JP7653378B2 - fishing rod - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a fishing rod with a distinctive tip section.

Conventionally, it is known to attach a bell to the tip of a fishing rod when the rod is left in place to notify the angler of a bite. However, attaching and detaching the bell, which is a separate component from the rod tip, is cumbersome, and the influence of wind, etc., can cause the bell to sound even when there is no actual bite.

For this reason, Patent Document 1 discloses a fishing rod with a tip rod in which the first tip section is made of a solid metal and is in direct contact with the inner surface of a hollow second tip section (receiving section). With a tip rod of this configuration, when a fish bites, the vibration of the solid metal is transmitted to the receiving section, making it easier to feel the vibration in the hand. Patent Document 2 discloses a fishing rod in which the rigidity of the hollow section of the tip rod is suddenly changed. With a tip rod of this configuration, the amplitude of the tip becomes larger, making it easier to visually observe a fish bite, and the vibration is amplified by the tip rod, making it easier to feel the vibration in the hand.

JP 2009-178130 A JP 2015-208265 A

The fishing rods disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 and 2 are designed to notify the angler of a bite by hand sensitivity and visual sensitivity. However, visual sensitivity is easily affected by the angler's skill, and it is necessary to make the tip of the rod bright in color to improve visibility, and the tip must be constantly checked. In particular, when fishing at night, it is impossible to know when a fish has bitten unless a light-emitting material such as a fluorescent material is attached. In addition, hand sensitivity depends on the material's properties, and if there is vibration, sensitivity cannot be achieved unless the material and the tone match, and a configuration in which a metal solid is constantly in contact with the receiving joint makes it difficult to transmit vibration. Furthermore, with hand sensitivity, if the angler is not constantly holding the fishing rod, it is not possible to sense a bite, and it becomes impossible to leave the rod lying around.

The present invention was made with the above-mentioned problems in mind, and aims to provide a fishing rod that makes it easier to detect a fish bite through vibration and sound.

To achieve the above-mentioned objective, the present invention is characterized in that, in a fishing rod having a tip rod with a hollow portion, a wire extending into the hollow portion is held swingably in the tip region of the tip rod, and when the tip rod vibrates, the wire is brought into contact with the inner wall of the hollow portion.

With a fishing rod configured as described above, when a fish is hooked and the tip of the rod vibrates, the vibration causes the wire extending from the hollow section to abut against the inner wall of the hollow section. In this way, the vibration caused by the fish striking the rod is amplified as the wire abuts against the inner wall, making it easier to feel with the hand holding the rod at the handle. In addition, because sound is generated when the wire abuts against the inner wall of the hollow section, it is possible to detect the bite of a fish by sound even when the fishing rod is left lying around and you are not looking at it, or when it is dark.

The present invention provides a fishing rod that makes it easy to detect when a fish bites.

1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a fishing rod according to the present invention. 2A to 2C are diagrams showing the configuration of the tip rod of the fishing rod shown in FIG. 1 and the configuration of a wire held by the tip rod. A diagram explaining the action of the wire when a fish strikes. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the wire, illustrating the action of the wire when a fish strikes. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing a third embodiment of the wire rod, in which FIG. 13A shows a tip rod with the wire rod attached thereto, and FIG. 13B shows the configuration of a cap member attached to the tip rod. 11A and 11B are diagrams showing modified examples of the cap member, in which FIG. 11A shows a state in which a wire is removed from the cap member, and FIG. 11B shows a state in which a different wire is attached to the cap member; FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the wire. FIG. 9 is a view of the wire shown in FIG. 8 as viewed from the axial direction. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the wire.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a fishing rod according to the present invention.
The fishing rod 1 according to this embodiment is configured by joining three rods, namely, a butt rod 3, a middle rod 5, and a tip rod 7, in a parallel joint.
The butt rod 3 is provided with a reel seat 3A for fixing a fishing reel R. The middle rod 5 and the tip rod 7 are provided with a plurality of line guides 8A-8F for passing the fishing line reeled out from the fishing reel R, and a top guide 9 is fixed to the tip of the tip rod 7. In this case, the position, number and configuration of the line guides provided on each rod are arbitrary, and a line guide may also be provided on the butt rod 3.

The fishing rod may be a telescopic fishing rod, and the number of joints may be any number, and may be a single rod. The fishing line guides attached to each rod shaft may be of a floating type. Furthermore, the fishing rod may not have a fishing reel R attached.

The butt rod 3 and middle rod 5 are formed as tubular bodies (hollow bodies) made of fiber-reinforced resin, and are formed according to standard methods, such as winding a fiber-reinforced resin prepreg (prepreg sheet) made of reinforced fibers (mainly carbon fibers or glass fibers, etc.) impregnated with a synthetic resin such as epoxy resin around a core bar, subjecting it to a heating process, and then removing the core. The tip rod 7 may be formed as a tubular body like the butt rod and middle rod, or may be formed with a solid body at the tip end and a tubular body (a tip-holding rod, also called a receiving joint) at the base end.

