Electric fishing reel for ruff

Abstract

The present invention provides an electric fishing reel for fishing male fish, which can make the fishing tackle quickly fall towards the depth of the fish school, and at the same time, the male fish will not escape from the depth of the fish school. Specifically, the electric fishing reel for fishing male fish of the present invention has: a reel body; a spool (23), which is rotatably supported on the reel body to wind the fishing line; an electric motor (5), which drives the spool forward / backward; and a control unit (40), which controls the drive of the electric motor (5). The control unit (40) controls the electric motor (5) such that when the fishing tackle is thrown into the depth of the fish school, after the fishing line is released at a specified release speed, the release speed of the fishing line is reduced starting from a specified position near the depth of the fish school.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an electric fishing reel for goby fishing, which can rotate and drive a spool for winding a fishing line by an electric motor. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, an electric fishing reel for goby fishing has been proposed, which can be used for ice fishing or boat fishing for gobies on a frozen lake. Instead of always holding the fishing rod by hand, a short fishing rod can be installed on the reel and fishing can be carried out with the reel placed on a rack. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an electric fishing reel for goby fishing, which can drive an electric motor (hereinafter also referred to as a motor) forward and backward and can automatically and continuously perform a luring operation. In such an electric fishing reel for goby fishing, the fishing tackle can be quickly dropped to the swimming layer (the layer where gobies are present, hereinafter referred to as the "fish depth"), and when the fishing tackle reaches the specified fish depth, the rotation of the motor can be controlled to perform the above-mentioned luring operation.

[0003] Patent Document

[0004] Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2019-030238 Summary of the Invention

[0005] However, gobies are migratory fish. Therefore, in order to improve the fishing effect, it is preferable to quickly send the fishing tackle to the fish depth and perform various luring operations. In the existing electric fishing reel for goby fishing, there are methods such as turning off the clutch to make the spool in a free rotation state and allowing the fishing tackle to freely fall to the fish depth, or reversing the drive of the motor while maintaining the clutch on to make the fishing tackle fall to the fish depth at a specified speed (the drive for winding the fishing line on the spool is called forward drive, and the drive for releasing the fishing line from the spool is called reverse drive).

[0006] Although as described above, in order to improve the fishing effect, it is preferable to quickly drop the fishing tackle to the fish depth, gobies are sensitive fish. If the fishing tackle is sent to the fish depth at the original falling speed, there is a possibility that they will notice something abnormal and escape (if the gobies escape, the angler needs to move). Therefore, it is conceivable to release the fishing line at a speed that does not attract the attention of gobies. However, when the distance from the water surface to the fish depth is long, it will take a considerable amount of time for the fishing tackle to reach the fish depth, which is a burden for the angler and will also reduce the efficiency of the casting and retrieval operations, thereby affecting the fishing effect.

[0007] The present invention is made in view of the above problems, and the technical problem to be solved is to provide an electric fishing reel for goby fishing that can quickly drop the fishing tackle toward the fish depth while gobies do not escape from the fish depth.

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, an electric fishing reel for male bitterlings of the present invention includes: a reel body; a spool rotatably supported on the reel body for winding a fishing line; an electric motor for driving the spool forward / backward; and a control unit for controlling the driving of the electric motor and setting the depth of a fish school. It is characterized in that the control unit controls the electric motor such that when casting a fishing tackle toward the depth of the fish school, after the fishing line is released at a specified release speed, the release speed of the fishing line is decreased starting from a specified position near the depth of the fish school.

[0009] According to the above configuration, when casting the fishing tackle toward the depth of the fish school, the fishing line is released at a specified release speed to a specified position near the depth of the fish school, and then the release speed of the fishing line is decreased starting from the specified position near the depth of the fish school. Therefore, the fishing tackle can quickly fall to the specified position at the depth of the fish school. Moreover, since it falls at a slower speed at the depth of the fish school, male bitterlings at the depth of the fish school can hardly detect anything unusual, thereby suppressing their escape. That is, the fishing tackle can be quickly cast toward the depth of the fish school, and at the same time, the fishing tackle can be sent into the depth of the fish school without scaring the male bitterlings at the depth of the fish school, improving the efficiency of the casting and retrieving operations, and thus achieving a good fishing effect.

[0010] In addition, in the above configuration, causing the fishing tackle to fall to the specified position near the depth of the fish school can be either by making the spool in a free rotation state (clutch OFF) and allowing the fishing tackle to fall naturally, or by driving the electric motor in reverse at an arbitrary speed set by the angler. Moreover, at the specified position near the depth of the fish school, the release of the fishing line can either be temporarily stopped or in a released state (a released state with a decreased release speed).

