Abstract: An on-board chumming system and vessel using same include a generally vertically oriented downtube that connects a feed portion at the top with a comminution chamber at the bottom. A water inlet at the top of the downtube facilitates the bait falling into the comminution chamber to be pulverized and mixed with water to create the chum, which flows out of the comminution chamber through an outlet that passes through a side of the vessel.

Abstract: A berley dispenser, including a container to store berley, a homogenizer within the container to form a homogenized berley from one or more predetermined homogenized berley settings where each setting corresponds to a particular fish type, a discharge port to discharge the homogenized berley, and a controller to control the homogenization of the berley by the selection of the one or more predetermined homogenized berley settings to form the homogenized berley and control the discharge of the homogenized berley. The controller can communicate with a GPS navigator, fish finder or other similar device to coordinate the homogenization of the berley and/or discharge of the homogenized berley.

Abstract: An articulated oxygen candle furnace basket is provided with a hinged assembly allowing opening and closing of the basket for simple insertion of fresh oxygen candles, and efficient removal of exhausted candles.

Abstract: A container for dispensing bait in variable amounts and at variable rates. A method can include changing configurations of two attachable sleeves, where the different configurations result in different overlapping of openings in the attachable sleeves. The different overlapping of openings allows fishermen the flexibility to better control the dispensing of bait and/or chum by varying the size of the openings.

Abstract: An on-board chumming system and vessel using same include a generally vertically oriented downtube that connects a feed portion at the top with a comminution chamber at the bottom. A water inlet at the top of the downtube facilitates the bait falling into the comminution chamber to be pulverized and mixed with water to create the chum, which flows out of the comminution chamber through an outlet that passes through a side of the vessel.

Abstract: A portable floating board device for various water activities such as swimming, diving, fishing, and emergency use. The floating board device includes a secure platform to sit or stand. The board includes an anchor system and storage system. The board may be carried by handles or by straps attached to the bottom side of the board for easy portable.

Abstract: A timed-release bait container that has an inner bait container with small openings formed in it. The inner container is inserted into an outer housing and sealed with an elastomeric band and a galvanic couple. The elastomeric band holds the inner bait container and the outer housing together. A rubber gasket creates a watertight seal between the inner bait container and the outer housing keeping the selected bait dry and fresh. A pressure equalization hole is covered until the galvanic couple breaks, allows the container's internal pressure to equalize with the external pressure. Once pressure equalization has occurred, the inner bait container is pulled out of the outer housing allowing exposure of the fresh bait to the sea. The small holes in the inner bait container prevent target species from depleting the bait and prevent the entry of sea lice, thereby keeping the bait fresh for as long as possible.

Abstract: Implementations of the storage chamber for targeting fish of the present disclosure are configured to store and protect baited hooks on a fishing line under water until a desired time (e.g., presentation to a target fish species). In some implementations, the storage chamber of the present disclosure may be configured to store multiple baited hooks and configured to release the baited hooks individually, for example, at different desired times. In this way, the storage chamber may be used multiple times before retrieving the storage chamber from the water to supply it with additional baited hooks. Furthermore, in some implementations, the storage chamber of the present invention can serve as a bait protector and fish attractor.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed toward a fish attractor. The fish attractor has a cylindrical container having an open end, a closed end and a sidewall therebetween. The sidewall has a plurality of holes therein. A hanger cap plug is removably secured to the open end of the cylindrical container. A dispensing sponge located within the cylindrical container. The dispensing sponge has a scented compound applied thereto. When placed in water, the scent compound passed through the holes in the sidewall of the cylindrical container and released into the water, thereby attracting fish.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for grinding and dispersing aquatic life including a tube having a first end and a second end, and a cap positioned on the first end. A second end includes a motor and a blade for grinding and dispersing aquatic life, wherein the aquatic life is inserted into the cylindrical tube through the cap, and the aquatic life moves down the tube towards the blade, whereby the aquatic life is ground and then dispersed into the water.

