JP7710889B2 - Egi - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a lure used for octopus fishing, etc.

Egi is an artificial bait used for octopus fishing, squid fishing, etc., and consists of a wooden or plastic body (main part) shaped to resemble a small fish or shrimp, to which a hook (hook), weight, and eye (connector) are attached. The body is colored to attract the attention of octopuses and other creatures, so it can be used as is as an artificial bait, but it can also be used with bait (bait fish, fatty meat, etc.) or worms attached to the body.

The following Patent Document 1 describes a lure that is used by placing a bait fish on the back of the main body and tying the main body and the bait fish together with a string. The main body of the lure is provided with a fishing hook protruding from the back, and the position of the bait fish relative to the main body can be fixed by piercing the hook into the body of the bait fish.
Also, Patent Document 2 shows a bait holder that does not have a body but has a metal frame instead. This bait holder also has a fixed hook that is used to pierce a bait fish to determine its position.

JP 2019-134684 A Patent No. 5522737

In the examples described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, when attaching bait to the body or frame, the bait must be pierced onto the hook. The same applies when using a worm instead of bait. However, when using bait or worm by piercing it onto a hook, the bait or worm can be damaged even slightly by the hook, which can cause the bait fish to tear off and fall off the body, or reduce the number of times the worm can be used. In addition, the hook can pierce the angler's fingers when attaching bait, so beginner anglers often shy away from this method.

The invention in this application takes the above problems into consideration and provides a desirable egi that allows bait or worms to be attached to the body without having to pierce the hook.

The present invention is an egi that allows bait or worms to be attached to the back of the body (the part that is upward in the water when in use),
A wire piece is attached at one end to the body so as to be swingable toward and away from the rear of the body,
- The wire piece is characterized by pressing the bait or worm against the back of the body.
An example of the invention is shown in Figures 1 to 3. In Figure 3, a worm W1 placed on the back of a body 2 is held down by a piece of wire 10. The piece of wire 10 is connected to a pin 8 attached to the body 2, and can swing and rotate up and down around the pin 8, that is, so as to approach and move away from the back of the body 2.

In the squid jig of the above invention, when attaching bait or worm to the back of the body, they are not pierced by the needle, but are pressed down by the wire to the back of the body. In other words, the bait is attached by being sandwiched between the back of the body and the wire. Since there is no need to pierce the needle, the bait is less likely to be damaged, so there is less risk of the bait breaking off and falling off the body, or the worm being damaged and making it difficult to use repeatedly. Since there is no need for a needle to secure the bait, there is no risk of the needle piercing the user's fingers.
The wire piece for holding down the bait, etc., has one end connected to the body and is attached in a swingable state as described above. Therefore, the bait, etc. can be easily attached by placing the bait, etc. on the back of the body with the wire piece separated from the back of the body, and then moving the wire piece closer to the back of the body to hold down the bait, etc. In order to fix the wire piece in a state where it holds down the bait, etc. (to prevent it from swinging), it is preferable to restrain the wire piece with a wire such as a string, or to provide a hook fastener on the body and hook the wire piece on it as described below.

In the above-mentioned squid jigs, it is particularly preferable that the wire piece has a bent protrusion protruding toward the back of the body. As shown in Figures 1 to 3, a part of the wire piece 10 is provided with a bent protrusion 12 protruding toward the back of the body in a U-shape (or a V-shape or a W-shape).
By providing the bent protrusion as described above, even if the bait or worm to be attached is thin, the bent protrusion can firmly press it down, making it possible to firmly attach and fix the bait, etc. to the back of the body.

The above piece of wire is
The range of swinging is limited near the end connected to the body,
When the wire piece approaches the rear part of the body beyond the limited range, the wire piece undergoes elastic deformation and is fixed (stopped from swinging) by a hook fastener provided on the rear part of the body in this state.
It is particularly preferable that the shape is set so that when fixed by the hanging fastener, a gap of 3 mm to 10 mm is formed between the body and the area from the vicinity of the end to the hanging fastener.
1(a) and (b) show examples of squid lures having such wire pieces. The wire piece 10 hits the groove surface 2d of the body 2 at a portion close to the pin 8, which is the center of the swing, limiting the range of swinging. When the wire piece 10 is moved closer to the back of the body beyond the position of the imaginary line shown in the figure, the wire piece 10 is elastically deformed and then hooked onto a hook 9 on the body 2 to fix the wire piece 10. The wire piece 10 has a substantially L-shaped bent portion 11 at a position several mm away from the tip of the pin 8, and the tip of the bent portion is given a curved shape that follows the curve of the back of the body 2 with equal gaps in between, so that a substantially uniform gap of 3 mm to 10 mm is formed between the wire piece 10 and the body 2 in the range from the end of the pin 8 to the hook 9.

