Method of coating a fishing fly and a fishing fly coated thereby
US5839219A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K85/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of coating a fishing fly to improve the durability and wetting character of the fly. The coating is applied using gas deposition, encapsulating the fly with a water barrier while preserving its micro-details. The typical coating is odorless and colorless, and increases the longevity of the fly. The wetting character imparted by the method results from the choice of gas deposited on the fly. In coating a dry-type fly, the method uses a gas that will make the fly hydrophobic so that it floats after a significantly greater number of immersions than an uncoated fly. In coating a wet-type fly, the method uses a gas that will make the fly hydrophilic so that it submerges in less time than an untreated fly.
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