Suspected Bait

Abstract

To provide a lure capable of preventing a line from being entangled with a fishhook when a casted lure lands on the water and the line is wound after the landing.SOLUTION: A lure comprises a body part 11 including a head 12 and a trunk 13, a connecting hole 5a to which a snap 2 for connecting a line 3 and the body part 11 is connected, provided at a back 10b side of the body part 11, and fishhooks 6 and 7 provided at a belly 10b side of the body part 11. The body part 11 includes, at the back 10a side, a snap tilt limiting part 4 for limiting tilt of the snap 2 in the rearward X and limiting the tilt thereof in the horizontal direction Y. The snap tilt limiting part 4 limits the tilt to the rearward X by contact of the snap 2 with a traverse member and limits the tilt in the horizontal direction Y by contact of the snap 2 with a long side or a second short side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an artificial bait, more specifically, to an artificial bait having a main body with a head and a body, a connection hole on the back side of the main body for connecting a line to the main body, and a fish hook on the ventral side of the main body. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, as an artificial bait as described above, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 has been known. In this lure, the snap can freely tilt relative to the lure, so when the lure hits the water after casting, the snap tilts left and right or backward. At this time, the fishing line attached to the snap is located near the fishing hook attached to the lure, so the fishing line may directly get tangled in the fishing hook. Also, the line may get tangled in the fishing hook when reeling it in, which may restrict the movement of the lure. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-275699 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned conventional situation, the present invention aims to provide an artificial lure that can prevent the line from becoming tangled on the fishhook when the cast artificial lure hits the water or when the line is reeled in after hitting the water. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the artificial bait according to the present invention is characterized in that it has a main body having a head and a trunk, a connection hole is provided on the back side of the main body to which a snap for connecting a line to the main body is connected, and a fishhook is provided on the ventral side of the main body, the snap comprises an attachment part to which the line is attached, a through part facing the attachment part and passing through the connection hole, a long side connecting one end of the through part and one end of the attachment part, a first short side extending from the other end of the attachment part toward the through part, a cross member extending from the other end of the first short side toward the long side and an end of the cross member being fixed to the long side, and a second short side extending from the other end of the through part toward the cross member and an end of the cross member being engageable with a connecting part between the first short side and the cross member, The back side is provided with a snap tilt limiting portion that limits the rearward tilt of the main body part of the snap and limits the left-right tilt of the main body part perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction, the snap tilt limiting portion is a convex portion that protrudes outward on the back side of the main body part, the connection hole is formed by penetrating the convex portion in the left-right direction, the convex portion has a portion where a first distance from an edge of the connection hole to an outer peripheral edge of the convex portion in a side view of the main body part is longer than a second distance from the penetrating portion to the cross member, the shortest distance from the edge to the outer peripheral edge is longer than the distance between the long side and the second short side, and the convex portion limits the rearward tilt by contacting the cross member and limits the left-right tilt by contacting the long side or the second short side.

[0006] Here, in the artificial bait according to the present invention, the snap comprises an attachment part to which the line is attached, a through part facing the attachment part and passing through the connection hole, a long side connecting one end of the through part and one end of the attachment part, a first short side extending from the other end of the attachment part toward the through part, a cross member extending from the other end of the first short side toward the long side and an end of which is fixed to the long side, and a second short side extending from the other end of the through part toward the cross member and an end of which can be engaged with the connecting part between the first short side and the cross member. Also, a snap tilt limiting part is provided on the back side of the main body of the artificial bait, which limits the rearward tilting of the main body of the snap and limits the left-right tilting of the main body perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the main body.

[0007] According to the above configuration, when the snap tilts rearward at a predetermined angle or more, the cross member of the snap comes into contact with the snap tilt limiting portion provided on the back side of the main body, so the snap cannot tilt rearward at a predetermined angle or more. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the line from being positioned on the ventral side (downward) of the rear of the main body. Also, when the snap tilts left and right at a predetermined angle or more, the long side or the second short side of the snap comes into contact with the snap tilt limiting portion provided on the back side of the main body, so the snap cannot tilt left and right at a predetermined angle or more. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the line from being positioned on the ventral side (downward) of the front of the main body. In this way, the snap tilt limiting portion limits the rearward tilting of the main body portion by contacting the cross member, and further limits the left-right tilting of the main body portion by contacting the long side or the second short side.Therefore, when the cast artificial bait hits the water or when the line is reeled in after it hits the water, the rearward and left-right tilting of the line attached to the snap relative to the main body portion is limited, making it possible to prevent the line from becoming tangled on the fishing hook.

