Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Nets
Patent
1992-08-04
1994-03-08
Bradley, Paula A.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Nets
43 4, 43 274, 242224, 242 851, A01K 9100, A01K 7900
Patent
active
052916812
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to means for handling monofilament fishing line, including branch lines, during laying out and drawing in of long line on a fishing vessel, which long line is stored with the hooks in a magazine before laying out and after drawing in.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Long lines used in commercial fishing may have a length of several thousand meters. Handling of these long lines during baiting, laying out and drawing in has therefore traditionally been very labor-intensive. Accordingly, equipment has been under development for many years to mechanize this task.
Most of the systems for handling such long lines are directed to the problem of preventing the hooks and branch lines from becoming entwined. The main line is normally allowed to hang freely beneath the hook magazine. This arrangement is satisfactory if the main line is of a woven type. If, however, the main line is a single fiber line, i.e., monofilament, the traditional handling of these long lines is adversely affected to a considerable extent, particularly when the fishing vessel is subjected to heavy swells. This is because a monofilament line with a diameter of, for example, 2 mm, is relatively stiff and acts like a thin spiral spring which is pulled apart coil by coil during the laying out of the long line.
It has been shown, however, that the use of monofilament line is advantageous for fishing, particularly since this type of line does not absorb impurities and microorganisms. This, in turn, results in line not "smelling" in the water, and it is therefore more effective for fishing.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide means on a fishing vessel which allows simpler and safer handling of the monofilament line.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, these and other objects have now been realized by the discovery of apparatus for drawing in a monofilament fishing line including a plurality of branch lines with associated hooks to a first location on a fishing vessel and for laying out the monofilament fishing line from a second location on the fishing vessel, the apparatus comprising first monofilament fishing line carrier means mounted at the first location comprising an elongated substantially cylindrical body whereby a plurality of loops of the monofilament fishing line can be formed thereon, and second monofilament fishing line carrier means mounted at the second location comprising a substantially U-shaped yoke member whereby the plurality of loops of the monofilament fishing line can be removed therefrom, and braking means associated with the U-shaped yoking member for applying pressure to the plurality of loops and ensuring that the plurality of loops are removed individually from the substantially U-shaped yoke member. Preferably, the first location is the bow of the fishing vessel and the second location is the stern of the fishing vessel.
In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes first holding means mounted on the bow and second holding means mounted on the stern, the first monofilament fishing line carrier means being mounted on the first holding means and the second monofilament fishing line carrier means being mounted on the second holding means.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention, the apparatus includes magazine means for holding the plurality of hooks associated with the plurality of branch lines upon the drawing in of the monofilament fishing line, the first magazine means being mounted on the first holding means, and second magazine means for holding the plurality of hooks associated with the plurality of branch lines upon feeding out of the monofilament fishing line, the second magazine means being mounted on the second holding means.
In a preferred embodiment, the first monofilament fishing line carrier means is mounted below the first magazine means on the first holding means, and the second monofilament fishing line carrier means is mounted below the second magazine m
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Bjornson Aegir
Hasslof Hans-Oskar
Bradley Paula A.
Mah Chuck Y.
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