Eggy

Abstract

To provide a favorable bait log attachable to a body without sticking bait or worm on a needle.SOLUTION: A bait log 1 is a bait log capable of attaching bait or worm on the back of a body 2, and (a) in a wire piece 10, one end is connected to the body 2, and attached rockably so as to approach or separate from the back of the body 2, (b) bait or worm is pressed and fixed to the back of the body 2 by the wire piece 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an eg (bait tree) used for squid fishing and the like.

Background Art

[0002] An eg is a fake bait used for squid fishing or cuttlefish fishing, etc., and is a wooden or plastic body (main body part) shaped like a small fish or shrimp, with a needle (hook), a weight, and an eye (connecting part) attached. Since the body is colored so as to be noticed by squids, etc., it may be used as a fake bait as it is, but it may also be used with bait (bait fish or fatty meat, etc.) or a worm attached to the body.

[0003] Patent Document 1 below describes a lure in which a bait fish is placed on the back of the main body part and the main body part and the bait fish are tied tightly with a string-like piece. A fishing needle is provided on the main body part of the lure in a state of protruding from the back, and by piercing the fishing needle into the body of the bait fish, the position of the bait fish with respect to the main body part can be fixed. Also, Patent Document 2 shows a bait holder having a metal frame instead of a body. Regarding this bait holder as well, when in use, the bait fish (bait fish) is positioned by piercing it with a fixing needle.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] In the examples described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, when attaching bait to the body or frame, it is necessary to pierce the bait with a needle. The same applies when using a worm instead of bait. However, when using bait or a worm by piercing it with a needle, the bait or worm will be damaged to some extent by the needle, so the bait fish is likely to be torn and detached from the body, or the number of times the worm can be used is likely to decrease. In addition, since the needle may pierce the fisherman's finger when attaching bait or the like, it is often shunned by novice fishermen and the like.

[0006] The invention according to the present application takes the above problems into consideration and provides a preferable egg hook that can attach bait or a worm to the body without piercing it with a needle.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] The invention of the present application is an egg hook that can attach bait or a worm to the back of the body (the part that becomes upward in water during use), · One end of a wire piece is connected to the above-mentioned body and is attached in a swingable state so as to approach and separate from the back of the above-mentioned body, · The bait or worm is pressed against the back of the above-mentioned body by the wire piece It is characterized by the above. An example of the invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. In FIG. 3, the worm W1 placed on the back of the body 2 is pressed by the wire piece 10. The wire piece 10 is connected to a pin 8 attached to the body 2, and can swing and rotate up and down around the pin 8, that is, approach and separate from the back of the body 2.

[0008] In the fishing hook of the above invention, when attaching bait or a worm to the back of the body, instead of piercing them with a needle, they are pressed against the back of the body by a wire piece. In other words, the bait etc. is attached by sandwiching it between the back of the body and the wire piece. Since there is no need to pierce with a needle, the bait etc. is less likely to be damaged, so it is less likely to occur that the bait is torn and detached from the body, or the worm is damaged and it becomes difficult to use repeatedly. Since the needle for fixing the bait etc. becomes unnecessary, the needle will not pierce the user's finger either. One end of the wire piece for pressing the bait etc. is connected to the above body and is attached in a swingable state as described above. Therefore, it is possible to easily attach the bait etc. in a procedure such that the bait etc. is placed on the back of the body with the wire piece separated from the back of the body, and then the wire piece is brought closer to the back of the body to press the bait etc. To fix the wire piece (make it non-swingable) in the state where the bait etc. is pressed, it is advisable to restrain the wire piece with a wire material such as a string, or to provide a fastener on the body as described later and hook the wire piece on it.

[0009] In the above fishing hook, it is particularly preferable that the wire piece has a bent protrusion protruding near the back of the body. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, a bent protrusion 12 protruding near the back of the body in a U shape (or a shape such as a V shape or a W shape) is provided on a part of the wire piece 10. When the bent protrusion is provided as described above, even when the thickness of the bait or worm to be attached is small, the bent protrusion can strongly press them, and thus it becomes possible to firmly attach and fix the bait etc. to the back of the body.

