Fishing – trapping – and vermin destroying – Fishing – Line-attached bodies – hooks and rigs
Patent
1995-10-27
1997-03-11
Elpel, J.
Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying
Fishing
Line-attached bodies, hooks and rigs
D22145, A01K 9108, A01K 9500
Patent
active
056089864
ABSTRACT:
A trolling weight used in conjunction with downrigger type fishing systems that is very stable and tracks straight at trolling speeds up to and greater than eight miles per hour. The weight is easily attached to any trolling cable using a variety of commercially available trolling cable attachment clips or by connecting the trolling cable directly to the trolling cable attachment eye of the trolling weight. The trolling weight varies in size ranging from two to sixty pounds with a broad selection of colors. The trolling weight is produced of materials considered to be environmentally safe to use in fisheries, unlike the lead weights now available. They are coated with a polyester powder coating and cured at approximately 400 degrees fahrenheit to produce a hard abrasion resistive surface. The trolling weight's unique design is highly resistant to fouling when contacting underwater objects. Its fin is designed in that a handle is formed thereby providing a method by which the weight can be easily grasp for carrying and holding; therefore, reducing personal injury and equipment damage as a result of dropping. The trolling weight is of a single embodiment.
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Barnes Arthur H.
Spurgeon Cecil R.
Elpel J.
Joe/Art, Inc.
Woodward Henry K.
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