[0009] Since the protrusion has a portion where the first distance is longer than the second distance from the penetrating portion to the cross member, when the snap tilts rearwardly of the main body, the cross member always comes into contact with the outer periphery of the protrusion, preventing the snap from tilting rearward beyond the angle at which it contacts, and preventing the line from getting tangled on the fishhook at the rear of the main body.

[0010] Furthermore, the shortest distance from the edge to the outer periphery is longer than the distance between the long side and the second short side. As a result, when the snap tilts left or right by more than a predetermined angle, the long side or the second short side of the snap always comes into contact with the side of the protrusion, preventing the snap from tilting left or right by more than the predetermined angle. Therefore, the protrusion prevents the line from getting tangled in the front of the main body or the fishhook below the connection hole. In such a configuration, the main body may be made of, for example, plastic.

[0011] Another feature of the artificial bait according to the present invention is that it has a main body having a head and a trunk, a connection hole on the back side of the main body to which a snap for connecting a line to the main body is connected, and a fishhook is provided on the ventral side of the main body, the snap comprises an attachment part to which the line is attached, a through part facing the attachment part and passing through the connection hole, a long side connecting one end of the through part and one end of the attachment part, a first short side extending from the other end of the attachment part toward the through part, a cross member extending from one end of the first short side toward the long side and having an end fixed to the long side, and a second short side extending from the other end of the through part toward the cross member and having an end capable of being engaged with a connecting part between the first short side and the cross member, the snap is provided with a snap tilt limiting portion which limits the rearward tilt of the main body portion of the snap and limits the left-right tilt of the main body portion perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction, the snap tilt limiting portion is a convex portion which protrudes outward on the back side of the main body portion, the connection hole is formed penetrating the back side of the torso in the left-right direction, the convex portion has a portion where a first distance from an edge of the connection hole to an outer peripheral edge of the convex portion in a side view of the main body portion is longer than a second distance from the penetrating portion to the cross member, and the shortest distance from the edge to the outer peripheral edge is longer than the distance between the long side and the second short side, and the convex portion limits the rearward tilt by contacting the cross member and limits the left-right tilt by contacting the long side or the second short side.

[0012] Since the protrusion has a portion where the first distance is longer than the second distance from the penetrating portion to the cross member, when the snap tilts rearwardly of the main body, the cross member always comes into contact with the outer periphery of the protrusion, thereby preventing the snap from tilting rearward beyond the angle at which it contacts, and preventing the line from getting tangled on the fishhook behind the lure.

[0013] Furthermore, the shortest distance from the edge to the outer periphery is longer than the distance between the long side and the second short side. As a result, when the snap tilts left or right by more than a predetermined angle, the long side or the second short side of the snap always comes into contact with the side of the protrusion, preventing the snap from tilting left or right by more than the predetermined angle. Therefore, the protrusion prevents the line from getting tangled in the front of the main body or the fishhook below the connection hole.

[0014] In this configuration, the main body may be made of, for example, metal. Furthermore, the protrusion may have a hollowed-out hole. By having the hollowed-out hole, the center of gravity of the artificial bait can be lowered, so that the behavior of the artificial bait during casting and reeling is stabilized.

[0015] In any of the above-described configurations, the snap tilt limiting portion may be a dorsal fin portion imitating a dorsal fin of a fish.

[0016] In any of the above configurations, the backward tilt of the snap on the back side may be limited to 0 degrees or more and 120 degrees or less from the head side. This limits the forward and backward tilt range of the snap, making it possible to prevent the line from getting tangled with the fishing hook behind the main body.

