Improvements in Artificial Spinning Baits, known as the Phantom Minnow, for Fishing Purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 8th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 24th Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Artificial Spinning Baits, known as the Phantom
Minnow, for Fishing Purposes.
HARRY PEEL St. George's Road Redditch Artificial Bait Maker do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
Fig. 1. Metal tube A of convenient size, open at each end, at one end is fixed a
metal head B, from the other end a single groove or channel C is made along the
tube towards the head B and of any required length. A piece of wire is bent
round and secured to tube A a little above the termination of groove C, with two
ends shaped so as to form a fork D and projecting a little over and parallel to the
groove or channel C.
Fig. 2. E body or covering of bait made of silk rubber or other suitable material
open at both ends, with open groove or channel C corresponding with groove C in
Fig. 1. On each side of this groove or channel a long narrow sheath G. G. is
made sufficiently large to take the wire prongs of fork D (Fig. 1.) when passed
into the body or covering, and which are used for supporting the sides of the groove
or channel C, the body being made of flexible material.
Fig. 3. represents the combination of Figs. 1 & 2 completed :-Metal tube A.
(indicated by dotted lines) with head B fixed as in Fig. 1, and to which the body
or covering E is attached and is also secured to tail end of tube as at F. A
suitable trace (or mount) with flying hooks (as H. J.) is passed up the open end of
tube at F, with the flying hook projecting from body of bait by means of the groove
or channel C. The trace can be readily removed by drawing it away from end of
bait whenever required.
Fig. 4. Metal tube A. of convenient size, open at each end and attached to metal
head B. and to which is attached a body or covering E of silk, rubber or other
suitable material (less groove or channel C Fig. 2) and secured at the tail end F
similar to Fig. 3. A trace or mount of the nature of H. J. Fig. 3 (but without
the flying hook attached) is passed up the tube A, as similarly described in
Fig. 3.
Fig. 5. A. metal tube. B head of bait fixed to tube with body or covering E
attached as described in Fig. 4. A length of wire F. G. looped or ringed at
the tail end with hooks attached-as D-is passed freely up the tube A and
projecting from the opposite end of tube-at head B-is looped or ringed to any
required size. Two flying hooks (single, double or treble) are conveniently
attached to a small metal ring H, and passed into the wire F. G. The ring being
loose upon the said wire allows the bait to spin freely on the wire (F. G.).
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Artificial Spinning Baits, known as the Phantom
Minnow, for Fishing Purposes.
HARRY PEEL, 5 St. George's Road Redditch, Worcestershire Artificial Bait
Manufacturer. I, HARRY PEEL do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention of improvements in artifical spinning baits, known as the phantom

page_text: minnow used for fishing purposes consists of a conveniently shaped bait the body
of which can be made of silk, rubber, or other suitable material and is attached to a
metal head B. Fig. 1. Attached to head B is a small metal tube A of convenient
length, from the end of tube opposite to B a channel is made along the tube of any
required length as indicated by C. Fig. 1. A piece of wire is bent round & secured
to the tube where required or may be secured to the head B as most suitable for the
purpose. So as to form a fork of two prongs projecting along and a little above
the channel in the tube C. In the material forming the body of the bait a
similar channel is made corresponding with that in the metal tube and along each
side of this channel in the body a narrow sheath G. G. of convenient length is
made sufficiently large to admit of the wire prongs already referred to being
inserted when making up the bait, for the purpose of keeping the sides of the
opening forming the channel in the body in the required position and giving general
support to the body. When the body is attached to the head as represented by
Fig. 3. the ends of the wire prongs are secured to the end of tube A as at F. Fig. 3;
by which the channel in the body is kept rigid & parallel to that in the tube A.
The trace or mount J. H. is passed freely up the tube at C. the swivel end
projecting from the end at head of bait the flying hooks projecting from the
body of bait by means of the channel C. The bait is thus completed and
ready for angling. The trace or mount can be easily removed from the bait
whenever required.
Fig. 4. represents another form of bait without the channel as in Fig. 3 also
without the flying hooks projecting from the body E. The trace or mount is passed
freely up the tube A or removed from same as described in Fig. 3.
Fig. 5. represents a bait of similar construction to that of Fig. 4 the tube A being
very much smaller than that of Figs. 3 and 4. through which is passed a suitable
length of wire which is looped or ringed at each end as F. G. hooks D being
attached to loop F. A ring H. is passed onto the wire at end G. to which are
attached two sets of flying hooks. (A tail can be conveniently attached to this
bait if required.) The bait and ring H. with the flying hooks attached being loose
revolve freely on the wire F. G. when in use.
By my invention a bait is produced having a flexible body together with all the
advantages necessary for a perfect spinning bait.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what!
now claim is :-
1st. An improved spinning bait with flexible body (known as the phantom
minnow) and with tube passing from head to tail with tail hooks and flying
hooks projecting from the body by means of a channel conveniently constructed for
the purpose.
2nd. A similar bait but without the flying hooks and channel in body as before
referred to.
3rd. A bait of similar construction but with smaller tube inside the body to
spin on wire to which is attached hooks to tail and ring with flying hooks at head.
Dated this 5th day of January 1894.
TIADDY DE
IMA CLCL VI