NL2013429B1

NL2013429B1 - A lure.

Info

Publication number: NL2013429B1
Application number: NL2013429A
Authority: NL
Inventors: Sloof Tony
Original assignee: Luremanator B V
Priority date: 2014-09-05
Filing date: 2014-09-05
Publication date: 2016-09-27

Abstract

A lure comprising a body with a head section and a tail section. The body comprises a lip extending forwardly and downwardly from the head section. The head section comprises an organ for attaching a fishing line. To provide improved control over the lure while fishing, the lip is adjustably connected to the body of the lure in an orientation chosen from a multitude of orientations. With the lure according to the invention, the fisherman can select the depth of the lure for a given speed with which the lure is moved through the water.

Description

A lure

The present invention relates to a lure comprising a body, said body comprising a head section and a tail section, wherein - the body comprises - at least one organ chosen from i) a fishing hook, and ii) an organ for attaching a fishing hook, and - a lip extending forwardly and downwardly from the head section; and - the head section comprises an organ for attaching a fishing line. A lure according to the preamble is well-known in the art. Such lures are used for fishing for predatory fish such as bass, snapper, pike etc. The lure is dragged behind a boat, or cast and reeled in. Lures can be floating lures or submerged lures. To remain submerged, the lure will have a density higher than 1 kg/1 and/or have a forwardly and downwardly extending lip (also called a bill). When a lure comprising a forwardly and downwardly extending lip is moved through the water, the lip counteracts the upward force component exerted by the fishing line. A lure comprising a forwardly and downwardly extending lip is also known as jerk bait.

The object of the present invention is to provide a lure that allows the fisherman to have improved control over the lure while fishing.

To this end, a lure according to the preamble is characterized in that the lip is adjustably connected to the body of the lure in an orientation chosen from a multitude of orientations, said multitude of orientations comprising a first orientation and a second orientation, the first orientation being relatively less downwardly inclined than the second orientation.

The depth at which a lure is moved forward depends on the speed with which it moves through the water. With the lure according to the invention, the fisherman can influence (select) the depth for a given speed with which the lure is moved through the water. For a cast and reel-in situation, it takes less effort to fish at a lower depth and the time for one reeling session can be longer thus increasing the ratio of the time of actual fishing and the time of casting the lure.

In general, a lure will comprise one or more hooks which in general are attached at the lower side and/or tail end of the body.

According to a favourable embodiment, the forwardly and downwardly extending lip is hingedly connected to the body. A hinged connection allows for a sturdy adjustable connection to the body. It alsow allows for a reduced risk of detachment and/or damage to the lure due to the forces exerted on it. According to a possible embodiment, springs (e.g. zig-zag springs) extending parallel to the body of the lure are provided, one at each lateral side of the lure. One end of the springs is attached to the body away from its leading edge of the head section, and the leading edge of the head section is provided with a plurality of indentations for snugly receiving a rear edge of the forwardly and downwardly extending lip.

By pulling the forwardly and downwardly extending lip away from the tail section, the rear edge of the forwardly and downwardly extending lip is removed from an indentation and can be moved to another indentation so as to achieve a different inclination of the forwardly and downwardly extending lip. The rear edge of the forwardly and downwardly extending lip may comprise a central indentation that cooperates with the indentation in which the rear edge of the forwardly and downwardly extending lip is received so as to avoid any lateral shifting of the forwardly and downwardly extending lip.

According to a favourable embodiment, an axis of rotation for hinging the forwardly and downwardly extending lip is provided at the leading edge of the head section, and the rear edge of the forwardly and downwardly extending lip comprises an arm extending along the head section, the distal end of said arm arranged for fixing said arm to the body at at least two locations.

With the axis of rotation at the front of the lure, the torque can be higher for a given inclination of the lip, as said torque is correlated for a given inclination with the vertical distance to the organ for attaching the fishing line.

According to a favourable embodiment, the distal end of the arm comprises a first element, and the lateral side of the body of the lure comprises a plurality of second elements, wherein the first element and the second element are complementary, one being a hole and the other being a protrusion.

Thus the fisherman can choose from a series of well-defined orientations. Adjustment of the angle can be performed using a tool that disengages the arm so as to orient it differently and fix it in said different orientation.

According to a favourable embodiment, the arm is a flexible arm.

This allows for adjustment of the angle of the lip to be adjusted without a tool. Its free distal end can be bent away from the body to provide for mating of a different combination of hole and protrusion, i.e. at a different location.

According to a favourable embodiment, the cross-sectional area of the flexible arm at a first location thereof between the protrusion and the rear end of the lip is preferably at least 20% smaller than the cross-sectional area of said flexible arm at a second distance between the first location and the rear end of the lip, more preferably at least 50% smaller.

Thus it is achieved that the arms are relatively rigid near the rear end of the lip, making the lip harder to involuntarily detach by forces exerted on the lip, e.g. by a fish attacking the lure. Nevertheless, the distal ends of the arms can still be pulled apart conveniently to adjust the orientation of the lip.

According to a favourable embodiment, the lure comprises a snap joint for attachment of the lip to the head section, said snap joint comprising an axle and a socket for receiving said axle, one of i) the rear end of the lip, and ii) the front of the head section comprising the axle, and the other comprising the socket.