In egi with such a wire piece, there is a small gap between the wire piece and the back of the body, making it easy to sandwich bait or worms between the two. Since the gap is 3mm to 10mm, it is convenient for attaching general bait or worms used for catching octopus or squid.
The wire piece is elastically deformed to hook onto and secure the hook, so that the bait or the like can be securely fixed and the fixed state can be stably maintained.
Since the wire piece used is one that is easily elastically deformed as described above, there is also the advantage that even if the bait or worm is thick, it can be attached between the back of the body and the wire piece.

In the squid jig of the present invention, it is also preferable that the back of the body has a plurality of protrusions that are not sharp at the tip. In the example of Figure 1, etc., a plurality of protrusions 2a that are not sharp are provided on the back of the body 2.
If there is a protrusion on the back of the body, when bait or worm is placed on it and pressed down with the wire piece, the bait can be held firmly in the egi without slipping or coming off. If the tip of the protrusion is sharp, there is a risk that it will prick the fingers of the user of the egi, but if the tip of the protrusion is blunt, there is no risk. Also, in the results of the inventors' tests, there was no difference in the function of holding bait even if the tip was not sharp.

It is preferable that the squid jig of the above invention has recesses formed in multiple places on the abdomen of the body (the part that is downward in the water when in use) into which the wire can be hung when winding the wire around the bait or worm to be attached.
In the example of FIG. 1 etc., such recesses 2b are formed at a plurality of positions on the abdominal portion of the body 2.
When attaching bait or worm to the body (back) of an egi, a rubber band, thin wire, or other wire may be wrapped around the bait and the body to ensure that it is held in place. As described above, there are multiple recesses formed in the abdomen of the body, and if the wire is hung on one of these recesses, it is possible to reliably prevent the bait from coming off due to the wire shifting position.

It is further preferable that in the egi of the invention, a weight is attached to the body, and that the weight also has a recess formed therein in which a wire to be wound around the bait or worm can be hung.
In the example of FIG. 1 as well, a weight 3 attached to a body 2 is formed with a groove-like recess 3a in which a wire can be hung.
When winding the wire around the bait or worm and the body as described above, if the weight also has a recess, the wire can be wound around the weight securely, and the bait can be held more securely. In order to avoid the inconvenience of the wire getting caught in the gap between the body and the weight, making it difficult to remove, it is better to form the groove in the weight itself so that it does not straddle the body.

When using the squid jig of the invention with bait or worms attached, the bait can be easily attached by simply placing the bait on the back of the body and then bringing the wire piece close to the back of the body to hold the bait down. Since there is no need to pierce the bait with a needle, there is little risk of the bait breaking off and falling off the body, or the worm becoming damaged and difficult to use repeatedly. Since there is no need for a needle to secure the bait, there is no risk of the needle piercing the user's fingers.
If the wire piece is formed with a bent protrusion that protrudes toward the back of the body, the bait or worm to be attached can be securely attached to the back of the body even if the bait or worm is thin.

If the piece of wire has a limited range of swingability, is elastically deformable, and is fixed by a hook on the body, and its shape is set to leave a roughly uniform gap of 3 mm to 10 mm between it and the body, then typical bait or worms used to catch octopus or squid, or even thicker bait or worms, can be appropriately attached between the back of the body and the piece of wire.
It is preferable for the back of the body to have multiple blunt protrusions on it in order to hold bait firmly to the egi.
If a recess into which the wire can be hung is formed in the abdomen of the body or in the weight attached to the body, bait or the like can be held particularly reliably using the wire.

