US 12,465,031 B2
Trolling rig
Alan Agyik, Palm Beach (AU)
Assigned to Gragyik Pty Ltd, Burleigh Heads QLD (AU)
Filed by Gragyik Pty Ltd, Burleigh Heads (AU)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/471,714.
Claims priority of application No. 2022902749 (AU), filed on Sep. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0099286 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 91/08 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 91/08 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trolling device comprising:
a body for receiving dead bait fish, the body comprising a front body end, a rear body end, a top wall portion, and a bottom wall portion;
a securer for releasably securing the dead bait fish received by the body, the securer comprising an arm connected at or near the top wall portion of the body, and a barb for extension relatively away from the top wall portion of the body and relatively towards the bottom wall portion of the body when securing the dead bait fish;
a bib for actioning of the device during trolling, the bib extending downwards and outwards at or near the front body end of the body from the bottom wall portion of the body; and
a stabiliser behind the bottom surface of the bib, the stabiliser comprising a weight and a substantially flat water-contact surface, the weight and the substantially flat water-contact surface of the stabiliser for stabilising the device during trolling, wherein the substantially flat water-contact surface of the stabiliser extends from the bottom wall portion of the body to the bottom surface of the bib,
wherein the connection of the arm of the securer with the body facilitates pivoting of the securer between a securing configuration for securing the dead bait fish received by the body, and a releasing configuration for releasing the dead bait fish, wherein the pivoting of the securer is substantially restricted to a single plane.