Trolling underwater fishing kite
Abstract
Abstract A TROLLING UNDERWATER FISHING KITE HAVING A BUOYANT WEDGE-SHAPED BODY PORTION WITH VANE MEANS EXTENDING ALONG THE SIDES AND AROUND THE FRONT AND ASSUMING A NARROWED TAPERED CONFIGURATION TOWARD THE REAR. THE VANE MEANS AT THE FRONT IS CONCAVE DOWNWARDLY AS VIEWED IN TRANSVERSE CROSS SECTION. THE BOTTOM OF THE BODY PORTION HAS A DOWNWARD CURVATURE AT ABOUT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE KITE. THE BODY PORTION IS BUOYANT AND HAS A FORMATION OF MASS ARRANGED SUCH THAT WHEN LAID IN WATER THE FORWARD END OF THE BODY PORTION NOSES DOWN A SLIGHT AMOUNT. THE BODY PORTION MAY INCLUDE LONGITUDINALLY SHIFTABLE BALLAST MEANS WHICH ASSIST IN PERFORMANCE OF THE KITE. THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE KITE HAS A VERTICAL SLOT FOR RECEIVING THE FISH LINE, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE KITE CARRIES A SLOTTED PROJECTION HAVING DISENGAGEABLE CONNECTION WITH THE FISH LINE WHEREBY WHEN A FISH STRIKES, THE KITE FLOATS UP THE LINE TO THE SURFACE TO AN INOPERATIVE POSITION.
Inventors
- 👤 Clissolde L Louthan
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