Lure and lure manufacturing method

Abstract

To provide a lure which moves like live fish in water and with which a lot of fishes can be caught.SOLUTION: A lure 1 is used for fishing and includes: a lure constitution part 3 constituting the lure 1; and a weight 10 provided inside the lure constitution part 3. A position where the weight 10 is set in the lure constitution part 3 corresponds to a position on a tip end side having 0.05 L to 0.4 L from a tip end part with respect to the whole length L from the tip end part to a rear end part of the lure 1. The lure constitution part 3 is made of a flexible raw material.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a lure having an external shape resembling a fish or the like, and a method for manufacturing the same. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, various types of lures have been proposed. For example, the lure described in Patent Document 1 has a solid lure body made of synthetic resin with an external shape resembling a fish, a stainless steel plate arranged from the head to the tail near the center of the width of the lure body, a fishing line locking part that is continuous with the stainless steel plate and protrudes from the head of the lure body and can lock a fishing line, and a fishing hook that is continuous with the stainless steel plate and protrudes from the abdomen and tail of the lure body. A shiny sheet is attached to the stainless steel plate. It is described that this lure attracts the interest of fish and has excellent durability because the shiny sheet is attached to the metal plate inside the lure body.

[0003] Patent Document 2 discloses a lure used for casting, which includes a lure body, a passage-shaped weight guide provided inside the lure body, a circular magnet provided on the outer periphery of the weight guide, a non-magnetic weight arranged in the weight guide so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and a steel ball arranged in the weight guide so as to be movable together with the weight. It is described that this lure can use a non-magnetic weight with a large specific gravity, so that the weight can be made heavy without using a weight with a large volume, and the center of gravity can be moved smoothly. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2000-139273 A [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-248438 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Regardless of the lures given as examples above, the most important requirement for a lure is, simply and concisely, to provide a lure that effectively catches the fish you are trying to catch. To achieve this, it is important to create a lure that moves like a live fish when viewed from the predator fish.

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a lure that moves in water like a living fish and is effective in catching fish. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The lure according to the first aspect of the present invention is A lure used for fishing, A lure component that configures the lure; A weight provided inside the lure component, The position where the weight is provided in the lure constituent part is a tip side position of 0.05L to 0.4L from the tip end with respect to the total length L from the tip end to the rear end of the lure, The lure component is characterized by being made of a flexible material.

[0008] A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the tail of the lure is configured to swing more widely than the head.

[0009] A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a body through hole is provided from the tip opening of the lure to the bottom opening of the lure. A fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a weight through hole is provided in the weight, and a part of the body through hole is constituted by the weight through hole.

[0010] A fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the weight is fixed within the lure component so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the lure.

[0011] A sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that an angle of the body through hole with respect to a lure front-rear direction line extending in the front-rear direction of the lure is 3° or more and 40° or less.

[0012] A seventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the position at which the lower opening of the body through hole is provided is located rearward of the halfway position of the overall length L from the tip end to the rear end of the lure. An eighth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the weight is disposed at a position overlapping with the gill position of the lure.

[0013] A ninth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a length N measured from the tip end of the lure to a rear end position of the weight is set to be 5 mm or more and 70 mm or less. A tenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that it has a weight storage section for storing the weight, and the shape of the connection part of the main body through hole communicating with the weight storage section from the tail side is configured so that the cross-sectional area is narrow on the tail side and gradually becomes wider toward the weight storage section side.

[0014] An eleventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the length of the widest part Q of the connection part is 4 mm or more and 30 mm or less. A twelfth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the length P of the connection portion in the front-rear direction is not less than 1 mm and not more than 15 mm.

[0015] A thirteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the length of the widest part S of the body through hole at the tip portion of the lure is 2 mm or more and 10 mm or less. A 14th aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the weight is equal to or greater than 10 g and equal to or less than 1000 g. A fifteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a tackle line for connecting a fishing hook of the lure is configured to be able to pass through the body through-hole and be positioned at a rear position of the lure.

[0016] A sixteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the maximum length of the weight in both the front-rear direction and the width direction is 10 mm or more and 50 mm or less. A seventeenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the external shape of the weight is a cylinder, a sphere, or an ellipsoid.

[0017] An 18th aspect of the present invention is characterized in that it has a weight storage section for storing the weight, and a tail side hole located on the tail side of the weight storage section is configured so that its cross-sectional area gradually becomes wider toward the tail. A nineteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a shape of the tail side hole on the weight storage section side is different from a shape of the tail side hole side of the weight storage section.