Abstract: A fish attractor that can be a transparent or translucent hollow ball, or other shape with a plurality of holes in its surface to allow water to flow in and out. A removable lid or other access allows putting bait into the device. The device, which is filled with water, acts as a tank for the bait to swim around in or otherwise be displayed. The device can then be suspended from a line or float, or otherwise inserted under the surface of the water. When a larger fish spots the device, it sees only the bait. If it attacks the device or even approaches it, the bait fish inside are protected, but become highly agitated. This can cause the larger fish to go into a feeding frenzy trying to get at the bait which in turn attracts even more fish.

Abstract: An improved baited lure has a head section and a tail section so that when press fitted together an interior chamber with scent holes is formed for containing bait or scent and/or a rattle. A fish hook is attached to a leader that runs through holes in the head and tail sections so that, as the lure is moved through water, the two sections are held together. One section may have an air pocket for buoyancy when at rest, and a tether may be connected between the two sections so that, in the event the leader is broken, the lure rises to the surface of the water and, even if separated, both sections are retrievable.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an ornamental pond fish feeding indicator that has a housing with an indicator end. A first LED is enclosed in the housing at the indicator end of the housing. A second LED is also enclosed in the housing at the indicator end of the housing. A temperature sensing circuit is enclosed in the housing. The temperature sensing circuit transmits a signal to the first LED and the second LED. A float is attached to the housing. Using this invention, a pond owner can simply glance at his or her pond and determine whether or not to feed their fish based on the color of the light on top. The light on top of the indicator is red when pond water is below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. If the pond water is 50 degrees or over, the light is green.

Abstract: A bait dispenser for use by an angler and comprising a container into which bait can be loaded, the container attachable to a line and arranged to open upon impact with the water, the container comprising two container parts (10, 11) hinged together at a rear end thereof, a spring (15) arranged for urging the dispenser open and a stop member (19) arranged for limiting the opening of the two container parts.

Abstract: A burley pot for dispersing burley comprising an outer shell adapted to contain a burley bucket and a removable end cap to sealingly contain the bucket. The pot includes an adjustment means for adjusting the rate at which burley is dispersed by releasably fixing the bucket to the shell at various longitudinal intervals. An integral eye accommodates the attachment of a rope and the like.

Abstract: Bait enhancer and methods of forming bait enhancer. Some embodiments provide bait enhancer comprising a first portion of red cabbage juice and a second portion containing at least one of a chemical selected from the group consisting of magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide and simethicone wherein the first portion and the second portion are mixed together and, perhaps, are believed to react to form a product. Optionally, the first and second portions can be about equal amounts by volume. Moreover, a 5 milliliter amount of the second portion can include about 200 milligrams of magnesium hydroxide, about 153 milligrams of the aluminum hydroxide and about 20 mg of the simethicone. In some embodiments the bait enhancer is applied to a fishing lure. Furthermore, the bait enhancer can be refrigerated at or less than about 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-hull fishing boat having a bow, a stern opposite the bow and a bottom. The boat includes a pair of spaced-apart pontoons operatively connected together. The boat includes a first gate near the bow of the boat configured to selectively extend across the space between the pair of pontoons. The boat includes a second gate near the stern of the boat configured to selectively extend across the space between the pair of pontoons. The boat includes a third gate configured to selectively extend across the space between the pair of pontoons by the bottom of the boat. The first gate, the second gate, the third gate and the pair of pontoons form an enclosure for trapping fish.

Abstract: An artificial weed system for attracting fish includes a circular hoop and a plurality of spaced apart artificial weed bundles. The circular hoop has a first end and a opposite second end. Each of the plurality of spaced apart artificial weed bundles is affixed to the hoop. Each weed bundle includes a first end that is affixed to the hoop, each of the plurality of artificial weed bundles includes a plurality of strands extending from the first end. Each strand has a specific gravity that is no greater than 1.0 and each strand includes a synthetic filament. A first attachment device is affixed to the first end of the hoop and a second attachment device is affixed to the second end of the hoop.

