Devices and methods for retaining fish bait
OwnerWayne J. Black, Tenny M. Mountinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for retaining fish bait. A fish bait retainer provided as part of the disclosed systems, devices, and methods includes a plurality of fish bait retaining features. The fish bait retaining features can be in the form of structural features, such as through holes, blind holes, and grooves. The fish bait retainer can also include surface properties or features that facilitate the retention of fish bait. The fish bait retainer can be securely connected to a fishhook by placing a shank of the fishhook a through hole provided in the fish bait retainer. The fish bait retainer can be used with liquid, gel, or paste type fish bait.
Claims20
A fishing device, comprising:
- a body member, the body member including:
- a central through channel;
- a plurality of grooves in an exterior surface of the body member;
- a plurality of blind holes;
- and
- a plurality of through holes, wherein each through hole of the plurality of through holes includes a first end that intersects the exterior surface of the body member and a second end that intersects the exterior surface of the body member,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of grooves, the plurality of blind holes, or the plurality of through holes are parallel to the central through channel, and
- wherein the through holes and the blind holes are radially interleaved with one another.
A system, comprising:
- a fishhook;
- a fish bait retainer,
- wherein the fish bait retainer includes a body member that has one of a spherical or an elongate spherical exterior shape,
- wherein the fish bait retainer includes a plurality of fish bait retaining features,
- wherein the fish bait retaining features include:
- a plurality of grooves in an exterior surface of the body member;
- a plurality of blind holes;
- and
- a plurality of through holes, wherein each through hole of the plurality of through holes includes a first end that intersects the exterior surface of the body member and a second end that intersects the exterior surface of the body member,
- wherein the fish bait retainer includes a central through channel,
- wherein the at least one of the fish bait retaining features is parallel to the central through channel,
- wherein the through holes and the blind holes are radially interleaved with one another, and
- wherein a shank of the fishhook is received by the central through channel;
- and
- fish bait, wherein the fish bait is disposed within at least some of the plurality of fish bait retaining features.
A method for retaining fish bait, comprising:
- providing a fish bait retainer, wherein the fish bait retainer includes a central through hole and a plurality of fish bait retaining features, wherein the plurality of fish bait retaining features include:
- a plurality of grooves in an exterior surface of a body member of the fish bait retainer;
- a plurality of blind holes;
- and
- a plurality of through holes, wherein each through hole of the plurality of through holes includes a first end that intersects the exterior surface of the body member and a second end that intersects the exterior surface of the body member,
- wherein the at least one of the fish bait retaining features is parallel to the central through hole, and wherein the through holes and the blind holes are radially interleaved with one another;
- placing a shank of a fishhook through the central through hole formed in the fish bait retainer;
- and
- placing fish bait within at least some of the fish bait retaining features.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.