JP7546288B2 - Floating fishing tackle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a floating fishing tackle.

For example, a floating fishing tackle called a tairaba (tai-kabura) has a weight as its head. This weight is generally a roughly spherical through-hole weight. That is, the fishing line is slidably inserted into a through-hole provided in the roughly spherical weight, and a floating body having a fishing hook and a fish-attracting member (necktie, skirt, etc.) is connected to the tip of the fishing line, so that the floating body can move relative to the through-hole weight.

In addition, in order to prevent the fishing line inserted into the through hole from being damaged by contact with the inner surface of the through hole, Registered Utility Model No. 3190126 (Patent Document 1) discloses a tairaba with a weight as the head that is configured to protect the fishing line from damage by contact with the inner surface of the through hole by inserting a plastic tube into the through hole and inserting the fishing line into this tube, rather than inserting the fishing line directly into the through hole.

Registered Utility Model No. 3190126

In general, fishing tackles are required to have a high hooking rate. Therefore, the inventor conducted research into the hooking of fish with tairaba fishing hooks and came to the following findings.

In other words, conventional tairaba lures use a roughly spherical through-sinker as the sinker, so when the sinker and floating body are suspended from the fishing line, the fishing hook and fish-attracting member of the floating body are located below the sinker. This makes the overall length of the tackle long, which has the effect of increasing the fish-attracting effect, but also reduces the hooking rate of the fish. Furthermore, the fish-attracting member needs to be long to prevent interference between the hook and the fish-attracting member, which also makes the overall length of the tackle long and reduces the hooking rate.

The present invention was made based on the above findings, and its purpose is to provide a floating fishing tackle with a high hooking rate.

The present invention provides the following means:

1) The fishing device comprises a sinker having a fishing line insertion hole and a floating body having a fishing hook;
A floating fishing tackle, in which the floating body is connected to a tip end of a fishing line slidably inserted through the fishing line insertion hole,
The weight is shaped to extend in the vertical direction, and the fishing line insertion hole is provided at the upper end of the weight,
In this floating fishing tackle, the fishing hook is positioned to the side of the sinker when the sinker and the floating body are suspended from the fishing line.

2) The sinker includes a sinker body having a shape extending in the vertical direction, a connector formed separately from the sinker body and connecting the sinker body to the fishing line, and a connecting means for separably connecting the sinker body and the connector;
2. A floating fishing tackle as recited in claim 1, wherein the connector is provided with a fishing line insertion hole.

3) The connecting means includes an eye, a hook that is releasably engaged with the eye, and a closing member that closes an opening of the hook,
One of the eye and the hook is provided on the upper end of the weight body, and the other is provided on the connector;
The hook is engaged with the eye, thereby connecting the weight body and the connector,
3. A floating fishing tackle as described in paragraph 2 above, wherein the closing member is configured to be movable between a closing position in which the opening of the hook is closed with the hook engaged with the eye, and an opening position in which the opening of the hook is opened.

4) The connecting means includes a first eye, a second eye, and a split ring that detachably connects the first eye and the second eye,
The first eye is provided on an upper end of the weight body, and the second eye is provided on the connecting tool,
3. The floating fishing tackle according to claim 2, wherein the first eye and the second eye are connected via the split ring, thereby connecting the sinker body and the connector.

5) The weight is formed into a substantially solid shape of revolution centered on its axis,
5. A floating fishing tackle as recited in any one of paragraphs 1 to 4, wherein a constricted portion is formed over the entire circumference of the peripheral surface of the sinker at approximately the middle portion in the up-down direction.

6) The floating fishing tackle described in paragraph 5 above, in which the fishing hook is located to the side of the narrowed portion of the sinker when the sinker and the floating body are suspended from the fishing line.

The present invention has the following advantages:

In the previous paragraph 1, the sinker has a vertically extending shape, which enhances the fish-attracting effect. The fishing line is slidably inserted into the fishing line insertion hole provided at the upper end of the sinker, and the fishing hook is positioned to the side of the sinker when the sinker and floating object are suspended from the fishing line, which increases the hooking rate of the fish.