[0018] A twentieth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that it has a weight storage section for storing the weight, and the cross section of the tail side hole located on the tail side of the weight storage section is an irregular shape different from a circle. The twenty-first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a surface decoration layer having shining particles that reflect light and shine, containing at least one of pearl powder, mica, titanium oxide, iron oxide, and silica, is formed on the whole or part of the surface of the lure.

[0019] A twenty-second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the surface decoration layer is formed of a rubber-based layer containing the shiny particles. A 23rd aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the fishhook has an engaging base end, the engaging base end being configured to be inserted through the lower opening and to remain inserted until a fish is caught on the fishhook. A twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the fishhook has an engaging base end which engages with the lower opening and maintains the engaged state until a fish is caught on the fishhook.

[0020] A method for producing a lure according to a 25th aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: A lure manufacturing method for manufacturing the lure according to the first aspect, a lure component forming step of inserting a rod-shaped nesting piece extending from the tip of the lure to a lower part of the lure through the weight having a weight through-hole in a mold for forming the overall shape of the lure, and disposing the weight at the tip side position of the lure, and then injecting the flexible material to form the lure component so that the weight and the rod-shaped nesting piece are wrapped in the flexible material; and a body through hole forming process for forming a body through hole from the tip opening of the lure to a lower opening of the lure by pulling out the rod-shaped nest from the formed lure component while leaving the weight inside. A twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the rod-shaped insert is provided with a determining portion that determines a position of the weight with respect to the rod-shaped insert in the mold. A 27th aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the defining portion is formed into a tapered portion that is smaller at the front and larger at the rear when viewed from the removal direction of the rod-shaped insert. Effect of the Invention

[0021] The present invention can provide a lure that moves in water like a living fish and is effective in catching fish. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0022] [Figure 1] FIG. 2(a) is a front view of the lure according to the embodiment, and FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the lure of FIG. 1(b) taken along line II-II. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the lure of FIG. 1(a) taken along line III-III. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a lure according to an embodiment, in which a pulling line and a tackle line having a fishing hook are attached. [Diagram 5]FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of the configuration of a weight, where (a) is a perspective view showing a cylindrical weight, and (b) is a perspective view showing a roughly cocoon-shaped or roughly oval-spherical weight. [Figure 6] FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a lure according to an embodiment as viewed from above, and FIG. 2B is a diagram for explaining the movement of the lure in water. [Figure 7] 1A is a front view of a rod-shaped insert, and FIG. 1B is a schematic plan view of an injection molding die as viewed from above. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the effect of the lure according to the embodiment, showing a state in which a fish is caught on the fishhook. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the movement of the lure according to the embodiment in water. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a lure having a large connection portion. [Figure 11] 13(a) and (b) are diagrams showing an example of a rod-shaped insert, and are diagrams for explaining the configuration of a main body through-hole and a weight storage section based on the shape of the rod-shaped insert. FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing an example in which a tail-side hole of a main body through-hole is configured in a tapered shape that is wider on the tail side. [Figure 13] 13(a) and 13(c) are perspective views showing a state in which a weight is placed on the base part of a rod-shaped insert, and 13(b) is a schematic diagram showing the expansion of an elliptical cone from the base part. [Figure 14] FIG. 2(a) is a side view of a fishhook having an engaging base end, and FIG. 2(b) is a perspective view of the fishhook. [Figure 15] 1A is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a fishing hook is inserted into the lure, and FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a fish has bitten and the fishing hook has been released from the lure. [Figure 16] This is a front view of a lure with shiny particles coated on its surface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0023] Hereinafter, a lure according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the lure in this specification, the front-rear direction of the lure is the direction extending in the longitudinal direction of the lure. The lateral direction (width direction, left-right direction) of the lure is the direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction in a plan view. The up-down direction (vertical direction) of the lure is the direction from the upper back surface of the lure to the lower belly surface in FIG. 1(a), for example.

[0024] [Lure 1 Configuration] FIG. 1(a) is a front view of the lure according to the embodiment, and FIG. 1(b) is a plan view thereof. As shown in Fig. 1, the lure of this embodiment is made to resemble a real, live fish. The lure 1 has a lure component 3 made of a flexible material such as synthetic resin. The lure body 2 is made up of the lure component 3. The lure 1 has a head 2a, a body 2b, and a tail 2c, and the inside of the lure 1 is filled with the material that makes up the lure component 3, except for a weight storage section 8 and a weight through hole 11, which will be described later.

[0025] That is, while many conventional lures have a hollow interior, the lure 1 of this embodiment is solid like a real fish. The lure component 3 is generally manufactured by an injection molding method as described below. By manufacturing the lure component 3 from a flexible material, it is possible to configure the tail 2c to swing more to the left and right than the head 2a, if necessary. The flexible material may be soft material such as urethane resin, silicon resin, rubber resin, etc. The specific gravity of the flexible material is preferably in the range of 1.1 to 1.4.

