Improvements in Phantom Minnows and other like Artificial Bait.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 12th Apr., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Phantom Minnows and other like Artificial Bait.
I, MORRIS CARSWELL of 90 Mitchell Street Glasgow, in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Silk-worm gut manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This Invention which relates to improvements in phantom minnows and other like
artificial bait has for its object to improve the spinning of the same.
In accordance with my Invention I attach the end of the gut or other line that is
used, to the minnow at a certain distance within the minnow from the nose thereof;
the connecting point is preferably at the back of the head of the minnow, the object
of this arrangement being that the minnow is caused thereby to spin more freely than
is the case when the attachment is at the nose of the minnow, as has been the
arrangement heretofore.
In carrying out my Invention the attachment may consist of a looped bar across
the body of the minnow at the inside thereof, and to the said bar or its equivalent, I
attach the one end of an ordinary swivel, the other end of the swivel being connected
to the gut or other line that is used.
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JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glagow, Petitioner's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Phantom Minnows and other like Artificial Bait.
I, MORRIS CARSWELL of 90 Mitchell Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark,
North Britain Silk-worm gut manufacturer, 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 :-
This Invention which relates to improvements in phantom minnows and other like
artificial bait has for its object to facilitate the rapid spinning of the bait and to
minimize the tendency to twisting in a fishing line when attached to an artificial bait
such as a phantom minnow.
The usual method heretofore of spinning the artificial bait has been to employ a
number of common swivels upon the line, but this arrangement does not work
smoothly and the continuity of the line is broken also the working of these swivels on
a gut or other line in smooth water frightens the fish.
My said Invention not only obviates the necessity of using a swivel line or trace
but it gives a greater spinning-power to the bait and minimizes the tendency of the
line to twist.
In order that my said Invention may be more readily understood and easily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings
which are drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation and Figure 2 a plan of my said improvements;
Figure 3, is a sectional elevation of a modification of the same.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2. A is the head of an ordinary phantom minnow
which is attached in the usual way to the body B. Inside the head A, preferably
near the back or inside end a, I mount, by means of soldering or otherwise, a looped
brass or other metal bar C, or its equivalent, to which I attach the one end d, of an
ordinary swivel D, the other end d¹, of which is attached to the end of the fishing
line E.

page_text: As a modification of the said looped bar C, I may mount, by soldering or other-
wise, a cross flat brass or other metal bar F, figure 3, and which is provided with a
loop or attaching ring f, which may be fixed to the bar, or as shewn having a short
stem, passing through the bar F, and formed with a head f2, thus giving an addi-
tional swivel joint. The swivel D, being attached to this ring f.
It will thus be seen that by attaching the fishing line to the swivel D, which is
again attached within the minnow or head A, I obtain more freedom in the spinning
of the minnow, than I would obtain by attaching the fishing line at the nose of the
minnow as has been the arrangement heretofore.
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 I
claim is.
First. In phantom minnows and other like spinning baits attaching the line or
trace within the head or body of the minnow or bait, substantially in the manner as
and for the purposes hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying
drawings.
Second. The general arrangement, construction and mode of mounting the swivel
to the bar C, within the minnow, or to the equivalent of the said bar such as the cross
piece F, with loop or ring f, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 27th day of February 1890
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.