Patent ID: 7062878
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An audio fishing lure system for attracting a target fish in a surrounding water environment comprising: a fishing pole having a handle, a rod having an inner end attached to said handle and an outwardly extending outer end, and a plurality of eyelets extending along said rod and terminating with an outer eyelet at said outer end; a fishing line adjacent said rod and carried through said eyelets for transmitting mechanical vibrations responsive to audio content; means for attaching one end of said fishing line to said pole adjacent the handle and directing the other end of said fishing line into the water environment; an encoder mounted on said pole adjacent the outer end thereof, said encoder having a waveguide through which said fishing line extends and said encoder including audio modulation means for transferring sound pressure waves to said fishing line; an audio source electrically coupled to said encoder for providing user selected audio content to said encoder for transmitting mechanical vibrations to said fishing line at said waveguide; a transducer fixedly connected to the other end of said fishing line for receiving said vibrations and outputting an audio transmission replicating said selected audio content wherein said transducer includes a tubular member having diaphragms attached at opposite ends thereof and forming a water tight acoustical cavity wherein one of said diaphragms is connected to said fishing line and the other of said diaphragms is connected to a lure assembly whereby said mechanical vibrations transmitted by said fishing line are converted to audio pressure waves that are emitted into a surrounding water environment; and said lure assembly connected to said transducer having hook means for capturing a target fish attracted thereto.