Abstract:
A deformable, dissolvable substance having a base material of gum paste capable of being deformed around a fishing hook. Other ingredients include powdered sugar, corn syrup, corn starch, butter, scent, and color. The scent is dispersed as the substance dissolves in water, thus attracting any fish finding the scent palatable.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present invention was first described in and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/046,408 filed Sep. 5, 2014, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates generally to a deformable, dissolvable substance that disperses a fish attracting scent. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The technology used by anglers to catch fish has become increasingly complex in nature. Fishermen no longer solely rely upon the traditional hook and worm approach to attract and catch their prize. Rather, a broad range of products have hit the market, all designed to aid the fisherman to catch a fish, to catch more fish and to do so quickly. 
     One (1) of the more popular styles of products constitutes those of various liquids that are applied to lures in an effort to enhance the attractiveness of the lure to a given species of fish. While such products have generated some success, they do suffer from the fact that insertion in water tends to quickly wash off the attractant. As a result, this requires the fisherman to frequently remove the lure from the water and re-apply the liquid. This process of continual re-application yields a reduction in the period of time that fishing is actually taking place and may scare fish away due to the noise of frequent lure retrieval and re-casting. 
     Accordingly, there is a need for a means by which the advantages of using liquid based chemical style attractants to lure fish can be enhanced. The use of the bait as described in the instant application provides fishermen an increased chance of not only attracting catfish but allows them an increased probability of hooking and landing them as well. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The inventor has recognized the aforementioned inherent problems and lack in the art and observed that there is a need for a catfish bait. 
     It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a fishing lure, comprising a tubular device, a bait composition wrapped around the tubular device and a strip of wax paper. The strip of wax paper removably covers an exposed surface of the bait composition. The bait composition may also be capable of being molded. The bait composition comprises a dissolvable substance having an attractant. The bait composition comprises gum paste, powdered sugar, corn syrup, butter, water, a scent, and a colorant. 
     The bait composition further comprises for and a half teaspoons (4½ tsp) of gum paste, one and a quarter cups (1¼ c) of powdered sugar, one-third cup (⅓ c) of corn syrup, two teaspoons (2 tsp) of butter, one-quarter cup (¼ c) of water, three (3) drops of scent, and two-tenths of a cubic centimeter (0.2 cc) of color. The scent comprises an anise odor and/or a mulberry odor. The tubular device is composed of cardboard. The bait composition is capable of adhering to itself such that the bait composition is capable of remaining in place upon a hook while under water. The bait composition is configured into a strip. 
     A method of fabricating the fishing lure first requires the preparation of a bait composition. The preparation of the bait composition comprises the following steps: First, mixing an amount of powdered sugar, an amount of corn syrup, an amount of butter and an amount of water in a vessel to create a primary composition; second, heating the primary composition to a set temperature; third, cooling the primary composition; fourth, mixing an amount of gum paste, an amount of scent and an amount of colorant into the primary composition to create the bait composition; and last, applying the bait composition to a substrate to create the fishing lure. The heating step further comprises heating the primary composition at two hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit (240° F.) for ten minutes (10 min.) and the cooling step further comprises cooling the primary composition for ten minutes (10 min.) 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The advantages and features of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following more detailed description and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like elements are identified with like symbols, and in which: 
         FIG. 1  is an environmental view of a rolled catfish bait  10  depicting an in-use state, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the rolled catfish bait  10 , according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and, 
         FIG. 3  is a process flow diagram of the rolled catfish bait  10 , according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTIVE KEY 
       10  rolled catfish bait 
       20  bait 
       22  gum paste 
       23  powdered sugar 
       24  corn syrup 
       25  butter 
       26  water 
       27  scent 
       28  color 
       50  wax paper 
       52  tube 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     The best mode for carrying out the invention is presented in terms of its preferred embodiment, herein depicted within  FIGS. 1 through 3 . However, the invention is not limited to the described embodiment, and a person skilled in the art will appreciate that many other embodiments of the invention are possible without deviating from the basic concept of the invention and that any such work around will also fall under scope of this invention. It is envisioned that other styles and configurations of the present invention can be easily incorporated into the teachings of the present invention, and only one particular configuration shall be shown and described for purposes of clarity and disclosure and not by way of limitation of scope. 
     The terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced items. 
     The present invention describes a rolled catfish bait (herein described as the “device”)  10 , which provides a fishing lure specifically designed to attract catfish; however, it is understood that the device  10  could be adapted for use with other types of fish as well, and as such should not be interpreted as a limiting factor of the device  10 . The device  10  utilizes a taffy-like bait  20  that is applied to a fishing hook  100  to catch a fish. The formulation of the device  10  is listed below. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 1 , an environmental view of the device  10  depicting an in-use state, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, is disclosed. The device  10  comprises a bait  20 , a paper or cardboard tube  52 , and a separating layer of wax paper  50 . The bait  20  is a taffy product containing various scents and attractants which dissolves slowly in water to attract a fish. The bait  20  would be provided in a strip format and wound upon a tube  52  for convenient dispensing. The user would simply feed off a section of the bait  20  and wrap the bait  20  around the hook  52  in a similar manner as a roll of tape. Due to the pliability of the bait  20 , various shapes may be formed by the user such as, but not limited to: spherical, oval-shaped, or even emulating a shape of live bait such as a minnow. The bait  20  would adhere to itself and remain in place upon the hook  52 , even when under water, and release an attracting scent  27  into the water to attract fish. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 2 , a perspective view of the device  10 , according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, is disclosed. The bait  20  would be provided in a strip format that is approximately one inch (1 in.) in width and one-sixteenth of an inch ( 1/16 in.) in thickness. A length of the bait  20  would be approximately five to ten feet (5-10 ft.) and wound upon a tube  52  for packaging and distribution in a sealed package. The bait  20  is wound upon the tube  52  having a layer of wax paper  50 , or similar low-adhesion material, between layers of the bait  20  allowing the bait  20  to be easily dispensed. 
     The best mode for carrying out the invention is presented in terms of its preferred embodiment, herein described as the device  10  with a preferred formula listed below. 
     The bait portion  20  of the device  10  has an essential composition including gum paste  22 , powdered sugar  23 , corn syrup  24 , butter  25 , water  26 , and scent  27 . 
     The essential composition of the catfish bait  20  comprises the following composition: 
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
           