[0017] The snap tilt limiting portion may limit the tilt of the snap to 30 degrees or less on either side of a reference line that passes through the center of the connection hole and is perpendicular to the central axis of the connection hole, and has a portion above the center of the axis at 0 degrees as an axis. This makes it possible to prevent the line from getting tangled in the fishing hook in front of the main body or below the connection hole. Effect of the Invention

[0018] According to the above-mentioned features of the artificial lure of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the line from becoming entangled on the fishhook when the cast artificial lure hits the water or when reeling the line in after it hits the water.

[0019] Other objects, configurations and effects of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0020] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a side view of an artificial bait according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a front view of an artificial bait according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] 11A to 11C are diagrams illustrating rearward tilting of the snap in the snap tilt limiting portion of the first embodiment. [Diagram 5] 11A to 11C are diagrams illustrating the left-right tilting of the snap in the snap tilt limiting portion of the first embodiment. [Figure 6] 11A and 11B are diagrams illustrating the front-rear tilt angle of the snap. [Figure 7] 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4 for explaining the left-right tilt angle of the snap. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a side view of an artificial bait according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 4 is a front view of an artificial bait according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 in a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] 13A to 13C are diagrams illustrating the left-right tilting of a snap in a snap tilt limiting portion according to a second embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0021] Next, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the artificial bait 1A according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a main body 11 equipped with a head 12 and a trunk 13, and a connection part 5 is provided on the back 10b side of the main body 11 to which a snap 2 is connected, which connects the line 3 to the main body 11. Also, first and second fishhooks 6 and 7 are provided on the belly 10a of the main body 11. In this embodiment, the first fishhook 6 is provided below (on the belly 10a side) the rear base part 14d of a convex part 14 serving as a snap tilt limiting part 4 described later, and the second fishhook 7 is provided near the rear end part (tail part) 10c of the main body 11.

[0022] As shown in Fig. 3, the snap 2 generally comprises an attachment portion 21 to which the line 3 is attached, a through portion 22, a long side 23, a first short side 24, a cross member 25, and a second short side 26. The attachment portion 21 has an arc shape when viewed from the front (viewed in the longitudinal direction X of the main body 11) as shown in the figure. The through portion 22 faces the attachment portion 21 and passes through a connection portion 5 provided in a snap tilt limiting portion 4 described below. The through portion 22 also has an arc shape when viewed from the front, but has an inner diameter larger than that of the attachment portion 21. The long side 23 connects one end 21a of the attachment portion 21 and one end 22a of the through portion 22 in a substantially straight line.

[0023] The first short side 24 extends from the other end 21b of the mounting portion 21 toward the other end 22b of the through portion 22. The cross member 25 extends from the end 24a of the first short side 24 on the through portion 22 side toward the long side 23. In this embodiment, the cross member 25 is formed integrally with the first short side 24 by bending the first short side 24 at the end 24a, and this end 24a functions as a connecting portion 27 between the first short side 24 and the cross member 25. The end 25a on the long side 23 side is bent and fixed to the middle of the long side 23. The second short side 26 extends from the other end 22b of the through portion 22 toward the cross member 25. In this embodiment, the end 26a of the second short side 26 is a hook and can be engaged near the connecting portion 27 described above. As a result, after the through portion 22 is inserted through the connection portion 5, the end portion 26a of the second short side 26 acting as a hook can be engaged near the connecting portion 27 to connect the line 2 and the main body portion 11.

[0024] In this embodiment, the snap 2 is made of, for example, metal and is formed by bending a single wire, but the material and manufacturing method are not limited to this. Also, the shape of the snap 2 is not limited to a substantially rectangular shape as viewed from the front as shown in FIG.

[0025] 1 and 2, the main body 11 is shaped like a small fish and is made of, for example, plastic. In this embodiment, the main body 11 is formed so that, for example, the vertical width W1 (size along the up-down direction Z) and the horizontal width B1 (size along the left-right direction Y) are approximately the same. The surface of the main body 11 is appropriately decorated with, for example, eyes 11x and gills 11y.

[0026] In addition, a snap tilt limiting portion 4 is provided on the back 10b of the main body 11 from the head 12 to the torso 13 of the main body 11, which limits the tilting of the snap 2 toward the rear (tail 10c side) of the main body 11 and also limits the tilting of the main body 11 in the left-right direction Y perpendicular to the front-to-back direction X.

