Fishing lures painted with thermochromic paint
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1. An improved fishing lure for fishing at varied thermoclimes in the water comprising:
- fishing lure having a thermochromic coating of a first particular color, said coating having a memory characteristic such that said first color changes to a lighter shade at a certain first temperature and changes back to said first particular color upon reaching a second temperature lower than said first temperature.
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The invention is a set of colored fishing lures which change their color depending on the temperature of the body of water they are in. The lures are painted with thermochromic inks or paints in a variety of black, white, chartreuse, orange, red, blue, purple, green, yellow, gold and pinks. The paint is water resistant, changes quickly within a few degrees of temperature, and is easy to apply.
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1. An improved fishing lure for fishing at varied thermoclimes in the water comprising:
- fishing lure having a thermochromic coating of a first particular color, said coating having a memory characteristic such that said first color changes to a lighter shade at a certain first temperature and changes back to said first particular color upon reaching a second temperature lower than said first temperature.
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2. A set of fishing lures comprising a plurality of fishing lures coated with a cold color thermochromic paint, said thermochromic paint having a memory characteristic such that said cold color changes to a lighter shade at a certain first temperature and changes back to said cold color upon reaching a second temperature lower than said first temperature.
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3. An improved fishing lure for fishing at varied thermoclimes in the water comprising:
- fishing lure having a two layer, colored coating comprising a bottom layer and a top layer, said bottom layer comprising a hot color thermochromic ink, said top layer comprising a cold color thermochromic ink, said cold color of darker shade than said hot color and having a memory characteristic such that said cold color changes to a lighter shade at a certain first temperature and changes back to said cold color upon reaching a second temperature lower than said first temperature.
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