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Component 
                 Amount by volume 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
                 Gum paste (sugar paste) 
                 4½ tsp 
               
               
                   
                 Powdered Sugar 
                 1¼ cups 
               
               
                   
                 Clear Corn Syrup 
                 ⅓ cup 
               
               
                   
                 Butter 
                 2 tsp 
               
               
                   
                 Water 
                 ¼ cup 
               
               
                   
                 Scent (Anise) 
                 3 drops 
               
               
                   
                 Color (red) 
                 0.2 cc 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
     An alternate embodiment of the essential composition of the catfish bait  20  comprises substituting the Scent  27  (Anise) with a Mulberry extract. 
     Another alternate embodiment of the essential composition of the catfish bait  20  comprises substituting the Color  28  (red) with other colors such as, but not limited to: yellow, brown, white, cream, orange, gray, and purple. 
     A preferred embodiment of the essential composition is prepared by mixing the powdered sugar  23 , corn syrup  24 , butter  25 , and water  26  together in a vessel over a heat source until the mixture begins to boil, placing the mixture onto a second heat source having a temperature of two-hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit (240° F.) for a period of eight minutes (8 min.), removing the mixture from the heat source and immediately mixing in the gum paste, scent  27 , and color  28  portions, spreading and leveling the mixture over a flat non-stick surface to a thickness of one-sixteenth of an inch ( 1/16 in.) in thickness, allowing the formulation to cool, applying a sheet of wax paper  50  upon the entire surface of the bait  20 , slicing the bait  20  and the wax paper  50  simultaneously into strips one inch (1 in.) in width, rolling up the strips of bait  20 , being between five and ten feet (5-10 ft.) in length, onto tubes  52 , and packaging the devices  10  in air-tight containers or bags to retard drying of the bait  20 . 
     It is envisioned that other styles and configurations of the present invention can be easily incorporated into the teachings of the present invention, and only one particular configuration shall be shown and described for purposes of clarity and disclosure and not by way of limitation of scope. 
     The preferred embodiment of the present invention can be utilized by the common user in a simple and effortless manner with little or no training. The preparation and usage of the rolled catfish bait  10  may be achieved by performing the following steps: dispensing and cutting a section of the bait  20  in a similar manner to using a roll of tape; wrapping the section of bait  20  around the hook  52 ; manually shaping the bait  20  into a desired shape such as spherical, oval-shaped, or even forming a shape of a live bait item such as a minnow. 
     The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.