[0011] According to the present invention, an electric fishing reel for male bitterlings can be obtained, which can quickly cause the fishing tackle to fall toward the depth of the fish school while preventing male bitterlings from escaping from the depth of the fish school. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the electric fishing reel for male bitterlings of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a top view of the electric fishing reel for male bitterlings.

[0014] Figure 3 is showing Figure 1 a cross-sectional view of the internal structure of the electric fishing reel for male bitterlings.

[0015] Figure 4 is showing Figure 1 a block diagram of a schematic configuration of a control system of the electric fishing reel for male bitterlings.

[0016] Figure 5 It is a diagram schematically showing the state of the fishing line (fishing tackle) from the water surface to the depth of the fish school.

[0017] Figure 6 It shows Figure 1 The flowchart of the first exemplary form of the control of the electric fishing reel for fishing tomtits.

[0018] Figure 7 It shows Figure 1 The flowchart of the second exemplary form of the control of the electric fishing reel for fishing tomtits.

[0019] Figure 8 It shows Figure 1 The flowchart of the third exemplary form of the control of the electric fishing reel for fishing tomtits.

[0020] Symbol Explanation

[0021] 1 - Fishing reel (electric fishing reel for fishing tomtits); 2 - Reel body; 3 - Frame; 3A - Bottom case; 3B - Top cover; 5 - Electric motor; 23 - Spool; 40 - Control unit; 80 - Fishing rod; 81 - Fishing line. Detailed Embodiment

[0022] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the electric fishing reel for fishing tomtits (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a fishing reel) according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] In addition, the electric fishing reel for fishing tomtits according to the present invention has the following characteristics, that is, as will be described later, the fishing rod can be directly mounted on the reel body (has a rod mounting portion), the output shaft of the electric motor is engaged with the spool to transmit power (the output shaft of the electric motor is, for example, detachably abutted against the side surface of the spool in a state orthogonal to the rotation axis of the spool, thereby connecting and disconnecting the power transmission from the electric motor to the spool), and without the need for gear speed change, by controlling the applied voltage of the electric motor, the rotation speed, rotation direction and torque can be changed.

[0024] First, refer to Figures 1 to 3 To describe the overall configuration of the fishing reel.

[0025] In addition, in the following description, the front - rear direction and the left - right direction are Figure 2 The directions shown, and the up - down direction is Figure 3 The direction shown.

[0026] The fishing reel 1 includes a reel body 2. The reel body 2 has a frame 3 that forms its contour. The frame 3 is formed of a synthetic resin material such as ABS resin or polycarbonate.

[0027] The frame body 3 is a longitudinally long (longer in the front-rear direction) box body that is slightly curved, and as a whole, it has a size that can be held by a fisherman with either the right hand or the left hand. As Figure 3 shown, the frame body 3 is composed of a bottom case 3A and a top cover 3B.

[0028] The top cover 3B is fixed to the bottom case 3A by means of units such as screw fixation or insertion, and a motor accommodation chamber for accommodating the electric motor 5 is defined between the top cover 3B and the bottom case 3A. And, within the reel body 2, in this embodiment, on the bottom case 3A, an internal power supply case 8 that defines an accommodation portion S is provided, and the accommodation portion S can detachably accommodate, for example, a dry battery or a rechargeable battery 7 that supplies power to the electric motor 5.

[0029] In addition, on the reel body 2, in this embodiment, a cover member 10 is detachably mounted on the bottom case 3A, and the cover member 10 can be used to enclose the accommodation portion S of the internal power supply case 8 with respect to the outside (in this embodiment, it is the opening of the bottom case 3A that includes the accommodation portion S and exposes the entire motor 5, etc.).

[0030] On the lower surface of the front side of the frame body 3, there are feet 12 that are mounted while being separated from each other in the left-right direction of the reel body 2. Preferably, the feet 12 are formed of a rubber-like elastic body that is softer than the frame body 3 and are fixed to the bottom wall of the bottom case 3A. For example, when the reel body 2 is placed on a fishing table mounted on a frozen lake surface, the feet 12 can function as a grounding portion that contacts the upper surface of the table.

