WO2018121020A1

WO2018121020A1 - Fishing device and fishing box thereof

Info

Publication number: WO2018121020A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/107737
Authority: WO
Inventors: 邓雪松
Original assignee: 邓雪松
Priority date: 2016-12-29
Filing date: 2017-10-26
Publication date: 2018-07-05
Also published as: CN106665513B; CN106665513A

Abstract

A fishing device and a fishing box thereof. The fishing box comprises: a support frame, placed within a fish ladder (A), the support frame having a fish inlet thereon; a mesh gathering assembly, provided within the support frame, the fish inlet being located above the mesh gathering assembly; a floating box, for floating the mesh gathering assembly; and a seat ring (3) for placing a fish gathering basket (1), located on a gathering portion of the mesh gathering assembly.

Description

Fishing gear and its fishing box

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201611247982.X, entitled "Fishing Device and Fishing Box" thereof, on December 29, 2016, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference. In this application.

Technical field

The invention relates to the field of fishery protection and research, in particular to a fishing device and a fishing box thereof.

Background technique

At present, most of the fishing methods for aquatic products (fish) are cage fishing.

In this process, the whole cage needs to be lifted or lowered, and the operation process is complicated. Since the overall weight of the cage is applied to the corresponding power equipment during the descending process mentioned above, additional power equipment needs to be added. Higher energy consumption, which in turn leads to higher fishing costs; the need to drive fish through cages by means of electricity, magnetism or manual flooding, and fewer fish entering the cage, making fishing less efficient; In the fishing process, it is easy to cause damage to fish. The dragging of cages can easily damage the scales and epidermis of aquatic organisms, and the survival rate after fishing is very low, so the quality of fishing is not high.

Therefore, how to reduce fishing cost, improve fishing efficiency and quality of fishing has become a technical problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, it is an object of the present invention to provide a fishing box to reduce fishing costs, improve fishing efficiency and quality of fishing. The present invention also provides a fishing apparatus having the above fishing box.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

A fishing box comprising:

a support frame for being placed in a fish water channel, the support frame having a fish inlet;

a mesh summary assembly disposed in the support frame, the fish inlet being located above the mesh summary assembly;

a pontoon for floating the mesh summary component;

Located in the summary part of the mesh summary component for placing the seat ring of the fish basket.

Preferably, in the above fishing box body, the mesh summary assembly comprises a first inclined mesh plate adjacent to the fish inlet and a second inclined mesh plate away from the fish inlet of the fishing box;

The first inclined mesh plate and the second inclined mesh plate are inclined downward in a direction close to each other, and the seat ring is connected to the first inclined mesh plate and the second inclined mesh plate between.

Preferably, in the above fishing box, the method further comprises:

Provided under the mesh summary assembly for blocking a lower mesh plate through which the fish passes through the lower portion of the mesh summary assembly;

And/or disposed above the mesh summary assembly for preventing the fish from being escaping from the upper mesh plate of the upper portion of the mesh assembly.

Preferably, the fishing box body further comprises a moving mesh plate for opening and closing the fish inlet.

Preferably, in the above fishing box body, the mesh summary assembly comprises a conical mesh plate;

The seat ring is coupled to the center of the conical mesh plate.

Preferably, in the above fishing box body, the support frame comprises an upper mesh plate disposed above the edge of the conical mesh plate, and the fish inlet is located at the upper mesh plate;

And/or, the support frame includes a lower mesh plate disposed below the edge of the conical mesh plate.

Preferably, in the fishing box body, the mesh summary assembly is fixed in the support frame.

Preferably, in the above fishing box, the floating box comprises:

An upper pontoon disposed at an upper portion of the support frame and a lower pontoon disposed at a lower portion of the support frame.

Or a single pontoon disposed on the support frame.

Preferably, in the above fishing box body, the mesh summary assembly is movably disposed in the support frame;

The pontoon includes a small pontoon disposed at a bottom end of the mesh summary assembly.

