Fishing lure retriever

A device for retrieving a snagged fishing line having a lure and interconnected swivel fitting at the lower end thereof located a first predetermined distance from the nose of the lure comprising:

• an elongated body of substantial weight having a forward end, a rearward end, an upper side and a lower side,
• two grappling hooks of heavy guage wire stock capable of plastic deformation, each having a shank portion in substantial parallel alignment with the axis of said body, but below said axis, each extending from the forward end of said body for a distance approximately twice the length of the body of said lure, with one grappling hook extending slightly farther than the other,
• wherein the two grappling hooks are formed of one continuous piece of heavy guage wire and extending through the full length of said body extending out the rearward end thereof to form a loop suitable for attaching a cord,
• a first eyelet, for detachably connecting to said fishing line, located on the upper side of said body toward the rearward end thereof,
• a second eyelet, for detachably connecting to said fishing line, located on the upper side of said body toward the forward end thereof, the opening in said eyelet being large enough to allow said swivel fitting to pass therethrough,
• two wire members protruding substantially vertical for a short distance from the upper side of said body at a point substantially back from the forward end of said body, said members after extending vertically a short distance being bent forward forming a shank portion extending forward and then bent upwardly and curved slightly backwardly forming a hook at the end thereof at a distance less than said first predetermined distance prior to reaching said second eyelet, the slot between said hooks being in substantial alignment with said eyelets, and being less than the width of said swivel fitting, whereby said swivel fitting may be engaged in the slot of said upwardly extending wire members,
• said two wire members being fabricated of a material that can be bent so that the wire members may be spread to avoid engagement of the swivel fitting and a keeper is slidably mounted on said wire members so that it may be moved rearwardly to permit spreading of said wire members or moved forwardly to firmly hold the wire members a fixed distance apart, thereby defining a slot narrower than the width of said swivel fitting.