WO2017103690A1

WO2017103690A1 - Fishing line for tenkara fly fishing

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Publication number: WO2017103690A1
Application number: PCT/IB2016/052896
Authority: WO
Inventors: Angelo MUSIANI
Original assignee: Musiani Angelo
Priority date: 2015-12-18
Filing date: 2016-05-18
Publication date: 2017-06-22
Also published as: ITUB20159713A1

Abstract

A fishing line (1) for Tenkara fly fishing which extends in length from a bait end (11), to which a bait (900) is joinable, to a rod end (12), attachable to a Tenkara fly fishing rod (500). The fishing line (1) comprises a mother line portion (110), comprising' the bait end (11) and suitable to be thrown by the fisherman, and an extensible portion (120) fixed with one end to the mother line portion (110) while, at the other, it comprises the rod end (12). Preferably, the extensible portion (120) is elastically yielding to the pulling action due to the presence of a fish taking the bait (900).

Description

DESCRIPTION

"FISHING LINE FOR TENKARA FLY FISHING"

[0001] This invention relates to a fishing line for Tenkara fly fishing, a Tenkara fly fishing rod and a Tenkara fly fishing system comprising such fishing line and such fishing rod.

[0002] In this description, "fishing line" means a filament or system of filaments mutually connected together at the ends of which is mounted a bait, artificial or natural; "fishing rod" means the physical tool in its entirety, gripped by the fisherman, to which the fishing line is fixed.

[0003] In particular, "Tenkara fly fishing" means that type of fishing in which the system comprising the fishing rod and fishing line fixed to its tip end has a predefined fixed length, the sum of the length of the fishing rod and fishing line fixed to it.

[0004] Tenkara fly fishing does not use a reel or additional components that allow the fisherman to change the length of the fishing line. In Tenkara fly fishing, by moving the fishing rod, the fisherman throws the bait to a predefined distance and the distance reachable is thus linked to the fixed length of the system.

[0005] In Italy, Tenkara fly fishing is also known as "Valsesiana fishing". Further definitions of Tenkara fly fishing are also known, depending on the places and countries in which it is practiced.

[0006] The main problem that always occurs in Tenkara fly fishing is linked to the fact that, at the moment when the fish takes the bait, the fish and/or fisherman perform a pulling action which is typically discharged on the fishing rod and/or fishing line. In fact, in a situation in which the fish bites, it tries to escape from the fisherman who in turn resists and, on some occasions, performs "jerks" to pull the fish towards him.

[0007] Depending on the intensity of said pulling action, for example, depending on the size of the fish, it often happens that the fishing line breaks, because it has exceeded the ultimate load limit that it is suitable to support .

[0008] The purpose of this invention is to provide a fishing line that solves this problem, being suitable to absorb the pulling action present when a fish bites.

[0009] This purpose is achieved by a Tenkara fly fishing line produced according to claim 1, by a Tenkara fly fishing rod according to claim 7 and a Tenkara fly fishing system that comprises said fishing line and said fishing rod according to claim 13. The claims dependent on these refer to variants of preferred embodiments having further advantageous aspects. [0010] The object of this invention is described below in detail, with the help of the accompanying figures, in which :

[0011] - Figure 1 is a schematic view of a fishing line according to a preferred embodiment;

[0012] - Figure 2 shows a system for Tenkara fly fishing comprising a Tenkara fly fishing rod, according to a preferred embodiment, and a fishing line according to Figure 1;

[0013] - Figure 3 is a schematic view in longitudinal section of a Tenkara fishing rod according to a preferred embodiment.

[0014] In the above figures, reference number 1 identifies, in its entirety, a Tenkara fly fishing line.

[0015] The fishing line 1 extends in length from a bait end 11, to which a bait 900 is fixable, to a rod end 12, attachable to a Tenkara fly fishing rod 500.

