Method and apparatus for attracting fish using a sound producing fishing accessory providing blind positive engagement to a hook
AssigneeSkirts Plus Corporation
InventorDonald J. Link
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Abstract
A method-and apparatus for attracting fish using a sound producing fishing accessory the mimics the sound of a fish's prey. The apparatus provides blind positive engagement of a hook and a sound producing device embedded with an artificial bait. A fisherman is able to positively engage the sound producing device to the hook by feel alone. The sound producing device is designed and adapted to guide a hook into positive engagement therewith. The sound producing device may be adapted to include additional fishing accessories in a variety of embodiments
Claims5
A method of blind positive engagement of a fishing hook to a fishing accessory, the method comprising:
- inserting the fishing accessory into an enclosed element that obscures visibility of the fishing accessory;
- inserting a point of the hook through the enclosed element and into a hook path opening in an interior of a hook engaging member disposed at an end of the fishing accessory until the hook abruptly impacts a top of the fishing accessory;
- twisting, turning or pushing the hook within the hook path opening through a hook receiving orifice that forms an outlet from an interior of the hook engaging member;
- pushing and turning the hook into the enclosed element and through the hook receiving orifice until a detent of the hook is engaged within the hook receiving orifice;
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- setting the hook into the enclosed element and pulling on the hook to ensure that the hook is positively engaged to the fishing accessory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.