[0027] In this embodiment, the snap tilt limiting portion 4 is a convex portion 14 that protrudes outward from the back 10b of the main body portion 11, and is a dorsal fin portion 14 that imitates the shape of a fish dorsal fin. The dorsal fin portion 14 is provided with a connection portion 5.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the dorsal fin 14 has a substantially triangular shape, and the height in the vertical direction Z from the main body 11 increases from the front root 14b toward the rear apex 14c, the height is maximum at the apex 14c rearward of the connection 5, and the height decreases toward the rear root 14d rearward of the apex 14c. The maximum height H1 (size along the vertical direction Z) of the dorsal fin 14 is approximately the same as or smaller than the size (vertical width) W1 of the main body 11 in the vertical direction Z. In addition, the width L1 of the dorsal fin 14 narrows toward the top in a front view as shown in FIG. 2. The height of the dorsal fin 14 is based on the horizontal plane S including the front root 14b. In addition, the outer peripheral edge 14a of the dorsal fin 14 refers to the ridge (top) of the dorsal fin 14.

[0029] 1 and 4, the connection part 5 in this embodiment comprises a through hole 15 formed by penetrating the dorsal fin part 14 in the horizontal direction Y, and an eye 16 located inside this through hole 15. A part of this eye 16 is embedded and fixed in the back 10b of the main body part 11. The snap 2 is attached to the main body part 11 by passing the penetration part 22 of the snap 2 through this eye 16. In this embodiment, the hole 16a of the eye 16 constitutes the connection hole 5a.

[0030] Here, if the distance from the edge 16b of the hole 16a of the eye 16 serving as the connection hole 5a to the outer peripheral edge 14a of the dorsal fin portion 14 in a side view is defined as a first distance Da, then as shown in Fig. 4, the dorsal fin portion 14 has a portion 14z where the first distance Da is longer than a second distance Db from the through-hole 22 of the snap 2 to the cross member 25. Furthermore, the through-hole 15 and the eye 16 are provided so that the shortest distance Dc where the first distance Da of the dorsal fin portion 14 is the shortest is longer than the distance B between the long side 23 and the second short side 26 of the snap 2.

[0031] Next, the tilting of the snap 2 in the front-rear direction X will be described with reference to FIGS. When the lure 1A is cast, the snap 2 rotates from the hole 16a of the eye 16 as it tries to tilt backward from the front (head 12 side) of the main body 11 due to the impact of the lure hitting the water. In Fig. 4, the snap 2 before rotation is shown by a dashed line, and the snap 2 after rotation is shown by a solid line.

[0032] As described above, the height of the dorsal fin 14 gradually increases from the front to the rear, and the dorsal fin 14 has a portion 14z where the first distance Da is longer than the second distance Db. Therefore, when the snap 2 tilts rearward, the cross member 25 comes into contact with the portion on the outer circumferential edge 14a of the dorsal fin 14 where the first distance Da and the second distance Db are equal, and the rearward tilt (rotation) of the snap 2 stops. Therefore, the snap 2 cannot tilt rearward any further due to the above-mentioned longer portion 14z. In this way, the snap 2 is restricted from tilting rearward beyond a certain angle, so that the line 3 connected to the snap 2 is restricted from approaching the second fishhook 7 behind the main body 11, and the line 3 can be prevented from getting entangled with the second fishhook 7.

[0033] The dorsal fin 14 as the snap tilt limiting part 4 limits the backward tilt of the snap 2 from the head 12 side to 0° or more and 120° or less. In this case, as shown in Fig. 6, the front-rear tilt angle θ1 is set to 120° or less upward (toward the back 10b) with respect to the horizontal line Xa perpendicular to the central axis 16c of the hole 16a of the eye 16 as the connection hole 5a as the reference (0°). Within this range, the line 3 can be more effectively prevented from getting tangled in the second fishhook 7.

