Stem Guide Replaceable Cartridge Fishing Bobber
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing tackle systems, such as bobbers and floats, often damage fishing lines due to sharp edges and require complex adjustments or cutting, limiting their versatility and durability.
Innovation Solution
A stem guide system that allows for the easy attachment and removal of replaceable cartridges, such as floats, light sticks, and scent sticks, without damaging the line or the guide, using a cartridge attachment mechanism that includes a prong and channel configuration to secure the cartridges, enabling adjustable buoyancy and visualization aids.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a saw cut is made in the hollow stem of a fishing float to attach a spring clamp, then the bobber can be temporarily attached to the fishing line in fixed line mode, but the sharp edges of the saw cut can weaken and cut the soft flexible fishing lines
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the stem into multiple segments or sections, with the hollow stem portion separated from the attachment mechanism. This allows the hollow stem to maintain its structural integrity without saw cuts, while the attachment mechanism is provided as a separate component that can be securely fastened to the stem without compromising the line guide's sharp edges.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the attachment mechanism (spring clamp) from the line guide assembly and provides it as a separate component that attaches to the hollow stem. This separation allows the line guide to be manufactured without sharp-edged saw cuts, eliminating the source of line damage while maintaining the fixed line mode attachment capability.
2Ease of operation
If a spring clamp is used to attach the bobber to the fishing line, then the bobber can be temporarily secured, but the spring forms a moving part that can become stuck
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces a rubber band as an intermediary attachment mechanism that replaces the spring clamp. The rubber band provides the necessary elastic tension to secure the bobber to the fishing line in fixed line mode without the complexity of a spring mechanism, eliminating the risk of the spring becoming stuck while maintaining temporary attachment capability.
3Force
If the buoyant member is made of plastic foam, then it provides the necessary buoyancy for fishing, but it requires cutting to adjust the length which can damage the material
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the buoyant member into multiple detachable segments or sections. This segmentation allows the user to adjust the overall length and buoyancy by simply removing or adding segments without requiring cutting tools, thereby maintaining the plastic foam material's integrity and ease of adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention provides a dynamic adjustment mechanism where the number of buoyant member segments can be easily changed during use. This allows the fishing setup to be adapted to different conditions by adding or removing segments, providing variable buoyancy and length adjustment without permanent modification or damage to the plastic foam material.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for adjusting the buoyancy of a fishing bobber. The method includes providing a buoyant member and a stem guide configured to receive the buoyant member, mounting the buoyant member to the stem guide and cutting the buoyant member. The buoyant member is made of a material capable of being severed by a cutting device and having first length, a lower end, and an upper end. The stem guide receives the buoyant member and a fishing line with fishing tackle. The buoyant member is cut such that the buoyant member has a second length shorter than the first length. The buoyant member is cut to a second length such that the buoyancy of the buoyant member when cut to a second length is enough to oppose the tendency of the stem guide and fishing tackle to submerse the buoyant member such that a top surface of the cut buoyant member is adjacent to the surface of the water when the stem guide, buoyant member, fishing line and any fishing tackle are placed in the water.