[0031] In addition, an auxiliary foot 13 is provided on the foot 12 of this embodiment, and the auxiliary foot 13 includes: a protruding portion 13A that is embedded in the respective left and right base end portions and extends forward; and a connecting portion 13B that connects the tips of the protruding portions 13A in the left-right direction so as to be set on the table. The auxiliary foot 13 can slide in the front-rear direction with respect to the foot 12, so that the position of the connecting portion 13B can be adjusted.

[0032] By providing such an auxiliary foot 13 in advance, the reel body 2 can be stably placed. For example, even when a large number of male fish are caught and a large load is applied to the fishing line, the reel body 2 can be maintained in a stable state.

[0033] On the front end portion of the frame body 3, a synthetic resin support table 15 is fixed by means of screw fixation or the like, and the support table 15 includes a rod receiving portion 16 and a spool receiving portion 18 that can be used as a rod mounting portion for mounting a fishing rod 80.

[0034] The rod receiving portion 16 is located at the central portion in the left - right direction at the front end of the frame body 3. The rod receiving portion 16 has a support hole 16a that opens forward toward the frame body 3, and supports the fishing line guide 20, which can guide the fishing line released from the spool. The fishing line guide 20 is held so that it can swing in the front - rear direction above the rod receiving portion 16 and, as Figure 3 shown, is normally biased and held in a state of falling forward. In addition, the spool receiving portion 18 of the support table 15 is horizontally disposed below the opening 3C of the top cover 3B.

[0035] As Figure 3 shown, a shaft support portion 21 is provided on the bottom wall on the front side of the bottom case 3A. On this shaft support portion 21, a spool shaft 23a extending in the up - down direction is supported. The spool shaft 23a stands vertically from the bottom wall of the bottom case 3A and penetrates through the spool receiving portion 18 and protrudes upward.

[0036] A spool 23 made of a synthetic resin material or a metal material is rotatably supported above the aforementioned spool shaft 23a. At the front part of the reel body 2, the spool 23 is located at the central portion in the left - right direction on the front side above the reel body 2. In addition, immediately behind the spool 23, on the upper surface (on the top cover 3B) of the frame body 3, a display portion (liquid crystal display device) 30 for displaying various information is provided.

[0037] The spool 23 has a fishing line winding main body portion 23A for winding the fishing line and a pair of flanges 23B, 23C, and rotates around the vertically - arranged spool shaft 23a. The flanges 23B, 23C are formed in a disc - shape coaxial with the fishing line winding main body portion 23A, sandwich the fishing line winding main body portion 23A therebetween, and face each other in the up - down direction. At this time, the lower flange 23C is disposed on the upper surface of the spool receiving portion 18.

[0038] The spool shaft 23a penetrates through the fishing line winding main body portion 23A coaxially and protrudes above the upper flange 23B. A cap nut 25 is screwed onto the upper end of the spool shaft 23a. The cap nut 25 sandwiches the spool 23 between the cap nut 25 and the spool receiving portion 18, whereby the spool 23 is rotatably supported on the front part of the reel body 2. In addition, the spool 23 is located inside the opening 3C of the top cover 3B.

[0039] As Figure 3 shown, the fishing rod 80 is inserted into the support hole 16a of the rod receiving portion 16. The fishing rod 80 can be, for example, a short rod about 15 cm in overall length and horizontally protrudes forward from the front end of the reel body 2.

[0040] On the outer peripheral surface of the fishing rod 80, a plurality of fishing line guides (not shown) are installed. These fishing line guides are arranged in a row at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the fishing rod 80. The fishing line (not shown) released from the reel 23 is guided from the fishing line guide 20 of the reel body 2 through the fishing line guide of the fishing rod 80 to the tip of the fishing rod 80, and then from the tip of the fishing rod 80 is guided into the water, for example, through a hole drilled on the lake surface.

[0041] The electric motor 5 in the motor housing chamber formed between the top cover 3B and the bottom case 3A can rotate forward and backward by electric control, and has a motor housing (not shown) that houses a stator and a rotor, and a metal output shaft 5A protruding from the front end of the motor housing. The electric motor 5 is arranged behind the reel 23 in a horizontal posture with the output shaft 5A along the front-rear direction of the frame 3.

[0042] The output shaft 5A of the motor 5 is located immediately behind the reel shaft 23a and maintains a positional relationship orthogonal to the reel shaft 23a. The front end portion of the output shaft 5A is located below the lower flange 23C of the reel 23.

