This invention relates to fishing lures and more particularly to an artificial fishing lore which simulates a small rodent both in appearance and in movement through water.
This application claims priority pursuant to 35 USC 119 of Canadian application no. 2,834,482 filed in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office on Nov. 26, 2013 which application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Artificial fishing lures come in various shapes and sizes some of which are designed to simulate small animals, some to simulate insects and some which do not simulate anything in particular hut are designed to attract fish by movement, smell, noise and so on.
The fishing lure of my invention is designed to simulate a rodent such as a mouse or a chipmunk and is farther designed, as it is pulled through water, to move in a way which is characteristic of the rodent as it swims through water. My lure is buoyant and, as it is pulled through water, causes turbulence and leaves a trail of wash, bubbles and foam in lis wake. Moreover my lure has other features which, while optional, add to its attractiveness to fish. For example, it may be provided with a flexible tail which undulates and it may also be provided with ball bearings in a hollow space within its body for producing a rattling sound as it travels through water.
The lure of my invention has the shape of a small rodent having a head at the upstream end of the lure, a body and a ball at the downstream end. Preferably the lure has an outer coat of fur which covers part or all of the body. The head has a pair of oppositely facing cheeks, eyes and a pair of ears. Each ear is provided with an outer margin which extends along an edge having a number segments. The first segment commences at a forehead of the rodent and extends down stream and laterally outwardly of the head to a second segment. The second segment corves toward a third segment which extends outwardly from the rodent's head and terminates at a fourth segment which extends beneath the head and connects with a fourth segment of the other ear.
The ears of the rodent are coocuvu throughout their length and scoop the water through which the lure travels and causes the water to flow outwardly from the ears with resulting turbulence of the water through which the lure travels and hubbies in the wash and wake of the lure.
The lure of the invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
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The rodent has a pair of ears 24, each of which is concave and has an outer margin 26 which is defined by an edge having a first segment 26a which commences at the forehead 28 and which extends downstream and upwardly and outwardly of the head to a second segment 26b. Segment 26b is generally semi-circular and it too is outwardly of the bead. The second segment terminates at a third segment 26c. The latter segment extends generally downwardly and upstream of the rodent's bead while remaining outward of the head throughout its length. Segment 26c terminates at a fourth segment 26d.
Fourth segment 26d is generally semi-circular and extends m an upstream end of the fourth segment 26c′ on the opposite sick of the rodent's body. Segment 26d is located beneath the rodent's head and is disposed outwardly of the head.
The ears are concave throughout their length and are adapted to scoop the water through which the lure is drawn and to cause the water to flow outwardly from the ears with resulting turbulence of the water through which the lure passes.
A nub 30 extends downwardly from the body of the rodent to which a hook 32 (illustrated in
The weight of the lute is preferably adjusted such that the downstream end of the body travels slightly below the surface of water while the upstream end of the body travels along the surface of water. The tall and the extension to the tail preferably travels along the surface of water.
The body is preferably largely hollow so that noise-making means may located in the hollow interior. The noise maker may be metallic balls such as B-B's which are free to move into and out of contact with each other as the lure travels through wafer.
The preferable shape of the lure is a rodent but it can be in other shapes such as a fish, a newt or a salamander. As long as the lure has at least one of the features described above such as protruding ears or fur on its outer wall its shape is suitable.
Preferably the lure has a rough outer surface since such a surface produces more turbulence than a smooth surface as the lure travels through water. More preferable the lure has a furry outer coat as illustrated in
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It will be understood, of course, that modifications can be made in the lure of the invention without departing from the scope and purview of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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2834482 | Nov 2013 | CA | national |