Fishing Lures
OwnerClayton Camilleriinventor
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Abstract
A fishing lure for receiving a bait fish comprises a mounting body and a fixing means (3) for fixing a bait fish to the mounting body. The mounting body comprising a support rod (5) for inserting into the mouth of a bait fish to support the mounted bait fish and a retaining means (4, 7) disposed on the support rod (5) for abutting a head portion of the bait fish. The mounting body is adapted not to conceal, in use, eyes of a bait fish mounted on the mounting body.
Claims21
1-37. (canceled)
A fishing lure for receiving a bait fish, the fishing lure comprising a mounting body and a fixing hook for fixing a bait fish to the mounting body, the mounting body comprising:
- a weighted support rod for inserting into the mouth of a bait fish to support a mounted bait fish;
- an upper bar, the upper bar having a first surface for abutting an upper head portion of the mounted bait fish;
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- a lower bar, the lower bar having a second surface for abutting a lower head portion of the mounted bait fish, wherein the lower bar acts as a counterbalance to the support rod;
- wherein the mounting body is adapted not to conceal, in use, eyes of a bait fish mounted on the mounting body.
A method of preparing a bait fish for trolling using a fishing lure comprising a mounting body having a weighted support rod, an upper bar and a lower bar, comprising:
- inserting the support rod into the mouth of a bait fish and pushing the support rod into the bait fish until a head of the bait fish abuts a first surface of the upper bar and a second surface of the lower bar but such that eyes of the bait fish are exposed,
- fixing the bait fish to the mounting body with a fixing hook, and
- trolling the fishing lure with the fish supported by the support rod counterbalanced by the lower bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.