University of Florida Research Foundation Inc

Fishing Physics, LLC

Gregory John Toupalik

Wallace Gregory Sawyer

Thomas Ettor Angelini

Brent S Sumerlin

William R Niederhauser

Wallace C Sawyer

Mike Norton

A hydrogel fishing bait has a fish attractive scent infused into a water swollen hydrogel. The hydrogel can be a copolymer of at least one water miscible monomer and a cross-linking monomer. The hydrogel can be a terpolymer of hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), acrylamide, and a crosslinking monomer. The hydrogel terpolymer can be prepared in the shape of a fish or other fish attracting shape. The scent can be an amino acid, protein, fatty acid, sugar, or any combination thereof, and can be from a natural or artificial source. The hydrogel can be filled with a fiber, mesh, or matrix material. The hydrogel can be an interpenetrating polymer network. The hydrogel can be biodegradable. The hydrogel baits when fully hydrated on their surface do not stick to each other.

Fish baits made from ultra strong hydrogels

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Chesterton, IN, United States of America

Gregory John Toupalik