Fishing Lure With Bendable Sections for Custom Water Action
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing lures lack the ability for users to customize their in-water movement and action, limiting their effectiveness in attracting fish.
Innovation Solution
A user-configurable fishing lure made of pliable metal with bendable sections and suggested fold lines, allowing anglers to shape the lure to achieve specific movements and actions in water.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If fishing lures are commercially manufactured with fixed designs, then manufacturing efficiency is improved, but adaptability to different fishing conditions and fish preferences deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lure body is designed with bendable sections that allow dynamic adjustment of the lure's shape and movement characteristics. Users can bend the body at marked positions to create different action patterns, enabling the same manufactured lure to adapt to various fishing conditions and fish preferences without requiring multiple specialized lures.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention enables parameter changes in the lure's physical configuration through user-bent shapes. By bending the body at specific marked positions, users can alter the lure's movement parameters (speed, depth, oscillation pattern) to match different fishing scenarios, transforming a fixed manufacturing design into a versatile tool.
2Manufacturing precision
If fishing lures have fixed movements designed by manufacturers, then manufacturing precision is improved, but ease of operation and user customization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lure body is segmented into distinct bendable sections separated by straight portions. These segments are divided by marked positions that indicate where users can bend the body. This segmentation allows precise manufacturing of each segment while enabling easy user customization through simple bending actions at the marked positions, combining manufacturing precision with operational flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The lure is designed to be self-customizing through user-bent shapes. The body material and construction allow users to directly modify the lure's configuration without requiring tools or complex procedures. The marked bend positions guide users in achieving consistent, predictable movements, making the customization process as easy as bending the body while maintaining manufacturing precision.
3Reliability
If fishing lures are designed to create specific movements, then effectiveness in attracting fish is improved, but device complexity and number of configurations required deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A single lure body design serves multiple functions by accommodating various bend configurations. The same manufactured lure can be bent to create different movement patterns (e.g., rapid oscillation, slow undulation, vertical dipping) to target different fish species and habitats. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for multiple specialized lures while maintaining high effectiveness for each intended use.
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AI summary
A user-configurable fishing lure is provided allowing the user to customize movement of the lure when pulled through water by an attached fishing line. A slot communicating through the body of the lure at a second end defines two bendable portions of the body on opposing sides of the slot. User bending of one or both of the bendable portions to different bent configurations will impart differing oscillating and spinning and other movements to the lure when pulled through the water.