[0016] Preferably, the fishing line 1 comprises a mother line portion 110 comprising the bait end 11, suitable to be thrown by the fisherman. At the bait end is fixed a bait 900 of the artificial or possibly natural type.

[0017] In Tenkara fly fishing, the bait 900 in itself does not have geometrical characteristics, size, but above all weight, such as to be sufficient to allow throwing. Preferably, instead, it is the fishing line itself that has such characteristics to allow throwing the bait to a suitable distance. In other words, the mother line portion 110 has size and weight such that, without the need to attach additional weights, it is possible to thrown the bait 900 to a convenient distance, by the fisherman moving the fishing rod.

[0018] Preferably, the mother line portion 110 includes an end portion 111 and a tail portion 112, joined together. Preferably, the end portion 111 includes the bait end 11 to which the bait 900 can be tied. According to a preferred embodiment, the tail portion 112 has weight and size such as to allow movement of the fishing rod 500 to throw the bait 900.

[0019] According to a preferred embodiment, the fishing line 1 of this invention comprises an extensible portion 120 fixed with one end portion to the mother line portion 110 while the rod end 12 is located at the other end.

[0020] Preferably, the extensible portion 120 is elastically yielding to the pulling action present when the fish takes the bait 900; as described above, this action is generated by the fish and/or by the fisherman.

[0021] In other words, the extensible portion 120 maintains its "at rest shape" in the actions of throwing the fishing line 1, while it changes its shape when, instead, is subject to the pulling action. [0022] Preferably, in the throwing action, the fishing line

1 of this invention, maintains its shaped unchanged, i.e., it maintains a fixed predefined length.

[0023] While, when the fish takes the bait 900, the fishing line 1, and in particular its extensible portion 120, stretches.

[0024] According to a preferred embodiment, the extensible portion 120 has parallel profile, i.e., of constant section, and/or conical profile, i.e., of tapered section.

[0025] In a preferred embodiment, the extensible portion 120 is composed of a single elastic filament.

[0026] In a further embodiment, the extensible portion 120 is composed of synthetic or natural elastic fibres, twisted or braided.

[0027] Preferably, the mother line portion 110 and the extensible portion 120 are joined together by means of a knot, or by means of a joining element, or by adhesive means. Preferably, the extensible portion 120 is connected to the tail portion 112 of the mother line portion 110.

[0028] Preferably, the extensible portion 120 has characteristics such as to extend when subjected to a pulling action as a function of the weight of the fish that took the bait. For example, in a preferred embodiment, the extensible portion 120 is made of a material that changes its length starting from fish weighing 80-100 g, so that the fishing line 1 has an ultimate load of about 2 kg. While, in further embodiments, the extensible portion 120 is made of a material that supports higher loads, so that the fishing line has an ultimate load of up to 10 kg.

[0029] This invention also covers a Tenkara fly fishing rod 500.

[0030] According to a preferred embodiment, the Tenkara fly fishing rod 500 has inside it an inner housing 510' inside of which extends a fishing line 1, preferably as the one described above.

[0031] According to a preferred embodiment, the fishing rod 500 comprises a grip element 512, proximal to the fisherman and graspable by him, and a tip element 511 distal from the fisherman.

[0032] According to a preferred embodiment, the grip element 512 is a tubular element graspable to the fisherman. In some preferred embodiments, the grip element 512, is covered, in particular in a its proximal portion, with a non-slip 'material suitable to allow the fisherman a firm grip: for example, it is covered by an element made of rubber, cork or wrapping wire.

[0033] Preferably, the fishing line 1 is engaged to the grip element 512.

[0034] In other words, the fishing line 1 is integrally connected to the grip element 512. Preferably, the fishing line 1 is engaged to the grip element 512 inside the inner housing 510' . Preferably, the fishing line 1 is engaged to the grip element 512 at its proximal end.

[0035] In a preferred embodiment, the grip element 512 comprises a locking element 520, to which the fishing line 1 is fixable, positioned in the housing 510'.