[0026] In the lure 1 of this embodiment, eyes 14 and pectoral fins 17 are formed by bulges protruding from the surface of the lure component 3. A gill cover line portion 13 indicating a gill cover is provided on the tip side of the lure 1. Although it depends on the type of lure 1, when a fish shape such as mackerel, horse mackerel, or chub mackerel of the Scombridae family or Carangidae family is adopted as the lure 1, the weight 10 (see FIG. 2) is often provided at a position overlapping with the gill position or the eye position.

[0027] In addition, the first dorsal fin 16a, the second dorsal fin 16b, and the anal fin 19 are provided so as to protrude outward. Although the lure 1 shown in Fig. 1 does not have pelvic fins, they may be provided as necessary when manufacturing a lure to resemble a fish with distinctive pelvic fins. In this way, one of the features of the lure according to this embodiment is that it is configured as a lure with a shape and flexibility similar to that of natural live bait.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the lure in FIG. 1(b) taken along line II-II, and FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the lure in FIG. 1(a) taken along line III-III, both of which are diagrams for explaining the internal structure of the lure. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a lure according to an embodiment, to which a pulling line also called a leader and a tackle line having a fishing hook are attached.

[0029] As shown in Figs. 2 to 4, the tip opening 4 is provided at the tip of the lure 1, and the bottom opening 5 is provided at a lower position of the body 2b or tail 2c of the lure 1. The bottom opening 5 can also be provided at or near the anus of a real fish. The body through hole 6 is a long and narrow hole that penetrates from the tip opening 4 to the bottom opening 5, and is set to a width or inner diameter that allows the trip wire 31 to pass through. The vertical cross-sectional shape of the body through hole 6 is not limited to a circle, and various shapes such as a square can also be adopted. A cylindrical weight storage section 8 is formed in the head 2a of the lure 1, and a weight 10 is stored in the weight storage section 8. In Fig. 4, a twist suppression section 36 such as a snap can be provided at the connection between the pulling wire 30 and the trip wire 31.

[0030] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of the configuration of a weight, where FIG. 5(a) is a perspective view showing a cylindrical weight, and FIG. 5(b) is a perspective view showing a roughly cocoon-shaped or ellipsoid-shaped weight. The weight 10 extends in the longitudinal direction, and has a weight through hole 11 extending in the longitudinal direction at the center of the short side of the weight 10. For example, a cylindrical weight 10c has a weight through hole 11 formed in the direction of the central axis of the cylinder. The lure 1 shown in Figs. 1 to 7 shows a configuration in which the cylindrical weight 10c shown in Fig. 5(a) is used as the weight 10. The approximately cocoon-shaped weight 10m also has a weight through hole 11 extending in the longitudinal direction of the approximately cocoon-shaped or ellipsoidal body. When the weight 10 is stored in the weight storage section 8, the weight 10 is arranged in a shape that extends substantially in the front-rear direction of the lure 1.

[0031] Since the weight storage section 8 is disposed at the tip side of the lure 1, the weight 10 stored in the weight storage section 8 is also disposed at the tip side of the lure 1. In this example, the weight storage section 8 is disposed at the head 2a of the lure 1. Since the weight 10 is stored in the weight storage section 8, the weight 10 is fixed in the lure 1. The weight 10 is provided at the tip side position of the lure 1. As an example, with respect to the total length L from the tip to the rear end of the lure 1, the length M from the tip to the rear of the weight can be provided at a position of 0.05L to 0.4L, more preferably 0.1L to 0.3L.

[0032] 2, when the weight 10 is stored in the weight storage section 8, the body through-hole 6 and the weight through-hole 11 are connected to form a straight through-hole or a through-hole of another shape. In this case, a part of the body through-hole 6 is formed by the weight through-hole 11. The body through-hole 6 according to this embodiment is inclined downward with respect to a lure front-rear direction line 12 extending in the front-rear direction of the lure 1. Specifically, the body through-hole 6 is inclined downward at an angle θ with respect to the lure front-rear direction line 12 within a range of 3° to 40°.

[0033] Since the lower opening 5 is often provided near the anus of the fish that the lure 1 imitates, the position at which the lower opening 5 is provided is often located rearward of the halfway position of the overall length L from the tip to the rear end of the lure 1. As shown in FIG. 4, by providing the body through hole 6 inclined downward with respect to the lure front-rear direction line 12 of the lure 1, when a trip line 31 is passed through the body through hole 6, the fishhook 32 can be positioned at a predetermined position near the lower tail of the lure where it is easy to catch a fish, as shown by the dashed line. However, in the modified examples of the present invention, the case where the angle θ is 0° or an angle θ outside the above range is not excluded.

