Compound Taper Fly Line

Abstract

A fly line whose shape comprises an intermediary tapered section connecting a maximum thickness section to a minimum thickness tapered section; the sections comprising of a flexible outer coating bonded onto a flexible core; the intermediary tapered section is tapered in a manner that removes weight from the minimum thickness tapered section while adding weight to the maximum thickness section, whereby when used in conjunction with a rod results in an improved fly line dynamics and rod response.

Claims

1. An fly line head, to be used in conjunction with a rod which a user communicates with, comprising a certain length of the line having a forward portion for an optional attachment of a leader and a rear portion for attachment to a spool of a reel, the fly line head comprising a Back Loop, a Back Taper, a Belly, a Funnel Taper, a Front Taper and a Front Loop. The Funnel Taper has two ends; an end smooth connecting to the Belly and the other end smooth connecting to the Front Taper.

2. The fly line head of claim 1 wherein the total length of the fly line head ranges between 62 feet and 73 feet.

3. The fly line head of claim 2 wherein the Belly weight ranges between 21.5 grains per foot and 23.5 grains per foot.

4. The fly line head of claim 2 wherein the forward slope of the Funnel Taper ranges between a vertical unit of 2 to a horizontal unit of 0 and a vertical unit of 1 to a horizontal unit of 0.5 and the unit weight change between two ends of the Funnel Taper ranges between 6 grains per foot and 8 grains per foot.

5. The fly line head of claim 2 wherein the total weight of the Front Taper ranges between 390 grains and 420 grains.

6. The fly line head of claim 1 wherein the total length of the fly line head ranges between 50 feet and 62 feet.

7. The fly line head of claim 6 wherein the Belly weight ranges between 22.0 grains per foot and 24.0 grains per foot.

8. The fly line head of claim 6 wherein the forward slope of the Funnel Taper ranges between a vertical unit of 1 to a horizontal unit of 0 and a vertical unit of 1 to a horizontal unit of 0.5 and the unit weight change between two ends of the Funnel Taper ranges between 6 grains per foot and 8 grains per foot.

9. The fly line head of claim 6 wherein the total weight of the Front Taper ranges between 343 grains and 377 grains.

10. The fly line head of claim 1 wherein the total length of the fly line head ranges between 42 feet and 50 feet.

11. The fly line head of claim 10 wherein the Belly weight ranges between 23.5 grains per foot and 25.5 grains per foot.

12. The fly line head of claim 10 wherein the forward slope of the Funnel Taper ranges between a vertical unit of 1 to a horizontal unit of 0 and a vertical unit of 1 to a horizontal unit of 0.5 and the unit weight change between two ends of the Funnel Taper ranges between 6 grains per foot and 8 grains per foot.

13. The fly line head of claim 10 wherein the total weight of the Front Taper ranges between 300 grains and 340 grains.

14. The fly line head of claim 1 wherein the total length of the fly line head ranges between 35 feet and 42 feet.

15. The fly line head of claim 14 wherein the Belly weight ranges between 24.0 grains per foot and 26.0 grains per foot.

16. The fly line head of claim 14 wherein the forward slope of the Funnel Taper ranges between a vertical unit of 1 to a horizontal unit of 0 and a vertical unit of 1 to a horizontal unit of 0.5 and the unit weight change between two ends of the Funnel Taper ranges between 6 grains per foot and 8 grains per foot.

17. The fly line head of claim 14 wherein the total weight of the Front Taper ranges between 250 grains and 290 grains.

18. The fly line head of claim 1 wherein the total length of the fly line head ranges between 22 feet and 35 feet.

19. The fly line head of claim 18 wherein the Belly weight ranges between 26.0 grains per foot and 28.0 grains per foot.

20. The fly line head of claim 18 wherein the forward slope of the Funnel Taper ranges between a vertical unit of 1 to a horizontal unit of 0 and a vertical unit of 1 to a horizontal unit of 0.5.

21. The fly line head of claim 18 wherein the unit weight change between two ends of the Funnel Taper ranges between 6 grains per foot and 8 grains per foot.

22. The fly line head of claim 18 wherein the total weight of the Front Taper ranges between 120 grains and 160 grains.

Description

DRAWINGSFIGURES

[0015] Notice: A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.

[0016] FIGS. 1 to 3 illustrates the illustrations of Prior Art as reference;

[0017] FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of a current fly line;

[0018] FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of improved fly line showing current invention;

[0019] FIG. 4 DrawingReference Number

TABLE-US-00002 100 Fly Line Head 110 Belly 120 Front Taper 140 Back Taper 400 Front Loop 410 Back Loop 500 Flexible Outer Coating

[0020] FIG. 5 DrawingReference Number

[0021]

TABLE-US-00003 100 Fly Line Head 111 Added Belly Weight 112 New Belly 121 Removed Front Taper Weight 122 Improved Front Taper 130 Funnel Taper 140 Back Taper 400 Front Loop 410 Back Loop 500 Flexible outer Coating

SUMMARY

Embodiment

[0022] A balanced fly line such that it has sufficient belly weight to facilitate easy casting of a rod, it has a sufficient transition of mid section to transfer belly energy to the front taper section while generating line loop speed, it has sufficient front taper mass to completely straighten out the fly as the fly line completely straightens out, and that it has a line balance, especially in the mid section, that the caster feels a lighter and cleaner rod performance.