[0036] In a preferred embodiment, the locking element 520 is fixable at the rod end 12 of the fishing line 1. In other embodiments, the locking element 520 engages, by locking, the walls that delimit the housing 510', for example at a predefined height inside it.

[0037] Preferably, the locking element 520 is housed in a portion proximal to the grip element 512.

[0038] In a preferred embodiment, the locking element 520 is the butt of the fishing rod 500, which is fixable in a removable manner to the grip element 512 to plug the housing 510' and allow access to it.

[0039] In other embodiments, the locking element 520 is an insert insertable into the housing 510'. In such embodiments, the butt of the fishing rod is a cap or ferrule fixable to the grip element 512.

[0040] In a preferred embodiment of the fishing rod 500, the tip element 511 has an exit hole 515, at its distal end, traversable by the fishing line 1.

[0041] Preferably, the fishing rod 500 comprises an antifriction element 516, preferably a bushing or a tip, housed in the exit hole 515, on which the fishing line 1 slides .

[0042] In other words, the anti-friction element 516 is housed inside the housing 510', at the distal end of the tip element 511. In further embodiments, the antifriction element 516 protrudes beyond the tip element 511, for example by a few millimetres, for example from 1 to 4 millimetres.

[0043] According to a preferred embodiment, in the fishing rod 500, and in particular, in the inner housing 510', is housed the extensible portion 120 of the fishing line 1. The extensible portion 120, as a result of the action due to the presence of a fish that took the bait, extends sliding in the exit hole 515 on the anti-friction element 516, outside of the inner housing 510'.

[0044] According to a preferred embodiment, the Tenkara fly fishing rod 500 of this invention comprises, in addition, a plurality of tubular elements 510 joinable to each other, which extend between the grip element 512 and the tip element 511.

[0045] According to a preferred embodiment, the elements 510, 511, 512 that comprise the fishing rod 500 are insertable into one another; preferably, the fishing rod 500 is configurable in a fishing configuration in which the elements are inserted into each other in length in such a way that the inner housing 510' has a smooth surface, with no steps, between one element and the other, and a rest configuration in which the various elements are disengaged from each other.

[0046] In a further preferred embodiment, the Tenkara fly fishing rod 500 is of the telescopic type, i.e., the elements that comprise it engage and disengage each other in a telescopic manner. In other words, the fishing rod 500 is configurable in a fishing configuration, in which the elements 510, 511, 512 are extended in length, and in a rest configuration, in which they are retracted and housed inside the grip element 512.

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[0047] This invention also covers a Tenkara fly fishing system comprising the fishing line 1 having the characteristics described above and a Tenkara fly fishing rod 500 having the described characteristics. Preferably, the Tenkara fly fishing system is configured in such a way as to have the extensible portion 120 of the fishing line 1 housed in the inner housing 510' of the fishing rod 500, in the moments of use of the rod in which there is no pulling action such as to extend the extensible portion 120.

[0048] Innovatively, the fishing line, fishing rod and the Tenkara fly fishing system fully solve the above described problem, typical of Tenkara fly fishing.

[0049] In fact, the fishing line is advantageously suitable to absorb, by stretching, the pulling action and any jerks on the line. Advantageously, in fact, if subject to pulling action, the extensible portion of the fishing line extends preventing breakage of the mother line which is thus stressed beyond the ultimate load. The extensible portion is, therefore, suitable to absorb the pulling action. .

[0050] In addition, advantageously, the fisherman ^' can continue to practice Tenkara fly fishing and, in particular, the action of throwing the bait, as done so far: in fact, the action of throwing the bait is unchanged, being due to the characteristics of the mother line portion, while the extensible portion does not change its shape.

