Compressible Topwater Lure Channels for Better Hook Gap Exposure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Soft body floating topwater lures often experience reduced hook gaps when compressed, leading to a lower likelihood of setting the hook during a fish bite.
Innovation Solution
A topwater floating lure with a compressible body featuring channels on its outer surface that facilitate hook gap exposure by allowing the fishhook to align with these channels when the body is compressed, increasing the hook gap exposure from 30% to at least 60%.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the body is compressed in response to a fish bite, then the lure becomes more realistic and triggers fish strike, but the hook gap is reduced leading to lower likelihood of setting the hook
Solution Approach 1:
The body is segmented with channels that allow independent movement of the fishhook relative to the body. The channels create discrete pathways that guide the hook's displacement during compression, separating the hook's movement from the body's overall compression to maintain hook gap exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The fishhook is designed to dynamically adjust its position relative to the body during compression. The hook displaces along the channels when the body compresses, automatically maintaining optimal hook gap exposure without requiring rigid fixation or complex mechanical mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the body is made compressible to simulate prey movement, then fish strike likelihood increases, but hook gap exposure is reduced during compression
Solution Approach 1:
Different parts of the body have different properties: the body material provides compressibility for prey simulation, while the channels provide structural guidance for hook displacement. The channels are strategically positioned and sized to allow hook movement while maintaining body integrity during compression.
Solution Approach 2:
The channels act as intermediary structures between the compressible body and the fishhook. They mediate the interaction by allowing the hook to move independently along defined paths when the body compresses, translating body compression into beneficial hook gap exposure rather than direct body-to-hook contact.
3Shape
If channels are added to the body to enable hook displacement, then hook gap exposure is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The channels are formed as integral features of the body's outer shell rather than separate components. The channels can be molded directly into the body material, creating a seamless structure that guides hook displacement without adding external complexity or requiring additional assembly steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The channel structure is merged with the body itself rather than being a separate component. The channels are formed as part of the body's construction process, combining the body's compressible function with the hook guidance function into a single integrated structure.
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
Enhances the likelihood of hook setting by ensuring the hook gap is well-exposed during compression, reducing snagging on weeds and improving the fishing experience.
Implementation Method 1
a body (20) having a density to float on water and being compressible to have a resting configuration and a compressed configuration in response to a fish bite
Data Source
AI summary
A topwater floating lure comprises a body and at least one fishhook. The body has a density to float on water and is compressible to have a resting configuration and a compressed configuration in response to a fish bite. The body has at least one channel defined in an outer surface thereof. The at least one fishhook is connected to the body and cooperates with a corresponding one of the at least one channel. The fishhook comprises a shank, a bend and a point where a hook gap is defined between the point and the shank. The hook gap is occupied by part of the body in the resting position, and the shank is aligned with the corresponding channel and is displaced therein when the body moves to the compressed configuration to increase hook gap exposure.