Spinnerbait Lure Diagonal Free-Fall Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing spinnerbait lures are not effective in attracting fish when free-falling through water or being pulled across the lake bottom, as they either drop vertically or fail to maintain a stable, upright hook position, limiting their ability to hook fish in these modes of movement.
Innovation Solution
A spinnerbait lure with an ellipsoidal weighted body, a transverse spinner assembly, and a V-shaped vertical spinner assembly, where the hook eye is used as a rigid attachment point for the transverse spinner assembly, and the fishing line is attached to the central wire assembly, allowing the lure to move diagonally while free-falling and maintain an upright position when pulled across the lake bottom.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the lure is designed to drop vertically like conventional lures, then the structure is simple, but the hook position becomes unstable and ineffective for hooking fish
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from vertical dropping motion to diagonal forward movement by repositioning the hook eye attachment point to the front of the weighted body rather than the top. This dimensional change in attachment location fundamentally alters the lure's trajectory and stabilizes the hook in an upright position during diagonal movement through water.
2Reliability
If the hook eye is used for fishing line attachment, then the structure is simple, but the transverse spinner assembly cannot be rigidly attached
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the functions of the hook eye: it serves as the rigid attachment point for the transverse spinner assembly rather than the fishing line attachment point. The fishing line is instead attached to a loop on the central wire assembly, extracting the spinner attachment function from the traditional hook eye usage and enabling stable spinner positioning.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the lure is designed for conventional retrieval only, then the design is straightforward, but it fails to effectively attract fish during free-falling or bottom-pulling modes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal lure design that effectively functions in three distinct modes: conventional retrieval, free-falling, and bottom-pulling. The specific configuration of the hook eye at the front, transverse spinners on lateral wires, and central spinner on the vertical wire assembly enables the lure to maintain stable hook positioning and attract fish across all three movement modes, making it adaptable to various fishing techniques.
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 lure effectively attracts and hooks fish in all three modes of movement (retrieval, free-falling, and bottom-pulling) by maintaining a stable, upright hook position and mimicking baitfish movements, increasing strike likelihood and catch efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The ability of the present invention to move diagonally in an upright and stable orientation as is drops through the water is due to combination of body weight, body shape and spinner blade configuration
Implementation Method 2
the positions of the two side spinner blades that act as lateral supports or 'outriggers' to keep the hook pointed upright and above the lake bottom sediments
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AI summary
A spinnerbait fishing lure having an ellipsoidal weighted body with a molded-in hook, transverse spinner assembly, and V-shaped vertical spinner assembly. The eye of the hook protrudes from the top front part of the body. The longitudinal axis of the body is perpendicular to the shank of the hook. The transverse spinner assembly has a horizontal crossbar that passes through and is rigidly attached to the eye and that is oriented perpendicular to a plane formed by the bend of the hook. First and second side spinner blades are connected to the crossbar to form rotatable connections between the blades and the crossbar. The V-shaped vertical spinner assembly has a lower leg that is molded into and extends from the front of the body, an upper leg, and an attachment loop that is formed into a vertex of a V-shaped bend between the lower leg and the upper leg.