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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2015
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Fishing Physics, Llc, Chesterton, IN (US);
William R. Niederhauser, Kenai, AK (US);
Thomas E. Angelini, Gainesville, FL (US);
Wallace G. Sawyer, Gainesville, FL (US);
Wallace C. Sawyer, Tampa, FL (US);
Mike Norton, Chesterton, IN (US);
Brent S. Sumerlin, Gainesville, FL (US);
Gregory John Toupalik, Chesterton, IN (US);
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Gainesville, FL (US);
FISHING PHYSICS, LLC, Chesterton, IN (US);
Abstract
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.