[0034] FIG. 6(a) is a schematic diagram of the lure according to the embodiment as viewed from above, and FIG. 6(b) is a diagram for explaining the movement of the lure in water. As shown in Fig. 6, the lure has a weight 10 at the tip, and the head 2a is relatively stable against fluctuations in the pulling direction of the pulling line 30, from which the elastically deformable body 2b and tail 2c extend. With this configuration, as shown in Fig. 6(b), it moves in water like a series of vertically long S-shapes, which has the advantage that it looks like a living fish to predatory fish. By adjusting the flexibility and weight balance, it is also possible to set it so that the head 2a does not move much, and mainly the tail 2c to the body 2b moves widely from side to side. Since the main body through-hole 6 is formed by providing a through-hole in the lure component 3, the movement of the body 2b and the tail 2c is not hindered as in the case of embedding a metal pipe, for example, and the tail 2c can move by swaying from side to side as if a fish were swimming naturally. Therefore, the lure 1 attracts more predatory fish, which are larger than the lure 1.

[0035] In this manner, a body through hole 6 is formed from the tip opening 4 of the lure 1 to the lower opening 5, and a trip line 31 for attaching a fishing hook 32 is passed through the body through hole 6, which is one of the features of the present invention. As long as a flexible body through-hole 6 is formed that allows natural left and right movement of tail 2c of lure 1, the method of making body through-hole 6 is not limited in the lure of the present invention. In addition, when the force of a fish caught by the fishing hook 32 acts on the trip wire 31, the trip wire 31 is supported at the front side of the lure 1 by the weight through hole 11 of the weight 10, so that the trip wire 31 is held stably on the lure 1.

[0036] [How to make Lure 1] An example of a method for manufacturing a lure according to the present invention will now be described. FIG. 7(a) is a plan view for explaining the relationship between the rod-shaped insert and the weight, and FIG. 7(b) is a plan view showing the state in which the rod-shaped insert and the weight are arranged in a metal mold for injection molding. As shown in Figure 7(a), this rod-shaped nest 20 is a rod portion having a thickness that allows it to be inserted through the weight through-hole 11 of the weight 10, and has a determining portion 23 that determines the position at which the weight 10 should be supported.

[0037] In this embodiment, the determining portion 23 is formed into a tapered portion 24 having a small tip on the tail side and a large rear end so that the rod-shaped nest 20 can be easily pulled out in the direction of the tail of the lure 1 when viewed from the pull-out direction 27 of the rod-shaped nest 20. Also, a pull base 26 is provided in the pull-out direction of the rod-shaped nest 20, and the rod-shaped nest 20 can be pulled by holding the pull base 26. Weight 10 is passed through the tip side of tapered portion 24, and the position of weight 10 is determined in a state where weight 10 abuts against tapered portion 24 as shown by arrow 33 when attached in FIG. 7(a).

[0038] Fig. 7(b) is a schematic diagram of the lower mold 21 of two upper and lower injection molds 21 vertically divided into two equal halves of the lure shown in Fig. 1(b). In Fig. 7(b), a nesting positioning part 25 for positioning the lure in the front-rear and up-down directions as viewed from the lure is provided at a predetermined corresponding part on the side of the pull base 26. The configuration of the nesting positioning part 25 shown in Fig. 7(b) is one example, and various configurations can be adopted. If necessary, the nesting positioning part 25 may also be provided on the tip side of the rod-shaped nest 20.

[0039] As shown in Fig. 7(b), a mold 21 is prepared in which the overall shape of the lure 1 is fish-shaped, and a rod-shaped nesting piece 20 with a weight 10 attached is placed near the tip of the lure in the mold 21. The rod-shaped nesting piece 20 is placed so that it protrudes from the fish-shaped recess 22 of the mold 21 at both the front and rear ends from the tip of the lure to the bottom of the lure. Then, with the rod-shaped nesting piece 20 passing through, a flexible material such as urethane resin is injected to encase the weight 10 and the rod-shaped nesting piece 20 with the flexible material, forming the fish-shaped lure constituent part 3. In this manner, the lure constituent part 3 is formed as a molded product in which the weight 10, the rod-shaped nesting piece 20 and the flexible resin are integrated together. The process of forming the lure constituent part 3 is an example of a lure constituent part forming process.