[0043] A cylindrical torque transmission member 5B is mounted on the outer periphery of the output shaft 5A. The torque transmission member 5B is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin material or a rubber-like elastomer that is softer than the reel 23. In Figure 3 the state shown, the outer peripheral surface of the torque transmission member 5B is in contact with the lower surface of the lower flange 23C of the reel 23.

[0044] The motor housing of the electric motor 5 (i.e., the electric motor 5) is pivotally supported by a pivot (not shown) and can swing between Figure 3 the horizontal first position shown and the second position inclined forward and downward ( Figure 4 the position shown by the dashed line).

[0045] In the first position, as Figure 3 shown, the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 extends horizontally along the front-rear direction of the frame 3, and the outer peripheral surface of the torque transmission member 5B abuts against the lower surface of the lower flange 23C of the reel 23. By such abutment, frictional resistance is imparted to the abutting portion between the flange 23C and the torque transmission member 5B, so that the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 is mechanically connected to the reel 23 (clutch ON).

[0046] As a result, the free rotation of the reel 23 is blocked by the frictional resistance. If the electric motor 5 is further driven to rotate forward and backward in this state, the torque of the output shaft 5A will be transmitted to the reel 23 through the torque transmission member 5B, and then the reel 23 will rotate in the direction of winding the fishing line or releasing the fishing line. That is, in this configuration, the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 is engaged with the reel 23 to transmit power, and the reel 23 rotates forward and backward by the forward and backward rotation drive of the electric motor 5, and then winds the fishing line onto the reel 23 or releases the fishing line from the reel 23.

[0047] On the other hand, at the second position, the electric motor 5 tilts so that the output shaft 5A is lower in the front and higher in the rear, and thus the outer peripheral surface of the torque transmission member 5B separates from the lower surface of the lower flange 23C of the reel 23. As a result, the mechanical connection between the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 and the reel 23 is released (clutch OFF), and no frictional resistance is applied between the torque transmission member 5B and the reel 23. Therefore, the reel 23 is in a free state allowing free rotation in the direction of winding the fishing line and the releasing direction.

[0048] In addition, the electric motor 5 is always elastically biased toward the first position by a pulling spiral spring (not shown). Therefore, as long as the motor 5 is in the first position, the outer peripheral surface of the torque transmission member 5B will be elastically pressed against the lower surface of the lower flange 23C of the reel 23.

[0049] Furthermore, the switching between the first position and the second position of the electric motor 5 (motor housing) is performed by an operating body 28 protruding from the top cover 3B. The operating body 28 is supported so as to be able to swing in the left - right direction relative to the reel body 2, Figure 1 and Figure 2 the position shown (left side) is the clutch ON position, and the opposite position (right side) is the clutch OFF position. The lower end of the operating body 28 is directly or indirectly engaged with the torque transmission member 5B. By moving the operating body from the clutch ON position to the clutch OFF position, the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 can be pressed downward (to the second position) together with the torque transmission member 5B. As a result, the mechanical connection between the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 and the reel 23 is released. In addition, when the operating body 28 is moved from the clutch OFF position to the clutch ON position, the electric motor 5 is reset to the first position by the biasing of the aforementioned pulling spiral spring.

[0050] As described above, the operating body 28 is configured to be switchable between a state where the output shaft 5A of the electric motor 5 is mechanically connected to the reel 23 (clutch ON) and a state where the connection therebetween is released (clutch OFF). That is, the operating body 28 can function as a clutch mechanism for switching between a power transmission state in which the power of the electric motor can be transmitted to the reel 23 and a power cut-off state in which the power transmission from the electric motor 5 to the reel 23 is cut off.

[0051] In addition to the above operation of the operating body 28, the aforementioned clutch mechanism is configured to automatically reset from clutch OFF to clutch ON when the release of the fishing line reaches a specified amount (the fishing tackle reaches the set depth) in the clutch OFF state. For example, a drive component such as a solenoid can be preset, and when a specified amount of fishing line is released, the drive component is driven to automatically reset the operating body 28 to the clutch ON position.

[0052] On the reel body 2, a plurality of operation buttons (operation switches) for performing ON / OFF of the electric motor 5, driving of the electric motor 5 (forward rotation, reverse rotation, jogging, stop of the reel 23), and setting of various modes are provided. For example, in the present embodiment, an ON / OFF button 31 and a setting button 32 for selecting or storing various modes are arranged in parallel below the display unit 30, and motor drive buttons 33 are arranged on both sides of the front side of the reel body 2. At this time, the motor drive buttons 33 are configured such that the same motor drive operation can be performed whether the reel body is held with the right hand or the left hand. By operating these operation buttons 31 to 33 (instantaneous pressing operation, long pressing operation, simultaneous operation, etc.), the driving of the fishing reel can be controlled.