The recess is a socket, into which the axle can be snapped. This allows the lip to be replaced, e.g. in case of loss of the lip, or if a different lip is desired, such as a longer or shorter lip, again to control the depth or for other reasons. All that has to be done is to click in the desired lip. In general, the lure will have a main body plane (sagittal plane) to resemble a fish, said main body plane extending upright in the water when the lure is in use. The axle will extend transverse to said main body plane.

The present invention will now be illustrated with reference to the drawing where

Fig. 1 shows a side view on a lure comprising a lip; and

Fig. 2a-c respectively show a perspective view on a lip of the lure of Fig. 1; a top view on said lip, and a cross-sectional view along line C-C of Fig. 2b.

Fig. 1 shows a side view on a lure 100 comprising a body 110 having a head section 111 and a tail section 112. The head section 111 comprises an organ 113, in particular an eyelet 113, for attaching a fishing line 114. The body 110 comprises also further eyelets 113', 113" for attaching hooks 115.

The lure 100 also comprises a lip 120 attached to the head section 111. This lip 120 extends forwardly and downwardly with respect to the body 110. A lure as described above in known in the art.

In the lure 100 according to the present invention, the lip 120 is adjustably connected to the body 110 of the lure 100. To this end, in the embodiment discussed here, the lip 120 is at a rear end 121 (Fig. 2a) thereof rotatably attached to the head section 111. The lip 120 comprises two arms 122 extending from the rear end 121, at opposite sides of the body 110. The distal ends of the arms 122 each comprise a protrusion 123, in particular a stud 123, facing the head section 111 and capable of cooperating with pairs of holes 116 in the head section 111. In the embodiment shown, there are three pairs holes 116, for each pair of holes 116 one at each side of the head section 111, and the pairs of holes 116 are at the same distance from an axis of rotation 130, about which the lip 120 can tilt.

The rear end 121 is substantially cylindrically shaped (see Fig. 2A, 2C) as an axle 121, and snapped into a socket 150 which is part of the head section 111. The socket 150 allows for a certain amount of rotation about the axis rotation 130. The socket 150 has a center line transverse to the main body plane of the lure 100. The body comprising the socket is for example made of ABS.

The lip 120 is made of a resilient material, such as plastic, e.g. polypropylene, and the arms 122 are capable of being bent in a resilient manner. Thus, it is possible to bend the arms 122 away from the head section 111, effectively removing the studs 123 from a pair of holes 116. The arms 122 can then be moved to another pair of holes 116 to orient the lip 120 differently. Thus it is possible to adapt the lure 100 to move to a different depth when it is moved through water at a particular speed.

Fig. 2a-c show the lip 120 of the lure 100 of Fig. 1. As can be seen, This the rear end 121 comprises a substantially cylindrically shaped rear edge section 221 of the rear end 121 of the lip 120. The substantially cylindrically shaped rear edge section 221 can be snapped into the socket 150, and the socket allows for rotation about its center line (the axis of rotation 130) to allow the arms 122 to engage the pairs of holes 116 for the three orientations discussed with reference to Fig. 1.

Claims

An artificial bait (100) comprising a body (110), said body (110) comprising a head section (111) and a tail section (112), wherein - the body (110) comprises at least one member (113) selected from i) a fishing hook, and ii) a means (113) for attaching a fishing hook, and - a lip (120) extending forward and downward from the head section (111); and - the head section (111) comprises a member (113) for attaching a fishing line (114), characterized in that the lip (120) is adjustably connected to the body (110) of the lures (100) in a orientation selected from a plurality of orientations, said plurality of orientations comprising a first orientation and a second orientation, the first orientation tending relatively less downward than the second orientation.

The lures (100) of claim 1, wherein the forward and downwardly extending lip (120) is hingedly connected to the body (110).

The lures (100) according to claim 2, wherein a pivot axis (130) for pivoting the forward and downwardly extending lip (120) is provided at the inflow edge of the head section (111), and the rear edge of the forward and downwardly extending lip (120) comprises an arm (122) extending along the head section (111), the distal end (121) of said arm (122) being adapted to lift said arm (122) at least two places on the body (110).

The lures (100) of claim 3, wherein the distal end (121) of the arm (122) comprises a first element, and the lateral side of the body (110) of the lures (100) comprises a plurality of second elements wherein the first element and the second element are complementary, one being a hole and the other a protrusion (123).

The lures (100) of claim 4, wherein the arm (122) is a flexible arm (122).

The artificial bait (100) of claim 5, wherein the cross section of the flexible arm (122) at a first location thereof between the protrusion (123) and the rear end (121) of the lip (120) preferably at least 20% is smaller than the diameter of said flexible arm (122) at a second distance between the first location and the rear end (121) of the lip (120), more preferably at least 50% smaller.

A lure (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lure (100) comprises a snap connection for attaching the lip (120) to the head section (111), said snap connection comprising a shaft (121) and a receiving cavity ( 150) for receiving said shaft (121), one of i) the rear end (121) of the lip (120), and ii) the front of the head section (111) comprising the shaft (121), and the other comprising the receiving cavity (150).