Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Rod
Patent
1991-12-06
1993-05-04
Seidel, Richard K.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Rod
43 181, A01K 8700
Patent
active
052070158
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention ACTIVE FLY-FISHING EQUIPMENT comprises an actively operating FLY YOKE REEL, dynamically matched ROD RINGS and a FLY-LINE BLOCKING SYSTEM. The invention is described as fitted to a rod extension part (subsequently ext.).
Conventional fly fishing presupposes a very high degree of concentration in order to achieve the motoric coordinating cooperation between the casting-out motion of the casting arm and the line work of the other hand while at the same time observing the line flying through the air and the line in the grass, in water etc., which has not been cast.
The object of the invention is to specify a new type of equipment precisely for fly fishing, in which the hard motoric coordinating cooperation has been eliminated by rationalisation.
This object is achieved by the reel secured to the ext., a half-open, newly designed FLY YOKE REEL, actively cooperating with dynamically matched ROD RINGS and a LINE BLOCKING SYSTEM. The FLY YOKE REEL has as replaceable spool with a very large diameter for taking up a great length--100 m fly line plus backing line--of the relatively thick fly line without any risk of breaking and twisting and has on its casing surrounding the spool a foldable yoke for laying up the fly line on the spool by winding, and by the fact that a manually operable LINE BLOCKING SYSTEM for the fly line is fitted on the ext. at a distance forward/rearward of the FLY YOKE REEL so as to block and release the line at the moment of casting subject to the right interval of time. The LINE BLOCKING SYSTEM comprises a blocking device fitted on the extension, through which passes the fly line and which can be shifted between a position in which it allows the fly line to run freely and a position in which it blocks the line between itself and a blocking surface, whereby a control device capable of being actuated by finger is provided for shifting the blocking device between the running position and the blocking position and vice versa, said control device being connected to the blocking device by means of a transmission device on the rod, which is at a distance to the rear of the blocking device. Between the FLY YOKE REEL and the blocking arrangement there are one of several, preferably removable, rod rings with dynamically matched diameters, which are much larger than the rings between the blocking device and the tip of the rod.
When fly fishing with the equipment described above, the FLY YOKE REEL constitutes an ACTIVE device. The fly line is wound up after every cast as distinct from conventional fly fishing, where the reel is a passive device, the fly line being wound on to the reel during transportation.
Since the fly line is wound on to FLY YOKE REEL after every cast and unwound from the latter during casting, there is therefore no uncast fly line on the ground or in the water, on which to keep an eye. As regards right-handed persons, the line work by the left hand has been eliminated by rationalisation, and vice versa in the case of left-handed persons, inasmuch as this work is taken care of by manual operation of the blocking arrangement with the hand on the casting arm. Hence difficult coordination between the casting motion of one arm and the line work of the other hand is not required.
The equipment according to the invention simplifies fly fishing therefore by eliminating by rationalisation the moment of interference, while necessitating a lower degree of concentration than is the case with conventional fly fishing. When fishing with the ACTIVE FLY-FISHING EQUIPMENT, the fly line is wound on to the FLY YOKE REEL after every cast so that there is no uncast line on the ground or in the water and it is therefore not possible for uncast fly line to be acted upon by such factors as flowing water, wind, reeds, grass, seaweed, stones, shrubs, the fly fisherman's legs and feet etc.
Futhermore, the equipment enables a longer cast at less energy, since lifting energy is saved. As stated above, the fly line is wound on after every cast and unfurls from the fly yoke reel at the moment of cas
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Mah Chuck Y.
Seidel Richard K.
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