[0053] In addition, regarding the arrangement position, the number of arrangements, the operation form, etc. of the operation buttons for driving the fishing reel, it is not limited to the configuration shown in the figure, and various deformations can be made.

[0054] Figure 4 It is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control system of an electric fishing reel for male dace.

[0055] As shown in the figure, a control unit 40 that controls the operation of the fishing reel can transmit and receive information between components such as a reel rotation detection unit 41, a clutch mechanism 42, a motor drive circuit 43, a fishing line guide detection sensor 45, a display unit 30, operation buttons 31 to 33, and a sound output unit 46 via a bus 50.

[0056] The control unit 40 is configured as a microcomputer and includes: a ROM that stores various operation programs and control tables for controlling a fishing reel; a CPU that executes various control operations such as display control of the display unit 30 or drive control of the electric motor 5 according to the operation programs; and a RAM that functions as a temporary storage unit when executing the operation programs.

[0057] The spool rotation detection unit 41 has a function of detecting the amount of fishing line released from the spool. For example, it can be constituted by a sensor (such as a Hall element) that detects changes in the magnetic field of a magnet provided on the spool. The spool rotation detection unit 41 has a function of detecting the rotation speed (amount of fishing line released), rotation direction, and released line length of the spool to measure the water depth position of the fishing tackle 82 mounted on the fishing line 81 released from the spool (refer to Figure 5 ).

[0058] As described above, the clutch mechanism 42 has a function of automatically resetting to the clutch ON state when a specified amount of fishing line is detected as being released from the spool rotation detection unit 41 when the fishing line is released in the clutch OFF state.

[0059] The motor drive circuit 43 is constituted by, for example, a PWM drive circuit that performs PWM drive on the electric motor 5. The PWM drive circuit has a function of adjusting the rotation speed of the electric motor 5 by changing the duty ratio of the PWM. As will be described later, in the present invention, the electric motor 5 is driven and controlled such that when the fishing line is released, the fishing tackle slowly descends from a specified position near the depth of the fish school through a control program. In addition, as needed, it can be driven and controlled to execute a popping mode in which the fishing tackle moves up and down continuously or intermittently within the depth of the fish school.

[0060] The fishing line guide sensor 45 has a function of stopping the winding drive of the electric motor 5 when it is detected that the fishing line guide 20 has fallen backward against the applied force continuously for a certain period of time when the fishing line is being wound. Thereby, malfunctions such as the fishing tackle being wound around the spool can be avoided.

[0061] On the display unit 30 described above, for example, displays such as the display of the mode categories that can be set by the angler, the actually set mode display, the amount of fishing line released (measured water depth), speed, time, etc. are shown. In addition, various alarm sounds such as an operation sound notified each time an operation button is pressed and an alarm sound for notifying a specified water depth (designated fish school depth, specified position near the designated fish school depth, etc.) can be emitted from the sound output unit 46.

[0062] In addition, the control unit 40 may be configured to obtain information from an external device 48 to control various operations. For example, height information of the fish school depth can also be obtained from a water depth measuring device or a fish finder that is wired or wirelessly connected to the fishing reel, and the electric motor 5 can be driven and controlled based on the obtained fish school depth information.

[0063] Next, with reference to Figures 5 to 8 the control actions when fishing for male fish using the fishing reel 1 configured as described above, particularly the control actions of casting the fishing tackle and sending the fishing tackle to the indicated fish school depth will be described.

[0064] As described above, male fish have the property of aggregating and migrating within a specified fish school depth. Usually, when casting the fishing tackle towards the fish school depth, the clutch is in the OFF state and the fishing tackle is allowed to fall freely. When the fish school depth is reached, the clutch is turned ON. At this moment, the fishing tackle can either fall freely with the clutch OFF or fall by rotating the spool in the fishing line payout direction at an arbitrary speed (reverse drive of the electric motor).

[0065] As described above, if the fishing tackle is allowed to fall and reach the fish school depth at the original speed, there is a possibility that the male fish aggregating within the fish school depth will detect the abnormality and escape. In the present invention, it is characterized in that the electric motor 5 is controlled so that the fishing line payout speed is reduced from a specified position near the fish school depth, so that by controlling the drive of the electric motor 5, the fishing tackle can fall towards the fish school depth in a short time and the male fish aggregating in the fish school depth will not detect the abnormality and escape.