Abstract: A bait dispenser 8, for use by an angler, includes a container 9 into which bait can be loaded when the container is open. The container 9 can be closed to retain the bait therein. The bait dispenser 8 is attachable to a line for casting the bait dispenser into a body of water, where the container 9 is structured to burst open upon impact with the water.

Abstract: Chum balls contain liquefied, dehydrated and/or freeze dried chum encapsulated in a water soluble ball (capsule). According to alternate embodiments, the chum ball may also include one or more of the following ingredients: a releasing agent such as sodium bicarbonate, a sinking agent such as magnesium, freeze dried plant matter, fish oil. An exemplary formula and a suitable machine for manufacturing are also disclosed. According to one embodiment, the releasing agent and the plant matter are incorporated into the capsule material.

Abstract: A snag-proof multi-purpose fishing weight apparatus combined with fish hook and a fish attractant/fish feeding stimulant delivery system generally comprises a slender tubular hollow shaft with small holes along its length which can be filled with fish attractant/feeding stimulant and then seep or ooze out of the small holes along the shaft into the surrounding water. The shaft has attached to it on one end (top) a flotation device and a flexible wire to which is attached a fish hook and main fishing line. The other end of the shaft (bottom), has a weight of the same diameter as the shaft and attached to it and extending from it on the same plane creating a smooth extension of the shaft. This configuration, underwater will naturally orient the apparatus in the upright vertical position with the float end and fish hook on top and the weighted end resting on bottom, while positioning the baited hook outward and away from shaft in view of foraging fish.

Abstract: A system for supplying crab bait or bait for crustaceans by providing a porous structure, having an inner chamber for placing bait therein, where a connection portion can be connected to a crustacean trap device.

Abstract: A panel of fabric, 40 sq. ft. or more in size, held in shape by a floating collapsible frame that is easily and quickly assembled and disassembled, for the purpose of aggregating free-swimming gamefish into the immediate area of the invention. The invention collapses into a very small package, so that one or more can be easily stored and transported on a boat. The device also incorporates a chum bag underneath to enhance the fish attracting properties by first attracting bait. It is designed to be free-floating or attached to a drifting or anchored boat, thereby bringing gamefish within casting distance. No existing FAD is portable and compact, as they are pre-assembled or made for permanent deployment.

Abstract: A device and method is for providing fishing chum, over an extended period of time, to a body of water.

Abstract: A snag-proof multi-purpose fishing weight apparatus combined with fish hook and a fish attractant/fish feeding stimulant delivery system generally comprises a slender tubular hollow shaft with small holes along its length which can be filled with fish attractant/feeding stimulant and then seep or ooze out of the small holes along the shaft into the surrounding water. The shaft has attached to it on one end (top) a flotation device and a flexible wire to which is attached a fish hook and main fishing line. The other end of the shaft (bottom), has a weight of the same diameter as the shaft and attached to it and extending from it on the same plane creating a smooth extension of the shaft. This configuration, underwater will naturally orient the apparatus in the upright vertical position with the float end and fish hook on top and the weighted end resting on bottom, while positioning the baited hook outward and away from shaft in view of foraging fish.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for dispersing an attractant having a housing (10) having a first plurality of apertures (11), a rotatable insert (20) for carrying the attractant and positionable within said housing, the insert including a second plurality of apertures (22) which can be aligned with the first plurality of apertures (11) so as to provide a plurality of openings (41) for the distribution of said attractant between the insert (20) and said housing (10) and a closure adapted (30) to engage the housing (10) and retain the insert (20) therein whereby selective rotation of the insert (20) relative to said housing (10) varies the area of the plurality of openings (41) in order to vary the rate of dispersion of the attractant.

Abstract: An improved slip sinker having a hollow non-buoyant tubular body mounted intermediate a flanged head piece having a fish line receiving aperture and a weighted ballast piece. Surface projections at the head and ballast pieces mount and fasten to the bore of the tubular body. Alternative sinker configurations provide body pieces that support a ballast connector that receives mating interchangeable ballast weights. The hollow bodies of other sinkers support reflective devices, luminous materials, luminous devices, rattle pieces, granular ballast materials, scents, and/or a plug end. Profile expanding filaments can be adapted into the ballast, head or body pieces.