[0040] Next, rod-shaped nest 20 is pulled out from base 26 side from lure constituent part 3 as a one-piece body, leaving weight 10 inside, thereby forming body through hole 6 extending from tip opening 4 of the lure to the lower opening of the lure. Defining part 23 is formed of tapered part 24 having a tapered surface in order to facilitate pulling out the lure when pulling out along pull-out direction 27. The process of forming body through hole 6 in this manner is an example of a body through hole forming process.

[0041] 7 is drawn large as the tapered portion 24 for ease of understanding in the drawing, but the actual configuration can be made smaller. Also, not only when the defining portion 23 is configured by the tapered portion 24, but also when the defining portion 23 is configured by any shape that can position the weight 10 and can be easily pulled out by elastic deformation of a flexible material, such as a tapered shape, can be appropriately adopted. The surface of the lure component 3 having the formed main body through-hole 6 is formed by applying a color close to the surface of a real fish or a color emphasizing the pattern of a real fish, or by attaching a transfer sheet, or the like.

[0042] [An example of a lure according to this embodiment] As shown in FIG. 2, a lure 1 imitating mackerel, bonito, etc. was manufactured by the lure manufacturing method described above as a lure for tuna, yellowfin, and marlin, with a cylindrical weight 10c inside the lure 1, a length of 200 mm in the front-to-back direction, a width of 40 mm at the body, and a total weight of 210 g. The ratio (G2 / G1) of the weight G2 of the weight 10 to the total weight G1 of the lure 1 including the weight 10 may be set to 0.1 or more and 0.5 or less.

[0043] The cylindrical weight 10c is made of metal such as lead or stainless steel, and is configured to have a height of 25 mm, a circular diameter of 20 mm, and a diameter of the weight through hole 11 of 4.5 mm. The cylindrical weight 10c alone weighs 56 g. The diameter of the main body through hole 6 is approximately 4.5 mm. The pulling line 30 of the lure 1 configured as shown in Figure 2 is positioned at the tip of the lure 1, a trip line 31 is inserted from the tip opening 4, passed through the main body through hole 6, and taken out from the lower opening 5. A fish hook 32 is attached to the tip of the trip line 31, and the setup of the lure 1 is completed.

[0044] In addition, when a lure is attached with a weight (bottle) and swam at a depth where tuna, yellowfin tuna, and marlin are present, the hook 32 is often seen to be caught in the lower jaw 40 of the caught fish, as shown in Fig. 8. This shows that the lure according to this embodiment does not turn over in the sea or spin around the pulling line 30, and looks like a natural live bait. In addition, the lure according to this embodiment has a weight 10 on the tip side, for example, at the head 2a, a trip line 31 is provided so as to pass through the weight through hole 11, and a fish hook 32 is attached to the trip line 31, so that the possibility of reliably catching a fish that tries to eat the lure can be increased.

[0045] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a movement path of the lure according to this embodiment in water. As shown in Fig. 9, when the lure according to this embodiment is pulled in water by the pulling line 30 (see Fig. 4), it follows a movement path 42 that meanders left and right with respect to the direction of travel of the lure. The movement path 42 is a curve that resembles an approximately circular arc or a hyperbola, with curves connected alternately left and right with respect to the direction of travel. It has been confirmed that the lure moving in this manner that meanders left and right makes it look like a fish swimming in a meandering manner from left to right, and this greatly improves the bite of predatory fish. Such a meandering movement path 42 and the movement of the lure can be appropriately adjusted by the position and weight balance of the weight 10 (see FIG. 2) to improve the bite.

[0046] [Variations] Modifications of the present invention will now be described. The rod-shaped insert 20 used in the lure manufacturing method described above is made of a single rod material and is configured to be pulled out from the rear of the lure, but it may be configured to be pulled out from the front of the lure. Also, when a highly viscous flexible material is used, it is possible to adopt an interlocking structure for the two rod-shaped inserts at the rear and front of the lure to make it easier to pull out, so that they can be in a connected state or a separated state, and to pull out from two directions, the rear and the front of the lure.

[0047] In the above lure, the lure component 3 is shown as an example of a lure that resembles a fish such as mackerel, horse mackerel, or chub mackerel (sea bass), but it is clear that the shape of the lure component 3 can be configured to resemble a prey fish that the fish the lure is trying to catch preys on. In this case, it is not excluded to set the direction in which the tail swings more than the head in the up-down direction depending on the swimming style of the fish that the lure resembles. However, it can be said that the left-right direction is preferable because the movement of the lure as a lure is more natural and the fishing is much better.

