Hand-Line Hook

1) A hand line hook, comprising:

• a) a hook body comprising a curved nose section positioned between a first end section and a second end section that terminates in a curved gate detent;
• b) a spring-biased, elongated gate pivotally connected at one end to said hook body in proximity to said load bearing eye and comprising a rivet that extends transversely thereacross and is pivotally movable into and out of engaged relation with said curved gate detent, wherein said hook body is closed when said rivet is in engaged relation with said curved gate detent and is open when not engaged with said curved gate detent, said gate further comprising a lock rivet positioned for pivotal movement exteriorly of and adjacent to said first end section;
• c) a spring-biased gate lock pivotally mounted at its proximal end to said hook body in a positon exteriorly of and adjacent to said first end section, comprising an opening formed therethrough proximate its distal end and having open lock and closed lock detents formed within said opening, wherein said lock rivet is forcibly maintained in position due to its spring bias in either of said open lock and closed lock detents thereby locking said gate in either its open or closed positions, respectively, relative to said hook body.