1A is a side view of an egi 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a partial cross-sectional view showing part b in FIG. 1A, that is, the connection state between the end of a wire piece 10 and a pin 8 of a body 2. 2A is a plan view of the squid jig 1 shown in FIG. 1 with the wire piece 10 pulled upward, FIG. 2C is a front view of the squid jig 1 shown in FIG. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing the state in which a worm W1 is attached to the back of the body 2 of the egi 1 of FIGS. 1 and 2, with FIG. 3A being a plan view and FIG. 3B being a side view. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a usage state of the squid jig 1 of FIGS. 1 to 3.

An embodiment of the egi according to the present invention is shown in Figs.
The egi 1 shown in Figure 1 is an egi (bait lure) with a total length of about 8 cm to 15 cm, mainly used for octopus fishing. A lead weight 3 is integrated into a plastic body 2 shaped like a small fish or shrimp, a half-umbrella-type hook 4 is attached to the rear, and a connecting eye 5 is embedded in the front end. The body 2 is colored in a conspicuous color such as orange, so it can be used as a lure for octopus fishing by connecting it to a fishing line and sinking it to the bottom of the sea.

Generally, attaching bait such as small fish or pork fat, or worms made of soft resin or the like (collectively referred to as "bait, etc.") to the back of the body 2 (the upper part as shown in the figure) often improves catches. For that reason, the illustrated egi 1 is also designed so that bait or worms can be attached to the back of the body 2. However, in egi 1, to prevent the bait from falling off, the bait is fixed by pressing it against the back of the body 2 rather than piercing it with a fixing needle. For this purpose, the structure adopted for egi 1 is as follows.

First, as a means for pressing down bait or the like on the back of the body 2, a piece of wire 10 made of stainless steel is attached with one end connected to a pin 8 of the body 2 so that it can swing and rotate up and down as shown in Fig. 1. The piece of wire 10 swings and displaces around the pin 8, so that it can move away from or approach the back of the body 2. An inverted J-shaped fastener 9 is attached to the back of the body 2, so that the swinging displacement of the wire piece 10 is stopped by being hooked onto the fastener 9 that has come close to the back.
Bait or the like is placed on the back of the body 2, and then the wire piece 10 is operated in a downward direction to hang it on the hanging fastener 9, and the bait or the like is pressed down from above, whereby the bait or the like can be securely attached to the back of the body 2.

A bent protrusion 12 is provided in part (middle part) of the wire piece 10 so that thin bait can be stably fixed to the back of the body 2. The bent protrusion 12 is formed by bending the wire piece 10 into a U-shape, so that it protrudes downward, i.e., toward the back of the body 2. In the example shown, it is provided in only one place, but it may be formed in multiple places. If the bent protrusion 12 protrudes downward, even thin bait can be pressed firmly against the back of the body 2, so that the bait is more reliably fixed.

In addition, multiple protrusions 2a are formed on the back of the body 2. Each of the protrusions 2a is 1 to 2 mm thick and 2 to 5 mm high, and has a rounded tip that is formed from the same plastic material when the body 2 is molded. As it is not made of metal and does not have a sharp tip, it will not pierce the bait like a needle would, and will not injure the user's fingers. However, if bait is placed on these protrusions 2a and pressed down from above with the piece of wire 10, the bait is prevented from slipping or coming off the body 2.

The wire piece 10 is made of a material and has a suitable mechanical strength so that it can easily be deformed elastically, depending on the material and thickness. When the wire piece 10 is hooked onto the hanging fixture 9 and the swinging motion is stopped (i.e., when the wire piece 10 is in the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 1(a)), the wire piece 10 always exerts an upward force on the hanging fixture 9 due to its elasticity, so that the wire piece 10 is unlikely to come off the hanging fixture 9.
In order to elastically deform the wire piece 10 as described above and hang it on the hanging fixture 9, the range in which the wire piece 10 can swing is limited. That is, as shown in FIG. 1(b), the vicinity of the end of the wire piece 10 is fitted into the end insertion groove 2c formed near the pin 8, which is the swing center, and can swing and displace within that space, but when it hits the groove surface 2d at the rear end of the insertion groove 2c, it cannot swing any further near the end. That is, from the position of the imaginary line in FIG. 1(a), the vicinity of the end of the wire piece 10 cannot swing in the direction approaching the body 2. In order to move it further closer to the back of the body 2, the wire piece 10 is elastically deformed and then hooked on the hanging fixture 9 from below. In the hooked state, the wire piece 10 is hooked while always exerting an upward force on the hanging fixture 9 based on its elasticity, so that it is prevented from being accidentally removed from the hanging fixture 9.

