Fishing hook method and apparatus
OwnerJohn Southerinventor
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Abstract
A fish hook that is configured to have a secondary method of holding bait. The fish hook including an eye to accept fishing line. The hook having a body extending from the eye having a shank portion and a bend portion. A bait attachment member coupled to the hook body, wherein the bait attachment member includes a plurality of arms configured to move relative to one another in operation between an open and closed orientation. The bait attachment member configured to pivot and translate relative to the hook body to adjust to bait of different sizes. The bait attachment member being selectively contoured to engage and secure bait coupled to the hook body.
Claims15
A fish hook for holding bait, comprising:
- an eye configured to accept a fishing line;
- a hook body extending from the eyelet, the hook body having a shank portion and a bend portion;
- a bait attachment member coupled to the hook body, the bait attachment member including a plurality of arms, each of the plurality of arms being selectively contoured having a base end and an opposing tip end, the base end adjacent the hook body, the bait attachment member configured to engage and secure bait coupled to the hook body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.