In the previous paragraph 2, the sinker is provided with a connecting means that detachably connects the sinker body and the connector, so that the sinker body and the connector can be separated when replacing the sinker body. Therefore, the sinker body can be replaced with another sinker body without cutting the fishing line.

In the above paragraph 3, the closing member of the connecting means is configured to be movable between a closed position in which the hook opening is closed while the hook is engaged with the eye, and an open position in which the hook opening is opened, making it easy to replace the weight body.

In other words, when removing the sinker body from the fishing line, the hook opening can be opened by moving the closing member from the closed position to the open position, which allows the hook to be released from the eye and the sinker body to be removed from the fishing line. When attaching a different sinker body to the fishing line, the hook of the different sinker body can be engaged with the eye, and the closing member can be moved from the open position to the closed position to close the hook opening with the closing member, allowing the different sinker body to be attached to the fishing line and maintaining the hook engaged with the eye so that it is not accidentally released from the eye. This makes it easy to replace the sinker body.

In the previous paragraph 4, the connecting means is equipped with a split ring that separably connects the first eye and the second eye, making it easy to replace the weight body.

In other words, when removing the sinker body from the fishing line, the first eye can be separated from the split ring to remove the sinker body from the fishing line. When attaching a different sinker body to the fishing line, the first eye of the different sinker body can be connected to the split ring to attach the different sinker body to the fishing line. This makes it easy to replace the sinker body.

In the previous paragraph 5, the sinker is formed into a shape that is approximately a body of revolution about its axis, so that the sinker's sinking speed (fall speed) in the water can be increased compared to when the sinker is shaped like an approximately long plate.

In addition, a constricted portion is formed around the entire circumference of the sinker at approximately the middle of the vertical surface, which suppresses rotation of the sinker when it sinks in water. This reduces tangling of the fishing hook when the sinker sinks in water.

In the above paragraph 6, the hook becomes even easier to hook into the fish, and the hooking rate of the fish can be further improved.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a floating fishing tackle according to a first embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a sinker and a floating body are suspended from a fishing line. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the weight body of the weight, where (a) is a front view thereof, (b) is a side view thereof, and (c) is a vertical sectional view thereof. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a weight connector, (a) being a front view thereof, and (b) being a side view thereof. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the connector showing a fishing line inserted into the fishing line insertion hole of the connector. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a closure member of the weight, where (a) is a front view thereof, (b) is a side view thereof, (c) is a plan view thereof, and (d) is a bottom view thereof. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main portion of the weight showing a state in which the closing member is placed at the closed position. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main portion of the weight showing a state in which the closing member is placed in the open position. FIG. 8 is a side view of the floating fishing tackle according to the second embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a sinker and a floating body are suspended from a fishing line.

Several embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the drawings.

Figures 1 to 7 are diagrams illustrating the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the fishing tackle 60 according to the first embodiment is a floating tackle, and includes a sinker 1 that extends vertically and a floating body 40 that floats relative to the sinker 1. The sinker 1 has a fishing line insertion hole 12 (see FIG. 6).

The floating body 40 has at least one fishing hook 45 (two in this first embodiment) and a flexible tie 43 as an elongated fish-attracting member 42. Each fishing hook 45 is connected (tied) to the tip of a line 51 of a predetermined length that constitutes the tip of the fishing line 50. The line 51 and the base end of the tie 43 are integrally tied together with a resin tie 41 that is approximately cylindrical and has a bottom.

The sinker 1 comprises a sinker body 2, a connector 11 formed separately from the sinker body 2 and connecting the sinker body 2 to the fishing line 50, and a connecting means 20 that separably connects the sinker body 2 and the connector 11.

