Patent ID: 7669360
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: A01K,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A fishing lure comprising: a lure body; a hook; a strain gauge coupled to the hook and the lure body, wherein the strain gauge is configured to measure a strain applied to the fishing lure; an electronic circuit encapsulated in the lure body and coupled to the strain gauge, wherein the electronic circuit is configured to measure one or more ambient conditions, determine whether a strain measured by the strain gauge exceeds a threshold strain, and record the one or more ambient conditions in response to detecting that the strain measured by the strain gauge exceeds the threshold strain, the electronic circuit including a memory that stores a unique encrypted identifier value used to identify the fishing lure, and a processor that transmits from the fishing lure the unique identifier value with the recorded one or more ambient conditions, whereby the unique identifier value establishes a correspondence between the fishing lure and the recorded one or more ambient conditions.