Multiple mode artificial fishing lure

Abstract

A multiple mode fishing lure that includes a main body portion having a waterproof inner capsule, the waterproof inner capsule containing an electronic circuit to produce sounds which mimic bait fish. The electronic circuit includes a controller having pre-recorded bait fish sounds replaceably stored thereon and operationally coupled to a speaker to broadcast the bait fish sounds, a power source for providing power to the components of the electronic circuit, and a plurality of electrodes, wherein each electrode can be actuated, and wherein actuation of at least one of the plurality of electrodes gives an operational result. The multiple mode fishing lure further includes at least one hook coupled to the main body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multiple mode fishing lure, comprising:
 a main body portion having a waterproof inner capsule;
 said waterproof inner capsule containing an electronic circuit to produce sounds which mimic bait fish, said electronic circuit comprising:
 a controller having bait fish sounds replaceably stored on reversibly programmable memory therein and operationally coupled to:
 a speaker to broadcast said bait fish sounds; 
 a plurality of electrodes, wherein each of the electrodes of said plurality of electrodes is actuated via an actuation means, and wherein actuation of at least one electrode of said plurality of electrodes gives an operational result; and 
 
 a power source for providing power to said electronic circuit; and 
 
   at least one hook coupled to said main body.   
     
     
         2 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , wherein said operational result is changing a power state of said multiple mode fishing lure. 
     
     
         3 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 2 , wherein said operational result is obtained by actuation of all of said plurality of electrodes. 
     
     
         4 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 3 , wherein said actuation means comprises a physical touch to said plurality of electrodes. 
     
     
         5 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 3 , wherein said actuation means comprises an aqueous solution between said plurality of electrodes, thereby enabling electricity to flow therebetween. 
     
     
         6 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , wherein said operational result is the changing of said bait fish sound broadcast by said speaker. 
     
     
         7 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 6 , wherein said operational result is obtained by actuation of a subset of said plurality of electrodes. 
     
     
         8 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of electrodes is a hook hanger. 
     
     
         9 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of electrodes is a hook hanger. 
     
     
         10 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , wherein said controller turns off said multiple mode fishing lure after a predetermined period of time has expired, unless there is electrical conductivity on at least one of said plurality of electrodes before said predetermined period of time occurs. 
     
     
         11 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , wherein said controller turns off said multiple mode fishing lure after a predetermined period of time has expired, unless there is communication with an external device before said predetermined period of time occurs. 
     
     
         12 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , further comprising an aqueous ambient condition monitoring means for acquiring aqueous ambient condition data, said aqueous ambient condition monitoring means being communicably coupled to said controller, wherein said controller is configured to transmit said aqueous ambient condition data communicated from said aqueous ambient condition monitoring means to an external device configured to read said aqueous ambient condition data. 
     
     
         13 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , further comprising a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag programmed with fishing lure information, and wherein an external device is configured to read said RFID tag to obtain said fishing lure information. 
     
     
         14 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , wherein said controller further includes fishing lure information, said multiple mode fishing lure further comprising a Bluetooth transceiver capable of communicating said fishing lure information with an external device. 
     
     
         15 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 14 , further comprising an aqueous ambient condition monitoring means for acquiring aqueous ambient condition data and communicably coupled to said controller, wherein said external device is further configured to read said acquired aqueous ambient condition data. 
     
     
         16 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , further comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating information between said multiple mode fishing lure and an external device, wherein said external device updates said sounds replaceably stored on said controller which said sounds are broadcast via said speaker. 
     
     
         17 . The multiple mode fishing lure of  claim 1 , wherein said speaker is a piezoelectric brass speaker. 
     
     
         18 . A system, comprising:
 a multiple mode fishing lure, comprising:
 a main body portion having a waterproof inner capsule; 
 said waterproof inner capsule containing an electronic circuit to produce sounds which mimic bait fish, said electronic circuit comprising:
 a controller having reversibly programmable memory with bait fish sounds replaceably stored thereon and operationally coupled to:
 a speaker to broadcast said bait fish sounds; 
 a plurality of electrodes, wherein each of the electrodes of said plurality of electrodes is actuated via an actuation means, and wherein actuation of at least one electrode of said plurality of electrodes gives an operational result; and 
 
 a power source for providing power to said electronic circuit; and 
 at least one hook coupled to said main body; and 
 
   an external device communicably coupled to said controller of said multiple mode fishing lure and configured to store said bait fish sounds on said reversibly programmable memory and read fishing lure information therefrom.