A FISHING BAIT, A MOULDABLE COMPOSITION FOR MANUFACTURING THE FISHING BAIT, A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE FISHING BAIT AND A USE OF THE MOULDABLE COMPOSITION

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fishing bait, a mouldable composition for manufacturing the fishing bait, a method for manufacturing the fishing bait and a use of the mouldable composition. The mouldable composition comprises a basic solution comprising water, a gelling agent and a plasticizer. The mouldable composition further comprises at least one cross-linking agent in the volume of the basic solution.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a fishing bait comprising forming a basic solution comprising water, gelatine and sugar alcohol at a temperature of at least 70° C., the basic solution having a volume, boiling the basic solution, evaporating water under negative pressure in order to adjust the dry matter content of the basic solution, forming a mouldable composition by adding a cross-linking agent to the volume of the basic solution after water has been evaporated from the basic solution, and pouring the mouldable composition into at least one mould to form the fishing bait.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises adding at least one additive for attracting fishes to the basic solution.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises adding fibers to the basic solution.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises cooling the fishing bait into ambient temperature.

5. A fishing bait having the water content of 10 to 15 wt.-%, the fishing bait comprising a basic solution comprising water, gelatine and sugar alcohol, the basic solution having a volume, and at least one cross-linking agent in the volume of the basic solution.

6. The fishing bait according to claim 5, wherein the basic solution comprises glucose syrup.

7. The fishing bait according to claim 5, wherein gelatine has a mean molecular weight of at least 120 kDa, preferably at least 130 kDa and more preferably 140 kDa.

8. The fishing bait according to claim 5, wherein the cross-linking agent comprises a plant-derived polyphenol, such as an oleuropein comprising cross-linking agent or an olive leaf extract.

9. The fishing bait according to claim 5, wherein the fishing bait comprises at least one lubricating agent.

10. The fishing bait according to claim 5, wherein the fishing bait comprises nanoclay.

11-24. (canceled)

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] FIG. 1a shows an example of a fishing bait,

[0041] FIG. 1b shows a hook, and

[0042] FIG. 1c shows the fishing bait of FIG. 1a impaled by the hook of FIG. 1b.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0043] FIG. 1a shows an example of a fishing bait 1. The fishing bait 1 may have a shape of a fish as shown in FIG. 1a. The shape may attract predatory fishes. FIG. 1b shows a fishing hook 2 which may be e.g. a hook attached to a line of a fishing rod. The fishing bait 1 is impaled by the hook 2 in FIG. 1c.

[0044] Samples of fishing baits were manufactured. The fishing baits were evaluated by testing the following features:

A. how soft the material is
B. how well the material stretches before it breaks
C. how well the material lasts rigging with a hook and use thereafter
D. how well the material holds on the hook
E. how well the material stands a water bath of two hours and 12 hours dry air thereafter

[0045] Marks 1 (bad) to 10 (good) were given to the samples. Target marks were from 7 (min) to 10 (max).

[0046] A mixture comprising additives for attracting fishes and a crosslinking agent was prepared. The cross-linking agent was an olive leaf extract and its amount in the mixture was 20 wt.-%.

Example 1

[0047] A basic solution comprising 26.1 kg gelatine having a gel strength of 280 g (280 Bloom), 63.9 kg water, 26.3 kg corn syrup and 78.8 kg glycerol was boiled. Water was evaporated in a vacuum chamber having negative pressure of −0.6 bar to −0.33 bar and temperature of 92.5° C. to 99.5° C. in such a manner that the total solids content of 80 wt.-% was reached. The mixture comprising additives for attracting fishes and the cross-linking agent was added to the basic solution in order to form a mouldable composition. The amount of the mixture was 9 wt.-% of the total mass of the mouldable composition. The mouldable composition was poured into oiled moulds to form fishing baits.

[0048] The following results were achieved:

A. 9

B. 7

C. 7

D. 9

E. 5

Example 2

[0049] A basic solution comprising 62.2 kg gelatine having a gel strength of 280 g (280 Bloom), 62.2 kg water, 53.7 kg corn syrup and 53.7 kg glycerol was boiled. Water was evaporated in a vacuum chamber having negative pressure of −0.6 bar to −0.33 bar and temperature of 92.5° C. to 99.5° C. in such a manner that the total solids content of 80 wt.-% was reached. The mixture comprising additives for attracting fishes and the cross-linking agent was added to the basic solution in order to form a mouldable composition. The amount of the mixture was 9 wt.-% of the total mass of the mouldable composition. The mouldable composition was poured into oiled moulds to form fishing baits.

[0050] The following results were achieved:

A. 9

B. 7

C. 8

D. 9

E. 6

Example 3

[0051] A basic solution comprising 26.5 kg gelatine having a gel strength of 280 g (280 Bloom), 65 kg water and 103.5 kg glycerol was boiled. Water was evaporated in a vacuum chamber having negative pressure of −0.6 bar and temperature of 92° C. to 96° C. in such a manner that the total solids content of 80 wt.-% was reached. The mixture comprising additives for attracting fishes and the cross-linking agent was added to the basic solution in order to form a mouldable composition. The amount of the mixture was 9 wt.-% of the total mass of the mouldable composition. The mouldable composition was poured into oiled moulds to form fishing baits.

[0052] The following results were achieved:

A. 9

B. 9

C. 9

D. 9

E. 6-7

Example 4

[0053] A basic solution comprising 30 kg gelatine having a gel strength of 300 g (300 Bloom), 35 kg water and 35 kg glycerol was boiled. Water was evaporated in a vacuum chamber in such a manner that the total solids content of 80 wt.-% was reached. The mixture comprising additives for attracting fishes and the crosslinking agent was added to the basic solution in order to form a mouldable composition. The amount of the mixture was 9 wt.-% of the total mass of the mouldable composition. The mouldable composition was poured into oiled moulds to form fishing baits.

[0054] The following results were achieved:

A. 9

B. 9

C. 9

D. 9

E. 7

[0055] It will be obvious to a person skilled in the art that, as the technology advances, the inventive concept can be implemented in various ways. The invention and its embodiments are not limited to the examples described above but may vary within the scope of the claims.