Improvements in Spoon Bait.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 29th Oct., 1892
CODIDELE DI BUIFICATION.
Improvements in Spoon Bait.
I, ERNEST FREDERICK PFLUEGER, a citizen of the United States, and a
resident of Akron, in the County of Summit and State of Ohio, United States
America, 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 :―
My invention relates to improvements in trolling spoons, the object being to
provide a simple and convenient means for attaching the spoon to the wire, gimp,
gut rods, or snoods, used in trolling and it consists in the novel construction and
combination of parts, all as hereinafter specified.
And in order that my invention may be the more readily understood, reference
is made to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which :-
Fig. 1 is a perspective view, of the invention partly in section, and
Fig. 2 is a side view, of same partly in section.
In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates a wire rod, to which is
attached the bait B, and which at its upper portion is bent back upon itself to form
a spring loop-clasp C, to which the line or line-attaching device D is connected in
the usual manner.
F designates the spoon, which is of the ordinary well known form and which at
its end is pierced with a small round, square, or oblong hole f.
G is the lug or device, by means of which the spoon is connected to the rod or
anood and which constitutes the principal feature of the invention.
This device consists of a short piece of wire, or thin sheet material bent into a
bow and pierced at its ends with the registering holes or eyes gg.
The device is
passed loosely through the hole in the spoon and the rod or snood passed loosely
through the eyes or holes g g whereby the spoon is permitted a free rotation around
the rod or snood as it passes through the water.
An elongated sleeve k is usually employed on the rod to keep the spoon at
the proper distance above the hooks or bait. Small washers may also be
employed, as shown. By means of this connection it will be apparent that the
spoon will normally hang downwardly toward the hook or bait, or at a downward
angle to the rod in the usual manner; but that when a fish is hooked, it will be
free to fall back away from the bait and hook, allowing the fish free play without
injuring the lug or the blade of its movements, which often occurs with the
ordinary manner of attachment. It will also be apparent that a spoon or other
bait may be quickly detached from the rod or snood and a gilt, nickel, silver, or
other style bait or spoon attached at will.
I desire it understood that the attachment may be used with any other form of
rod or snood than that above described, and illustrated in the drawings, and that
any number of spoons or bait may be attached to the rod or snood at pleasure.
This will permit the angler to form different combinations of the color, by using
different styles of spoons or bait, as may be the most effective or desirable at any
particular time, without the necessity, of changing the line or the use of a different
rod or snood.
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:
1. The herein-described device for attaching trolling or other bait to a rod or
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page_text: having apertures near each extremity, which loosely engage the rod or snood,
substantially as specified.
2. The combination with a trolling spoon or other bait having a hole or aperture
therin, of a fastening device for attaching said spoon or bait to a rod or snood, said
device consisting of a short metal bow loosely engaging said aperture at its central
portion and provided with apertures near each end which loosely engage the rod or
snood, substantially as specified.
Dated this 17th day of September 1892.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.