Patent ID: 7596901

Claim:
A fishing rig drogue apparatus, comprising: a rigid and substantially straight shaft having a forward end, a rearward end, and a centerline, the forward end further comprising a first means for connection, and the rearward end further comprising a second means for connection; a plurality of shaped elongate arms each having a first end, an intermediate point, and a second end, the shaped elongate arms movably attached by hinging means to the straight shaft near the forward end; the hinging means allowing the shaped elongate arms to fold substantially against the straight shaft in a fully-closed position and allowing the shaped elongate arms to open to a maximum extent of approximately a right angle to the straight shaft, and wherein: at least one of the shaped elongate arms further comprises a substantially semi-cylindrical shape between the first end and the intermediate point; the semi-cylindrical shape consisting of a substantially cylindrical tubular shape having a substantially longitudinal axis along which substantially half of the cylindrical tubular shape is cut away, creating a longitudinal trough on one side of the semi-cylindrical shape, the longitudinal trough on the one side of the semi-cylindrical shape facing the straight shaft when the at least one of the shaped elongate arms is folded against the straight shaft; said at least one of said shaped elongate arms further comprises a flared portion between said intermediate point and said second end, the flared portion having a concave side with a conical space defined about an axis, the concave side of the flared portion facing the rearward end of the straight shaft, and the flared portion having a proximal end secured to said at least one of said shaped elongate arms between said intermediate point and said second end and a distal end which is spaced from said second end; and the axis of said conical space, said axis of the semi-cylindrical shape, and said centerline of said straight shaft lying in a first plane.