[0066] Next, with reference to Figure 5 and Figure 6 a morphological example of the first control will be described.

[0067] As an example, the fish school depth D where male fish aggregate is a depth H of 10 m from the water surface P (refer to Figure 5 ). At this moment, a fishing tackle 82 is fastened to the tip of the fishing line 81 that falls from the tip of the fishing rod 80 mounted on the fishing reel 1, and a sinker 83 is mounted on its tip. Here, the reverse drive of the electric motor is controlled at a low speed from a specified position D1 near the fish school depth D.

[0068] In addition, for the depth H of the fish school depth D (the depth displayed by the water depth counter of the fishing reel 1), the position of any part of the fishing tackle 82 or the position of the sinker 83 mounted on the fishing tackle can be used as a reference for setting. For example, the position where the sinker 83 is located on the water surface P can be set as 0 m, or the position where the sinker 83 is slightly submerged (for example, the state where the upper end of the fishing tackle 82 is located on the water surface P) can be set as 0 m. That is, for the depth H of the fish school depth D, it can be specified by the depth based on the so-set 0 m position (the state where the sinker is located on the water surface P or the slightly submerged state), and it does not necessarily have to be consistent with the accurate water depth.

[0069] In addition, although the distance H1 from the fish school depth D to the specified position D1 can be arbitrary, the distance H1 is such that the male fish cannot perceive the fishing tackle falling to the specified position D1.

[0070] Although preferably in the range of 50 cm to 100 cm (50 cm in the following description) based on specific verification, for this distance H1, the user can also freely set it according to the situation of the fishing place, etc. Or, if the user does not make a setting, it can also be preset within the range of 50 cm to 100 cm.

[0071] As Figure 6 shown in the flowchart of, first, the fish school depth is set by the input of the angler's hand (indicating the fish school depth; 10 m) (step S1). This fish school depth information can be set according to information from an external device 48 such as a fish school detector that can detect the fish school depth, the fish school depth information indicated by the boatman if it is a punt, or the angler's experience, etc. The angler can press any one of the operation buttons 31 to 33 to make the input. Or, it can also be configured to add a function to the reel body 2 that can communicate with an external device 48 such as a fish school detector, receive the fish school depth information (depth H) sent from the external device 48, and then automatically set the fish school depth based on this fish school depth information.

[0072] Next, when the clutch is detected to be OFF, the fishing tackle (fishing line) falls freely and is paid out at a specified pay-out speed, and at the same time, the water depth is measured (step S2: Yes, step S3). Then, the situation where the sinker 83 reaches a specified position near the set fish school depth (here 9 m 50 cm) is detected. When the sinker 83 reaches this position, the control unit turns the clutch ON (step S4: Yes, step S5). Since the fishing tackle stops (temporarily stops) by turning the clutch ON, the male fish gathered at the fish school depth will not perceive the fall of the fishing tackle and thus will not escape.

[0073] Next, the electric motor is driven in low-speed reverse to make the fishing tackle fall into the fish school depth (step S6).

[0074] This low-speed reverse drive is set to a speed that will not startle the male fish, and it only needs to be lower than the specified pay-out speed at which the above-mentioned fishing tackle falls freely. Specifically, by presetting it to be slower than the pay-out speed (falling speed) of the fishing tackle with a 10 g sinker attached and falling freely, the male fish will be less likely to escape.

[0075] In addition, although the falling speed (pay-out speed) of the fishing line set varies according to the weight of the sinker 83 fastened to the fishing line set 82, the control unit may also have a speedometer (the reverse speedometer of the electric motor), which gives a preferred falling speed for each weight for the falling speed from a specified position near the depth of the fish school according to the weight of the sinker. Generally, sinkers with a weight of about 0.5 to 20 g are used for the fastened sinker, but it is preferred to control the reverse drive of the electric motor to suit the falling speed of the sinker.

[0076] Alternatively, for the reverse drive of the electric motor, the falling speed of the freely falling fishing line set before stopping may be detected and controlled to a falling speed below it so as not to generate recoil. This is because when the sinker 83 fastened to the fishing line set is light, recoil is likely to occur on the spool when the electric motor is reversely driven (the rotation of the electric motor is too fast and the fishing line gets tangled), but by setting the speed to a level where such recoil does not occur, specifically, setting the rotation (reverse) speed of the electric motor to 70% or less of the pay-out speed of the freely falling state immediately before temporary stop, recoil can be prevented and the situation where male fish are frightened and escape can be suppressed.