The present invention also provides a fishing apparatus comprising a fishing basket, further comprising the fishing box body according to any of the above;

The fishing device includes one of the fishing bins; or the fishing device includes a plurality of the fishing bins, and the plurality of fishing bins are connected in series, in parallel, or in a hybrid.

Compared with the prior art, the fishing box provided by the invention has low requirements for the outer condition of the fishing box during use, the fishing box has a simple structure and does not require additional power support, operation and maintenance. Simple, the fishing operation can be completed only by raising or lowering the fish basket, which effectively reduces the energy consumption during the fishing process and reduces the fishing cost; and the fish is aggregated to the fish through the mesh summary component. In the basket, the fishing efficiency is effectively improved, the operation of fish towing is avoided, the survival rate of the fish after fishing is effectively improved, and the quality of fishing is improved.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only It is an embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to the provided drawings without any creative work.

1 is a schematic structural view of a plurality of first fishing cages connected in series according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view showing a first state of a first fishing box and a fish basket according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural view showing a second state of a first fishing box and a fish basket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a front view showing the structure of a first fishing box and a fish basket according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic left side view of a first fishing box and a fish basket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a schematic right side view of a first fishing box and a fish basket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a schematic top plan view of a first fishing box and a fish basket according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 8 is a first schematic structural view of a first fishing box provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a second schematic structural view of a first fishing box provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a schematic structural view of a second fishing box and a fish basket according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 11 is a front view showing the structure of a second fishing box and a fish basket according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a schematic left side view of a second fishing box and a fish basket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic top right structural view of a second fishing box and a fish basket according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

14 is a schematic structural view of a mesh summary assembly and a seat ring of a second fishing box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

15 is a front view showing the structure of a support frame and a floating box of a second fishing box according to an embodiment of the present invention;

16 is a schematic left side view of a second fishing box body according to an embodiment of the present invention;

17 is a schematic structural view of a plurality of third fishing cages connected in series according to an embodiment of the present invention;

18 is a schematic structural view of a first state of a third fishing box and a fish basket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

19 is a schematic structural view showing a second state of a third fishing box and a fish basket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

20 is a front view showing the structure of a third fishing box and a fish basket according to a specific embodiment of the present invention;

21 is a schematic left side view of a third fishing box and a fish basket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

22 is a schematic top plan view of a third fishing box and a fish basket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

23 is a schematic structural view of a third fishing box provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 24 is a cross-sectional view showing a third type of fishing box provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The core of the invention is to provide a fishing box to reduce fishing costs, improve fishing efficiency and quality of fishing. The present invention also provides a fishing apparatus having the above fishing box.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fishing box body, including: a support frame, a floating box, a mesh summary assembly, and a seat ring. The support frame is placed in the fish water channel A, and the support frame has a fish inlet; the pontoon is used for the floating mesh hole summary component; the mesh summary component is disposed in the support frame, and the fish inlet is located in the mesh summary component Above; the seat ring 3 is located at the summary of the mesh summary component for placing the fish basket 1.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the fishing box body floats on the fish water channel A at a certain depth under the action of the floating box. When the fish basket 1 is placed in the seat ring 3, the mesh assembly component is received. The gravity effect of the fish basket 1 and the fish basket 1 sink together, and then sink to a certain depth and then stop. At this time, the fish inlet of the support frame is located in the fish water channel A, and enters the preparation stage of fishing. The fish in the fish channel A enters the support frame from the fish inlet and swims above the mesh summary assembly. When the fishing is started, the fish basket 1 is slowly lifted. As the fish basket 1 is lifted, the downward gravity of the fishing box is lowered, and the mesh summary assembly slowly floats upward under the action of the floating box. Since the seat ring 3 is located at the summary part of the mesh summary component, during the floating process of the mesh summary component, the water in the fishing box body (water above the mesh summary component) leaks through the mesh structure of the mesh summary component, and the fish pass The mesh summary component is integrated into the fish basket 1 in the seat ring 3. When the pontoon rises to a certain position and no longer floats, the fish basket 1 is separated from the seat ring 3, and the catching process is completed.