Abstract: A fish chum and/or fish scent dispenser device is described which provides a means to distribute scent into the water so as to attract fish to the proximity of the fisherman and to specifically attract fish to baited hooks or to the lure being used by the fisherman. A typical implementation is that of a dispenser 20 attached to fishing lines 19A and 19B, using swivel-type mechanisms 18A and 18B to prevent fishing line twist, which dispenser includes front and rear finned units 11A and 11B, a main fish scent or chum holding cavity 1, and an access door 8. Fish scent or chum material, located in main cavity 1, may be rapidly or slowly dissolved in the water, depending on the speed of rotation, the size of holes 6, and the type of scent material used, as dispenser 20 is pulled through the water or as the force of the water, for example, without limitation, currents or waves, react against fin units 11A and 11B, causing dispenser 20 to spin or rotate.

Abstract: A square-shaped locking mechanism is used to attach a device on a wire grid. The locking mechanism is slightly smaller than openings on the wire grid. The locking mechanism is passed through the grid until indents between the locking form and the cylindrical container are in the plane of the wire grid. The cylindrical container and locking mechanism are rotated 45 degrees, until the wire grid becomes trapped between the device that is being mounted and the corners of the locking device. This locks the device in place. This locking mechanism is particularly useful for securing bait containers inside fishing traps. A novel bait container is a cylinder with halves that open on hinges. The container has mechanisms that ensure that the container remains closed during use and has features to improve grip during operation.

Abstract: A submersible bait apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may include a submersible transparent container that holds live fishing bait. A light assembly may be coupled to the container. The light assembly may include one or more cordless, electrically powered light sources that provide a user selectable illumination color.

Abstract: The chummer apparatus is designed to lower ground or cutup fish chum onto a bottom of a body of water. The chummer apparatus consists of a U-shaped frame that supports a chum tube having the fish chum therein from an upright position and to pivot the same into an emptying position. One of the legs of the frame has a sliding release element thereon that in a lower position arrests the chum in an upright position on the frame but in an upper position releases the chum tube so that it can pivot downwardly into an emptying position.

Abstract: A fishing accessory suitable to hold and selectively release fish scent into water.

Abstract: A chum device (1) being a biodegradable capsule having at least one hole (4) located on a top end (2) thereof with a closure means (5). The capsule preferably contains a weight (6), activator (7) and chum (8). To use the device, a user removes the closure means (5) to reveal the at least one hole (4). Then, the user may shake the device (1) and toss the device (1) into the water. Because the device (1) is weighted and an air pocket rises to the capsule top end (2), the device (1) remains in an upright position as it sinks to the bottom of a water body. As the device (1) is sinking, the chum (8) slowly exits the device (1) through the at least one hole (4) and floats to the surface of the water. Because fish are attracted to the smell of the chum (8) and the sight of bubbles, fish flock to the area where the chum (8) and device (1) are located.

Abstract: A fishing weight used in conjunction with a method feeding bag such as a PVA or mesh bag. The fishing weight comprises an elliptical shaped body having an essentially equal upper and lower hemispheres. Mounted to the lower hemisphere and extending outward therefrom is a post. The post further includes a ring for fastening a fishing line thereto distally located from said hemisphere. The upper hemisphere contains a bore axially located therein for receiving the post of the lower hemisphere upon connection of the lower and upper hemispheres.

Abstract: In ice fishing the fishing line passes through top and bottom holes in a container for liquid allow the fishing line to move through the container when pulled. A non-freezing liquid is poured from a supply into the container arranged such that the fishing line can move through the container when pulled with the non-freezing liquid preventing the line from freezing to the container or to the holes therein. The line may have a plug for butting against the bottom one of the holes to temporarily prevent the escape of liquid prior to the container being dropped into the ice fishing hole when the water will prevent the escape of the liquid.

