Fishing fly and method of fly fishing
AssigneeMoffitt Angling Limited
InventorPatrick E. Moffitt
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Abstract
A fishing fly for catching a fish, comprising a folded rubber string core, one or more materials surrounding the folded rubber string core form a pattern representative of food available to the fish, and an eye formed by a continuous section of the folded rubber string core extending from the one or more materials is provided. The one or more materials may include thread, feathers, or beads. The core may alternatively be metal, plastic, or unfolded rubber. A method of fishing using the fishing fly is also provided. The method includes attaching a fly to a line containing a hook at one end, the fly being attached at some distance from the hook, placing the hook end of the line into a body of water to be fished, and retrieving one or more fish caught on the hook.
Claims8
A hookless fly, comprising:
- a molded preformed core forming a structural base, the molded preformed core having no metal;
- one or more materials tied around the core to craft an artificial fly having a fly pattern;
- and
- an eye extending from the core;
- wherein the molded preformed core, the one or more materials and the hookless fly do not include a hook.
A method of making a hookless fly, comprising:
- providing a molded preformed core to form a structural base, the molded preformed core having no metal and no hook;
- and
- tying one or more materials tied around the core to craft the hookless fly having a fly pattern;
- and
- securing the one or more materials to the core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.