[0077] For such low-speed reverse control of the electric motor, the falling speed of the fishing line set can be measured based on the rotation speed and time of the spool when the fishing line set freely falls, and a falling speed of 70% or less is automatically calculated relative to this measured value, and the reverse speed of the electric motor after temporary stop is automatically determined (of course, such low-speed reverse drive speed can also be set arbitrarily).

[0078] In addition, for the decelerated pay-out speed after temporary stop determined as described above, by setting the rotation speed of the spool to the determined pay-out speed of the fishing line, recoil can be prevented.

[0079] As described above, when the fishing line set reaches the depth of the fish school by the low-speed drive of the electric motor (step S6, step S7: Yes), then the subsequent attracting action (rod lifting operation) is performed. For this attracting action, the angler can either perform a preferred attracting action by moving the reel body up and down or execute an attracting action stored in the control unit to move the fishing line set up and down continuously or intermittently (for example, the rod lifting mode disclosed in Patent Document 1). Since when such a rod lifting mode is selected and set, drive control of the electric motor corresponding to this mode can be performed (step S8), the angler does not need to hold the reel body to perform the up and down movement operation, so the fishing effect can be improved and fatigue can be avoided.

[0080] For the pay-out of the fishing line, it can be achieved by the clutch OFF operation (free fall of the fishing line set), but it can also be performed by the reverse drive of the electric motor.

[0081] Next, a morphological example of this control (the second morphological example of control) will be described with reference to the flowchart of Figure 7 .

[0082] In step S2 of the above Figure 6 flowchart, when the clutch OFF condition is not satisfied, the electric motor is reversely driven (step S2: No, step S12). The reverse driving speed of the electric motor can be set according to the weight of the sinker installed on the fishing line set, or can be set to such a degree that no recoil occurs even when a lighter sinker is installed. Alternatively, it can also be set by the angler. In short, it is preferable that the releasing speed of the fishing line set can quickly reach a specified position near the depth of the fish school and is at a level where no recoil occurs.

[0083] The subsequent control processes (steps S13 to S18) are the same as the control processes (steps S3 to S8) shown in Figure 6 . That is, when the electric motor is reversely driven and the fishing line set reaches a specified position near the depth of the fish school, the driving of the electric motor is stopped, and thereafter, the electric motor is reversely driven at a speed slower than the reverse driving speed up to that point, and the control to make the fishing line set reach the depth of the fish school is performed.

[0084] In this way, for the descent of the fishing line set, it can be performed by reverse driving the reel without allowing it to freely fall, and by setting the descent speed to an optimal value, the fishing line set can reach a specified position near the depth of the fish school faster and without recoil.

[0085] In addition, in this configuration, the descent speed of the fishing line set can be a configuration that maintains a constant speed, or can be a configuration that is variable according to the released amount (for example, becomes lower as the position of the fishing line set becomes deeper, etc.). Alternatively, the fishing line set can be allowed to freely fall initially and the release speed can be calculated (calculated from the rotational speed information of the reel and the time information to reach a specified water depth), and thereafter, starting from the next fishing line set casting, the reverse speed of the reel can be set to be consistent with the release speed. In this way, recoil when releasing the fishing line can be effectively prevented.

[0086] Although in the above configuration, when the release speed of the fishing line is reduced starting from a specified position near the depth of the fish school, the control unit controls the electric motor to temporarily stop at the specified position, it is also possible not to temporarily stop it but to fall into the depth of the fish school while reducing the descent speed.

[0087] Next, a morphological example of this control (the third morphological example of control) will be described with reference to the flowchart of Figure 8 .

[0088] In the above Figure 6In step S2 of the flowchart, the electric motor is reversely driven under the condition that the clutch is not OFF (step S2: No, step S22). Similar to the configuration shown in Figure 7 , the reverse driving speed of the electric motor can be set according to the weight of the sinker installed on the fishing line set, and can also be set to a level where no recoil occurs even when a lighter sinker is installed, or can be set by the angler.

[0089] Then, the control unit measures the water depth (step S23). When it detects that the fishing line set reaches a specified position near the depth of the fish school (step S24: Yes), instead of stopping the electric motor, it decelerates to a speed lower than the falling speed so far, so that the fishing line set falls into the depth of the fish school at a low speed (steps S25, step S26), and then the electric motor is driven in the luring mode (step S27).