As shown in Figure 2, the sinker body 2 is made of metal (tungsten, lead, brass, etc.) formed, for example, by casting. The shape of the sinker body 2 is elongated in the vertical direction. More specifically, the sinker body 2 is formed in a generally rotating shape centered on an axis oriented in the vertical direction, and the shape of the lower end of the sinker body 2 is generally a rotating streamline shape. In addition, the peripheral surface of the sinker body 2 is partially or entirely colored as a treatment to enhance the fish-attracting effect.

Furthermore, a constricted portion 2a having a generally concave arc-shaped cross section is formed around the entire circumference of the circumferential surface of the weight body 2 at approximately the middle in the vertical direction (i.e., the axial direction).

Furthermore, below the constricted portion 2a on the circumferential surface of the sinker body 2, multiple (four in this embodiment) flow-stabilizing ridges 2b, which have a generally convex arc-shaped cross section and extend vertically, are formed at equal intervals around the circumference of the lower portion. These ridges 2b rectify the water so that the sinker body 2 does not rotate in the water when the fishing line 50 is reeled in.

The reference symbol "2c" denotes a roughly convex semispherical plastic or glass eye component resembling an eye, which is used to enhance the fish-attracting effect, and is glued and fixed in recesses formed locally at opposite positions on the constricted portion 2a of the periphery of the sinker body 2 as shown in FIG. 2(c).

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the connector 11 is made of a hard resin molded body, and the above-mentioned fishing line insertion hole 12 is provided in the connector 11 in a penetrating manner. The fishing line 50 is slidably inserted into this fishing line insertion hole 12, and the floating body 40 is connected to the tip of the fishing line 50 via a spherical bead 47. As a result, the fishing line 50 is inserted into the fishing line insertion hole 12 so that the floating body 40 can float relative to the connector 11.

The fishing line 50 is inserted through the bead 47 at a position between the connector 11 and the floating body 40 (binding device 41).

As shown in Figures 1 and 6, the connecting means 20 includes an eye 13, a hook 3 that is releasably engaged with the eye 13, and a closing member 21 that closes the opening 3a of the hook 3 (see Figure 7).

At the upper end of the weight body 2, the eye 13 of the connecting means 20 and the hook 3 are provided so that the hook 3 protrudes upward from the weight body 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the hook 3 is approximately J-shaped or approximately inverted J-shaped with an opening 3a. Specifically, the hook 3 is made of a metal wire bent into an approximately inverted J shape so that it opens to the side at the lower end, and the hook 3 is fixed to the weight body 2 by being molded integrally with the weight body 2.

The eye 13 of the connecting means 20 is provided at the lower end of the connector 11 so as to protrude downward relative to the connector 11. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the eye 13 is made of a metal wire bent into a substantially U-shape, and is fixed to the connector 11 by integral molding (e.g., insert molding) with the connector 11. The hook 3 is then detachably engaged with the eye 13, so that the weight body 2 and the connector 11 are separably connected to form the weight 1.

Here, the weight body 2 and the connector 11 on which the eye 13 is provided are also referred to as the "body Y with eye 13," and the one on which the hook 3 is provided are also referred to as the "body X with hook 3." In this first embodiment, the connector 11 corresponds to the body Y with eye 13, and the weight body 2 corresponds to the body X with hook 3.

The closing member 21 of the connecting means 20 is made of a resin molded body having a substantially disk-like or short cylindrical shape as shown in Fig. 5. As shown in Figs. 5(c) and (d), a slide hole 22 having a substantially cross-shaped cross section is provided in the center of the closing member 21, penetrating the closing member 21 in the vertical direction (thickness direction).

The eye 13 and hook 3 are inserted in a press-fitted and slidable manner into the slide hole 22 of the closing member 21 so that the closing member 21 can slide between the weight body 2 (body X with hook 3) and the connector 11 (body Y with eye 13) between a closed position where the hook 3 is engaged with the eye 13 and closes the opening 3a of the hook 3 as shown in FIG. 6, and an open position where the opening 3a of the hook 3 is open as shown in FIG. 7.

