, and detects the water depth position of the tackle 82 attached to the fishing line 81 (see FIG. 5) drawn out from the spool. It has a function to measure.

As described above, the clutch mechanism 42 automatically turns on the clutch when the spool rotation detector 41 detects that the fishing line has been reeled out by a predetermined amount while the fishing line is being reeled out in the clutch-off state. It has a function to restore.

The motor drive circuit 43 is configured by, for example, a PWM drive circuit that PWM-drives the electric motor 5 . The PWM drive circuit has a function of adjusting the rotational speed of the electric motor 5 by changing the PWM duty ratio. As will be described later, the electric motor 5 of the present invention is driven and controlled by a control program so as to slowly drop the tackle from a predetermined position in front of the shelf when the fishing line is reeled out. Further, if necessary, it is driven and controlled to execute a jerking mode in which the tackle is moved up and down continuously or intermittently within the shelf.

The fishing line guide sensor 45 has a function of stopping the winding drive of the electric motor 5 when detecting that the fishing line guide 20 has fallen backward against the urging force continuously for a certain period of time during winding of the fishing line. have As a result, troubles such as the tackle winding around the spool can be avoided.

The display unit 30 displays, for example, the type of mode that can be set by the fisherman, the actually set mode, the amount of fishing line paid out (measured water depth), speed, time, and the like. In addition, various alarm sounds are emitted from the alarm sound unit 46, for example, an operation sound that notifies each time an operation button is pressed, and that a predetermined water depth (designated shelf, predetermined position in front of the designated shelf, etc.) has been reached. An alarm sound or the like for notifying the

The control unit 40 may be configured to acquire information from the external device 48 and control various operations. For example, shelf height information may be acquired from a water depth measuring device, a fish finder, or the like that is wired or wirelessly connected to the fishing reel, and the electric motor 5 may be driven and controlled based on the acquired shelf information.

Next, the control operation when smelt is caught using the fishing reel 1 configured as described above, in particular, the control operation for inserting the tackle and feeding the tackle into the indicator shelf will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. FIG. do.

As described above, smelt have the property of migrating in groups within a given shelf. Normally, when throwing in a tackle toward a shelf, the clutch is turned off to allow the tackle to fall freely, and when the tackle reaches the shelf, the clutch is turned on. In this case, the tackle may be allowed to fall freely by turning off the clutch, or may be dropped by rotating the spool at an arbitrary speed in the fishing line payout direction.

As described above, if the tackle is dropped and allowed to reach the shelf at the same speed, there is a possibility that the smelt swarming in the shelf will sense the abnormality and escape. In the present invention, by controlling the drive of the electric motor 5, the device can be dropped toward the shelf in a short period of time, and the predeter- mined It is characterized by controlling the electric motor 5 so that the speed of reeling out the fishing line is lowered from the position.
A first control mode example will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

As an example, it is assumed that the shelf D where smelt are clustered is at a depth H of 10 m from the water surface P (see FIG. 5). In this case, a tackle 82 is fastened to the tip of a fishing line 81 falling from the tip of a fishing rod 80 attached to the fishing reel 1, and a weight 83 is attached to the tip. Here, from a predetermined position D1 in front of the shelf D, the reverse driving of the electric motor is controlled at low speed.
The depth H of the shelf D (the depth displayed by the water depth counter of the fishing reel 1) is set with reference to any position of the tackle 82 or the position of the weight 83 attached to the tackle. It is possible to For example, the position of the weight 83 on the water surface P may be set as 0 m, or the position where the weight 83 is slightly submerged (for example, the top end of the mechanism 82 is on the water surface P) may be set as 0 m. good. That is, the depth H of the shelf D may be specified by the depth based on the 0m position (the state where the weight is on the water surface P, or the state where the weight is slightly submerged), and is not necessarily accurate. It does not have to match the appropriate water depth.
Further, the distance H1 from the shelf D to the predetermined position D1 is arbitrary, but it is set to a distance such that the tackle falling to the predetermined position D1 cannot be detected by smelt.
As a result of specific verification, the range of 50 cm to 100 cm is preferable (50 cm in the following description), but this distance H1 is set freely by the user according to the conditions of the fishing spot. Also good. Alternatively, if the user does not set it, it can be set in advance within the range of 50 cm to 100 cm.

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 6, shelf setting (designated shelf: 10 m) is first performed (step S1). This shelf information is set by information from an external device 48 such as a fish finder, instruction shelf information from a boatman in the case of a dome boat, or the experience of an angler. Press any one to enter. Alternatively, it may be configured to be automatically set in conjunction with the external device 48 .

