FISHING DEVICE

The instant application discloses, among other things, a Fishing Device comprising a head with an openable portion which may be capable of holding a whole or part of a fish body, or other form of bait. Openable portion may comprise a gripping means, for example, teeth, for fixedly attaching the bait to the device. The first end of the head may be cut at an angle and may affect the spin motion or speed of the Fishing Device, for example, as it moves through water or any other medium.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1illustrates a side view of Fishing Device100according to one embodiment. Fishing Device100may comprise a Head110, which may generally resemble the head of a fish such as herring or anchovy, for example. Head110may also resemble a cut plug herring head, with a front Surface330at an angle which may cause Fishing Device to spin or spiral when pulled through water.

Head110may have an Openable Portion120which may be attached to Head110by Hinge150, allowing Openable Portion120to open and allow the bait to be placed between Head110and Openable Portion120.

A rubber band or other means, including but not limited to an O-ring, magnet, clip, or thread, may be placed over Fastening Groove140to secure Openable Portion120to Head110. Openable Portion120may also have a Hook Garage130which may hold a shank of a hook, or may perform as a guide for a Fishing Line150. It may also store a hook safely while Fishing Device100is not being used. Hook Garage130may also have a ridge, slit, or other means capable of receiving a rubber band, a piece of surgical tubing, and O-ring, or any other means for keeping Openable Portion120closed.

FIG. 2illustrates the opposite side view of Fishing Device according to the first embodiment. Fixed Portion210may be made as one piece with Head110. Fishing Device100may be generally straight, curved, or have a plurality of curves, which may effect a motion while being pulled through water. It may be made of various materials, including, for example, wood, plastic, rubber, metal, or carbon fiber. Fishing Device100may be any color, including, for example, colors in the visible light spectrum, ultraviolet colors, or fluorescent colors. It may be used near a hook as a lure, in-line, or in combination with one or more other fishing devices. It may also be used to hold weight, which may eliminate the need for a separate weight on a Fishing Line150.

FIG. 3illustrates Fishing Device100with an interior view of Openable Portion120opened relative to Fixed Portion210, each of which may contain a gripping means such as Gripping Teeth310to hold bait, such as the body of a fish, in place, for example, if the Fishing Device is moved through water or another medium. A person having skill in the art will recognize that another means besides Gripping Teeth310used in this example may be used to hold bait in place.

Openable Portion120may couple to Head110by a Hinge320. Hinge320may be a hole through Openable Portion120and Head110with a pin, or may be another hinge means. Openable Portion120may also completely separate from Head110, and be fastened by one or more fastening means, including, but not limited to, elastic bands, surgical tubing, and O-rings. One having ordinary skill in the art will recognize that many different approaches may be used to fasten Openable Portion120to Head110.

Head110may generally resemble a cut plug herring head, anchovy head, or any other type of bait head. Surface330of the first end of Head110may be cut at an angle, which may affect a spiral action or speed of Fishing Device100as it moves through the water or another medium.

FIG. 4illustrates a side view of another embodiment. In this embodiment. Head410may loosely resemble a fish head. Fishing Device100may be generally straight, curved, or have a plurality of curves, which may effect a motion while being pulled through water. It may be made of various materials, including, for example, wood, plastic, rubber, metal. Fishing Device100may be any color, including, for example, colors in the visible light spectrum, ultraviolet colors, or fluorescent colors.

One having skill in the art will recognize that many different designs of Fishing Device100may fall within the spirit and scope of this disclosure, including, for example, various colors, sizes, and shapes, and Head110may be cut at various angles and comprise different types of surfaces.

While the detailed description above has been expressed in terms of specific examples, those skilled in the art will appreciate that many other configurations could be used. Accordingly, it will be appreciated that various equivalent modifications of the above-described embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Additionally, the illustrated operations in the description may show certain events occurring in a certain order. In alternative embodiments, certain operations may be performed in a different order, modified or removed. Moreover, steps may be added to the above described logic and still conform to the described embodiments. Further, operations described herein may occur sequentially or certain operations may be processed in parallel.

The foregoing description of various embodiments of the invention has been presented for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. It is intended that the scope of the invention be limited not by this detailed description, but rather by the claims appended hereto. The above specification, examples and data may not provide a complete description of the manufacture and use of the invention. Since many embodiments of the invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the invention resides in the claims hereinafter appended.