Next, the tip rod 7 of the fishing rod 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
In addition, the tip rod 7 shown in these figures does not include the fishing line guides 8B to 8F and the top guide 9 shown in FIG.

The tip rod 7 is formed as a tubular body by the manufacturing method described above, and has a hollow portion 7A extending in the axial direction inside. A wire 10 is inserted from the tip opening 7a of the tip rod 7, and the wire 10 is held with a certain gap around the entire circumference against the inner wall 7b that defines the hollow portion 7A of the tip rod. The wire 10 is made of carbon, glass, metal, etc. so that it produces a sound when it comes into contact with the inner wall 7b, and is held swingably in the tip region of the tip rod 7.

In this embodiment, the wire 10 is fixed to a cylindrical spacer 10A that is pressed into the tip opening 7a of the tip rod 7, so that the wire 10 is fixed swingably while hanging down in the axial direction against the inner wall 7b of the tip rod. By fixing the wire 10 to the center position of such a cylindrical spacer 10A, a constant gap can be maintained with respect to the inner wall 7b of the tip rod over 360°, and when the tip rod 7 vibrates, the wire can be reliably brought into contact with the inner wall 7b.

The spacer 10A may be made of, for example, rubber, silicon, resin, etc., and may be pressed into the tip opening 7a of the tip rod 7 and glued in place, or may be pressed into a protruding position for easy gripping and removable, as shown in Figures 2(c) and 3. In other words, by making the wire 10 replaceable, it is possible to attach the optimal wire 10 depending on the target fish, fishing method, fishing spot conditions, etc.

When a fishing rod with the above configuration vibrates when a fish is hooked, the vibration causes the wire 10 extending into the hollow portion 7A, particularly the tip side, to come into contact with the inner wall 7b, as shown in Figure 3. By configuring the wire 10 to come into contact with the inner wall 7b in this way, the vibration caused by the fish's bite is amplified and transmitted to the hand side, making it easier to feel with the hand holding the hand rod 3. In addition, because sound is generated when the wire 10 comes into contact with the inner wall 7b, it is possible to detect the bite of a fish by sound even when the fishing rod is left lying around and the eye is not on it, when it is dark, or when the fishing rod is not being held.

As described above, the fishing rod of the present invention can detect a fish bite by hand vibrations and sound, so the angler does not need to constantly look at the tip of the rod tip 7, and even when fishing at night, it is possible to detect a fish bite without attaching a light-emitting member to the rod tip. In addition, there is no need to take the time to attach and detach a separate member such as a bell, and it is not affected by the wind, making it possible to reliably detect a fish bite. Furthermore, the material of the wire 10 can be changed as necessary, making it possible to arrange a wire 10 that matches the tone of the rod tip 7.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the wire, and is a diagram illustrating the action of the wire when a fish strikes.
In this embodiment, the wire 20 is configured to be attached by press-fitting into the tip rod 7. For this reason, the wire 20 has a base 20a that is press-fitted into the tip opening 7a of the tip rod 7, and a taper 20b that reduces in diameter as it moves from the base 20a to the base side of the tip rod 7, so that when the tip rod vibrates, the tip side swings and comes into contact.

In this configuration, there is no need to provide a spacer on the wire 20, which makes it possible to reduce costs. The wire 20 may be fixed by being pressed into the tip opening, or the base 20a may be protruded so that it can be attached and detached.

Figure 5 shows a third embodiment of the wire, where (a) shows the tip rod with the wire attached, and (b) shows the configuration of the cap member with the wire attached to the tip rod.

The wire rod pressed into the tip opening 7a of the tip rod 7 may be replaceable by a removable structure using a separate member. In the configuration shown in FIG. 5, a recess 30b is formed in the center of the bottom surface 30a of the cap member 30 that is fitted onto the tip of the tip rod 7, and the base 20a of the wire rod 20 is held (pressed in, fixed) here. A top guide 9 may also be attached to the cap member 30. This top guide 9 can be fixed to the cap member 30 by gluing, pressing, or by using a line fastener.

The cap member 30 can be attached and detached to the tip of the rod by, for example, a press-fit structure or a screw-type structure, allowing the optimum wire material to be selected, and the optimum configuration for the top guide 9 can also be selected.

Figure 6 shows a modified example of the cap member, where (a) shows the state in which the wire is removed from the cap member, and (b) shows the state in which a different wire is attached to the cap member.