Detailed Description of Main Embodiment, FIGS. 4 and 5

[0023] While the configurations according to the illustrated embodiment are preferred, it is envisioned that alternate configurations of the present invention may be adopted without deviating from the invention as portrayed.

[0024] The preferred embodiments are discussed hereafter.

[0025] Referring first to FIG. 4, a Fly Line Head 100 comprises of 1) a Belly 110, 2) a Front Taper 120, 3) a Back Taper 140, 4) a Flexible Outer Coating 500, and 6) a Flexible core (not shown). Currently, the fly line head 100 is manufactured wherein the flexible outer coating 500 is a symmetrically cylindrical around the flexible core 600, with the belly 110, front taper 120, and back taper 140 manufactured in one contiguous process as tapered/non tapered sections of the fly line head 100.

[0026] It is currently contemplated that the flexible outer coating 500 is either Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) or Polyurethane (PU). Other flexible coating material can be considered. It is currently contemplated that the flexible core is braided Dacron. Other flexible core material and configuration can be considered.

[0027] The current manufacturing process bonds the flexible outer coating 500 onto the flexible core coating. The flexible outer coating 500 serves as necessary weight to load a suitable fly rod. The flexible core serves to provide the needed tensile strength to fight a fish, bypassing such stress from the flexible outer coating 500 for plastic polymers are not nearly as strong as the core.

[0028] The fly line head 100 has the option of having a Front Loop 400, and a Rear Loop 410. The front loop 400 connects to a fly (not shown) by means of a leader (not shown) or by means of an ancillary fly line (not shown). The rear loop 410 connects the fly line head 100 to a Running Line (not shown) that winds around a Reel (not shown). The loops 400 and 410 make provide the convenience to remove any attaching lines from the fly line head 100 quickly. In the absence of the loops 400 and 410, the leader or the ancillary fly line can be attached directly onto the front loop 400 by method of a nail knot; the running line can also be attached to the rear loop 410 by method of a nail knot. An Integral version of this complete setup for fishing, a version not shown here but is mentioned as a variant, is where the running line is manufactured as part of the fly line head 100, and whereas on the other end the ancillary fly line is also manufactured as part of the fly line head 100; all the above mentioned contiguous parts as one continuous piece.

[0029] The current invention improves on the design of FIG. 4. This improvement is illustrated in FIG. 5. The overall modification is by removing weight from the front taper and redistributing portions or all of this removed weight into the belly section. Weight removed from the front taper 120 can be seen as Removed Weight 121. Conversely, weight is added to the belly 110 can be seen as Added Belly Weight 111, resulting in a New Belly 112.

[0030] The change to both front taper 120 and the belly 110 changes the intermediary section connecting them both; producing a Funnel Taper 130. In contrasts to the unmodified fly line of FIG. 4, the funnel taper 130 has a shorter but steeper transition. This feature is key to providing the improved fly line performance captured in the Advantages section above.

[0031] The changes to the fly line in FIG. 5 are controlled in a unique relationship as tabled below:

TABLE-US-00004 Length of the fly Approx. weight removed Approx. weight increased fishing line 100 121 in the front taper 120 111 in the belly 110 (feet) (grains) (grains/foot) 73 to 90 120.0 3.5 62 to 73 80.0 3.0 50 to 62 73.0 3.0 42 to 50 53.0 2.0 37 to 42 43.0 2.0 22 to 37 22.0 2.0 15 to 22 18.0 2.0

[0032] The Funnel Taper is controlled in a unique relationship as tabled follow:

TABLE-US-00005 Length of the Funnel Taper Funnel Taper unit fly line head Belly unit slope range weight change Total Front Taper range weight range (vertical (heaviest to Lightest) weight range (feet) (grains per foot) unit:Horizontal unit) (grains per foot) (grains) From 73 to 90 From 25.0 to 27.0 From 1:0 to 1:0.5 From 6 to 8 From 455 to 495 From 62 to 73 From 21.5 to 23.5 From 1:0 to 1:0.5 From 6 to 8 From 390 to 420 From 50 to 62 From 22.0 to 24.0 From 1:0 to 1:0.5 From 6 to 8 From 343 to 377 From 42 to 50 From 23.5 to 25.5 From 1:0 to 1:0.5 From 6 to 8 From 300 to 340 From 35 to 42 From 24.0 to 26.0 From 1:0 to 1:0.5 From 6 to 8 From 250 to 290 From 22 to 35 From 26.0 to 28.0 From 1:0 to 1:0.5 From 6 to 8 From 120 to 160 From 15 to 22 From 31.0 to 33.0 From 1:0 to 1:0.3 From 6 to 8 From 75 to 125

Operation: Apparatus, FIG. 5

[0033] The integral version of the embodiment mentioned above is used in conjunction with a rod, the front end has a leader and a fly connected to it. The caster performs the necessary C shape manipulation before casting forward. An alternative setup using the embodiment from FIG. 5 has the fly line head connected to a running line (not shown) to the rear end, and has a fly line (not shown) or a leader with a fly attached (not shown) connected to the front end.