A method of fishing using various sonic-visual stimulators providing sound-and-visual-interest-generating attachments, generating sound and visual patterns attractive to fish, for use with terminal tackle on a fishing line ahead of a fishing hook or lure, of providing various sonic-visual stimulators having different characteristics, and of providing quick changes of sonic-visual stimulators or combinations of sonic-visual stimulators, and changes of mounting positions relative to other terminal tackle, while fishing, to achieve the most advantageous sonic and visual stimulation under varied, changing, and unpredictable fishing conditions.

A method of fishing using various sonic-visual stimulators providing sound-and-visual-interest-generating attachments, generating sound and visual patterns attractive to fish, for use with terminal tackle on a fishing line ahead of a fishing hook or lure, of providing various sonic-visual stimulators having different characteristics, and of providing quick changes of sonic-visual stimulators or combinations of sonic-visual stimulators, and changes of mounting positions relative to other terminal tackle, while fishing, to achieve the most advantageous sonic and visual stimulation under varied, changing, and unpredictable fishing conditions.

Tackle or artificial fly devices for improved fishing experience. The tackle device includes head and tail portions formed of a single, continuous material and allows one to tie flies thereon without fixing a certain hook type and/or size directly to the device. A lumen extends the device length and enables the tackle device to slide freely along a fishing line and more easily release from junction tubing and/or a fishing hook when a fish strikes. The tackle device can consist of a plastic, polycarbonate or other rigid polymer formed via injection molding. Device head portions can include cylindrical, dome as well as segmented shapes; various sizes; and one or more bills, cavities and/or carve-outs to create desired motion of the device while fishing. Incorporating draft into the tail portion further facilitates separation from junction tubing when hooking a fish, thereby prolonging the useful life of the tackle device.

Tackle or artificial fly devices for improved fishing experience. The tackle device includes head and tail portions formed of a single, continuous material and allows one to tie flies thereon without fixing a certain hook type and/or size directly to the device. A lumen extends the device length and enables the tackle device to slide freely along a fishing line and more easily release from junction tubing and/or a fishing hook when a fish strikes. The tackle device can consist of a plastic, polycarbonate or other rigid polymer formed via injection molding. Device head portions can include cylindrical, dome as well as segmented shapes; various sizes; and one or more bills, cavities and/or carve-outs to create desired motion of the device while fishing. Incorporating draft into the tail portion further facilitates separation from junction tubing when hooking a fish, thereby prolonging the useful life of the tackle device.

A lure with front and rear sections parallel, and an angled mid-section which, causes rotating reversable wounded baitfish action as it settles, and an enticing wobble that changes as it is retrieved at various speeds.

A lure with front and rear sections parallel, and an angled mid-section which, causes rotating reversable wounded baitfish action as it settles, and an enticing wobble that changes as it is retrieved at various speeds.

A storage container commonly referred to a tackle box, that detachably secures an elongate fishing lure, such as a tube fly or the like, within a chamber of a case using a mandrel for detachably engaging the lure and a mandrel anchor for detachably engaging the mandrel. In a disclosed embodiment, the mandrel anchor is formed of foam with slits received therein for receiving one or more mandrels. A distal end of each mandrel may include a clip for snugly engaging the lure to further hold the lure in place in the container.

A storage container commonly referred to a tackle box, that detachably secures an elongate fishing lure, such as a tube fly or the like, within a chamber of a case using a mandrel for detachably engaging the lure and a mandrel anchor for detachably engaging the mandrel. In a disclosed embodiment, the mandrel anchor is formed of foam with slits received therein for receiving one or more mandrels. A distal end of each mandrel may include a clip for snugly engaging the lure to further hold the lure in place in the container.

A clip-on attactor for fishing lures, hooks, fly's, etc. which can be easily connected or removed, but is resistant to loss from the action of a fish striking the lure, or the ensuing struggle. A V-grooved entry point,or notch opens to a connecting hole. The various shaped attractors can be quickly clipped on the front, middle, or rear split rings on standard lures and also (using the smaller V-groove and connection hole so it will not slip over the barb) clipped on the bend of the hook for uses such as bait hooks and flies.

Angling apparatus (20) includes an immersible sensing device (22, 50, 80, 90, 100), which is configured for attachment to a distal end of a fishing line (26) and contains one or more sensors (32, 34, 70, 73) and a wireless communication interface (62) coupled to transmit signals indicative of an output of the one or more sensors. In one embodiment, an antenna (38) has a first end connected to receive signals from the wireless communication interface, and which is configured to be attached collinearly to the fishing line so that while the sensing device is immersed below a surface of a body of water, a second end of the linear antenna, opposite the first end, protrudes above the surface in order to transmit the signals.