Fishing leader
OwnerAaron F. Aunspaughinventor
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Abstract
A fishing leader for rigging multiple hooks on a single line which incorporates a main leader adapted to be connected at the upper end to a fishing line and to a suitable weight at the lower end, the apparatus incorporating one or more points of connection for hooks. The hooks are carried to the side of the main line to avoid tangling the hooks with the main line. In the event multiple connections are incorporated, they extend laterally to the side at spaced locations and can be positioned at different angles to position the hooks where entanglement will be avoided. Each hook is supported from preferably a swivel which connects to the point of termination of multiple strands which are constructed and arranged to bend away from the main cable.
Claims5
A leader apparatus for installation on a fishing line and adapted to support a fish hook, comprising:
- a main leader line adapted to be connected to a fishing line at its upper end and a weight at its lower end:
- at least one laterally extending means supported at some point along said main line and adapted to receive and support a fish hook at the side of and remote from said main line, and wherein said laterally extending means includes first and second lateral lines connected to and supported by said main line and which come together at a point laterally of said main line such that said lateral lines hold themselves to the side of said main line and thereby support a fish hook on a short line connected to and located laterally of said main line and free of entanglements with said main line;
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- an elongate brace line connected by a connector means to said lateral lines which is curved from a point of connection to said main line to said lateral lines constructed and arranged such that said brace line holds said lateral lines at the side of said main line and supports a load on a hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.