Hollow-Body Fishing Lure Single-Hook Assembly With Flexible Stays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hollow body fishing lures with double hooks require twice the force to penetrate a fish's mouth compared to single hook lures, resulting in lower hook-up ratios.
Innovation Solution
A single hook assembly with flexible stays that maintain the hook's orientation and allow it to pass through the hollow body, combined with an adhesive-backed weed guard to maintain weedless functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a double hook assembly is used in a hollow body fishing lure, then the lure maintains weedless functionality, but the force required to penetrate a fish's mouth is doubled
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes one hook from the traditional double hook assembly, extracting only the essential hook function while eliminating the redundant second hook. This single hook is strategically positioned and oriented to provide adequate anchoring in the fish's mouth without requiring the dual-hook configuration, thereby reducing the penetration force requirement while preserving weedless operation through the hollow body's collapsing mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using two hooks pointing in opposite directions through the hollow body, the invention inverts the approach by using a single hook with its point oriented to engage the fish's mouth more effectively. The single hook's shank passes through the hollow body and is positioned so that when the hollow body collapses, the hook point is driven into the fish's mouth with greater efficiency, reversing the traditional double-hook geometry.
2Reliability
If a double hook assembly is used in a hollow body fishing lure, then the hook is shielded for weedless operation, but the hook-up ratio is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the redundant second hook from the assembly, keeping only the single essential hook that provides sufficient anchoring capability. This reduction eliminates the force division problem where two hooks share the penetration load, allowing the single hook to penetrate more effectively and improve hook-up ratios while the hollow body's collapsing action maintains weedless operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the geometric parameters of the hook assembly by transitioning from two hooks to one hook, and by optimizing the single hook's orientation and position. The hook point is angled and positioned to maximize penetration efficiency when the hollow body collapses, changing the mechanical parameters of hook engagement to improve hook-up ratios while preserving weedless functionality.
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 single hook assembly enhances hook penetration and maintains the hook's upright position, improving hook-up ratios while preserving the lure's weedless design.
Implementation Method 1
The elongated bodies have a resiliency sufficient to substantially return to an original position after deflecting the second end against the single hook
Implementation Method 2
The hollow body 102 generally can collapse with when bitten by a fish, then return to its original form once the force from the bite is removed
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are fishing lures and replacement hook assembly kits for the same. In one example, a single hook assembly is provided that includes a single hook, and first and second stays. The single hook has a shank terminating at an eye, and a bend connecting the shank to a point. The bend and the shank both reside a reference plane. The first and second stays each have an elongated body. The elongated body of the first stay disposed on a first side of the reference plane and the elongated body of the second stay disposed on a first side of the reference plane. The elongated bodies have a resiliency sufficient to substantially return to an original position after deflecting the second end against the single hook.