Among them, the fish channel A can be a natural waterway or an artificial water channel. In artificially manufactured waterways, the fish channel A can be a part that is fixed in the geographical environment, such as a concrete structure attached to local terrain conditions, or an overall frame fixed under local terrain conditions. It can also be a portable movable part that moves relative to the geographical environment, such as a moving waterway suspended in water. In the case where the fish channel A is an artificial water channel, the artificial water channel can be set along the geographical environment so that the water flow automatically flows through the artificial water channel, such as artificially creating a water channel (such as a moving water channel) on a rushing river. A plurality of people are connected to manufacture the waterway, and the water flow is drained to the inside of the fish channel A through the self-flow of the river; an external mechanism may be used to flow the water through the artificial water channel, such as by a water pump to pass the outside of the fish channel A. The water flow is drained to the interior of the fish channel A, creating a flow of water through the fish channel A. It can be understood that in the above-mentioned various fish channel A, it is only necessary to ensure that the water channel can carry fish flow.

According to the fishing box provided by the embodiment of the invention, the outer condition of the fishing box is low during use, the fishing box has a simple structure and does not require additional power support, and the operation and maintenance are simple, only need to The fish basket 1 can be upgraded or lowered to complete the fishing operation, which effectively reduces the energy consumption during the fishing process and reduces the fishing cost; and the fish is collected into the fish basket 1 through the mesh summary component. It effectively improves the efficiency of fishing, avoids the operation of fish towing, effectively improves the survival rate of fish after fishing and improves the quality of fishing.

It should be noted that due to the water repellency of the fish, when the fishing box is placed in the fish channel A, the fish inlet is oriented in the direction of the water flow (downstream direction), so that the fish can take the initiative to enter the fish mouth under the action of water tropism. Enter the fishing box. In the process of fishing and filling, there is no need to use electric, magnetic or manual means to reduce the impact on the body and physiology of fish during the catching process. The fish channel A matches the structure of the fishing box. When the fishing box is rectangular, the fish channel A is rectangular; when the fishing box is round, the fish channel A is round.

The seat ring 3 can be round, square or other shape, and it is only necessary to ensure that the fish basket 1 is erected.

As shown in FIGS. 1-9, in the first embodiment, the mesh summary assembly includes a first inclined mesh panel 4 adjacent to the fish inlet and a second inclined mesh opening away from the fish inlet of the fishing box. The plate 7; the first inclined mesh plate 4 and the second inclined mesh plate 7 are inclined downward in a direction close to each other, and the seat ring 3 is connected between the first inclined mesh plate 4 and the second inclined mesh plate 7. During the floating process of the mesh summary assembly, the fish are collected along the first inclined mesh plate 4 and the second inclined mesh plate 7 to the seat ring 3 and enter the fish basket 1.

In order to avoid fish escape, the fishing box further includes a lower mesh plate 5 disposed under the mesh summary assembly for blocking fish from passing through the lower portion of the mesh summary assembly; and/or disposed at the Above the mesh summary assembly, an upper mesh plate 6 for preventing fish from escaping from the upper portion of the mesh summary assembly.

In the present embodiment, the lower mesh plate 5 is located at one end of the first inclined mesh plate 4 away from the second inclined mesh plate 7, and extends downward; by providing the lower mesh plate 5, the fish net is effectively avoided. The case where the lower end of the hole summary assembly passes through the fishing box.

The upper mesh plate 6 is located at one end of the second inclined mesh plate 7 away from the first inclined mesh plate 4 and extends upward. By providing the upper mesh panel 6, it is avoided that the fish escapes from the fishing tank by the end of the second inclined mesh panel 7 away from the first inclined mesh panel 4.