That is, as described above, the slide hole 22 has a generally cross-sectional shape, and in more detail, is composed of a first hole portion 22a having a generally I-shaped cross section through which the eye 13 passes, and a second hole portion 22b having a generally I-shaped cross section that is generally perpendicular to the first hole portion 22a and through which the hook 3 passes.

When the closing member 21 is in the closed position (Figure 6), the eye 13 and the hook 3, of which the hook 3, are inserted slidably and in a press-fit state into the second hole portion 22b of the slide hole 22. Furthermore, in this state, the closing member 21 (more specifically, the lower surface 21b of the closing member 21) abuts against the upper end of the weight body 2 (body X with hook 3).

When the closure member 21 is in the open position (Figure 7), the eye 13 is inserted in a press-fit manner and slidably into the first hole portion 22a of the slide hole 22. Furthermore, in this state, the closure member 21 (more specifically, the upper surface 21a of the closure member 21) abuts against the lower surface of the connector 11 (main body Y with eye 13).

Note that in Figures 6 and 7, the fishing line 50 (see Figure 4) inserted through the fishing line insertion hole 12 is omitted.

As shown in Fig. 5, the surface of the closure member 21 facing the weight body 2 (main body X with hook 3), i.e., the underside 21b of the closure member 21, has a groove 24 formed thereon that extends along the second hole portion 22b of the slide hole 22 in the diameter direction of the underside 21b. As shown in Fig. 5(b), this groove 24 has a generally inverted U-shaped cross section that opens downward, and functions as a passage through which the hook 3 passes when the hook 3 is engaged with the eye 13 and when the hook 3 is released from the eye 13 when the closure member 21 is placed in the open position, as shown in Fig. 7.

As shown in Figure 1, when the hook 3 of the sinker body 2 is engaged with the eye 13 of the connector 11 with the fishing line 50 inserted through the fishing line insertion hole 12, and the sinker 1 and the floating body 40 are suspended from the fishing line 50 from a fishing rod (not shown), the sinker body 2 of the sinker 1 is suspended from the eye 13 below the connector 11 due to its own weight, and as shown in Figure 6, the closing member 21 is placed in the closed position and the opening 3a of the hook 3 is closed by the closing member 21. At this time, the closing member 21 hits the upper end of the sinker body 2 (main body X with hook 3).

Furthermore, in this state, the fishing hooks 45 are located on the side of the sinker body 2 (sinker 1) as shown in FIG. 1, and more specifically, all of the fishing hooks 45 are located near the side of the constricted portion 2a of the sinker body 2.

The tackle 60 is used for fishing in the above-mentioned state.

When replacing the sinker body 2 with another sinker body in this device 60, the closing member 21 is slid from the closed position to the open position with a fingertip (not shown) as shown in FIG. 6, and the opening 3a of the hook 3 is opened as shown in FIG. 7, and the closing member 21 hits the lower end of the connector 11 (main body Y with eye 13) and stops moving. Therefore, the closing member 21 can be reliably placed in the open position. In this state, the closing member 21 is maintained in the open position by the pressure friction between the slide hole 22 (more specifically, the first hole portion 22a of the slide hole 22) and the eye 13, preventing it from accidentally moving downward (i.e., toward the closed position).

Next, the hook 3 of the sinker body 2 is released from the eye 13 of the connector 11. At this time, the hook 3 passes through the groove 24 in the direction of releasing the hook 3 from the eye 13. This causes the sinker body 2 to be removed from the fishing line 50 (connector 11).

Then, while the closing member 21 is placed in the open position, the hook 3 of another weight body is engaged with the eye 13 of the connector 11. At this time, the hook 3 passes through the groove 24 in the direction of engagement with the eye 13 of the hook 3. Next, when the closing member 21 is slid from the open position to the closed position with the fingertip, the opening 3a of the hook 3 is closed by the closing member 21 as shown in FIG. 6, and the closing member 21 hits the upper end of the weight body 2 (body X with hook 3) and the movement of the closing member 21 is stopped. Therefore, the closing member 21 can be reliably placed in the closed position. In addition, the closing member 21 is maintained in the closed position by the pressure friction force between the slide hole 22 (more specifically, the second hole portion 22b of the slide hole 22) and the hook 3 so that it does not move accidentally upward (i.e., toward the open position).

