US 2021/0329900 A1 · SONIC STIMULATION AND DETECTION OF FISH

Abstract

A sonic stimulation and detection device includes an enclosure mounted on a fishing rod having to a fishing line attached to and extending along the rod. A microphone element is mounted in the enclosure and is acoustically coupled to the line through the enclosure and the rod line to couple sounds of fish contact with the line to the microphone. The microphone may be coupled to a headphone. A sound generator is mounted in the enclosure and is acoustically coupled to the line through the enclosure and the rod to couple fish simulating sounds generated thereby to the line to attract fish to a lure attached to the line. The enclosure is shaped to efficiently couple sounds coupled from the line to the microphone and sounds generated by the sound generator to the line.

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Dependent claims

In a fishing apparatus including a fishing rod and a fishing line engaged with the rod, the improvement comprising:

(a) a microphonic element acoustically coupled to the fishing line and generating an electrical signal analogous to an acoustic signal impinging the fishing apparatus by contact of a fish therewith;
(b) an amplifier connected to the microphonic element and amplifying a signal generated by the microphonic element;
and
(c) a sound transducer communicating with the amplifier and converting an amplified signal therefrom to an audible signal.

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A fishing apparatus comprising:

(a) a fishing rod having a fishing line engaged therewith and capable of being acoustically coupled therewith;
(b) a microphonic element mounted on the fishing rod, acoustically coupled therewith, and generating an electrical signal analogous to an acoustic signal impinging the fishing apparatus by contact of a fish with the fishing apparatus;
(c) an amplifier connected to the microphonic element and amplifying a signal generated by the acoustic element;
(d) a sound source acoustically coupled to the fishing line, the sound source being capable of generating a fish stimulating sound signal to cause a fish to attempt to take the lure to thereby facilitate hooking such a fish;
(e) an acoustic chamber mounted on a fishing rod, the acoustic chamber being acoustically coupled to the fishing line;
(f) the acoustic chamber being mounted in spaced relation to the microphonic element and having such a shape as to efficiently couple the acoustic signal impinging on the fishing line to the microphonic element;
(g) the acoustic chamber also being mounted in spaced relation to the sound source to thereby efficiently couple the fish stimulating sound signal to the fishing line by way of the fishing rod;
and
(h) a sound transducer communicating with the amplifier and converting an amplified signal therefrom to an audible signal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sonic stimulation and detection of fish

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Sonic stimulation and detection of fish

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Abstract

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