Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Artificial bait
Patent
1991-10-25
1993-06-08
Seidel, Richard K.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Artificial bait
43 4499, 426 1, A01K 8501, A01K 9702
Patent
active
052168298
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
Long line fishing is a method of commercial fishing in which long lines having several thousand traces each with a baited hook attached to them are left suspended in the sea. The long lines are subsequently reeled in together with any fish that have been caught. One of the chief influences on the success of this type of fishing is the quality of the bait both in the sense of its attractiveness to fish and in the sense of its remaining on the hook and remaining in an attractive condition to the fish throughout the fishing period during which the long line is deployed Traditionally the bait is formed by portions of or complete fish, squid or shellfish. This type of fishing is reliant upon having a continuity of supply of bait and, at least to some extent this is seasonal. Freezing the bait has helped to alleviate the seasonal supply problem but fish, when frozen and subsequently thawed, tends to deteriorate in texture making its attachment to the hooks difficult and unreliable.
Very many proposals have been made previously to produce artificial baits and overcome the limitations of using natural baits such as fish, squid and shellfish. U.S. Pat. No. 3,835,572, U.S. Pat. No. 3,969,840 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,133,134 all disclose the use of a refillable foraminous metal container which is filled with a mixture of minced natural bait which may be mixed with additional fish attractants. U.S. Pat. No. 2,555,088; U.S. Pat. No. 2,780,021; U.S. Pat. No. 2,869,279; U.S. Pat. No. 3,047,975; U.S. Pat. No. 3,958,357; GB-A-2124864; CA-A-1152745 and WO-A-86/06251 all disclose a bait package consisting of a bag made from a woven cloth material, waterproof porous paper or non-porous but apertured plastics material which is filled with a mixture of minced natural bait which may be mixed with additional fish attractants. Finally CA-A-1149665 discloses the use of an entirely oil-free chemical artificial bait including ammonium ions which is contained in a refillable apertured metal container or in a disposable pack most of which is non-porous but which includes a window covered by a plastics mesh and lined internally with a water permeable membrane through which the ammonium ions permeate to attract fish.
According to this invention a fish bait comprising a natural bait material enclosed in a porous casing is characterized in that the casing surrounding the entire bait is made of a layer of semi-permeable membrane and a layer of a mesh reinforcement.
The natural bait material may be whole fish, squid, shellfish, fish offal, or dehydrated or freeze dried fish meal or more usually a mixture of these. The bait may be chopped or minced, but preferably it is homogenized and includes fish extracts such as concentrated liver oil or a synthesized formulation with similar characteristics. Preferably the homogenized bait also includes salt which acts with the proteinaceous material to form a gel. Such bait is contained by the casing in a stable form and the combination of the reinforcing mesh providing some structural strength for the bait package and ensuring the retention of the bait by the hook together with the semi-permeable membrane which protects the natural bait material whilst allowing the natural or synthetic oils and the aroma of the bait to permeate through it into the sea to attract fish to the bait is a particularly effective casing for fish bait.
Colouring, reflective or fluorescent material may be added to the bait, or to the casing to act as a further enhancement of the bait. The colouring, reflective or fluorescent material may have the form of a printed or painted plastics or paper strip attached to the outside of the bait or contained in the bait preferably between the semi-permeable membrane and the reinforcing mesh. Alternatively the outside of the casing may be painted or dyed with such material to provide at least one area of of contrast with the remainder of the bait package which acts to attract fish to the bait. The bait may also include an additional lure. The hook may be included as part of the bait during its f
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Elpel Jeanne M.
Seidel Richard K.
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