Vane-Driven Fish Lure Hook Structure for Weedless Strikes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing spinner-type fish lures, such as safety pin lures, face issues where fish may strike at the overhead arm instead of the hook, leading to missed catches, and they are not effective in heavily weeded environments due to snagging on submerged obstacles and weeds.
Innovation Solution
A fish lure component with a hook portion having opposing hook members and a vane structure that rotates, transferring rotational motion to the hook portion, allowing it to switch between closed and open configurations for improved hook exposure during strikes and reduced snagging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single hook at the base of the lure is used, then the lure structure is simple, but fish may strike at the blades instead of the hook, resulting in missed catches
Solution Approach 1:
The single hook at the base is divided into multiple hook members (first hook member and second hook member) positioned at different locations on the lure. This segmentation ensures that if fish strike the blades or any part of the lure, at least one hook is positioned to make contact with the fish, improving catch effectiveness while maintaining reasonable structural complexity.
2Reliability
If an overhead arm is added to protect the hook, then snagging on obstacles is reduced, but the lure becomes more complex and may still snag on weeds in heavily weeded environments
Solution Approach 1:
The hook members are made pivotable relative to the lure body through pivot pins, allowing them to dynamically adjust their position. When encountering weeds or obstacles, the hook members can pivot to minimize contact, reducing snagging probability. This dynamic capability provides effective protection without requiring a complex fixed overhead arm structure.
3Reliability
If hook members are positioned to maximize exposure, then strike probability increases, but snagging on weeds and submerged obstacles increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hook members are designed to pivot about pivot pins, allowing them to dynamically adjust their exposure level. During normal retrieval, hooks remain exposed to maximize strike probability. When encountering weeds or obstacles, the hooks can pivot to a more protected position, minimizing snagging while maintaining strike effectiveness in clear water environments.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If the lure is designed to be weedless with hooks protected, then snagging is minimized, but hook exposure during fish strikes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable hook members allow the lure to adapt its configuration based on environmental conditions. In heavily weeded areas, hooks pivot to a protected position minimizing snagging. In clearer environments or during fish strikes, hooks can be positioned more exposed to maximize strike probability, thus resolving the contradiction between weedless operation and hook exposure.
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 hooking fish by ensuring both hooks are exposed during strikes and minimizes snagging on weeds and submerged obstacles, providing a 'weedless' and 'snagless' fishing experience.
Implementation Method 1
a vane structure configured to rotate about an axis thereof during movement of the vane structure through a body of water and along a direction that is generally aligned with the axis; wherein the vane structure communicates with the hook portion such that rotational motion of the vane structure is at least partially transferred to the hook portion
Implementation Method 2
a biasing member for normally biasing the hook portion in a closed configuration
Implementation Method 3
the vane structure communicates with the hook portion such that rotational motion of the vane structure is at least partially transferred to the hook portion
Data Source
AI summary
A fish lure component includes a hook portion having first and second hook members disposed in an opposing arrangement. A biasing member for normally biasing the hook portion in a closed configuration is disposed between the first and second hook members. A vane structure is provided to cause the fish lure component to rotate about an axis thereof during movement through a body of water and along a direction that is generally aligned with the axis. The hook portion is operable between the closed configuration and an open configuration in response to a fish strike on the hook portion.