It is also possible to provide only the first inclined mesh plate 4 or the second inclined mesh plate 7, which will not be described one by one.

As shown in FIG. 9, further, the fishing box provided by the embodiment of the present invention further includes a moving mesh plate 11 for opening and closing the fish inlet. That is, during the fishing process, the moving mesh panel 11 is closed into the fish mouth to further prevent the fish from escaping from the fishing port.

In the present embodiment, the mesh summary assembly is fixed in the support frame 8. Therefore, during the fishing process, the mesh summary assembly and the support frame 8 can float up and down in the fish water channel A under the action of the floating box to complete the fishing operation.

In the present embodiment, in consideration of stability, the pontoon includes: an upper pontoon 2 disposed at an upper portion of the support frame 8; and a lower pontoon 10 disposed at a lower portion of the support frame 8. With the above arrangement, the fishing box can be floated in the fish channel A.

Of course, it is also possible to provide only a single pontoon, and by providing a single pontoon on the support frame, it is possible to complete the lifting and sinking of the support frame.

It is also possible to provide more than three pontoons on the support frame, which are not described one by one and are all within the scope of protection.

The top of the support frame 8 is provided with a support member 9 to avoid deformation of the support frame 8 and improve the structural stability of the fishing box.

As shown in FIGS. 10-16, in the second embodiment, a lightweight design is adopted, that is, the mesh summary assembly is movably disposed in the support frame 8; the pontoon includes a small portion disposed at the bottom end of the mesh summary assembly. The pontoon 13, that is, the bottom end of the mesh summary assembly has a small pontoon 13. The mesh summary component is driven up by the small floating box 13.

It can be understood that the support frame 8 in this embodiment is equivalent to the artificial water channel in the fish channel A, that is, the support frame 8 itself forms a water channel through which the fish flows, and has a float outside the support frame 8. In the embodiment of the case, the support frame 8 can be used as a mobile waterway application. Of course, the above-mentioned support frame 8 can also be arranged to be a fish water channel A fixed in a geographical environment, that is, the support frame 8 is used as a fixed water channel.

In the embodiment, for the convenience of setting, the upper pontoon 2 and the lower pontoon 10 are further disposed on the support frame 8, so that the support frame 8 is stably floating in the water; the small pontoon 13 drives the mesh summary assembly to float up and down, and completes the network. The hole summary component summarizes the operation of the fish to the fish basket 1.

The upper pontoon 2 and the lower pontoon 10 may not be provided, and the support frame 8 may be fixedly disposed in the fish water channel A.

In order to reduce the weight of the mesh summary assembly as much as possible, the upper mesh plate 6 is fixed on the support frame 8, and the lower mesh plate 5 includes a fixed lower mesh plate 51 and a moving lower mesh plate 52, and the lower mesh plate 51 is fixed. Fixed on the support frame 8 to form the fish inlet B, the moving lower mesh plate 52 is located on the side of the mesh summary assembly near the fish inlet B, and moves the lower mesh plate 52 and the inner wall of the fixed lower mesh plate 51 (fixed The lower mesh plate 51 is in sliding contact with the wall surface of the upper mesh plate 6 to prevent the fish from swimming below the mesh summary assembly.

In the present embodiment, the mesh summary assembly is also composed of the first inclined mesh plate 4 and the second inclined mesh plate 7, and of course, other structures are also possible. The mesh summary assembly can be comprised of a conical mesh plate; the seat ring is coupled to the center of the conical mesh plate. Wherein, the floating box comprises a small floating box disposed at the bottom end of the conical mesh plate, that is, the bottom end of the conical mesh plate has a small floating box. In the specific use process, the large end of the conical mesh plate faces the small end face downwards, so that the fish are collected by gravity into the fish collection basket 1 on the seat ring. In order to match the conical mesh plate so as to movably position the mesh summary assembly within the support frame, the inner wall of the support frame is preferably provided in a circular shape to facilitate engagement with the large end of the conical mesh plate.