[0010] The above wire piece · has a swingable range restricted near the end connected to the above body, · when approaching the back of the above body beyond the restricted range, the wire piece is elastically deformed, and in that state, it is fixed (swinging is stopped) by a fastener provided on the back of the above body, · When fixed by the above-mentioned fastener, the shape is set so that a gap of 3 mm to 10 mm is formed between the body and the fastener in the range from near the end portion to the fastener. It is particularly preferable that it has features such as this. Figs. 1(a) and 1(b) show an example of a hook having such a wire piece. The wire piece 10 hits the groove surface 2d of the body 2 near the portion close to the pin 8 which is the swing center, and the swingable range is limited. When approaching the back of the body beyond the position of the virtual line shown in the figure, the wire piece 10 is elastically deformed, and then it is hooked on the fastener 9 on the body 2 to fix the wire piece 10. Regarding the wire piece 10, a substantially L-shaped bent portion 11 is provided at a position several millimeters away from the tip end side from the pin 8, and a curved shape is provided along the curve of the back of the body 2 with a gap at equal intervals therebetween at the leading portion thereof, so that a substantially uniform gap of 3 mm to 10 mm is formed between the body 2 in the range from near the end portion where the pin 8 is located to the fastener 9.

[0011] In a hook having such a wire piece, since a gap with little difference in width and narrowness is formed between the wire piece and the back of the body, it is easy to sandwich bait or a worm between the two. Since the gap is 3 mm to 10 mm, it is also convenient for attaching general bait or worms for fishing squid or cuttlefish. Since the wire piece is elastically deformed and hooked on the fastener for fixing, the fixed state of the bait or the like can be surely realized and that state can be stably maintained. Since a wire piece that is easily elastically deformed as described above is used, there is also an advantage that even if the bait or the worm is thick, it can be attached between the back of the body and the wire piece.

[0012] In the hook of the above invention, it is also preferable that there are a plurality of protrusions on the back of the body whose tips are not sharp. Also in the example of Fig. 1 and the like, a plurality of non-sharp protrusions 2a are provided on the back of the body 2. If there is a protrusion on the back of the body, when placing bait or a worm on it and pressing it with the wire piece, the bait can be firmly held on the hook so that it does not shift or come off. If the tip of the protrusion is sharp, there is a risk that it may pierce the fingers of the hook user or the like, but there is no such concern if the tip of the protrusion is not sharp. Also, as a result of tests by the inventors, there was no difference in the function of holding bait or the like even if the tip was not sharp.

[0013] In the hook of the above invention, when winding a wire around the bait or worm to be attached, it is preferable that recesses for hanging the wire are formed at a plurality of locations on the abdomen of the body (the part that is downward in water during use). Also in the example of FIG. 1 etc., such recesses 2b are formed at a plurality of locations on the abdomen of the body 2. When attaching bait or a worm to the body (back) of the hook, for the purpose of ensuring its retention, a wire such as a rubber string or a thin wire may be wound around the bait etc. and the body. If recesses are formed at a plurality of locations on the abdomen of the body as described above and the wire is hung on any of them, it is possible to surely prevent the bait etc. from coming off due to the position of the wound wire shifting.

[0014] In the hook of the invention, it is more preferable that a weight is attached to the body and a recess for hanging the wire wound around the above bait or worm is also formed in the weight. Also in the example of FIG. 1 etc., a groove-shaped recess 3a capable of hanging a wire is formed in the weight 3 attached to the body 2. When winding a wire around the bait or worm and the body as described above, if a recess is also formed in the weight, the wire can be firmly wound around the weight, and the retention of the bait etc. can be made more reliable. In order to avoid the inconvenience that the wire bites into the gap between the body and the weight and becomes difficult to remove, it is preferable to form the above groove in the weight itself so as not to span between the body.

Advantages of the Invention

[0015] According to the invention, when attaching and using bait or a worm, the bait or the like can be easily attached by a simple procedure of placing the bait or the like on the back of the body and then bringing the wire piece close to the back of the body to press down the bait or the like. Since there is no need to pierce the bait or the like with a needle, inconveniences such as the bait being torn and coming off the body or the worm being damaged and difficult to use repeatedly are less likely to occur. Since a needle for fixing the bait or the like is not required, the needle will not pierce the user's finger either. When a bent protrusion protruding near the back of the body is formed on the wire piece, even when the thickness of the bait or worm to be attached is small, the bait or the like can be firmly attached to the back of the body.