Next, when it is detected that the clutch has been turned off, the tackle (fishing line) is free-falling and let out at a predetermined let-out speed, and along with this, the water depth is measured (step S2; Yes, step S3). Then, the control unit detects that the weight 83 reaches a predetermined position (here, 9 m 50 cm) in front of the set shelf, and turns on the clutch when the weight 83 reaches that position (step S4; Yes , step S5). When the clutch is turned on, the tackle stops (temporarily stops), so the smelt swarming on the shelf do not sense the falling tackle and do not run away.

Next, the electric motor is reversely driven at a low speed to drop the tackle into the shelf (step S6). This low-speed reverse drive should be slower than the predetermined delivery speed at which the tackle is free-falling, and is set to a speed that does not startle the smelt. Specifically, by setting it to be slower than the delivery speed (falling speed) of the device that free-falls with a 10-g weight fastened, it becomes difficult for the smelt to escape.

Note that the drop speed (delivery speed) of the tackle 82 differs depending on the weight of the weight 83 fastened to the tackle 82. Concerning, it is also possible to have a speed table (reverse speed table of the electric motor) that provides a preferable falling speed for each weight. Normally, a weight of about 0.5 to 20 g is used as the weight to be fastened, and it is preferable to control the reverse driving of the electric motor so that the falling speed is suitable for the weight.

Alternatively, in order to prevent backlash, the reverse driving of the electric motor may be controlled by detecting the falling speed of the free-falling tackle before stopping and controlling the falling speed to be less than that. This is because when the weight 83 fastened to the tackle becomes lighter, backlash (the electric motor rotates too fast and the fishing line becomes loose) tends to occur in the spool when the electric motor is reversely driven. By setting the rotation (reverse rotation) speed of the electric motor to a speed that does not cause a It is possible to prevent the smelt from being surprised and escaping while preventing backlash.

For such low-speed reverse rotation control of the electric motor, the falling speed of the tackle is measured according to the number of rotations of the spool and the time when the tackle free-falls, and the falling speed that is 70% or less of the measured value is set. It is also possible to automatically calculate and automatically determine the reverse rotation speed of the electric motor after a temporary stop (of course, such a low reverse rotation driving speed may be set arbitrarily).

With regard to the decelerated payout speed after the temporary stop determined as described above, the occurrence of backlash can be prevented by setting the rotation speed of the spool to the decided payout speed of the fishing line.

As described above, when the terminal tackle reaches the shelf due to the low-speed driving of the electric motor (steps S6 and S7; Yes), an inviting action (jerking action) is performed thereafter. As for this invitation action, the angler may move the reel body up and down to make a desired invitation action, or the invitation action of continuously or intermittently moving the device stored in the control unit up and down. (For example, a shakuri mode as disclosed in Patent Document 1) may be executed. When such a shakuri mode is selected and set, the electric motor is driven and controlled according to the mode (step S8), so the angler does not need to grip the reel body and move it up and down. Therefore, you can improve your fishing results without getting tired.

The reeling out of the fishing line is performed by the clutch OFF operation (free fall of the tackle), but it may be performed by reverse driving of the electric motor.
An example of such a control mode (second example of control mode) will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S2 of the flow chart of FIG. 6, the electric motor is reversely driven on condition that the clutch is not turned off (step S2; No, step S12). The reverse driving speed of the electric motor may be set according to the weight of the weight attached to the tackle, or may be set to such an extent that even if a light weight is attached, backlash does not occur. Alternatively, it may be set by an angler. In any case, it is preferable that the tackle can quickly reach a predetermined position in front of the shelf at a speed that does not cause backlash.

Subsequent control processing (steps S13 to S18) is the same as the control processing (steps S3 to S8) shown in FIG. That is, when the electric motor is reversely driven and the tackle reaches a predetermined position in front of the shelf, the electric motor is stopped, and thereafter, the electric motor is reversely driven at a speed slower than the reverse driving speed up to that point. , the device is controlled to reach the shelf.

In this way, the tackle may be dropped by reversing the spool instead of allowing it to fall freely. It is possible to reach a predetermined position in front.
In such a configuration, the dropping speed of the tackle may be maintained constant, or may be varied according to the amount of feed (for example, the lower the tackle as the position of the tackle becomes deeper). It can be. Alternatively, first, the tackle is allowed to fall freely and the payout speed is calculated (calculated from information on the number of rotations of the spool and information on the time it takes to reach a predetermined water depth). The reverse speed of the spool may be set to match. By doing so, it is possible to effectively prevent backlash when reeling out the fishing line.

