Abstract: An apparatus and method for attracting fish by means of electronic fishing lure having a steel ball enclosed in a metal tube and having a piezoelectric crystal enclosed therewith as one end thereof which generates an electric voltage that is transmitted to the surrounding water when the ball strikes an end of the tube as a result of the motion of the lure in the water oscillating the tube.

Abstract: A trolling weight used in conjunction with downrigger type fishing systems that is very stable and tracks straight at trolling speeds up to and greater than eight miles per hour. The weight is easily attached to any trolling cable using a variety of commercially available trolling cable attachment clips or by connecting the trolling cable directly to the trolling cable attachment eye of the trolling weight. The trolling weight varies in size ranging from two to sixty pounds with a broad selection of colors. The trolling weight is produced of materials considered to be environmentally safe to use in fisheries, unlike the lead weights now available. They are coated with a polyester powder coating and cured at approximately 400 degrees fahrenheit to produce a hard abrasion resistive surface. The trolling weight's unique design is highly resistant to fouling when contacting underwater objects.

Abstract: A line tender control mechanism used in conjunction with a downrigger fishing assembly whereby a fishing line can be easily secured and released when a fish strikes a bait at the end of the line. The line tender control can be attached to a downrigger cable or the fin of a downrigger weight. The mechanism is made of a single-unit construction having two screw holes near the connector end of the base which allows the device to be mounted to the fin of a downrigger weight, and three pins extending from the same end of the base permitting the unit to be quickly attached--at any location--on a downrigger cable. Opposite the connector end of the device is a compression pad that locks and firmly holds a fishing line between the two pad surfaces until the trip lever is moved to its unlocked position.