[0016] If the wire piece has a limited swingable range, elastically deforms, and is fixed by a fastener on the body, and the shape is set so that a substantially uniform gap of 3 mm to 10 mm can be formed between the wire piece and the body, a general bait or worm for fishing squid or cuttlefish, or even a thicker bait or worm can be appropriately attached between the back of the body and the wire piece. It is preferable that there are a plurality of protrusions with non-pointed tips on the back of the body in order to firmly hold the bait or the like on the fishing hook. If a recess capable of hanging a wire is also formed on the abdomen of the body or on a weight attached to the body, the wire can be used to more reliably hold the bait or the like.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0018] An embodiment of the squid jig according to the invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. The squid jig 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a squid jig (bait tree) having a total length of about 8 cm to 15 cm mainly used for squid fishing. A lead weight 3 is integrated with a plastic body 2 shaped like a small fish or a shrimp, a semi-umbrella type hook 4 is attached to the rear part, and a connecting eye 5 is embedded in the front end part. Since the body 2 is given a conspicuous color such as orange, it can be used as a mimic bait for squid fishing by connecting it to a fishing line and sinking it to the seabed as it is.

[0019] Generally, when bait such as the fat of small fish or pigs or a worm made of soft resin (collectively referred to as "bait etc.") is attached to the back (the upper part in the figure) of the body 2, the fishing result often improves. Therefore, also in the squid jig 1 shown in the figure, bait or a worm can be attached to the back of the body 2. However, in the squid jig 1, in order to attach it so that it does not fall off, instead of piercing the bait etc. with a fixing needle, it is pressed against and fixed to the back of the body 2. The structure adopted for the squid jig 1 for that purpose is as follows.

[0020] First, as a means for pressing feed or the like against the back of the body 2, a wire piece 10 made of stainless steel is attached in a state where one end is connected to the pin 8 of the body 2 so as to be swingable and rotatable in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 1. The wire piece 10 can move away from or approach the back of the body 2 by swinging and displacing about the pin 8. Since an inverted J-shaped fastener 9 is attached to the back of the body 2, the wire piece 10 is stopped from swinging and displacing by being hooked on the fastener 9 that approaches the back. After placing feed or the like on the back of the body 2, if the wire piece 10 is operated in a direction to push it down and hooked on the fastener 9 to press the feed or the like from above, the feed or the like can be firmly attached to the back of the body 2.

[0021] A bent protrusion 12 is provided at a part (the middle part) of the wire piece 10 so that feed or the like with a small thickness can also be stably fixed to the back of the body 2. The bent protrusion 12 is a protrusion that bends the wire piece 10 into a U shape and faces downward, that is, toward the back of the body 2. In the illustrated example, it is provided at only one location, but it may be formed at a plurality of locations. When the bent protrusion 12 protrudes downward, even thin feed or the like can be strongly pressed against the back of the body 2, so that the fixation of the feed or the like is ensured.

[0022] In addition, a plurality of protrusions 2a are formed on the back of the body 2. The protrusions 2a each have a thickness of 1 to 2 mm and a height of about 2 to 5 mm, and are rounded at the tips formed of the same plastic material when the body 2 is molded. Since they are not made of metal and the tips are not sharp, they do not pierce feed or the like like a needle and do not hurt the user's fingers. However, when feed or the like is placed on these protrusions 2a and pressed from above with the wire piece 10, it is possible to prevent the feed or the like from shifting or coming off the body 2.

[0023] The wire piece 10 is made of a material and thickness that provide appropriate mechanical strength for easy elastic deformation. In addition, when the wire piece 10 is hooked on the fastener 9 to stop swinging (i.e., in the state of the solid line in Fig. 1(a)), the wire piece 10 always exerts an upward force on the fastener 9 based on its elasticity, making it difficult to come off the fastener 9. For the purpose of elastically deforming the wire piece 10 as described above and hooking it on the fastener 9, a limit is set on the swingable range of the wire piece 10. That is, as shown in Fig. 1(b), the vicinity of the end of the wire piece 10 is fitted into the end insertion groove 2c formed near the pin 8, which is the swing center, and can swing and displace within that space. However, when it hits the groove surface 2d at the rear end of the insertion groove 2c, further swinging of the vicinity of the end becomes impossible. That is, from the position of the virtual line in Fig. 1(a), the vicinity of the end of the wire piece 10 cannot swing toward the body 2. To get closer to the back of the body 2, the wire piece 10 needs to be elastically deformed and then hooked on the fastener 9 from below. In the hooked state, the wire piece 10 is hooked while always exerting an upward force on the fastener 9 based on its elasticity, preventing it from accidentally coming off the fastener 9.