[0034] Next, the tilting of the snap 2 in the left-right direction Y will be described with reference to Figures 5 and 7. For ease of explanation, the main body 11 and the dorsal fin 14 in Figures 5 and 7 show the end faces at the shortest distance Dc (the end face AA in Figure 4), and the members of the artificial lure 1A behind the position of the shortest distance Dc are omitted. When the lure 1A is cast, the snap 2 rotates around the hole 16a of the eye 16 as it tries to tilt from the center of the main body 11 to either the left or right direction Y due to the impact of the lure hitting the water. In Figures 5 and 7, the snap 2 before rotation is shown by a dashed line, and the snap 2 after rotation is shown by a solid line.

[0035] Incidentally, the spacing B of the snap 2 is the maximum separation distance between the long side 23 and the second short side 26 between the penetrating portion 22 and the cross member 25 (second distance Db). Therefore, if this distance (spacing B) is large, the snap 2 tilts left and right without the long side 23 or the second short side 26 coming into contact with the dorsal fin portion 14. On the other hand, the shortest distance Dc is the shortest distance from the edge 16a to the outer circumferential edge 14a of the dorsal fin portion 14, and as shown in FIG. 4, the shortest distance Dc is smaller than the second distance Db.

[0036] 5, when the snap 2 tilts to the right in the drawing at the portion of the dorsal fin 14 that is the shortest distance Dc, the shortest distance Dc is longer than the interval B, so that the long side 23 comes into contact with the side surface 14e of the dorsal fin 14, the rightward tilt (rotation) of the snap 2 stops, and the snap 2 cannot tilt any further to the right. In the case of tilting to the left, the second short side 26 comes into contact with the side surface 14e of the dorsal fin 14, and the leftward tilt (rotation) of the snap 2 stops. Therefore, the line 3 connected to the snap 2 is restricted from approaching the head 12 side (forward) of the main body 11 or the first fishhook 6 below the hole 16a of the eye 16, and the line 3 can be prevented from getting tangled in the first fishhook 6.

[0037] The dorsal fin portion 14 as the snap tilt limiting portion 4 limits the tilt of the central axis 2a of the snap 2 in the left-right direction Y to 30° or less on each side with respect to the vertical line Za. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the vertical line Za is perpendicular to the central axis 16c of the hole 16a of the eye 16 as the connection hole 5a, and passes through the widthwise center 16d of the edge portion 16b. The left-right tilt angle θ2 of the snap 2 is set to be between -30° and 30° with the vertical line Za as the reference (0°). Within this range, the line 3 can be more effectively prevented from getting tangled in the first fishhook 6.

[0038] Next, a second embodiment will be described, in which the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the artificial lure 1B according to the second embodiment of the present invention has a main body 31 equipped with a head 32 and a trunk 33, and a connection part 5 is provided on the back 30b of the main body 31 to which a snap 2 is connected, which connects the line 3 to the main body 31. Also, first and second fishhooks 6, 7 are provided on the belly 30a of the main body 31. In this embodiment, the first fishhook 6 is provided below and in front of the convex part 34 serving as the snap tilt limiting part 4, and the second fishhook 7 is provided near the rear end part 30c of the main body 31. The snap 2 used is the same as that in the first embodiment.

[0039] 8 and 9, the main body 31 is shaped like a small fish overall, and is made of, for example, metal. In this embodiment, the main body 31 is made up of a plate-shaped portion 31a and a thick portion 31b that is thicker than the plate-shaped portion 31a. The plate-shaped portion 31a is located from the back 30b of the head 12 to the tail 30c. The thick portion 31b is formed from the head 12 to the belly 30a of the body 13. In addition, the thick portion 31a is appropriately decorated with, for example, eyes 31x and gills 31y.

[0040] In addition, a snap tilt limiting portion 4 is provided on the back 30b of the main body 31 from the head 32 to the torso 33, which limits the backward tilt of the main body 31 of the snap 2 and also limits the tilt of the main body 31 in the left-right direction Y perpendicular to the front-back direction X.

