Fish Calling Device Using Multi-Sensory Water Spray Patterns

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current fishing equipment, such as artificial lures and bait bags, fail to effectively mimic the sensory characteristics of natural prey, including appearance, sound, and smell, making it difficult to attract predatory fish, especially in cloudy water and varying fishing environments.

Innovation Solution

A fish calling device that sprays water in circular or semi-circular patterns to mimic bait fish, creates sounds mimicking escaping bait fish, and disperses scents to activate the visual, auditory, and olfactory senses of predatory fish, using a sprayer, pump, float, and scent bag, allowing for both in-shore and off-shore use.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If artificial fishing lures are used to mimic prey appearance, then the fishing equipment can attract predatory fishes, but the lures are small in size and hard to spot in cloudy water

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovevisibilityVSAvoidsize of lure

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSLength of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The invention divides the waterbody into multiple spray zones by creating circular patterns of water droplets, where each droplet acts as a reflective element. This segmentation approach allows the system to cover a larger effective area than a single solid object of comparable size, improving visibility in cloudy water.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses a pump and sprayer system to generate and disperse water droplets into the air and waterbody. By utilizing hydraulic principles, the system creates visible water patterns that reflect light and attract predatory fishes, effectively solving the visibility problem of small lures in cloudy conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #29Pneumatics and hydraulics

2Quantity of substance

If bait bags are used to disperse scent, then the smell can attract predatory fishes, but the bait bags do not create any appearance, sound or prey pattern

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvescent dispersionVSAvoideffectiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The invention combines multiple attraction mechanisms into a single system: the sprayer creates visual water patterns, generates sound through water impact, and disperses scent from the bait bag. By merging these functions, the system achieves comprehensive sensory attraction rather than relying on scent alone, significantly improving effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The sprayer system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it creates visual patterns through water droplet dispersion, generates auditory attraction through water impact sounds, and facilitates scent distribution. This multi-functionality allows a single device to address all sensory attraction needs, making the system highly effective.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Illumination intensity

If a fish calling device sprays water to mimic bait fish appearance, then predatory fish are attracted visually, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevisual attractionVSAvoidstructure of fish calling device

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses readily available water from the waterbody as its primary attraction medium. By pumping and spraying this water, the device creates all necessary visual and auditory effects without requiring external power sources or complex mechanisms, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

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 attracts predatory fish by simulating the sensory characteristics of bait fish, leading them into a feeding frenzy, increasing the chances of catching fish in various water bodies and fishing conditions.

Implementation Method 1

spraying water into a waterbody in circular or semi-circular patterns

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectFluid spray: Fluid Spray

Implementation Method 2

The pump is configured for pushing water to the sprayer

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectPumping: Pump

Implementation Method 3

The float is configured for enabling the fish calling device to float on the waterbody

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectBuoyancy: Archimedes' Principle (Buoyancy)

Implementation Method 4

a scent bag attached to the sprayer for dispersing a smell in the waterbody

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectDispersion: Dispersion (of waves)

Data Source

PatentUS10219495B2System and method for attracting fish using sensory characteristics

Publication Date: 2019.03.05 HINES MITCHELL

AI summary

A fish calling device for attracting predatory fishes by mimicking all sensory characteristics of a prey including appearance, sound and smell is disclosed. The device is configured to spray water into a waterbody around the device in a circular or a semi-circular pattern, thereby mimicking the appearance of a group of bait fishes. The water is sprayed to create the sound of a bait fish trying to escape from the predatory fishes when sprayed onto the waterbody. A scent bag is attached to the sprayer for dispersing/dispensing a smell through the water sprayer thereby mimicking the smell of a bait fish. Thus the device activates three senses of the predatory fishes including sight, hearing and smell for attracting them while fishing/competition.