The wire piece 10 is also shaped so that when it is hung on the hook 9 as described above, there is a gap of approximately uniform width (d shown in FIG. 1(a). d is preferably 3 mm or more and 10 mm or less) between it and the back of the body 2. That is, a roughly L-shaped bend 11 is provided at the front of the wire piece 10, a few mm away from the end, and a curve is added to the rear part of the wire piece 10 that follows the shape of the back of the body 2. In this way, a gap of approximately uniform width (in the illustrated example, the difference between the wide part and the narrow part is within about 1 mm) between the back of the body 2 is formed, which is advantageous for attaching thick bait, etc. The middle part of the wire piece 10 can be elastically deformed from the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 1(a) into a shape that is further upwardly convex, so it can be said that in this squid jigs 1, it is also possible to attach relatively thick bait by sandwiching it between the back of the body 2 and the wire piece 10.

The illustrated squid jig 1 also has recesses 2b formed in multiple places on the abdomen (lower part in the figure) of the body 2, and recesses 3a formed around the weight 3. These are provided when wire (not shown) is used to firmly secure bait, etc. That is, when attaching bait, etc. to the back of the body 2, a thin wire, rubber band, or other wire may be wrapped around the body 2 and bait, etc., to particularly prevent the bait, etc. from coming off. In that case, if there are recesses 2b on the abdomen of the body 2 as described above and recesses 3a are also formed in the weight 3, passing the wire through either of them will prevent the wire from shifting or coming loose, thereby ensuring that the bait, etc. is held in place.

The plan view, side view, and front view of the egi 1 constructed as above are shown in detail in Figures 2(a), (b), and (c), respectively, showing its external shape.

3(a) and (b) show the state where a worm W1 shaped like a small fish is attached to the squid jig 1. The worm W1 is placed on the back of the body 2, and the wire piece 10 is pushed down and hooked onto the hook 9, pressing the worm W1 onto the back of the body 2. Of course, it is also possible to attach a worm of a different shape instead of the worm W1, or to attach bait such as a small fish.
In this state, it is also possible to further wind a wire around the worm W1 (or other bait, etc.) and the body 2. In this case, it is advantageous to wind the wire around the recess 2b in the abdomen of the body 2 or the recess 3a of the weight 3.

The egi 1 can be used by connecting it to a fishing line 21 as shown in Fig. 4. In the example shown in the figure, a sinker 22 is connected to the fishing line 21 via a swivel or snap, and one egi 1 is connected to the swivel via another snap.
A worm W2 different from that in Fig. 3 is attached to the egi 1 in Fig. 4. The worm W2 is shaped like a shrimp and has a notch in the center, so the wire piece 10 fixes the worm W2 to the back of the body 2 with the wire piece 10 entering the notch from above.
Needless to say, the egi of the present invention is not limited to the shape and method of use shown in Figs. 1 to 4.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Egi 2 Body 3 Weight 8 Pin 9 Hanging fastener 10 Wire piece 11 Bending portion 12 Bending protrusion W1, W2 Worm

Claims (5)

This is an egi that allows bait or worms to be attached to the back of the body,
A wire piece is attached at one end to the body so as to be swingable toward and away from the back of the body, and the bait or worm is pressed against the back of the body by the wire piece ;
The swingable range of the wire piece is limited near the end connected to the body, and when the wire piece approaches the back of the body beyond the limited range, the wire piece undergoes elastic deformation and is fixed in this state by a hook fastener on the back of the body, and the shape of the wire piece is set so that when fixed by the hook fastener, a gap of 3 mm to 10 mm is formed between the wire piece and the body in the range from near the end to the hook fastener.
This is an egi that features the following characteristics. The squid jig described in claim 1, characterized in that the wire piece has a bent protrusion that protrudes toward the back of the body. 3. The squid jig according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the back of the body has a plurality of protrusions that do not have sharp tips. The squid jig according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that recesses into which the wire can be hung when winding the wire around the bait or worm are formed at a plurality of locations on the abdomen of the body. 5. The squid jig according to claim 4 , characterized in that a weight is attached to the body, and a recess is formed in the weight so that a wire to be wound around the bait or worm can be attached thereto.