Fishing hook with groove to receive removable barb

A fishhook comprising:

• a shank;
• a hook extending from a distal portion of the shank;
• a removeable, selectively extendable barb having a first end and a second end, said barb being disposed for angular movement with respect to said hook, with the second end of the barb being moveable along an arcuate path from a first barb position in which the barb is proximate to the hook and a second barb position in which the second end of the barb extends outwardly from the hook;
• and
• a circumferential groove adapted to receive an elastic band, thereby attaching a removable barb to the fishhook.

A fishhook comprising:

• a shank;
• a hook extending from a distal portion of the shank;
• and
• a removeable, selectively extendable barb having a first end and a second end, said barb being disposed for angular movement with respect to said hook, with the second end of the barb being moveable along an arcuate path from a first barb position in which the barb is proximate to the hook and a second barb position in which the second end of the barb extends outwardly from the hook,
• where the removable barb incorporates stops;
• and
• a groove running lengthwise down the hook that is adapted to receive the barb, where the lengthwise groove incorporates notches adapted to receive the stops of the removeable barb so that the stops of the removable barb are engaged with the notches and held in a fixed position.