Stone fly nymph
OwnerPercy P. Crofoot, James A. Crofootinventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Buoyant porcupine quills secured to the top of a yarn fishing nymph diverge forward to a location beyond the forward end of the yarn body and outward for maintaining the nymph upright with its hooked end substantially directly below the body of the nymph.
Claims8
In a nymph including a hook having an eye and a yarn body wrapped around the hook shank, the improvement comprising two narrow strips of buoyant material secured outside the yarn body, each of said strips being at least several times greater in length than in width and extending generally longitudinally of and above the hook shank, said strips diverging forward and outward from the hook shank, resembling antennae, and in contact with water when the nymph is placed in water for maintaining the hook with its barbed end substantially directly below its shank.
In a nymph including a hook and a yarn body wrapped around the hook shank, the improvement comprising two narrow strips of porcupine quill secured outside the yarn body, each of said strips extending generally longitudinally of and above the hook shank, said strips diverging forward and outward from the hook shank for maintaining the hook with its barbed end substantially directly below its shank when the nymph is placed in water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.