Improvements in Artificial Baits for Fishing Purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 21st July, 1890-Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Artificial Baits for Fishing Purposes.
I PHILIP GEEN of Davenham Lodge Richmond in the County of Surrey Gentleman
do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in artificial baits for fishing purposes of
the kind known as spinning bait and consists in constructing the said bait so that a
more rapid spin can be obtained from it than from any hitherto in use.
For this purpose the bait or artificial fish is constructed in the form of a spiral
which may be made of india-rubber, leather or other suitable material or combination
of materials and preferably of curved or part circular shape in cross section. This
spiral or screw shape of the bait lends itself to the spinning action of the fins
obtaining thereby a more rapid spin, and in the progress of the bait through the
water makes the said appear to be forging ahead and turning even more rapidly
than is actually the case this illusion adding thereby to its attractiveness to salmon,
trout, pike and other similar fish, while its actual progress through the water is such
that the fish can readily overtake it thereby obviating the necessity of drawing the
bait through the water at a great speed so as to obtain the necessary spin. In the
use of this improved bait only two triangle hooks are necessary instead of three as
hitherto used and these hooks are placed within the circumference of the spiral and
are therefore practically invisible when the bait is spinning they are also more
protected and not so liable to become entangled in weeds as is so often the case with
hooks as hitherto arranged, and when "casting" they offer a minimum of resistance
to the accurate flight of the bait.
Dated this 8th day of February 189N
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Artificial Baits for Fishing Purposes.
I, PHILIP GEEN, of Davenham Lodge, Richmond, in the County of Surrey,
Gentleman, 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 relates to improvements in artificial baits for fishing purposes of the
kind known as spinning bait and consists in constructing the said bait so that a more
rapid spin can be obtained from it than from any hitherto in use.
For this purpose the bait or artificial fish is constructed in the form of a spiral
which may be made of india-rubber, leather or other suitable material or combination
of materials and preferably of curved or part circular shape in cross section. This
spiral or screw shape of the bait lends itself to the spinning action of the fins,
obtaining thereby a more rapid spin and in the progress of the bait through the
water, makes the said bait appear to be forging ahead and turning even more rapidly
than is actually the case, this illusion adding thereby to its attractiveness to salmon,
trout, pike and other similar fish, while its actual progress through the water is such
that the fish can readily overtake it thereby obviating the necessity of drawing the
bait through the water at a great speed so as to obtain the necessary spin. In the
use of this improved bait only two triangle hooks are necessary instead of three as
hitherto used and these hooks are placed within the circumference of the spiral and
are therefore practically invisible when the bait is spinning; they are also more
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page_text: protected and not so liable to become entangled in weeds as is so often the case with
hooks as hitherto arranged and when "casting" they offer a minimum of resistance
to the accurate flight of the bait.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 represents the general outline of a bait constructed according to my
invention,
Figure 2 is a front view thereof and
Figure 3 is an elevation of Figure 1 reversed or turned partially round.
The bait shewn is constructed of sheet metal and the interior with the exception
of the head A is perfectly hollow. The head is filled-in to afford a bearing for the
shank of the swivel B to which are attached the traces C. D. carrying the hooks c. d.
Fins E may be attached to the bait to augment the spinning motion but these are
not absolutely necessary as the spiral contour of the metal is sufficient to impart the
necessary amount of "spin." In a bait constructed according to my invention, the
hooks lie much closer than in an ordinary solid bait and consequently cause less
disturbance in the water whereby the fish are not liable to become alarmed.
I prefer to construct the bait of metal although I do not limit myself to any
particular material.
Having thus 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:
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The construction of an artificial bait out of a strip of metal or other substance
twisted spirally in manner substantially as described and illustrated in the accom-
panying sheet of drawings.
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1000
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.