[0041] In this embodiment, the snap tilt limiting portion 4 is a convex portion 34 that protrudes outward from the back side 30b of the main body portion 31, and is a dorsal fin portion 34 that imitates the shape of a fish's dorsal fin. This dorsal fin portion 34 is formed integrally with the plate-shaped portion 31a, and has a substantially triangular shape in which the height in the vertical direction Z from the plate-shaped portion 31a increases from the front root portion 34b toward the rear, the height is maximum at the apex 34c rearward of the connection portion 5, and the height is smaller at the rear root portion 34d rearward of the apex 34c. The maximum height H2 of the dorsal fin portion 34 is approximately the same as or smaller than the vertical size (vertical width) W2 of the main body portion 31. The width L2 of the dorsal fin portion 34 is the plate thickness of the plate-shaped portion 31a when viewed from the front.

[0042] Furthermore, in this embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, a hollowed-out portion 36 penetrating the plate-shaped portion 31a is formed in the dorsal fin portion 34. By providing the hollowed-out portion 36, the weight on the back 30b side of the main body portion 31 is reduced, and the center of gravity of the artificial bait 1B is positioned downward, improving the stability of the artificial bait 1 when it is wound up on the reel.

[0043] In this embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the connection part 5 is provided not in the dorsal fin part 34 as the snap tilt limiting part 4, but in the plate-like part 31a on the back 30b side of the trunk part 33, penetrating in the horizontal direction Y. Three connection holes 35 as this connection part 5 are provided along the front-rear direction X of the main body part 31. These connection holes 35 are located below the dorsal fin part 34. By appropriately selecting the connection hole 35 to which the snap 2 is connected, the behavior of the artificial bait 1 when it is wound up with the reel can be changed.

[0044] 8, the dorsal fin portion 34 has a portion 34z where a first distance Da from an edge 35a of the connection hole 35 to an outer peripheral edge 34a of the dorsal fin portion 34 in a side view is longer than a second distance Db from the penetration portion 22 of the snap 2 to the cross member 25. Furthermore, the connection hole 35 is provided on the back 30b side of the body portion 33 so that a shortest distance Dc from the edge 35a of the connection hole 35 to the outer peripheral edge 34a of the dorsal fin portion 34 is longer than a distance B between the long side 23 and the second short side 26 of the snap 2.

[0045] Now, with reference to FIG. 10, the tilting of the snap 2 in the front-rear direction X will be described. When the artificial bait 1B is cast, the snap 2 rotates from the connection hole 35 as a starting point in an attempt to tilt from the front to the rear of the main body 31 due to the impact of the subsequent landing on the water. In Fig. 10, the snap 2 before rotation is shown by a dashed line, and the snap 2 after rotation is shown by a solid line.

[0046] As described above, the height of the dorsal fin 34 gradually increases from the front to the rear, and the dorsal fin 34 has a portion 34z where the first distance Da is longer than the second distance Db. Therefore, when the snap 2 tilts rearward, the cross member 25 comes into contact with the portion on the outer circumferential edge 34a of the dorsal fin 34 where the first distance Da and the second distance Db are equal, and the rearward tilt (rotation) of the snap 2 stops. Therefore, the snap 2 cannot tilt rearward any further due to the above-mentioned longer portion 34z. In this way, the snap 2 is restricted from tilting rearward beyond a certain angle, so that the line 3 connected to the snap 2 is restricted from approaching the second fishhook 7 behind the main body 31, and the line 3 can be prevented from getting entangled with the second fishhook 7. The front-rear tilt angle θ1 of the snap 2 is set to be 0° or more and 120° or less, as in the first embodiment.

[0047] Next, the tilting of the snap 2 in the left-right direction Y will be described with reference to Fig. 11. For ease of explanation, the main body 31 and the dorsal fin 34 in Fig. 11 are shown showing the end faces at the shortest distance Dc (the BB end faces in Fig. 10), and the members of the artificial lure 1B behind the position of the shortest distance Dc are omitted. When the artificial bait 1B is cast, the snap 2 rotates around the connection hole 35 in an attempt to tilt from the center of the main body 31 to either the left or right direction Y due to the subsequent impact when the artificial bait 1B hits the water. In Fig. 11, the snap 2 before rotation is shown by a dashed line, and the snap 2 after rotation is shown by a solid line.