The above steps are used to replace the weight body 2.

According to the tackle 60 of the first embodiment, the sinker body 2 of the sinker 1 has a shape that extends in the vertical direction, so it can have a high fish-attracting effect. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, when the sinker 1 and the floating body 40 are suspended from the fishing line 50, the fishhook 45 is located to the side of the sinker body 2, not below it, so that the overall length of the tackle 60 can be shortened and the hooking rate of the fish with the fishhook 45 can be improved.

Moreover, the fishing hook 45 is located to the side of the narrowed portion 2a of the sinker body 2, which further improves the hooking rate.

Furthermore, because the sinker body 2 is formed in a shape that is roughly a revolution body about its axis, the sinker body 2 can have a higher sinking speed (fall speed) in the water than if the sinker body 2 were roughly in the shape of a long plate.

Furthermore, the constricted portion 2a is formed at approximately the middle of the circumferential surface of the sinker body 2 in the vertical direction, which suppresses the rotation of the sinker body 2 when it sinks in water. This reduces tangling of the fishing hook 45 and the tie 43 (fish attracting member 42) when the sinker body 2 sinks in water.

Moreover, below the constricted portion 2a on the circumferential surface of the sinker body 2, a number of straightening ridges 2b are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the lower portion, which suppresses rotation of the sinker body 2 in the water when the fishing line 50 is reeled in. This reduces tangling of the fishing hook 45 and the tie 43 (fish attracting member 42) even when reeling in.

Here, the lower limit of the length of the weight body 2 is not limited, but in order to ensure the above-mentioned effects, it is preferable that the length of the weight body 2 is at least twice the maximum diameter of the weight body 2. The upper limit of the length of the weight body 2 is also not limited, and is usually no more than five times the maximum diameter of the weight body 2.

Furthermore, according to the tackle 60 of the first embodiment, as described above, there is no need to cut the fishing line 50 when replacing the sinker body 2, so the work of replacing the sinker body 2 can be easily performed.

Furthermore, a groove portion 24 is formed on the underside 21b of the closing member 21 as a passage through which the hook 3 passes when the hook 3 is engaged with the eye 13 and when the hook 3 is released from the eye 13. This allows the stroke length of the closing member 21 moving between the closed position and the open position to be as short as possible, thereby making it easy to move the closing member 21.

Furthermore, since the hook 3 is provided on the weight body 2 and the eye 13 is provided on the connector 11, the closed position is located lower than the open position and gravity acts downward on the closing member 21 placed in the closed position. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the closing member 21 from accidentally moving from the closed position to the open position, and thereby it is possible to reliably maintain the closing member 21 in the closed position.

In this first embodiment, the hook 3 is provided on the weight body 2 and the eye 13 is provided on the connector 11, but in the present invention, the eye 13 may be provided on the weight body 2 and the hook 3 may be provided on the connector 11. In the latter case, the weight body 2 corresponds to the "body Y with eye 13" and the connector 11 corresponds to the "body X with hook 3."

In the floating fishing tackle 60A according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 8, the connecting means 20A includes a first eye 5, a second eye 13, and a split ring 28 that separably connects the first eye 5 and the second eye 13.

The upper end of the weight body 2A of the weight 1A is provided with a first eye 5 of the connecting means 20A that protrudes upward, rather than a hook. The first eye 5 is roughly semicircular or roughly inverted U-shaped. The first eye 5 and the eye 13 of the connector 11 (which corresponds to the second eye 13 of the connector 20A) are connected via a split ring 28, so that the weight body 2A and the connector 11 are separably connected to form the weight 1A.

The connector 11 and the floating body 40 have the same configuration as those in the first embodiment.