[0048] [Other embodiments] Other embodiments of the present invention, such as particularly preferred scopes and modified examples, will be described below. As shown in Fig. 2, the length N measured from the tip of the lure 1 to the position of the rear end 10b of the weight 10 can be set to 5 mm or more and 70 mm or less. By setting such a length, the lure can be made to perform S-shaped movements like a live fish as shown in Figs. 6 and 9. As shown in Figures 7(b) and 10, the lure 1 has a weight storage section 8 for storing a weight 10 inside, and the shape of the connection part 44 of the body through hole 6 that communicates with the weight storage section 8 from the tail 2c side can be configured so that the cross-sectional area is narrow on the tail 2c side and gradually increases toward the weight storage section 8 side.

[0049] 11(a) and 11(b) are diagrams showing an example of the rod-shaped nest 20. The configuration of an example of the connection part 44 will be described with reference to FIG. 11. The defining part 23 forming the connection part 44 on the lure side is formed in a tapered part 24 with a small tip on the tail side and a large rear end so that the rod-shaped nest 20 can be easily pulled out in the direction of the tail of the lure 1. The length of the widest part Q of the connection part 44 is preferably 4 mm or more and 30 mm or less. The narrowest part of the connection part 44 is the same as the diameter of the rod-shaped nest 20. In this specification, the "diameter" refers not only to the cross section of a circle, but also to the width direction length of a triangle, a rectangle, an ellipse, etc. The length P of the connection part 44 in the front-rear direction is preferably 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less.

[0050] In addition, it is preferable that the length of the widest part S of the tip of the lure 1 in the body through hole 6 is 2 mm or more and 10 mm or less. This preferable range is the range of the tip of the lure 1 in the body through hole 6, and the diameter of the body through hole 6 can also change depending on its position. However, usually, the diameter of the main body through hole 6 is often set to be 2 mm or more and 10 mm or less. As shown in Figures 10 and 12, the main body through hole 6 includes a head side hole 6a located closer to the tip than the weight storage section 8, and a tail side hole 6b located closer to the tail than the weight storage section 8. The weight of the weight 10 is preferably 10 g or more and 1000 g or less, and more preferably within that range, 40 g or more and 150 g or less.

[0051] In normal use of the lure 1, as shown in FIG. 4 etc., a tripwire 31 for connecting a fishing hook 32 of the lure 1 is configured to be able to be disposed at a rear position of the lure 1 through the main body through-hole 6. The maximum length in the front-rear direction and the width direction of the weight 10 is preferably 10 mm or more and 50 mm or less. "Maximum length in the front-rear direction and the width direction" means the maximum length of the front-rear direction length U and the width direction length V shown in Fig. 5(a), the front-rear direction length W and the width direction length X of the sphere shown in Fig. 11(b) and the ellipsoidal sphere shown in Fig. 5(b). The weight 10 preferably has an external shape that is a cylinder, a sphere, or an ellipsoid. The term "sphere or ellipsoid" also includes cases where the weight 10 is "approximately a cylinder, an approximate sphere, or an approximate ellipsoid" when viewed by an observer.

[0052] As shown in FIG. 12, the tail-side hole 6b, which is located closer to the tail 2c than the weight storage section 8, can be configured so that its cross-sectional area gradually increases toward the tail 2c. To form such a tail-side hole 6b, a rod-shaped nest 20 having an elliptical cone 48 (or a circular cone) as shown in FIG. 13(a) or a polygonal pyramid 49 such as a square pyramid as shown in FIG. 13(c) can be used. In each pyramid, the base 50 that receives the weight 10 is configured by the surface on the head side of each pyramid. In the configuration after the resin is filled into the mold, the shape of the base 50 is different from the shape of the weight storage section 8 (see FIG. 2). For example, in the configuration shown in FIG. 13, one side is a sphere and the other is an elliptical or square plane that constitutes the base 50. Although the weight 10 is shown as a sphere in FIG. 13, the shape of the base 50 is different from the shape of the weight storage section 8 even if it is a cylinder or an elliptical sphere.

[0053] In terms of the manufactured lure 1, the shape of the tail side hole 6b on the weight storage section 8 side is different from the shape of the tail side hole 6b side of the weight storage section 8. 13, for the rod-shaped insert 20, it is preferable that the cross section of the tail-side hole 6b, which is located closer to the tail 2c than the weight storage section 8, is an irregularly shaped section 47 different from a circle. This is because, in order to reduce manufacturing costs, it is preferable to form the shape of the lower opening 5, which does not rotate around the axis of the trip line when a fishing hook is attached to the lure, in one go with the shape of the rod-shaped insert 20, rather than processing it later.

[0054] 13, the horizontal length E1 of the base portion 50 of the elliptical cone 48 and the square pyramid 49 (polygonal pyramid 49) can be 2 mm or more and 15 mm or less, and the vertical length D1 can be 4 mm or more and 15 mm or less. The horizontal length E2 at the position of the lower opening 5 on the tail portion 2c side can be 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less, and the vertical length D2 can be 3 mm or more and 15 mm or less. In particular, the lengths at the position of the lower opening 5 on the tail portion 2c side are important.