[0048] Incidentally, the spacing B of the snap 2 is the maximum separation distance between the long side 23 and the second short side 26 between the penetrating portion 22 and the cross member 25 (second distance Db). Therefore, if this distance (spacing B) is large, the snap 2 tilts left and right without the long side 23 or the second short side 26 coming into contact with the dorsal fin portion 34. On the other hand, the shortest distance Dc is the shortest distance from the edge 35a of the connection hole 35 to the outer peripheral edge 34a of the dorsal fin portion 34, and as shown in FIG. 11, the shortest distance Dc is smaller than the second distance Db.

[0049] 11, when the snap 2 tilts to the right in the drawing at the shortest distance Dc of the dorsal fin 34, the long side 23 comes into contact with the side surface 34e of the dorsal fin 34, and the snap 2 stops tilting (rotating) to the right Y because the shortest distance Dc is longer than the interval B. In the case of tilting to the left, the second short side 26 comes into contact with the side surface 34e of the dorsal fin 34, and the snap 2 stops tilting (rotating) to the left. Therefore, the line 3 connected to the snap 2 is restricted from approaching the head 32 side (front) of the main body 31 or the first fishhook 6 below the connection hole 35, and the line 3 can be prevented from getting entangled in the first fishhook 6. The left-right tilt angle θ2 of the snap 2 is -30° or more and 30° or less, as in the first embodiment.

[0050] Finally, other embodiment possibilities are mentioned. In the first embodiment, the eye 16 is provided at the connection portion 15 of the dorsal fin portion 14. However, the eye 16 may be omitted. In such a case, the through hole 15 of the connection portion 5 is defined as the connection hole 5a. Moreover, the first distance Da and the shortest distance Dc are defined as the distance from the edge portion 15a of the through hole 15.

[0051] In the second embodiment, three connection holes 35a are provided. However, the number of connection holes 35a is not limited to this, and any number, whether single or multiple, may be provided. Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the dorsal fin portion 34 is provided with the hollowed-out portion 36. However, the hollowed-out portion 36 may be omitted. In such a case, the dorsal fin portion 34 may be provided with the connection holes 35a as in the first embodiment.

[0052] In the first and second embodiments, the snap tilt limiting portion 4 is shaped like a dorsal fin. However, the shape of the snap tilt limiting portion 4 is not limited to the above-mentioned shape as long as it can limit the tilting of the snap 2 in the forward / backward and / or left / right directions. In addition, it is also possible to configure the snap tilt limiting portion 4 by providing a member that contacts the cross member 25 or a member that contacts the long side 23 and the second short side 26 on the main body portion 11, 31. For example, the portion where the width L of the snap tilt limiting portion 4 is maximum is set to 0.9 to 0.99 times the interval B of the snap 2. As a result, when the snap 2 tilts in the left / right direction Y, it contacts the side surfaces 14e, 34e of the snap tilt limiting portion 4, thereby suppressing further tilting. In addition, the portion where the width L is maximum may be formed as, for example, a protrusion or a bulge portion, integral with the snap tilt limiting portion 4 or separately. The present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the essential spirit and scope of the invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0053] 1, 1A, 1B: artificial bait, 2: snap, 3: line, 4: snap tilt limiting portion, 5: connection portion, 5a: connection hole, 6: first hook, 7: second hook, 10a: abdomen (lower portion), 10b: back (upper portion), 10c: tail (rear end portion), 11: main body portion, 11x: eyes (decoration), 11y: gills (decoration), 12: head portion, 13: trunk portion, 14: convex portion (dorsal fin portion), 14a: outer periphery, 14b: front base portion , 14c: apex, 14d: rear base portion, 14e: side surface, 14z: elongated portion, 15: connection hole, 15a: edge portion, 16: eye, 16a: edge portion, 16c: central axis, 21: mounting portion, 21a: one end, 21b: other end, 22: through portion, 22a: one end, 22b: other end, 23: long side, 24: first short side, 24a: end portion, 25: cross member, 25a: end portion, 26: second short side, 26a: end portion (hook ), 27: connecting part, 30a: belly (lower part), 30b: back (upper part), 30c: tail (rear end part), 31: main body part, 31a: plate-like part, 31b: thick part, 31x: eyes (decoration), 31y: gills (decoration), 32: head, 33: trunk part, 34: convex part (dorsal fin part), 34a: outer edge, 34b: front base part, 34c: apex, 34d: rear base part, 34e: side, 34z: longer part, 35: Connection hole, 35a: edge, 36: hollowed-out portion, B1, B2: width of main body, B: spacing, Da: first distance, Db: second distance, Dc: shortest distance, H1, H2: height of dorsal fin, L1, L2: width of dorsal fin, W1, W2: vertical width of main body, X: front-to-back direction (longitudinal direction), Xa: horizontal line, Y: left-to-right direction (horizontal direction), Z: up-down direction, Za: up-down line, θ1: front-to-back tilt angle, θ2: left-to-right tilt angle

