Rattling fish lure

Abstract

A noise making fishing lure including a two piece plastic shell assembly having two chambers therein. Each chamber contains a plurality of metal spheres which move as the lure is pulled through the water. The lure has an internal sleeve therein for receipt of a fishing line. The lure of the invention can be connected and used in conjunction with conventional fishing lures and enhance the fish luring capability of an existing fishing lure by the addition of a noise production element. The rattling fish lure of the present invention may be inserted into other artificial lures such as plastic worms, by cutting the worm to provide access for the rattling lure. The two piece shell assembly is made of plastic and can be manufactured in any desired color to be incorporated into or used with almost any type of fishing lure or rigging.

Description

FIG. 6 illustrates the rattling fish lure inserted into a cut in a plastic worm. Additionally, as seen in FIG. 6, there is illustrated rattling fish lure 10, inserted into a cut 70 in a plastic worm 72.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed and described in detail above, it should be understood that the invention is in no sense limited thereby, and its scope is to be determined by that of the following claims:

Claims

1. A rattling fishing lure comprising:

a. a partially hollow cap member having a generally hemispherical exterior,

b. a plurality of metal spheres,

c. a partially hollow base member having a generally hemispherical exterior, said base member having chamber means therein for containing said metal spheres for making sound waves in water attractive to fish, said chamber means having wall means therein which divides said chamber means into two equal parts, said base member and said cap member being force fitted together to form a partially hollow sphere which contains said metal spheres therein for producing sound waves in water attractive to fish, said base member having sleeve means therein for receipt of a fishing line.

2. The rattling fish lure of claim 1 wherein said wall means has shoulder means thereon for preventing said small metal spheres from traveling between said equal parts of said chamber.

3. The rattling fishing lure of claim 2 wherein said hollow cap member means has an intermediate cylindrical cavity therein for receipt of said shoulder means.

4. The rattling fish lure of claim 1 wherein said two equal parts of said chamber contain equal numbers of metal spheres.

5. The rattling fish lure of claim 4 wherein six metal spheres are contained in said lure.

6. The rattling fishing lure of claim 7 wherein said base member and said cap member are force fitted together to form a water tight seal.

7. The rattling fishing lure of claim 1 wherein said base member means has post means therein which is force fitted into chamber means in said cap portion.

8. The rattling fish lure of claim 7 wherein said post means forms a watertight seal with said chamber means in said cap portion.

9. The rattling fishing lure of claim 7 wherein said hollow cap member has a cylindrical cavity means therein for receipt of annular collar means connected to said base member means.

10. A rattling fishing lure comprising:

a partially hollow cap member having a generally hemispherical exterior, a cylindrical cavity means in the lower portion thereof, and a cylindrical chamber means in the upper portion thereof,

b. a partially hollow base member having a generally hemispherical exterior, said base member having chamber means therein containing metal spheres for making sound waves in water, said chamber means having wall means which divides said chamber means into two equal parts, said wall means having shoulder means thereon for preventing said small metal spheres from traveling between said equal parts of said chamber, said base member and said cap member being force fitted together to form a partially hollow, watertight sphere which contains said small metal spheres therein for producing sound waves attractive to fish, said base member having sleeve means therein for receipt of a fishing line.

11. The rattling fishing lure of claim 10 wherein said cylindrical cavity means is adapted to receive annular collar means connected to said base member means.

12. The rattling fish lure of claim 10 wherein said two equal parts of said chamber contain equal numbers of metal spheres.

13. The rattling fish lure of claim 12 wherein six metal spheres are contained in said lure.

14. The rattling fishing lure of claim 10 wherein said base member means has post means therein which is force fitted into chamber means in said cap portion.

15. The rattling fish lure of claim 14 wherein said post means forms a watertight seal with said chamber means in said cap portion.

16. A rattling fishing lure apparatus comprising:

a) a non-rattling lure member; and

b) a rattling member, positioned within said non-rattling lure member, said rattling member comprising:

i) a partially hollow cap member;

ii) a plurality of small spheres;

iii) a partially hollow base member, said base member having chamber means therein for containing said small spheres for making sound waves in water attractive to fish, said base member and said cap member being force fitted together to form a partially hollow sphere which contains said small spheres therein for producing sound waves in water attractive to fish, said base member having sleeve means therein for receipt of a fishing line. 17. The rattling fishing lure in claim 16, wherein the non rattling lure is selected from a group consisting of

plugs, jigs, spinner baits and worms. 18. A rattling fishing lure apparatus comprising:

a) a non-rattling lure member;

b) a rattling member, positioned within said non-rattling lure member, said rattling member comprising:

i) a partially hollow cap member;

ii) a plurality of small spheres;

iii) a partially hollow base member, said base member having chamber means therein for containing said small spheres for making sound waves in water attractive to fish, said base member and said cap member being force fitted together along corresponding mating surfaces to form a partially hollow sphere which contains said small spheres therein for producing sound waves in water attractive to fish, said hollow sphere remaining water free while positioned within said non-rattling lure member, so that the small spheres are not dampened by water during use, and said hollow sphere may be removed from said non-rattling lure member and selectively disassembled and reassembled along the force fitted corresponding mating surfaces. 19. The rattling fish lure apparatus in claim 18, wherein the non-rattling lure is selected from a group consisting of plugs, jigs, spinner baits and worms.