Fishing Lure Blade Arrangement Erratic Motion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing lures often provide constant movement that fails to attract game fish, as they do not mimic the erratic behavior of a fleeing bait fish, leading to missed strikes due to unnatural action.
Innovation Solution
A fishing lure equipped with a blade arrangement connected by twist rings that rotates freely for a limited number of revolutions, abruptly stopping to act as a rudder, creating erratic side-to-side motion, simulating the movement of a live bait fish, while avoiding hang-ups by not requiring contact with bottom obstructions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a constant action lure is used, then the lure provides stable movement, but it fails to attract game fish due to unnatural action
Solution Approach 1:
The blade is connected to the lure body through a twist arrangement that allows the blade to rotate dynamically during retrieval. The blade spins for a limited number of revolutions and then abruptly stops, creating erratic motion patterns that mimic fleeing bait fish rather than constant uniform movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The blade arrangement creates periodic erratic action through limited revolutions followed by abrupt stops. This periodic pattern of spinning and stopping generates unpredictable movement that resembles the behavior of scared or fleeing bait fish, increasing strike attraction.
2Reliability
If anglers create erratic lure action through jerks and twitches, then the lure resembles fleeing bait fish, but using lures with multiple open hooks causes hang-ups
Solution Approach 1:
The blade's dynamic rotation and abrupt stopping creates erratic lure action without requiring anglers to use multiple open hooks. The blade itself generates the unpredictable movement pattern through its limited revolution capability, eliminating the need for additional hook mechanisms that would cause hang-ups.
3Speed
If a ball swiveled tail blade is used, then the blade provides constant revolution spinning, but it causes drag that prevents the lure from attaining desired depths
Solution Approach 1:
The blade rotates dynamically during retrieval but stops after limited revolutions, creating intermittent motion rather than constant rotation. This reduces continuous drag while still providing the desired blade spin effect during the active phases of movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The blade arrangement creates periodic rotation followed by stopping, rather than continuous constant revolution. This periodic action reduces energy loss to drag while maintaining the blade spinning effect during active retrieval phases.
4Illumination intensity
If a tail blade mounted on a ball swivel is used, then the blade provides vibration and flash, but it does not provide erratic action or direction changes
Solution Approach 1:
The blade is connected through a twist arrangement that allows dynamic rotation and abrupt stopping, creating erratic lateral movement and direction changes. The blade spins for limited revolutions then stops, causing the lure to move erratically rather than following a constant path.
Solution Approach 2:
The blade creates periodic erratic action through limited revolutions followed by abrupt stops. This periodic pattern generates unpredictable lateral movement and direction changes that mimic fleeing bait fish, enhancing strike attraction.
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 blade arrangement enhances the lure's erratic action, increasing the likelihood of attracting game fish by mimicking the movement of a fleeing bait fish, providing a more natural and attractive presentation that draws strikes without causing line twist or hang-ups.
Implementation Method 1
The blade spins or rotates freely for a limited number of revolutions, or partial revolutions, upon which the blade abruptly stops rotating
Implementation Method 2
The blade then acts as a rudder, wherein the lure moves to one side
Data Source
AI summary
A fishing lure has a body with an eye on a rear end portion. A blade is coupled to the eye by way of rings. The blade has two lateral portions, which are non-planar to one another and join together along a ridge. The ring component allows the blade to rotate between limits, with the blade rotating in one direction to a first limit and then rotating in the opposite direction to a second limit. This causes the blade to rotate then stop and then reverse rotation until the next stop. The rotation-stop movement of blade causes the lure to move erratically, mimicking a fish.