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Method and apparatus for locating and catching fish

CA 1213939 A · Owner: Hill, Loren G. · Inventors: Hill, Loren G.

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A method for locating and catching fish in which a pH measuring device is lowered from the surface of a body of water constituting a fish habitat. During the lowering of the device, the depth at which the device is located is measured periodically, and the pH of the water at the several measured depths is determined. The several measured depths and the corresponding pH values are compared to determine the rate of change of pH per unit of depth. One or more discrete intervals of depth of the water over which the greatest rates of change of pH occur are identified. Upon completion of the lowering the pH measuring device is, removed from the water. A fish catching device is lowered in the …

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  • Granted November 12, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 12, 2003.
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FiledJune 15, 1984
GrantedNovember 12, 1986
Term endedNovember 12, 2003
Patent numberCA 1213939 A
Classification (IPC)A01K97/00 +1 more

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1985198719891991199319951997199920012003Application filedJune 15, 1984Patent grantedNov 12, 1986Term endedNov 12, 2003

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