[0055] 14 and 15 show that the fishing hook 32 has an engaging base end 45 which fits into the flared tail hole 6b formed by the elliptical cone 48. As shown in FIG. 14 and 15, it is preferable that the fishhook 32 has an engaging base end 45, and the engaging base end 45 is configured to be inserted from the lower opening 5 and to remain inserted until a fish such as a tuna is caught on the fishhook 32. With such a configuration, the hooked part of the fishhook 32 is exposed to the lure (the state shown in FIG. 15(a)) until a fish is caught, so that a fish that tries to swallow the lure can be reliably caught, and after the fish is caught, the hooked part is separated from the lure (the state shown in FIG. 15(b)), so that the fish is significantly prevented from coming off the fishhook 32.

[0056] 14 and 15 show an example in which a ring-shaped engaging base end 45 is formed, and the inserted state is maintained by pushing the ring-shaped engaging base end 45 into the inner circumferential wall of the flexible tail side hole 6b so that it bites into it. The length of the inserted portion and the extent of the ring-shaped projection (diameter, etc.) are set to an extent that the inserted state can be maintained satisfactorily. As shown in FIG. 14(a), the angle between the base shaft side where the engaging base end 45 is located and the tip end side of the fishhook 32 can be set to an outward angle φ.

[0057] Furthermore, in the present invention, other configurations for temporarily holding the fishhook 32 until a fish is caught on the lure, other than the configuration in which the engaging base end 45 is inserted into the tail side hole 6b, may be adopted. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which the fishhook 32 has the engaging base end 45, which engages with the lower opening 5 (including the periphery of the lower opening 5) to maintain the engaged state until a fish is caught on the fishhook 32. Various configurations may be considered as the configuration for maintaining the engaged state, such as a locking structure that is released from the lure when a certain force is applied, or a fitting structure. Even with this configuration, even if the caught fish struggles, the fishhook 32 caught in the fish's mouth or the like can be significantly reduced from coming off. The above-mentioned locking structure and fitting structure can be realized by various combinations of the shape of the engaging base end 45 and the shape of the lower opening 5 as appropriate. As shown in FIG. 10, the engaging base end 45 may be provided with a guide portion 46 extending in the axial direction of the trip wire 31. It should be noted that the present invention does not exclude a configuration in which the tackle wire 31 connected to the fishing hook 32 does not pass through the main body through-hole 6, but is detachably fastened to a predetermined location on the outer surface of the lure.

[0058] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a lure 1 on which a surface decoration layer 52 having "shining particles 51" that reflect light and shine is formed on all or part of the surface of the lure 1. The "shining particles 51" are composed of particles containing at least one of pearl powder, mica, titanium oxide, iron oxide, and silica. The surface decoration layer 52 is preferably formed of a rubber-based layer containing the shining particles 51. The surface decoration layer 52 can be manufactured by first spraying a paint such as a rubber-based paint as an undercoat layer on the entire surface of the lure 1, then spraying and fixing the shining particles 51 on the undercoat layer, and then spraying a transparent rubber-based paint or the like to protect the surface. It can also be manufactured by printing a rubber-based paint containing the shining particles 51 on the surface of the lure 1 by a known method and means.

[0059] Although the present invention has been described above by way of examples of the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the configurations described in the above embodiments. The technical scope of the present invention should be determined based on the claims, and it goes without saying that various modifications, additions to the configuration, or improvements can be made within the scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0060] 1: Lure 2: Lure body (an example of a lure component) 2a: Head of the lure 2b: The body of the lure 2c: The tail of the lure 3: Lure components 4: Tip opening 5: Bottom opening 6: Body through hole 6a: Head side hole 6b: Caudal foramen 8: Weight storage section 10: Weight 10b: Rear end of weight 11: Weight through hole 12: Lure front-back line 13: Gill opercular line (an example of gill position) 20: Rod-shaped nesting 21: Mold 23: Regulations 24: Tapered section 27: Pull direction 31: Trip wire 32: Fishing hook 44: Connection 47: Unusual part 51: Glowing particles 52: Surface decoration layer

Claims

1. A lure used for fishing, A lure component that configures the lure; A weight provided inside the lure component, The position where the weight is provided in the lure component is a tip side position of 0.05L to 0.4L from the tip end with respect to the total length L from the tip end to the rear end of the lure, The lure component is made of a flexible material, A body through hole is provided from the tip opening of the lure to the lower opening of the lure, A trip line for connecting a fishing hook of the lure is configured to be able to be arranged at a rear position of the lure through the main body through hole, The lure is characterized in that the fishing hook has an engaging base end, the engaging base end being configured to be inserted from the lower opening and to remain inserted until a fish is caught on the fishing hook.

