Leaderless quick release fishing assembly
OwnerRoss Langdon Taylor, Michael Charles Liverance +1inventors
InventorsRoss Langdon Taylor, Michael Charles Liverance, Erik Leonard Olson
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Abstract
A saltwater fishing assembly including a body resembling a forage fish. The body includes a quick connect device that is swivelable relative to a fishing line and is reelable to a fishing rod tip. A quick connection subassembly is connectable to the quick connect device of the body and includes a hook and is releasable with a hooked fish. Methods of using the fishing assembly are also provided.
Claims10
A leaderless fishing assembly for use with a rod and reel, the leaderless fishing assembly comprising:
- a lure portion having a first end and a second end, each of the first and second ends having a quick release fitting, the first end being disposed in a direction of a rod tip and the second end being disposed opposite the first end in a direction away from the rod tip, the quick release fitting of the first end being a male fitting and defining a race, the quick release fitting of the second end being a female fitting having a spring constant and including a ball bearing disposed therein;
- a first quick connection subassembly connectable to the quick release fitting of the first end, the first quick connection subassembly being configured to swivel 360 degrees relative to the lure portion and being reelable to the rod tip;
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- a second quick connection subassembly connectable to the quick release fitting of the second end, the second quick connection subassembly having a hook and being releasable with a hooked fish.
A method of saltwater fishing without a leader assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a lure portion having a first end and a second end, each of the first and second ends having a quick release fitting, the first end being disposed in a direction of a rod tip and the second end being disposed opposite the first end in a direction away from the rod tip, the quick release fitting of the first end being a male fitting and defining a race, the quick release fitting of the second end being a female fitting having a spring constant and including a ball bearing disposed therein;
- providing a first quick connection subassembly connectable to the quick release fitting of the first end, the first quick connection subassembly being configured to swivel and being reelable to the rod tip;
- connecting the first quick connection subassembly to a fishing line depending from the rod tip;
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- providing a second quick connection subassembly connectable to the quick release fitting of the second end, the second quick connection subassembly having a hook and being releasable with a hooked fish.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.