In the above configuration, the control unit controls the electric motor so as to temporarily stop at the predetermined position in order to reduce the speed of reeling out the fishing line from the predetermined position in front of the shelf. You can drop it onto the shelf while slowing down the fall speed.
An example of such a control mode (third control mode example) will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S2 of the flowchart of FIG. 6, the electric motor is reversely driven on condition that the clutch is not turned off (step S2; No, step S22). The reverse driving speed of the electric motor is set according to the weight of the weight attached to the tackle, as in the configuration shown in FIG. , or may be set by an angler.

Then, the control unit measures the depth of water (step S23), and when it detects that the tackle has reached a predetermined position in front of the shelf (step S24; Yes), the electric motor does not stop and the drop up to that point is detected. The tackle is dropped onto the shelf at a lower speed than the speed (steps S25 and S26), and then the electric motor is driven in the invitation mode (step S27).

According to such a control mode, since the tackle is not temporarily stopped, it is possible to drop the tackle onto the rack more quickly without frightening the smelt. In such a configuration, the electric motor may be decelerated when it is detected that the tackle reaches a predetermined position in front of the shelf, or may be gradually decelerated from a position in front of the predetermined position. . In other words, the deceleration position and the amount of change in deceleration can be changed as appropriate so long as the smelt swarming on the shelf are not surprised.
It should be noted that the falling speed of the terminal tackle and the like can be configured in the same manner as the example of the control mode described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 .

According to the configuration of the present embodiment described above, when the tackle is dropped onto the shelf, the tackle is temporarily stopped or decelerated at a predetermined position in front of the tackle, and then the tackle is dropped at a lower speed than the falling speed to the predetermined position. , without prolonging the falling time to the ledge of the trap, and without surprising the smelt on the ledge. That is, it is possible to improve the catch without lengthening the time required for returning the fish.
In this case, the position (predetermined position in front of the shelf) at which the tackle (weight) is stopped or decelerated can be arbitrarily set, and can be optimized according to the angler's strategy. For example, if you stop the device quickly, the smelt will not escape, but it will be difficult to return. It is possible to adjust the position to stop (decelerate) the tackle in consideration of various factors, such as stopping the tackle at a place where there is no point to ambush migrating smelt.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
The fishing reel of the present invention only needs to have the function of controlling the feeding of the tackle to the rack as described above. Various functions such as a shipboard stop function and a backlash prevention function may be provided separately. Further, the shape and size of the reel body 2, the display mode of the display section, the arrangement of the operation buttons, the operation method, etc. are not limited, and various modifications are possible.

1 Fishing reel (electric reel for smelt fishing)
2 Reel body 3 Housing 3A Lower case 3B Top cover 5 Electric motor 23 Spool 40 Control unit 80 Fishing rod 81 Fishing line

Claims (7)

a reel body;
a spool rotatably supported by the reel body and around which a fishing line is wound;
an electric motor that drives the spool forward/reverse;
a control unit that controls driving of the electric motor;
In an electric reel for smelt fishing having
The control unit controls the electric motor so that, when the tackle is thrown toward the shelf, the fishing line is paid out at a predetermined payout speed, and then the fishing line payout speed is reduced from a predetermined position in front of the shelf. An electric reel for smelt fishing characterized by: The control unit controls the electric motor so that after the fishing line is paid out at the predetermined speed, the fishing line is once stopped at a predetermined position in front of the shelf, and then the fishing line is paid out at a reduced speed. The electric reel for smelt fishing according to claim 1, characterized in that: 3. The electric reel for smelt fishing according to claim 1, wherein the fishing line is reeled out by reverse driving of the electric motor. 4. The electric reel for smelt fishing according to claim 3, wherein the control unit sets the rotational speed of the spool from the predetermined position to the predetermined reeling-out speed of the fishing line. The control unit controls the electric motor so that the speed of reeling out the fishing line from a predetermined position in front of the shelf is 70% or less of the speed of reeling out the fishing line up to the predetermined position. The electric reel for smelt fishing according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 6. The control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control unit executes a jerking mode in which the tackle is moved up and down continuously or intermittently while the tackle is on the shelf. electric reel for smelt fishing. The electric reel for smelt fishing according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the predetermined position in front of the shelf is set within a range of 50 to 100 cm.

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