2. A lure used for fishing, A lure component that configures the lure; A weight provided inside the lure component, The position where the weight is provided in the lure component is a tip side position of 0.05L to 0.4L from the tip end with respect to the total length L from the tip end to the rear end of the lure, The lure component is made of a flexible material, A body through hole is provided from the tip opening of the lure to the lower opening of the lure, A trip line for connecting a fishing hook of the lure is configured to be able to be arranged at a rear position of the lure through the main body through hole, The lure is characterized in that the fishing hook has an engaging base end portion, which is configured to engage with the lower opening and maintain the engaged state until a fish is caught on the fishing hook.

3. 3. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the tail of the lure is configured to swing more widely than the head.

4. 3. The lure according to claim 1, wherein the weight has a weight through-hole, and the weight through-hole constitutes a part of the body through-hole.

5. 3. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the weight is fixed within the lure component so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the lure.

6. 3. The lure according to claim 1, wherein an angle of the body through hole with respect to a lure front-rear direction line extending in the front-rear direction of the lure is 3° or more and 40° or less.

7. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lower opening of the body through hole is provided at a position rearward of a halfway position with respect to the overall length L from the tip end to the rear end of the lure.

8. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the weight is disposed at a position overlapping with a gill position of the lure.

9. 3. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a length N measured from the tip of the lure to a rear end of the weight is set to 5 mm or more and 70 mm or less.

10. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a weight storage section for storing the weight, and the shape of the connection section of the body through hole communicating with the weight storage section from the tail side is configured so that the cross-sectional area is narrow on the tail side and gradually increases toward the weight storage section.

11. The lure according to claim 10, wherein the length of the widest part Q of the connection part is 4 mm or more and 30 mm or less.

12. The lure according to claim 10, wherein the length P of the connection part in the front-rear direction is 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less.

13. 3. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a length of the widest part S of the body through hole at the tip of the lure is 2 mm or more and 10 mm or less.

14. 3. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the weight of the weight is equal to or greater than 10 g and equal to or less than 1000 g.

15. 3. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the maximum length of the weight in both the front-rear direction and the width direction is 10 mm or more and 50 mm or less.

16. 3. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the weight has an external shape of a cylinder, a sphere, or an ellipsoid.

17. 3. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a weight storage section for storing the weight, and a tail side hole located closer to the tail than the weight storage section is configured so that its cross-sectional area gradually increases toward the tail.

18. 18. The lure according to claim 17, wherein a shape of the tail side hole on the side of the weight housing section is different from a shape of the tail side hole on the side of the weight housing section.

19. 3. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a weight storage section for storing the weight, and a tail-side hole located on the tail side of the weight storage section has a cross section that is an irregular shape different from a circle.

20. 3. The lure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a surface decoration layer is formed on the whole or part of the surface of the lure, the surface decoration layer having shining particles that reflect light and shine, the shining particles including at least one of pearl powder, mica, titanium oxide, iron oxide, and silica.

21. The lure according to claim 20, wherein the surface decoration layer is formed by a rubber-based layer containing the shiny particles.

22. A lure component that configures a lure; A weight provided inside the lure component, The position where the weight is provided in the lure component is a tip side position of 0.05L to 0.4L from the tip end with respect to the total length L from the tip end to the rear end of the lure, A method for manufacturing a lure for use in fishing, the lure component being made of a flexible material, comprising the steps of: a lure component forming step of inserting a rod-shaped nesting piece extending from the tip of the lure to a lower part of the lure through the weight having a weight through-hole in a mold for forming the overall shape of the lure, and disposing the weight at the tip side position of the lure, and then injecting the flexible material to form the lure component so that the weight and the rod-shaped nesting piece are wrapped in the flexible material; a body through-hole forming step of forming a body through-hole from the formed lure component to a lower opening of the lure from the tip opening of the lure by pulling out the rod-shaped insert while leaving the weight inside the lure component; A method for producing a lure, comprising the steps of:

23. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the lure is configured so that the tail swings more than the head.

24. 24. The method for manufacturing a lure according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the rod-shaped insert is provided with a determining portion that determines a position of the weight relative to the rod-shaped insert in the mold.

25. 25. The method for producing a lure according to claim 24, wherein the defining portion is formed into a tapered portion having a small tip and a large rear tip when viewed from the direction in which the rod-shaped insert is removed.

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