As shown in Figures 17-24, in a third embodiment, the mesh summary assembly includes a conical mesh plate 4'; the seat ring 3' is coupled to the center of the conical mesh plate 4'. It will be appreciated that the large end of the conical mesh plate 4' faces downwardly with the small end facing downwards so that the fish are collected into the fish basket 1 on the seat ring 3' during the floating of the mesh summary assembly.

In the present embodiment, the lower annular mesh plate 5' and the upper annular mesh plate 6' serve as support frames; the upper annular mesh plate 6' is disposed above the edge of the conical mesh plate 4' for preventing fish Escaped from the upper part of the conical mesh plate 4'. A lower annular mesh panel 5' is disposed below the edge of the conical mesh panel 4' for blocking the passage of fish from the lower portion of the conical mesh panel 4'. As shown in FIG. 23, the lower annular mesh plate 5' and the upper annular mesh plate 6' are both annular mesh plates disposed along the edge of the conical mesh plate 4', and the fish inlet B is located at the upper annular mesh plate. 6' on. Through the above arrangement, the fishing box body has a circular structure as a whole, so that the fishing box body can be rotated in the fish water channel A, and the fish wall B can be closed by the inner wall of the fish water channel A. Of course, it is also possible to set a moving mesh plate for opening and closing at the fish inlet B.

In this embodiment, the mesh summary assembly is fixedly coupled to the support frame, the upper pontoon 2' is disposed in an annular structure, and is connected to the upper end of the upper annular mesh plate 6', and the lower pontoon 10' is located at the lower annular mesh plate 5 'on.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a fishing device, comprising a fish basket 1, and further comprising any of the fishing cages as described above. Wherein, the fishing device comprises a fishing box; or the fishing device comprises a plurality of fishing boxes, and the plurality of fishing boxes are connected in series, in parallel or mixed. Wherein, the plurality of fishing tanks are mixed into a plurality of fishing tanks having a structure of being connected in series and in parallel.

It can be understood that in the structure in which a plurality of fishing boxes are connected in series, in parallel or in a mixed manner, the lower mesh plate of a part of the fishing box can be eliminated.

It should be noted that the fish basket 1 can adopt any kind of fish basket, and only needs to ensure that it can bear fish.

Preferably, the fish collection basket 1 is set as a self-unloading fish collection device, so as to facilitate the self-unloading function of the fish collection basket 1, which is convenient for cleaning, reduces labor intensity and reduces maintenance cost.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the fish basket 1 has a cylindrical structure, including a cylindrical lifting support frame and a flip ball shell. The cylindrical lifting support frame is a support structure of the fish basket 1 and a lower portion. It is hinged with the flip ball shell, so that the flip ball shell can rotate 360° freely; the upper part is provided with a hook connector, so as to connect the column lifting support frame with the lifting device, so as to facilitate the lifting operation of the fish basket 1 . The inside of the flip ball shell has an internal floating box. The flipping ball shell is provided with the counterweight on the same side of the inner floating box. When the flipping ball shell is vacant, the upper opening is inclined. After the water is turned into the shell, the opening is gradually flattened upwards. When the water is full, the opening of the spherical shell is corrected and the water is entered. The rear upper opening begins to tilt, flips 180 degrees when it is not in the water, and remains in the inverted state until it leaves the water. After the water is completely discharged, it is turned back to the original inclined state. Through the above setting, the flipping movement of controlling the flipping of the spherical shell is completed, thereby completing the transshipment operation of the fish in the fish basket 1.

In order to further precise operation control, mechanical transmission or electromechanical equipment can be additionally provided, and further control operation of the flip ball shell by mechanical transmission or electromechanical equipment improves the inversion motion precision of the flip ball shell.

Wherein, the cylindrical lifting support has at least one access door to facilitate the entry of fish into the fish basket 1.