[0051] Advantageously, the fishing rod is suitable to house and to allow an effective sliding, in particular during the pulling action, of the extensible portion of the fishing line. In other words, advantageously, the fishing line sliding in the inner housing and on its walls is not damaged since it does not, in fact, encounter obstacles, for example steps. Similarly, advantageously, the fishing line will not wear in the passage through the. exit hole thanks to the presence of the anti-friction element.

[0052] It is clear that one skilled in the art, in order to meet contingent needs, may make changes to the fishing line and/or to the fishing rod, all contained within the scope of protection defined by the following claims.

[0053] Moreover, each of the„ variants described as belonging to a possible embodiment can be realised independently of the other variants described.

Claims

1. Fishing line (1) for Tenkara fly fishing which extends in length from a bait end (11) , to which a bait (900) is joinable, to a rod end (12) , attachable to a Tenkara fly fishing rod (500) , in which the fishing line (1) comprises :

- a mother fishing line portion (110) comprising the bait end (11) and suitable to be thrown by the fisherman;

- an extensible portion (120) fixed at one end to the mother line portion (110) while at the other end the rod end (12) is located, wherein the extensible portion (120) is elastically yielding to the pulling action due to the presence of a fish which has taken the bait (900) .

2. Fishing line (1) according to claim 1, wherein the extensible portion (120) has a parallel profile and/or conical profile.

3. Fishing line (1) according to any of the previous claims, wherein the extensible portion (120) is composed of a single elastic filament.

4. Fishing line (1) according to any of the claims 1 or 2, wherein the extensible portion (120) is composed of synthetic or natural elastic fibres, twisted or braided.

5. Fishing line (1) according to any of the previous claims, wherein the mother line portion (110) and the extensible portion (120) are joined together by means of a knot, or by means of a joining element, or by adhesive means .

6. Fishing line (1) according to any of the previous claims, wherein the mother line portion (110) comprises an end portion (111) , comprising the bait end (11) , and a tail portion (112) suitable to allow the launching of the bait (900) and of the end portion (111) .

7. Tenkara fly fishing rod (500) defining within it an internal housing (510') inside which a fishing line (1) , preferably according to any of the previous claims, is suitable to extend wherein the fishi¾g rod (500) comprises respectively at its ends:

- a grip element (512) proximal to the fisherman and grippable thereby, to which the fishing line (1) in joinable; and

- a tip element (511) having an exit hole (515) , at its distal end, traversable by the fishing line (1) .

8. Tenkara fly fishing rod (500) according to claim 7, comprising a plurality of tubular elements (510) joinable to each other and which extend between the grip element (512) and the tip element (511) .

9. Tenkara fly fishing rod (500) according to claim 8, wherein the elements (510, 511, 512) which compose it engage and disengage in a telescopic manner, so that the rod (500) is configurable in a fishing configuration in which the elements are extended in length and a rest configuration they are retracted and housed inside the grip element (512) .

10. Tenkara fly fishing rod (500) according to claim 8, wherein the elements (510, 511, 512) which compose it are insertable into each other, so that the rod (500) is configurable in a fishing configuration in which the elements are inserted into each other in length in such a way that the inner housing (510') has a smooth surface, with no steps, between one element and the other, and a rest configuration in which the various elements are disengaged from each other.

11.6. Tenkara fly fishing rod (500) according to any of the claims from 7 to 10, comprising an anti-friction element (516) , preferably a bushing or a tip, on which the f'ishing line (1) is suitable to slide, housed in the exit hole (515) .

12. Tenkara fly fishing rod (500) according to any of the claims from 7 to 11, wherein the grip element (512) comprises a locking element (520) , housed in the housing (510'), to which the rod end (12) of the fishing line (1) is fixable .

13. Tenkara fly fishing system comprising a fishing line according to any of the claims from 1 to 6 and a Tenkara fly fishing rod (500) according to any of the claims from 7 to 13.

14. Tenkara fly fishing system according to claim 13, wherein the extensible portion (120) of the fishing line (1) is housed inside the inner housing (510') of the rod (500) .