When replacing the sinker body 2A with another sinker body in the tackle 60A of the second embodiment, the first eye 5 of the sinker body 2A is separated from the split ring 28 to remove the sinker body 2A from the fishing line 50 (connector 11). Next, the first eye 5 of the other sinker body can be connected to the split ring 28 to attach the other sinker body to the fishing line 50. Therefore, the sinker body 2A can be replaced with another sinker body without cutting the fishing line 50, which makes it easy to replace the sinker body 2A.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, a necktie 43 is used as the fish-attracting member 42 of the floating body 40, but in the present invention, a skirt or the like may be used as the fish-attracting member.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the floating body 40 has a fish attracting member 42, but in the present invention, the floating body 40 does not necessarily have to have a fish attracting member 42.

Furthermore, as in the above embodiment of the tackle 60, it is particularly desirable that all of the fishing hooks 45 on the floating body 40 are positioned to the side of the sinker 1 (sinker body 2) when the sinker 1 and the floating body 40 are suspended from the fishing line 50, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is sufficient that at least one of all of the fishing hooks 45 on the floating body 40 is positioned to the side of the sinker 1 (sinker body 2).

This invention can be used for floating fishing tackle.

1, 1A: sinker 2, 2A: sinker body 2a: constricted portion 3: hook 3a: hook opening 5: first eye 11: connector 12: fishing line insertion hole 13: eye (second eye) 20, 20A: connecting means 21: closing member 28: split ring 40: floating body 42: fish attracting member 45: fishing hook 50: fishing line 60, 60A: floating fishing tackle

Claims (6)

The fishing device includes a sinker having a fishing line insertion hole and a floating body having a fishing hook.
A floating fishing tackle, in which the floating body is connected to a tip end of a fishing line slidably inserted through the fishing line insertion hole,
The weight is shaped to extend in the vertical direction, and the fishing line insertion hole is provided at the upper end of the weight,
When the sinker and the floating body are suspended from the fishing line, the fishhook is located to the side of the sinker ,
The sinker includes a sinker body having a shape extending in the vertical direction, a connector formed separately from the sinker body and connecting the sinker body to the fishing line, and a connecting means for separably connecting the sinker body and the connector,
The fishing line insertion hole is provided in the connector . The connecting means includes an eye, a hook that is releasably engaged with the eye, and a closing member that closes an opening of the hook,
One of the eye and the hook is provided on the upper end of the weight body, and the other is provided on the connector;
The hook is engaged with the eye, thereby connecting the weight body and the connector,
2. The floating fishing tackle according to claim 1 , wherein the closing member is configured to be movable between a closing position where the opening of the hook is closed with the hook engaged with the eye, and an opening position where the opening of the hook is opened. The connecting means includes a first eye, a second eye, and a split ring that detachably connects the first eye and the second eye,
The first eye is provided on an upper end of the weight body, and the second eye is provided on the connecting tool,
2. The floating fishing tackle according to claim 1 , wherein the first eye and the second eye are connected via the split ring, thereby connecting the sinker body and the connector. The weight is formed in a substantially solid shape of revolution centered on its axis,
4. The floating fishing tackle according to claim 1 , wherein a constricted portion is formed around the entire circumference of the circumferential surface of the sinker at a substantially middle portion in the up-down direction. The fishing device includes a sinker having a fishing line insertion hole and a floating body having a fishing hook.
A floating fishing tackle, in which the floating body is connected to a tip end of a fishing line slidably inserted through the fishing line insertion hole,
The weight is shaped to extend in the vertical direction, and the fishing line insertion hole is provided at the upper end of the weight,
When the sinker and the floating body are suspended from the fishing line, the fishhook is located to the side of the sinker ,
The weight is formed in a substantially solid shape of revolution centered on its axis,
A floating fishing tackle having a constricted portion formed around the entire circumference of the sinker at approximately the middle in the vertical direction of the circumferential surface of the sinker . 6. A floating fishing tackle according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the fishhook is located on the side of the narrowed portion of the sinker when the sinker and the floating body are suspended from the fishing line.

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