Gelatinous elastomer compositions and articles for use as fishing bait

• US 7,134,236 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2002
• Issued: 11/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Applied Elastomerics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Applied Elastomerics Incorporated
• Inventors: Chen, John Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lilling, Herbert J.
• Application Number:
  US10/199,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20020188057A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,578 Days
• Field of Search: 43/42, 43/423.2, 43/423.3, 43/423.4, 43/422.4, 524/274, 524/505, 524/313, 524/81, 524/450, 524/270, 524/284, 424/84
• US Class Current: 43/42.24
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 85/00 Artificial bait for fishing
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 2666/02 Organic macromolecular compounds, natural resins, waxes or and bituminous materials
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 2666/24 Graft or block copolymers according to groups C08L51/00, C08L53/00 or C08L55/02; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 51/00 Compositions of graft polymers in which the grafted component is obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds for ABS polymers C08L55/02; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 53/00 Compositions of block copolymers containing at least one sequence of a polymer obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 53/02 of vinyl-aromatic monomers and conjugated dienes
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 53/025 modified

Abstract

A non-tacky fishing bait made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock copolymer(s) and in combination with one or more of a low and high viscosity plasticizers in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom.

Claims

1. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n copolymer(s);

in combination with

(II) one or more selected low viscosity first plasticizer(s) and one or more selected high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom, wherein n is greater than one.

2. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock copolymer(s);

in combination with

(II) at least one low viscosity first plasticizer and at least one high viscosity second plasticizer;

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

wherein said copolymers is selected from poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n, and poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), wherein n is greater than one.

3. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock copolymer(s);

in combination with

(II) one or more selected low viscosity first plasticizer(s) and one or more selected high viscosity plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

wherein said block copolymer(s) is selected from poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n, and poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, wherein n is greater than one.

4. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n copolymer(s);

and from

(II) about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of a selected amount of at least one low viscosity first plasticizer(s) and a selected amount of at least one high viscosity second plasticizer(s); and

in combination with

(III) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one.

5. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n copolymer(s);

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s); and

one or more polymers selected from

(III) polystyrene, poly(alpha-methylstyrene), poly(o-methylstyrene), poly(m-methylstryene), poly(p-methylstyrene), and poly(dimethylphenylene oxide);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom.

6. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock copolymer(s);

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected polymers or copolymers;

said high viscosity second plasticizer(s) being in effective amounts in combination with said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) alone;

said high viscosity second plasticizer(s) for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) alone or formed from a combination of said first plasticizer(s) and said second plasticizer(s);

wherein said block copolymers is selected from poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n, and poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, wherein n is greater than one.

7. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n copolymer(s);

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected polymers or copolymers;

said high viscosity second plasticizer(s) being in effective amounts in combination with said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) alone;

said high viscosity second plasticizer(s) for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) alone or formed from a combination of said first plasticizer(s) and said second plasticizer(s); and

said fishing bait being life like, soft, flexible, capable of exhibiting buoyancy in water.

8. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n and poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n copolymer(s), wherein n is greater than one;

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s); and

(III) a selected amount of one or more polymers and copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, polystyrene, poly(alpha-methylstyrene), poly(4-methylstyrene), polyphenylene oxide, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, and polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one;

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected polymers or copolymers;

said fishing bait being life like, soft, flexible, capable of exhibiting buoyancy in water, and having a elongation greater than 500%;

said fishing bait being rupture resistant to dynamic stretching, shearing, resistant to ball-up during casting, resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration, casting, and presentation;

said fishing bait capable of exhibiting a success hook to catch ratio greater than 5, and

said fishing bait having greater elongation, greater tear resistance, or greater fatigue resistance than a plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

9. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n copolymer(s);

and

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous elastomer composition have a greater temperature compression heat set as determined for 1.0 hour at 50°

C. in 180°

U bend than a plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

10. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene) block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s); and

(III) a selected amount of one or more polymers and copolymers of trifluoromethyl-4,5-difuoro-1,3-dioxole, tetrafluoroethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, maleated poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), maleated poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, maleated poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), maleated poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n, maleated poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(dimethylphenylene oxide), poly(ethylene-butylene), poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-styrene) interpolymer made by metallocene catalysts, using single site, constrained geometry addition polymerization catalysts, poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(styrene-isoprene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, polyamide, polybutylene, polybutylene, polycarbonate, polydimethylsiloxane;

polyethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, polyethylene, polyethyleneoxide, polypropylene, polystyrene, and polyvinyl alcohol, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one;

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said fishing bait having greater resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration followed by elongation to 200% as compared to a plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

11. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n and poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n copolymer(s), wherein n is greater than one;

(II) one or more selected low viscosity first plasticizer(s) and one or more selected high viscosity plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom.

12. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n multiblock copolymer(s);

(II) about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of a selected amount of at least one low viscosity first plasticizer(s) and a selected amount of at least one high viscosity second plasticizer(s); and

in combination with

(III) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one.

13. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n multiblock copolymer(s), wherein n is greater than one, and wherein said block copolymers having a styrene to rubber ratio of at least 37:

63;

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected polymers or copolymers;

said high viscosity second plasticizer(s) being in effective amounts in combination with said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) alone;

said high viscosity second plasticizer(s) for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) alone or formed from a combination of said first plasticizer(s) and said second plasticizer(s).

14. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n copolymer(s), wherein n is greater than one;

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected polymers or copolymers;

said high viscosity second plasticizer(s) being in effective amounts in combination with said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) alone;

said high viscosity second plasticizer(s) for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said low viscosity first plasticizer(s) alone or formed from a combination of said first plasticizer(s) and said second plasticizer(s); and

said fishing bait being life like, soft, flexible, capable of exhibiting buoyancy in water.

15. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n multiblock copolymer(s), wherein n is greater than one, and wherein said block copolymers having a selected styrene to rubber ratio of at least 37:

63, 38;

62, 39;

61, 40;

60, 41;

59, 42;

58, 43;

57, 44;

65, 45;

55, 46;

54, 47;

53, 48;

52, 49;

51, 50;

50, and 51;

49;

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected polymers or copolymers;

said fishing bait being life like, soft, flexible, capable of exhibiting buoyancy in water, and having a elongation greater than 500%;

said fishing bait being rupture resistant to dynamic stretching, shearing, resistant to ball-up during casting, resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration, casting, and presentation;

said fishing bait capable of exhibiting a success hook to catch ratio greater than 5, and

said fishing bait having greater elongation, greater tear resistance, or greater fatigue resistance than a plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

16. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n multiblock copolymer(s), wherein said block copolymers having a selected styrene to rubber ratio of at least about 37:

63, 38;

62, 39;

61, 40;

60, 41;

59, 42;

58, 43;

57, 44;

65, 45;

55, 46;

54, 47;

53, 48;

52, 49;

51, 50;

50, and 51;

49;

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

wherein said low viscosity first plasticizers having a selected viscosity of about 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3 cSt @ 40°

C.;

said gelatinous elastomer composition have a greater temperature compression heat set as determined for 1.0 hour at 50°

C. in 180°

U bend than a plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

17. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n and poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n copolymer(s), wherein n is a number greater than one;

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

in combination with one or more metal flakes of aluminum and brass;

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said fishing bait having greater resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration followed by elongation to 200% as compared to a plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

18. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n multiblock copolymer(s), wherein n is greater than one;

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

in combination with one or more metal flakes of aluminum and brass;

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said fishing bait having greater resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration followed by elongation to 500% as compared to a conventional plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

19. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n copolymer(s), wherein n is greater than one;

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

wherein said low viscosity first plasticizers having a selected viscosity of less than about 30 cSt @ 40°

C.;

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said fishing bait having greater resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration followed by elongation to 500% as compared to a plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

20. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene) block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

in combination with or without a minor amount of one or more additives of talc, silicon dioxide, silicone fluid, metal flakes of aluminum and brass, mica, and amorphous silica;

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said fishing bait having greater resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration followed by elongation to 500% as compared to a plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

21. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene) block copolymer(s) and from

(II) about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of a selected amount of at least one low viscosity first plasticizer(s) and a selected amount of at least one high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

and in combination with

(III) a selected amount of one or more of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n;

wherein n is greater than one.

22. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, and poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n block copolymer(s) and from

(II) about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of a selected amount of at least one low viscosity first plasticizer(s) and a selected amount of at least one high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

and in combination with

(III) a selected amount of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) having a styrene to rubber ratio of at least about 35;

65;

wherein n is greater than one.

23. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n multiblock copolymer(s), wherein n is greater than one;

and wherein said block copolymers having a selected styrene to rubber ratio of about 22;

78. 23;

77, 24;

76, 25;

75, 26;

74, 27;

73, 28;

72, 29;

71, 30;

70, 31;

69, 32;

68, 33;

67, 34;

66, 35;

65, 36;

64, 37;

63, 38;

62, 39;

61, 40;

60, 41;

59, 42;

58, 43;

57, 44;

65, 45;

55, 46;

54, 47;

53, 48;

52, 49;

51, 50;

50, and 51;

49, and from

(II) about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of a selected amount of at least one low viscosity first plasticizer(s) and a selected amount of at least one high viscosity second plasticizer(s).

24. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n multiblock copolymer(s), wherein n is greater than one;

and wherein said block copolymers having a selected styrene to rubber ratio of about 35;

65, 36;

64, 37;

63, 38;

62, 39;

61, 40;

60, 41;

59, 42;

58, 43;

57, 44;

65, 45;

55, 46;

54, 47;

53, 48;

52, 49;

51, 50;

50, and 51;

49, and from

(II) about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of a selected amount of at least one low viscosity first plasticizer(s) and a selected amount of at least one high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

said article having a coating of one or more powder(s) selected from talc, silicon dioxide, amorphous silica, and silicone fluid.

25. A fishing bait comprising a non-tacky article in the shape of a prey for presentation in fresh or salt water made from a soft gelatinous elastomer composition comprising

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or more of a linear, radial or multiblock poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n copolymer(s), wherein n is greater than one;

(II) one or more low viscosity first plasticizer(s) with one or more high viscosity second plasticizer(s);

said selected first and second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 800 gram Bloom;

said article having a coating of one or more powder(s) selected from talc, silicon dioxide, amorphous silica, and silicone fluid.