[0024] The wire piece 10 is further shaped so that, when it is hung on the hanger 9 as described above, a gap with a generally uniform width (the interval d shown in Fig. 1(a); d is preferably 3 mm or more and about 10 mm or less) is formed between the wire piece 10 and the back of the body 2. That is, in front of the wire piece 10, a substantially L-shaped bent portion 11 is provided at a position several millimeters away from the above-mentioned end portion, and a curve following the shape of the back of the body 2 is imparted to the portion behind it. In this way, when a gap with a generally uniform width (in the illustrated example, the difference between the wide portion and the narrow portion is within about 1 mm) is formed between the wire piece 10 and the back of the body 2, it is advantageous for attaching a thick bait or the like. Since the middle portion of the wire piece 10 can be elastically deformed into a shape that is further convex upward from the state shown by the solid line in Fig. 1(a), it can be said that in this fishing hook 1, it is also possible to attach a relatively thick bait or the like with the back of the body 2 and the wire piece 10 sandwiching it.

[0025] In the illustrated fishing hook 1, further, recesses 2b are formed at a plurality of positions on the abdomen (the lower part in the illustration) of the body 2, and recesses 3a are also formed around the weight 3. These are provided for the case when a wire material (not shown) is used for the purpose of firmly fixing a bait or the like. That is, when attaching a bait or the like to the back of the body 2, in order to particularly surely prevent the bait or the like from coming off, a thin wire such as a thin wire or a rubber string may be wound around the body 2 and the bait or the like. In that case, if there are recesses 2b on the abdomen of the body 2 and recesses 3a are also formed in the weight 3 as described above, by passing the wire material through any of them, it is possible to prevent the wire material from shifting or loosening, and thus surely hold the bait or the like.

[0026] Regarding the fishing hook 1 configured as described above, a plan view, a side view, and a front view, which are detailed views showing the outer shape, are shown in Figs. 2(a), (b), and (c), respectively.

[0027] Fig. 3(a) and (b) show the state in which a worm W1 shaped like a small fish is attached to the above-mentioned hook 1. After placing the worm W1 on the back of the body 2, the wire piece 10 is pushed down and hooked on the fastener 9, thereby pressing the worm W1 against the back of the body 2. Of course, it is also possible to attach a worm of another shape or bait such as a small fish instead of the worm W1. Also, in this state, it is also possible to wind a wire around the worm W1 (or other bait, etc.) and the body 2. At that time, it is advantageous to wind the wire by hanging it on the concave portion 2b of the abdomen of the body 2 or the concave portion 3a of the weight 3.

[0028] The hook 1 can be used, for example, by connecting it to a fishing line 21 as shown in Fig. 4. In the example of the figure, a sinker 22 is connected to the fishing line 21 via a swivel or a snap, and one hook 1 is connected to the swivel via another snap. A worm W2 different from that in Fig. 3 is attached to the hook 1 in Fig. 4. The worm W2 is shaped like a shrimp and has a cut in the central portion. Therefore, the wire piece 10 fixes the worm W2 to the back of the body 2 in a state of entering the cut from above. Needless to say, the hook of the invention is not limited to the shapes and usage methods shown in Figs. 1 to 4.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0029] 1 Hook 2 Body 3 Weight 8 Pin 9 Fastener 10 Wire Piece 11 Bending Portion 12 Bending Projection W1·W2 Worm

Claims

1. An egg that can attach feed or a worm to the back of the body, wherein a wire piece is attached to the body at one end so as to be swingable to approach and separate from the back of the body, and the wire piece presses the feed or the worm against the back of the body, the swingable range of the wire piece is limited near the end connected to the body, and when approaching the back of the body beyond the limited range, the wire piece elastically deforms and is fixed by a fastener on the back of the body, and the shape is set so that a gap of 3 mm to 10 mm is formed between the body and the fastener in the range from near the end to the fastener when fixed by the fastener characterized egg.

2. The egg according to claim 1, wherein the wire piece has a bent protrusion protruding near the back of the body.

3. The egg according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the back of the body has a plurality of protrusions with non-pointed tips.

4. The egg according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that when winding a wire around the feed or the worm, recesses for hanging the wire are formed at a plurality of locations on the abdomen of the body.

5. The egg according to claim 4, characterized in that a weight is attached to the body, and a recess for hanging a wire wound around the feed or the worm is also formed in the weight.

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