Fishing lure trolling spreader bar
AssigneeSterling Tackle
InventorsSteven Edward Breunig, Elliot Breunig
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Abstract
A keel attached to a central body of trolling spreader bar is configurable with a plurality of fishing lures as an assembly to mimic a small school of fish. The keel is angled to urge the lure assembly continually to one side or the other from what would be the normal straight line of travel of a trolling vessel. By attaching an angled keel directly to the lure/spreader bar one is able to easily set lines behind the vessel at varying angles and distances which greatly increase the width of the full trolling lure spread. The spreader bar can further be configured to have a counterweight directly attached to it to provide increased stability to the bar during trolling.
Claims20
A trolling spreader bar comprising:
- an elongated central body;
- a spreader bar that extends laterally outward from the elongated central body, wherein the spreader bar comprises a first rod and a second rod that extend laterally from the elongated central body;
- a keel that extends from a ventral surface of the elongated central body at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated central body, such that, when trolling in a body of water at or near a surface of the body of water, the elongated central body is guided laterally outwardly from a direction of travel of the trolling spreader bar while trolling;
- two first bait lures, each of the two first bait lures having a head end and a tail end, wherein one first bait lure of the two first bait lures is attached to a distal end of the first rod at its head end, and another first bait lure of the two first bait lures is attached to a distal end of the second rod at its head end;
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- a plurality of bait lures interconnected to each of the two first bait lures by a line extending between a tail end of a preceding bait lure and a head end of a succeeding bait lure;
- wherein a counterweight is directly attached to the first rod of the spreader bar.
A trolling spreader bar comprising:
- an elongated central body;
- a spreader bar that extends laterally outward from the elongated central body, wherein the spreader bar comprises a first rod and a second rod that extend laterally from the elongated central body;
- a keel that extends from a ventral surface of the elongated central body at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated central body, such that, when trolling in a body of water at or near a surface of the body of water, the elongated central body is guided laterally outwardly from a direction of travel of the trolling spreader bar while trolling;
- two first bait lures, each of the two first bait lures having a head end and a tail end, wherein one first bait lure of the first two bait lures is attached to a distal end of the first rod at its head end, and another first bait lure of the two first bait lures is attached to a distal end of the second rod at its head end;
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- a plurality of bait lures interconnected to each of the two first bait lures by a line extending between a tail end of a preceding bait lure and a head end of a succeeding bait lure;
- wherein the one first bait lure of the two bait lures attached to the distal end of the first rod further comprises wings and provides a counterweight to the spreader bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.