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US 12,213,477 B2Granted
Turtle decoy for game fishing or research
OwnerDon Bitler Hesslerinventor
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Abstract
An aquatic turtle decoy floated out to a chum slick is disclosed. The decoy has a chum ball on its back and includes apertures for dispensing chum, to replenish the chum slick. A silhouette of a turtle floating on an open water surface is visible and attracts game fish below. Sea birds, attracted to the chum ball on the decoy back, often cause a commotion at the open water surface, serving to further attract game fish to the aquatic turtle decoy.
Claims11
A turtle decoy (10) adapted and configured for game fishing on a chum slick (21), wherein the chum slick (21) is located on a surface (11) of open water, comprising:
- an aquatic turtle body (12) having an upper surface (12A) defining a plurality of apertures (30) therethrough;
- a pair of spaced-apart front appendages (14A) movably secured to a first region (15) of the body (12) for simulating movement caused by wave motion on the surface (11);
- a head (14) disposed between the front appendages (14A);
- a pair of spaced-apart hind appendages (14B) movably secured to a second region (17) of the body (12) for simulating movement caused by wave motion on the surface (11);
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- a sheet of netting (24) dimensioned and configured for securing a plurality of chum particles (26) secured to the upper surface (12A), and for attracting nearby birds (32) to the chum particles (26), adjacent to at least a portion of the plurality of apertures (30), wherein the plural apertures (30) are each sized for enabling at least a portion of the chum particles (26) to pass to the surface (11) of open water, for replenishing the chum slick (21).
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