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Breakaway Fishing Weight for Flyback Mitigation
Shell encasing sinker breaks apart when triggered upon flyback Background Under tension, fishing lines can break or recoil, and weights and swivels can then fly back at fishermen creating serious safety risks. A research team at the University of Hawaii’s Department of Mechanical Engineering designed a breakaway sinker for the long line fishing...
Published: 10/24/2024   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Nakamura, Joseph Brown, Jacob Grogget, Kailer Okura, Kaitlyn Matsunaga, Corrisa Heyes
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Category(s): Agriculture/Aquaculture, Engineering