In this modification, the cap member 30 shown in Fig. 5 is configured to be able to replace the wire. That is, as shown in Fig. 5(a), the wire 20 pressed into the recess 30b formed in the bottom surface 30a of the cap member 30 can be pulled out in the axial direction to remove the base 20a of the wire 20 from the recess 30b. Then, the base 22a of another wire 22 can be pressed into the recess 30b to change to an optimal wire.
In this manner, only the wire material may be replaced for one cap member 30 .

FIG. 7 shows a modified example of the tip rod.
5 and 6, the top guide 9 is fixed to the cap member 30, but the top guide 9A may be fixed to the tip of the tip rod 7. The top guide 9A can be fixed to the tip of the tip rod by press-fitting, gluing, line fastening, etc., as in the conventional method.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the wire rod, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the wire rod shown in FIG. 8 as viewed from the axial direction.
As shown in this embodiment, for example, a vibrating part 10B may be attached to the tip of the wire 10 shown in Figures 2 and 3. The vibrating part may be anything that has the function of greatly bending the tip side of the wire, and may be formed integrally with the wire 10 or may be attached separately. This vibrating part 10B may be made of, for example, a material having a higher specific gravity than the wire 10 (high specific gravity material), or may be made of a low-rigidity material that is more easily deformed than the wire 10.

By attaching such a vibrating part 10B to the tip of the wire 10, the wire 10 can easily vibrate, and when it comes into contact with the inner wall 7b, the vibration can be easily sensed at the handle, and it can also make a loud noise by coming into strong contact with the inner wall 7b, making it easier to grasp when a fish has bitten.

As shown in FIG. 9, it is preferable that the vibrating part 10B is formed in a flat plate shape extending in a direction (horizontal direction) perpendicular to the vibration direction (up and down direction indicated by the arrow) of the tip rod 7 when a fish is struck.
In this configuration, even if a crosswind or the like blows and causes the tip rod to swing sideways, the wire 10 makes weak contact with the inner wall 7b, making it possible to reduce the influence of the crosswind or the like.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the wire.
The tip rod of this embodiment is composed of a solid body 40 at the tip side and a hollow body (tubular body; tip-holding rod) 7' at the base end side. The wire extending into the hollow part 7A of the hollow body 7' can be composed of the solid body 40, and the fitting part 40a can be pressed into the tip opening 7a of the hollow body 7' and can be continuously protruded into the hollow body 7'.

With this configuration, the tip can be made solid and thin, so that the solid body vibrates even when a fish bites, making it easier to sense the vibrations at hand.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be modified in various ways.
In the above-mentioned configuration, the axial length of the wire is preferably 10 to 15% of the total length L of the tip rod 7. This is because the longer the wire, the easier it is to swing, and the greater the contact force with the inner wall 7b, making it easier to sense the impact, but if it exceeds 15%, the weight of the wire increases and it becomes easier to feel heavy, so it is preferable to keep it at 15% or less. Also, if the length of the wire is less than 10%, the contact force due to vibration is insufficient, making it difficult to sense sound and not being able to fully transmit the vibration, so it is preferable to set it at 10% or more.

Furthermore, the wire needs only to be held freely against the inner wall 7b of the tip rod, and there are no limitations on its thickness, cross-sectional shape, or material, and the structure of its holding against the tip rod 7 can be modified as appropriate.
The wire may be fitted externally or internally to the tip rod 7, or may be directly attached and detached to the tip rod by a screw structure.

Reference Signs List 1 Fishing rod 7 Tip rod 7A Hollow portion 7a Inner wall 10, 20 Wire rod 10A Spacer 10B Vibration portion 30 Cap member 40 Solid body (wire rod)

Claims (10)

A fishing rod having a tip rod with a hollow portion,
A fishing rod characterized in that a wire extending into the hollow portion is press-fitted into the tip opening of the tip rod and held swingably, and when the tip rod vibrates, the wire is swung to abut against the inner wall of the hollow portion. 2. The fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein the wire is attached to the tip opening of the tip rod with a spacer interposed therebetween. 2. The fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein the wire material press-fitted into the tip opening of the tip rod has a taper that narrows in diameter as it moves toward the base side of the tip rod. 2. The fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein the wire is detachably attached to the tip opening of the tip rod. The fishing rod according to claim 4, characterized in that the wire is held in a cap member that is detachably attached to the tip of the rod tip. The fishing rod according to claim 5, characterized in that a top guide is attached to the cap member. The fishing rod according to claim 1, characterized in that the tip of the rod tip is solid and the base is hollow, and the wire protrudes continuously from the solid into the hollow. The fishing rod according to claim 1, characterized in that the wire has a vibrating part at its tip. 9. The fishing rod according to claim 8 , wherein the vibration portion is formed in a flat plate shape extending in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the tip of the rod vibrates when a fish is struck. 10. The fishing rod according to claim 1, wherein the axial length of the wire is 10 to 15% of the length of the tip rod.

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