Bottom-Tracking Fishing Lure With Elevated Bait Motion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lures often trail along the bottom surface of water bodies, limiting their effectiveness in attracting fish, and fail to mimic the natural movement of live prey effectively.
Innovation Solution
A lure device with a stem and weight system that keeps the bait and hook above the water surface, featuring a channel for the fishing line and legs that trail along the bottom, mimicking lifelike movement by wiggling side to side, imitating live prey.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the lure is attached to the end of the fishing line, then the lure can be easily attached and retrieved, but the lure trails along the bottom surface of the body of water, reducing effectiveness in attracting fish
Solution Approach 1:
The lure device is divided into separate functional components: a weight assembly that contacts the bottom surface, a stem assembly that extends upward, and a lure assembly that hangs from the stem. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, keeping the lure off the bottom while maintaining easy attachment and retrieval through the fishing line.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a two-dimensional trailing configuration (lure on bottom surface) to a three-dimensional suspended configuration (lure elevated above bottom surface). The stem assembly acts as a vertical dimension carrier, elevating the lure assembly above the bottom surface while the weight assembly maintains contact with the bottom, creating spatial separation that improves fish attraction effectiveness.
2Device complexity
If the lure trails along the bottom surface, then the structure is simple, but the lure fails to mimic the natural movement of live prey
Solution Approach 1:
The lure device incorporates dynamic elements that enable natural movement mimicry. The lure assembly can rotate and swing within the stem assembly, and the entire assembly can wiggle side-to-side as the weight assembly contacts the bottom surface. These dynamic movements closely replicate the behavior of live prey, significantly improving fish attraction effectiveness while maintaining relatively simple overall structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the fisher reels in and re-casts the fishing line repeatedly, then the lure can be positioned for different fish locations, but the time spent trailing along the bottom surface increases
Solution Approach 1:
The weight assembly is designed to automatically contact and trail along the bottom surface, preliminarily positioning the entire lure device in the desired location before the fisher needs to retrieve or adjust it. This automatic bottom-contact action eliminates the need for repeated re-casting operations to achieve proper positioning, significantly reducing time loss while maintaining adaptability for different fish locations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively keeps the bait and hook off the bottom surface, mimicking natural prey movement, enhancing fish attraction and capture efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
A weight is coupled to the stem wherein the weight is configured to urge the stem downward when the stem is positioned within a body of water
Implementation Method 2
the pair of legs are configured to trail along a bottom surface of the body of water while the stem and the fishing line are configured to extend upwardly relative to the bottom surface of the body of water
Data Source
AI summary
A lure device for mimicking life-like movement of a piece of bait to attract and capture a fish includes a stem having a first end and a second end. A channel extends through the stem. A fishing line is slidably positioned within the channel. The channel includes an inlet that extends through an outer surface of the stem. The inlet is spaced from the second end by a distance exceeding a distance between the inlet and the first end. An outlet extends through the second end. A weight is coupled to the stem to urge the stem downward through a body of water. A pair of legs are coupled to and extend from the weight. The pair of legs trail along a bottom surface of the body of water while the stem and the fishing line extend upwardly relative to the bottom surface of the body of water.