Patent ID: 7134235
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A method for creating an image of an individual fish or a school of fish moving in water, comprising: pulling a sheeting material along or through the water using a line attachment that attaches a fishing line or fishing leader to at least one point on said sheeting material, wherein the fishing line or fishing leader pulls said sheeting material along or through the water in a direction that is parallel to a length of the sheeting material and parallel to an upper surface of the water, and wherein the sheeting material flexes as the sheeting material is pulled along or through the water; wherein at least one fish shaped decal is adhered to at least one surface of said sheeting material being pulled along or through the water; wherein said sheeting material comprises at least one strip having a width that is perpendicular to and less than the length; and wherein, during the pulling, the sheeting material having the at least one decal flexes, thereby creating the image of the individual fish or the school of fish moving in the water as the fishing line or fishing leader pulls said sheeting material along or through the water parallel to the upper surface of the water; wherein at least one rigid bar extends along the width of said sheeting material, at least one line attachment that attaches the fishing line or fishing leader to at least one point on said rigid bar, said sheeting material is attached to said rigid bar alone an edge of said sheeting material, and said line attachment connects said rigid bar to said fishing line or fishing leader; wherein movable paddles are attached to each end of said rigid bar.