Abstract: A chum chucker is a chum distributing device 30. It has a proximal end 70 yielding a gripping sleeve 72 and a lengthwise shaft 78, including a telescopic handle 78 that has a length of handle on the distal end 80 that serves as a rear support 34, thus becoming a connecting means of fixedly joining lengthwise by a rear collar 32 of an upright scoop container 40 to yield maximum strength and support that a scoop component 50 has while joined by a scoop 52 a chum chamber 42, and while being braced against the said area of distal shaft 80. The distal shaft 80 in this embodiment has multipurpose functions 69 such as different shaped scoops 50 and attachments including fish net 98 and gaff.

Abstract: A device for holding a bucket of frozen chum is fabricated primarily out of flexible plastic material that is integrally formed with a toroidal sleeve there around. The toroidal sleeve has a plastic foam floatation element housed therein, so that a frozen bucket of chum that is installed and contained in a cylindrical component of the device is maintained at a right distance below the surface of a body of water in which the device has been deployed. A plurality of holes are provided in components of the device, so that chum matter can pass there through as the frozen chum melts and exits the device into the surrounding body of water to attract fish. The device is also provided with a drawstring that cooperates with an upper edge of the cylindrical containing component to captivate the frozen bucket of chum therein.

Abstract: A fish attractor for attracting fish including a transparent and/or translucent food-containing member with a plurality of orifices; a transparent and/or translucent light-emitting member removably mounted on the food-containing member and including a battery-powered, light-emitting system; a buoyancy member including a top element removably and sealingly mounted on the light-emitting member; a sound-generating member secured to the top element capable of producing fish clicking sounds; an anchoring member secured to the food-containing member; and a retrieval mechanism secured to the light-emitting member.

Abstract: A hand-held manually swingable chum distributing device including a substantially elongated bat-shaped housing having a hollow interior, a closed handle at a proximal end thereof and an enlarged open distal end. The distal end is defined by an opening formed preferably generally diagonally to a longitudinal axis of the housing. The hollow interior is sized to receive and hold a quantity of chum therein which is placeable or pourable into the hollow interior when the housing is held tipped upwardly and with the opening upwardly facing. An interior surface of the housing adjacent the opening is smooth and uninterrupted to allow the chum within the hollow interior to flow smoothly therefrom when the housing is held by the handle and swung. Flotation material within the handle preferably renders the device buoyant in water.

Abstract: A chummer chops up bait and expels the chopped up bait into the water wherein the chummer has a housing with an opening for receiving the bait. A motor has a shaft extending through the housing and has at least one cutting blade for chopping the bait gravitationally falling through the housing. An impeller blade is attached to the shaft, the impeller blade drawing water into the housing, wherein the water is mixed with the chopped up bait and the mixture subsequently expelled from the housing.

Abstract: An electronic liquid chum dispenser, comprising a housing assembly, electronic means to dispense the liquid chum and first and second end-caps. The first end-cap is removably secured to the housing assembly to cover the first end and is weighted to weigh down the housing assembly. The second end-cap is removably secured to the housing assembly to form a watertight seal. The dispenser is used in a marine application for fishing to lure fish when liquid chumming an immediate area of water.

Abstract: Apparatus 10 discloses a fishing lure having a cage 16 that water 12 can move through with movable elements 20 therein which are free to move laterally and transversely within the case. When placed in a medium such as water 12, the beads 20 banging into each other and the cage 16 generate sound waves 22 that radiate from the lure, attracting game fish 14. The cage 16 can vary in shape, such as cylindrical or polygonal but preferably cylindrical. In addition, varying the materials used for the beads 20, such as glass and metal would cause the beads to vary an activity.

Abstract: A fish dispensing apparatus comprises first and second housing sections which interfit with one another. One or more fish dispensing openings communicate from the interior of the housing sections to the exterior thereof for distribution or dispersment of fish attractant through the openings when the openings are in open condition. A closure is desirably provided to respectively close the openings a desired amount. A rigid passageway may be defined through the body by passageway members of the respective housing sections.