[0090] According to this control method, since the fishing line set does not need to be temporarily stopped, the fishing line set can fall into the depth of the fish school faster and the male fish will not be frightened. In addition, in this configuration, the electric motor can be decelerated when it is detected that the fishing line set reaches a specified position near the depth of the fish school, or it can be gradually decelerated from a position near the specified position. That is, as long as the male fish gathered at the depth of the fish school are not frightened, the deceleration position and the change amount of deceleration can be appropriately deformed.

[0091] In addition, for the falling speed of the fishing line set, etc., it can also be configured to be the same as the control form examples described in Figure 6 and Figure 7 .

[0092] According to the above configuration of the present embodiment, since when the fishing line set falls into the depth of the fish school, the fishing line set is temporarily stopped or decelerated at a specified position near it, and then the fishing line set falls at a speed lower than the falling speed until the specified position, the falling time of the fishing line set to the depth of the fish school is not prolonged, and the male fish in the depth of the fish school are not frightened. That is, the recovery and casting time is not prolonged, so the fishing effect can be improved.

[0093] At this moment, the position where the fishing line set (sinker) stops or decelerates (the specified position near the depth of the fish school) can be arbitrarily set and can be set to the optimal position according to the angler's strategy.

[0094] For example, considering the following various main factors, the position where the fishing line set stops (decelerates) can be adjusted. That is, although if the fishing line set is quickly stopped, the male fish will not escape, but the efficiency of the recovery and casting action will deteriorate. In addition, there are situations where it is desired to change the stop (deceleration) position according to the state where the male fish gather due to their activity, etc., and it is necessary to stop the fishing line set in a place where there is no response to wait for the return of the male fish, etc.

[0095] As described above, although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof.

[0096] The fishing reel of the present invention only needs to have the function of controlling the feeding of the fishing tackle to the depth of the fish school as described above, and may additionally have various other functions such as an attracting function, a winding function of an electric motor, an automatic stop function at the ship's side, an anti-kickback function, and the like. In addition, the shape, size, display mode of the display unit, arrangement of operation buttons, operation method, etc. of the reel body 2 are not limited, and various modifications can be made.

Claims

1. An electric fishing reel for fishing for Hypomesus olidus, comprising: A fishing reel body; A spool rotatably supported on the fishing reel body for winding a fishing line; An electric motor for driving the spool forward / backward; And a control unit for controlling the driving of the electric motor and setting the fish school depth, Characterized in that, The control unit controls the electric motor such that when casting the fishing tackle towards the fish school depth, after releasing the fishing line at a specified releasing speed, starting from a specified position near the fish school depth, the releasing speed of the fishing line is reduced.

2. The electric fishing reel for fishing for Hypomesus olidus according to claim 1, Characterized in that, The control unit controls the electric motor such that after releasing the fishing line at the specified releasing speed, the releasing of the fishing line is temporarily stopped at a specified position near the fish school depth, and then the releasing speed of the fishing line is reduced.

3. The electric fishing reel for fishing for Hypomesus olidus according to claim 1 or 2, Characterized in that, The releasing of the fishing line is performed by reverse driving of the electric motor.

4. The electric fishing reel for fishing for Hypomesus olidus according to claim 3, Characterized in that, The control unit sets the rotational speed of the spool starting from the specified position to the specified releasing speed of the fishing line.

5. The electric fishing reel for fishing for Hypomesus olidus according to claim 1 or 2, Characterized in that, The control unit controls the electric motor such that the releasing speed of the fishing line starting from a specified position near the fish school depth is 70% or less relative to the releasing speed of the fishing line up to the specified position.

6. The electric fishing reel for fishing for Hypomesus olidus according to claim 1 or 2, Characterized in that, The control unit executes a rod-jerking mode that continuously or intermittently moves the fishing tackle up and down when the fishing tackle is in the fish school depth.

7. The electric fishing reel for fishing for Hypomesus olidus according to claim 1 or 2, Characterized in that, The specified position near the fish school depth is set within the range of 50 - 100 cm.

8. The electric fishing reel for fishing for Hypomesus olidus according to claim 1 or 2, Characterized in that, The fish school depth is set by manual input of the angler.

9. The electric fishing reel for fishing for Hypomesus olidus according to claim 1 or 2, Characterized in that, The fishing reel body has a function of being communicable with an external device capable of detecting the fish school depth, receives the fish school depth information sent from the external device, and automatically sets the fish school depth based on the fish school depth information.

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