Claims

1. A lure having a main body with a head and a body, a connection hole for connecting a line to the main body on the back side of the main body, and a fish hook on the ventral side of the main body, the snap includes an attachment portion to which the line is attached, a through portion facing the attachment portion and passing through the connection hole, a long side connecting one end of the through portion and one end of the attachment portion, a first short side extending from the other end of the attachment portion toward the through portion, a cross member extending from one end of the first short side toward the long side and having an end fixed to the long side, and a second short side extending from the other end of the through portion toward the cross member and having an end capable of engaging with a connection portion between the first short side and the cross member, A snap tilt limiting portion is provided on the back side of the main body portion to limit the rearward tilt of the snap of the main body portion and to limit the left-right tilt of the snap perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the main body portion, The snap tilt limiting portion is a protrusion that protrudes outward on the back side of the main body portion, The connection hole is formed penetrating the protrusion in the left-right direction, the protrusion has a portion in which a first distance from an edge of the connection hole to an outer circumferential edge of the protrusion in a side view of the main body is longer than a second distance from the through portion to the cross member, a minimum distance from the edge portion to the outer circumferential edge is longer than a distance between the long side and the second short side; The convex portion limits the rearward tilting movement by contacting the cross member, and limits the left-right tilting movement by contacting the long side or the second short side.

2. 2. The bait according to claim 1, wherein the main body is made of plastic.

3. A lure having a main body with a head and a body, a connection hole for connecting a line to the main body on the back side of the main body, and a fish hook on the ventral side of the main body, the snap includes an attachment portion to which the line is attached, a through portion facing the attachment portion and passing through the connection hole, a long side connecting one end of the through portion and one end of the attachment portion, a first short side extending from the other end of the attachment portion toward the through portion, a cross member extending from one end of the first short side toward the long side and having an end fixed to the long side, and a second short side extending from the other end of the through portion toward the cross member and having an end capable of engaging with a connection portion between the first short side and the cross member, A snap tilt limiting portion is provided on the back side of the main body portion to limit the rearward tilt of the snap of the main body portion and to limit the left-right tilt of the snap perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the main body portion, The snap tilt limiting portion is a protrusion that protrudes outward on the back side of the main body portion, The connection hole is formed penetrating a back side of the body portion in the left-right direction, the protrusion has a portion in which a first distance from an edge of the connection hole to an outer circumferential edge of the protrusion in a side view of the main body is longer than a second distance from the through portion to the cross member, a minimum distance from the edge portion to the outer circumferential edge is longer than a distance between the long side and the second short side; The convex portion limits the rearward tilting movement by contacting the cross member, and limits the left-right tilting movement by contacting the long side or the second short side.

4. The artificial bait according to claim 3, wherein the main body is made of metal.

5. 5. The lure according to claim 3, wherein the protrusion has a hollow hole.

6. The artificial bait according to any one of claims 1 to 5, having a plurality of said connection holes.

7. The artificial bait according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the snap tilt limiting portion is a dorsal fin portion imitating a dorsal fin of a fish.

8. The artificial bait according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the snap tilt limiting portion limits the backward tilt of the back side of the snap to an angle of 0 degrees or more and 120 degrees or less from the head side.

9. The snap tilt limiting portion limits the tilt of the snap to 30 degrees or less to the left and right with respect to a reference line that passes through the center of the connection hole and has an axis perpendicular to the central axis of the connection hole at 0 degrees above the center. The artificial bait according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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