Abstract:
A rope comprising weak fibers for use with fishing gear, wherein the rope has a diameter between 5/16 inch and 1 inch and breaks between 600 and 2200 pounds of pulling tension. The rope is ideal for netfishing or trapfishing since its use will reduce deaths in whales and other cetaceans which currently occur during netfishing or trapfishing. Netfishing is performed with a net which incorporates the inventive rope as a head rope in the net. Trapfishing is performed with a multisectional rope which is attached to a trap at one end and is attached at the opposite end to a buoy wherein a section of the multi sectional rope attached to the buoy is the inventive rope.
Abstract:
An umbrella fishing rig having a housing, a teaser arm release mechanism and a plurality of collapsible teaser arms. These teaser arms are capable of moving relative to the housing from a trolling position to a collapsed position in response to the activation of the release mechanism.
Abstract:
Yarns and fishing lines are made by a process that includes the step of exposing an opaque yarn made from ultrahigh molecular weight, gel spun polyolefin filaments to a temperature within the melting point range of the filaments for a time sufficient to at least partially fuse the contact surfaces of adjacent filaments. For ultrahigh molecular weight, gel spun polyethylene, this temperature is preferably within the range from about 150.degree.-157.degree. C. The surface fusion between and among filaments imparts desirable handling characteristics to the ultrahigh molecular weight, gel spun polyolefin yarns and fishing lines that are similar to those of a conventional monofilaments. Preferably, the temperature, residence time, and stretching ratio at the selected temperature are chosen to provide a fishing line exhibiting a tensile modulus within the range from about 230 g/d to about 780 g/d with a tenacity of at least 15 g/d.
Abstract:
An outhaul device for fishing lines, mounted on a vessel and arranged to pull the line successively from a line store and deploy the line behind the vessel. The outhaul device includes at least one pair of wheels which can be rotated about their respective symmetry axes of rotation by respective drive devices, and between which the line can be caused to extend, as it is pressed against the wheels. The symmetry axes are lying in a common plane. Each of the wheels may be tilted about an axis which is lying in the common plane and extends perpendicular to the symmetry axis of the wheel. Also each of the wheels is adapted to be tilted about an axis which is perpendicular to the common plane.
Abstract:
A planer board includes a generally flat rectangular body member having front and rear faces, leading and trailing ends and top and bottom edges and having a structure for keeping the member afloat in water, and wherein the leading end is tapered from the front face to the rear face to define at least one ramp to bias the body member to one side as the body member is pulled through the water; a weight connected to the bottom edge of the plate; a line-gripping assembly rigidly extending from the front face of the body member for releasably gripping a fishing line; and, a line guidance assembly at the trailing end of the body member for encircling the fishing line and allowing for manual transverse release of the line when desired.
Abstract:
The worm is threaded onto the hook before the leader is attached to the fish line. A tube and slider are threaded onto the leader before the loop is made on the leader and after the hook is attached to the leader. The tube has a small diameter, such as 1/16 inch, and is a few inches long, such as 5 inches. The slider is about 1/16 wide, 1/32 inch thick and 3/8 inches long with 3 holes normal to its wide faces distributed along its length. The leader is passed through the holes in series. A few ounces of force are required to move the slider along the leader. The end of the tube nearest the loop is at an angle to the long axis of the tube. To thread a worm onto the hook the leader is folded at the angled end of the tube back along the tube and the tube and leader are inserted into a worm a short distance from one end and through the longitudinal center of the worm and out its other end. The worm is moved along the leader until the loop end of the leader and the tube are clear of the worm and the worm is moved over the slider and onto the shank of the hook. The slider is then moved toward the loop end of the leader to hold the tube close to the loop while the leader and hook are in use.
Abstract:
A fishing line comprising a core (10) and a sheath (20) encompassing the core (10). the core (10) as well as also the sheath (20) are constructed of high-strength filaments (11, 12, 21, 22). The core (10) is entwined with the filaments (21, 22) forming the sheath (20). the composite of the filaments (11, 12, 21, 22) is set by bonding by means of a fusion-adhesive yarn (19) placed parallel to the filaments (11, 12) forming the core (10). In this way a fishing line can be produced which meets the highest requirements and is simultaneously cost effective.
Abstract:
A combination line splicer and line connection wherein the splicer includes a relatively straight and relatively rigid shank, formed with a pair of open eyes, one at each of two opposite ends thereof. A pair of lines are securely fastened to the splicer by a knotless arrangement wherein the lines are wrapped about the shank such that the lines are intertwined, and pulled into respective ones of the pair of open eyes. A method of securing a pair of lines extending in generally opposite directions to a splicer, wherein the splicer includes a shank and open eyes on the shank for securing the pair of lines to the splicer in a knotless manner, opposite ends of the shank, the method comprising the steps of: a) orienting ends of the lines in generally overlapped relationship; b) wrapping a first portion of the overlapped ends about a first portion of the shank such that the overlapped lines become intertwined, and pulling the first portion of the overlapped ends into one of the open eyes; c) turning the splicer end-over-end and wrapping a second portion of the overlapped ends about a second portion of the shank such that the overlapped lines become intertwined, and pulling the second portion of the overlapped ends into the other of the open eyes.
Abstract:
A fishing float apparatus for floatably supporting a fishing line in a body of water. The device includes a body member; a balloon attached to the body member, the balloon having a deflated position and an inflated position; a protective cover for covering the balloon when the balloon is in deflated; a pump for inflating the balloon; and attachment structure for attaching one end of the fishing line to the body member.
Abstract:
A noise-making rattle jig for use in fishing having a solid metallic body of generally circular cross-section with a forwardly extending body extension of lesser diameter having a fish hook secured to the forwardmost end, and an eyelet for attaching the jig to a fish line at the opposite end of the body. A rattle chamber is provided within the body with at least one noise-making rattle element held loosely within the chamber. A fiber weed guard is secured to the body and extends radially outwardly spaced rearwardly from the barb of the fish hook. The body extension is provided with at least one annular channel to which a rubber camouflage skirt or other accessory may be attached to the jig. Because of environmental concerns the body, body extension and cap are preferably formed from lead-free brass. All other elements are desirably composed of non-leaching non-toxic materials.