Abstract: A blended fish chum system using dry fish food modified for buoyancy to either provide for a desired floating characteristic or a desired sinking characteristic. Fish oil is added to the fish food used for floating characteristics and fish oil is added to the fish food used for sinking characteristics. A starter fish chum comprising sinking fish food to which crustacean oil is added, is mixed with the combination of sinking fish food and fish oil. The floating fish food mixture, which has been dried, is blended with the sinking fish food mixture, which has also been dried, to form the blended fish chum. The mixture ratio is varied to achieve desired floating or sinking characteristics of the resultant blend. The resultant blended fish chum is added to a self regulating mesh bag with its clip/draw string, which is vacuum sealed to ensure freshness and long term dry, non-refrigerated storage.

Abstract: A fishing lure consisting of an arched hollow body with an interior bait chamber is provided. The interior chamber is divided into a buoyancy chamber and a bait chamber. A number of small openings are formed in the outer body to enable scent and bait particles to be broadcast from bait stored within the bait chamber as the lure is passed through the water. Access to the bait chamber is further provided by either a hinged cover or by a hinged connection formed in the lure body between the buoyancy chamber and the bait chamber. Access to the bait chamber is restricted while the lure is being passed through the water as a result of the water flow positioning either the cover or the hinged lure body over the opening to the bait chamber. Once removed from the water, access to the bait chamber is readily obtained through movement of either the cover or the hinged lure body for re-supplying bait prior to supplemental use of the lure.

Abstract: A disposable, biodegradable container for holding and distributing chum. The subject container is biodegradable to avoid environmental and aesthetic pollution. Further, the subject container makes fishing a more efficient and enjoyable experience. The subject invention also provides a biodegradable device for attracting fish that is simple and easy to use as well as being economical in both cost and manufacture. The subject container is to be used in all forms of fishing, including recreational and commercial fishing.

Abstract: A floating fishing lure having the capability to adjust the buoyancy of the fish lure with a high degree of precision, such that the fish lure has fore and aft chamber sections connected and held together by an attaching means. Disposed on each fore and aft chamber sections are a plurality of buoyancy windows, one set of which will coincidentally overlie the other set of buoyancy windows as the fore chamber section is rotationally moved in regard to the aft chamber section. By changing the rotational placement of the two sections, valve aperture openings are produced that regulate the air to water ratio within the fish lure, thereby controlling its buoyancy. Additional fish attractors, hooks and illuminators can be added to the fishing lure.

Abstract: A chum delivery container, or chumpot, which includes a base and a surrounding wall surface. The base and the surrounding wall surface define an open interior chamber and an open upper surface. The surrounding wall surface includes a plurality of perforations permitting release of the chum. An anchoring fixture is disposed at the base of the open interior chamber. A rope line for lowering the chum delivery container to an underlying surface is connected to the anchoring fixture. The open upper surface of the containment member can be sealed or unsealed and the rope line penetrates through the seal. A portion of the seal can be of a curvilinear shape and the seal can include locking tabs to facilitate removal of the seal from the container. The container includes a weighting material disposed at the base, and the container can be made of a luminescent material.

Abstract: A fish scent dispenser, for attaching on a fishing line and dispensing fish attractant scent into water, comprising: a) an upper housing and a lower housing, the upper and lower housings abutting to each other to form both a cavity therein and a housing longitudinal axis therethrough; b) a fish scent material, located in the cavity, that is slowly dissolved in the water as the fish scent dispenser is pulled through the water; c) attaching means for attaching the fish scent dispenser to the fishing line; and d) rotating means, coupled to the fish scent dispenser, for rotating the fish scent dispenser about the longitudinal axis. It is more particularly claimed as features of the invention to provide the rotating means that may be a fin designed to cause the housing to rotate when water is forced over the upper and lower housing along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. The invention may further comprise a shaft extending through the upper and lower housing along the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A chum bucket with adjustable release apertures has multiple settings suitable for regulating the release of various sized chum and live bait. A locking device prevents misalignment of release openings in an inner container and outer container that align to enable the release.