Abstract: A soft plastic fishing lure containing particulate microencapsulated liquid fish attractant. Characteristically the soft plastic component of the fishing lure is the major component and is a heavily plasticized vinyl plastisol. Incorporated (blended) with this vinyl plastisol is a minor component containing particulate discrete microencapsulated particles (individual microcapsules), each having a spherical cell wall of a water-soluble gradually dissolving natural or synthetic coacervated polymer and an internal phase of liquid fish attractant, and agglomerates of such individual microcapsules associated in a tacky, viscous, continuous, substantially water-soluble polymeric binder. The predominant portion of individual microcapsules range in particle size from about five microns to about 100 microns, and whose mean individual particle size ranges from about thirty to about seventy microns.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a visual fishing aid comprised of a substantially rectangularly shaped plastic plate having a plurality of openings or holes to retain spring rings (necklace claspers) inserted therein to allow the plate to slide along fishing line which is threaded through the openings in the spring rings, a plurality of anti-sail (anti-sway) openings to allow wind to pass through this plate so that the plate does not whip around and cause the fishing line to become snagged or twisted around the pole and a ballast glued or otherwise attached to the lower longitudinal (long) portion of said plate to make the plate more stable and to assist it in holding its position on the fishing line during use.

Abstract: A method and composition employing microencapsulated thickeners for providing controlled thickening of thermosetting resins, including sheet molding compositions.