FISHING LURE QUICK RELEASE

Abstract

A quick release fishing trolling flasher lure having a front end and back end, with a receiver affixed to the back end and secured head affixed to the front end and one or more hooks connected to the secured head. In operation, the added tension of a fish on a hook causes the receiver and the secured head to separate releasing the tension along the line of the flasher, reducing the movement of the flasher and related interference with keeping a fish on the line.

Claims

1. A quick release for a fishing lure for use in trolling, comprising: a flasher type lure with a substantially planar body having a front end, a back end, and a longitudinal axis, with at least one eyelet at said back end for connection to a receiver; at least one eyelet at said front end for connection to a fishing line; a secured head attached by a slack line to said front eyelet; and receiver end secured to said back end eyelet wherein said secured head and said receiver may be separably connected.

2. The quick release for a fishing lure of claim 1, wherein said receiver is of a socket type and said secured head is of a ball type.

3. The quick release for a fishing lure of claim 1, wherein said receiver contains a tension adjustment means.

4. The quick release for a fishing lure of claim 1 wherein said receiver and secured head are comprised of ferromagnetic materials.

5. A quick release for a fishing lure for use in trolling, comprising: a secured head and a slack line for attachment to a forward end of a flasher type lure and a receiver for attachment to a back end of a flasher type lure wherein said secured head and said receiver may be separably connected.

6. The quick release for a fishing lure of claim 5, wherein said receiver is of a socket type and said secured head is of a ball type.

7. The quick release for a fishing lure of claim 5, wherein said receiver contains a tension adjustment means.

8. The quick release for a fishing lure of claim 5 wherein said receiver and secured head are comprised of ferromagnetic materials.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the quick release fishing lure used with a trolling flasher type lure with the receiver end and a secured head connected;

[0011] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the quick release fishing lure used with a trolling flasher type lure with the receiver end and a secured head separated;

[0012] FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the receiver and a secured head separated showing the slack line;

[0013] FIG. 4a is a detailed view of the preferred embodiment of the receiver end;

[0014] FIG. 4b is a detailed view of the preferred embodiment of the receiver end and secured head;

[0015] FIG. 4c is a plan view of the preferred embodiment of the receiver end;

[0016] FIG. 4d is a cross sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the receiver end of FIG. 4c along line A-A;

[0017] FIG. 4e is am axial plan view of the preferred embodiment of the receiver end;

[0018] FIG. 4f is an opposite side plan view from FIG. 4c of the preferred embodiment of the receiver end;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] According to the present invention there is disclosed a quick release for a flasher type trolling fishing lure. As shown in FIG. 1, the body of the flasher is generally denominated 10, having a geometry adapted to produce a range of motion during trolling. The lure comprises a front end 12, a back, distal, or butt end 14, a substantially planar body 10. At each end there is an eyelet 12a, 14a. The front-end eyelet 12a is for connection to the fishing line or fisherman and a slack line 16. The back end of the flasher has affixed the receiver 22. The slack line 16 has the secured head 22 on the distal end of the slack line from the portion connected to the front end and the secured head 22 is connected to the butt end 14 of the flasher by the receiver 22.

[0020] In operation the line of tension from the fishing line 13 to the point of affixing the hook 18 is along the flasher 10 with the slack line 16 slightly longer than the flasher 10. In this state the receiver 22 is connected to the secured head 24 located on the rear end eyelet 14a.

[0021] When there is sufficient additional tension added to the hook point 18, the secured head 24 separates from the receiver end 22 and the tension line from the hook with a fish is transferred to the slack line 16 such that there is no tension on the flasher 10 as shown in FIG. 2. This greatly reduces the movement of the flasher 10, and permits the fisherman to maintain constant tension between the fishing line 13 and the hook point 18 preventing the flasher from dislodging the fish. This leaves the secured head 22 in a free state, and allows one or more hooks affixed to the end of the slack line at the hook point 18 to transmit any load directly to the fishing line 13.

[0022] Disclosed in the preferred embodiment as shown in FIG. 3 is ball and socket receiver end 22 with a means for affixing the receiver to a flasher 17 and secured head 24, which may be further modified with tensioner such as an adjustment screw 32 and receiver nut 34 (FIG. 4.) to increase the socket 36 tension on the receiver 22. A point for affixing a fishing line to a fisherman is shown at 13 and the attachment point for one or more hooks or a hook point is shown at 18.

[0023] As depicted in FIGS. 4a-4f, details of the receiver and secured head are shown with a recess 30 for receiving a tensioner screw 32, and a recess socket 36 for receiving the ball of the secured head 24. The tensioner screw 32 may be threaded directly to the receiver 22 or secured by a threaded nut 34 to permit adjustments of the tension applied by the receiver to the secured head.

[0024] The quick release components 22, 24 may be made of polymer or plastic of a suitable hardness, metal, or ferromagnetic materials. In the use of ferromagnetic materials there may be the added benefit of a magnetic coupling between the secured head 24 and receiver 22. Such ferromagnetic materials may also provide for additional attractiveness to fish as it is known some fish detect magnetic fields in their location of prey. The slack line 16 may be of any suitable material, including traditional monofilament, braided line, metal cable, or even semi-rigid wire as may be desired.

[0025] While particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from this invention in its broader aspects. To aid in the understanding and comprehension of the invention the appended claims are provided. It is disclosed the actual invention claimed is not limited to such claims, but intended to cover all changes and modifications as fall within the spirit and scope of the claims.