Top-water lure inspired bill for jerk-string animation of a floating waterfowl decoy, and jerk-string pole
A water-plowing front wall is mounted crosswise across the breast of a buoyant floating waterfowl decoy for improving jerk-line life-like animation of the decoy. The water-plowing front wall has a broad width about the same as or twice as great as the decoy's body-width at the waterline. The water-plowing front wall has a low elevation that, when the decoy is at rest, the low elevation is submerged below the waterline. And, the water-plowing front wall has a high elevation that, when the decoy is at rest, is about level with the waterline or the waterline is about half-way up the front wall. High front wall produces a zig-zag swimming return, while the low front wall in combination with a diving plane produces a head-bobbing diving return.
1 . An improvement for buoyant floating waterfowl decoy comprising:
a water-plowing front wall mounted crosswise across the breast of the decoy; wherein the front wall:
has a broad width about the same as or twice as great as the decoy body-width at the waterline;
has a low elevation that, when the decoy is at rest, the low elevation is submerged below the waterline; and
has a high elevation that, when the decoy is at rest, is about level with the waterline or the waterline is about half-way up the front wall.
2 . The improvement for buoyant floating waterfowl decoy of claim 1 , further comprising:
a trailing generally horizontal panel meeting the front wall at the low elevation and trails behind.
3 . The improvement for buoyant floating waterfowl decoy of claim 2 , wherein:
the trailing generally horizontal panel is formed with a slot for accepting insertion of a keel of the decoy, thereby enabling mounting of the improvement to the decoy.
4 . The improvement for buoyant floating waterfowl decoy of claim 2 , further comprising:
an upper generally horizontal panel meeting the front wall at the high elevation and projecting forward.
5 . The improvement for buoyant floating waterfowl decoy of claim 4 , wherein:
said improvement comprises a monolithic piece of material.
6 . An improvement for buoyant floating waterfowl decoy comprising:
a water-plowing front wall mounted crosswise across the breast of the decoy; wherein the front wall:
has a low elevation that, when the decoy is at rest, the low elevation is submerged below the waterline; and
has a high elevation that, when the decoy is at rest, is about level with the waterline or the waterline is about half-way up the front wall; and
a trailing generally horizontal panel meeting the front wall at the low elevation and trails behind.
7 . The improvement for buoyant floating waterfowl decoy of claim 6 , wherein:
the trailing generally horizontal panel is formed with a slot for accepting insertion of a keel of the decoy, thereby enabling mounting of the improvement to the decoy.
8 . The improvement for buoyant floating waterfowl decoy of claim 6 , further comprising:
an upper generally horizontal panel meeting the front wall at the high elevation and projecting forward.
9 . The improvement for buoyant floating waterfowl decoy of claim 8 , wherein:
said improvement comprises a monolithic piece of material.