When the fish basket 1 is vacant, the upper opening of the inverted spherical shell is inclined due to the provision of the weight. Since the inner floating tank is provided on the same side, the spherical shell is gradually rotated in the normal direction after entering the water, and the upper part of the spherical shell is turned over when the water is full. With the opening facing up, the flipping ball shell is in a flat state. After entering the water, it will continue to flip. After turning into the water, it will be turned 180 degrees until it is turned out of the water, and then turned back to the original tilt state after the water is completely discharged.

As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the fish basket 1 further includes a shroud 12, which is a barrel structure having an upper and lower opening, and the cylindrical lifting support is slidably disposed in the shroud 12, and is opposed to the column by the shroud 12. The sliding of the lifting support frame realizes the function of opening and closing the access door on the cylindrical lifting support frame, and ensures that the fishing basket 1 has less water leakage during the transportation of the fishing basket 1.

The lifting device puts the fish basket 1 into the fishing box, and the fishing box and the fish basket 1 simultaneously sink to the relative floating position, and the flipping ball shell inside the fish basket 1 contacts the fishing box during the sinking process. The inner ring of the seat ring 3, the inner ring of the seat ring 3 prevents the flip ball shell of the fish basket 1 from rotating, so that the upper opening of the flip ball shell faces upward, and the flip ball shell is in a flat state. The shield 12 of the fish basket 1 is opened, and the access door of the cylindrical lifting support communicates with the fish channel A so that the fish can be integrated into the fish basket 1 under the action of the mesh summary assembly. When the lifting device puts the fish basket 1 on the fishing box, the fishing box and the fish basket 1 are simultaneously floated, and the fishing basket 1 is lifted off the fishing box.

The various embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same similar parts between the various embodiments may be referred to each other.

The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Many modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but the scope of the invention is to be accorded

Claims

A fishing box characterized by comprising:

a support frame for being placed in a fish water channel, the support frame having a fish inlet;

a mesh summary assembly disposed in the support frame, the fish inlet being located above the mesh summary assembly;

a pontoon for floating the mesh summary component;

Located in the summary part of the mesh summary component for placing the seat ring of the fish basket.
The fishing box according to claim 1, wherein said mesh summary assembly comprises a first inclined mesh panel adjacent said fish inlet and a fish inlet opening away from said fishing cage Two inclined mesh plates;

The first inclined mesh plate and the second inclined mesh plate are inclined downward in a direction close to each other, and the seat ring is connected to the first inclined mesh plate and the second inclined mesh plate between.
The fishing box of claim 1 further comprising:

Provided under the mesh summary assembly for blocking a lower mesh plate through which the fish passes through the lower portion of the mesh summary assembly;

And/or disposed above the mesh summary assembly for preventing the fish from being escaping from the upper mesh plate of the upper portion of the mesh assembly.
A fishing box according to claim 1 further comprising a moving mesh panel for opening and closing said fish inlet.
A fishing box according to claim 1 wherein said mesh summary assembly comprises a conical mesh plate;

The seat ring is coupled to the center of the conical mesh plate.
A fishing box according to claim 5, wherein said support frame comprises a An upper annular mesh plate above the edge of the conical mesh plate, the fish inlet is located in the upper annular mesh plate;

And/or, the support frame includes a lower annular mesh plate disposed below the edge of the conical mesh plate.
A fishing box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mesh summary assembly is fixed in the support frame.
A fishing box according to claim 7 wherein said pontoon comprises:

An upper pontoon disposed at an upper portion of the support frame and a lower pontoon disposed at a lower portion of the support frame;

Or a single pontoon disposed on the support frame.
The fishing box body according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the mesh summary assembly is movably disposed in the support frame;

The pontoon includes a small pontoon disposed at a bottom end of the mesh summary assembly.
A fishing apparatus comprising a fishing basket, characterized by further comprising the fishing box body according to any one of claims 1-9;

The fishing device includes one of the fishing bins; or the fishing device includes a plurality of the fishing bins, and the plurality of fishing bins are connected in series, in parallel, or in a hybrid.