Fish hook

A fish hook comprising:

• a. line attachment means at a leading end thereof for attaching a fishing line thereto;
• b. a bow portion curved through approximately 180.degree. at the opposite trailing end thereof and lying in a plane including the line attachment means;
• c. a sharpened barbed end portion carried by a front end of the bow portion and bent sidewise out of a plane of the bow portion;
• d. an elongated shank supported between the rear end of the bow portion and the line attachment means;
• e. rotating means carried by the shank to effect a rotation of the hook through approximately 90.degree. about a longitudinal axis when the hook is moved longitudinally in conjunction with the confinement of the hook in the fish's mouth, the initial forces exerted by the fish's mouth being perpendicular to said plane;
• f. an elongated flexible plastic worm carried by said rotating fish hook, said worm comprising an elongated body, a leading blunted end and a trailing tail portion at the opposite end, wherein the worm leading end is penetrated by the hook and is disposed on the shank adjacent the eyelet, the shank adjacent the bow portion exiting the worm body at a point on one side thereof, and the sharpened barbed end portion repenetrating the worm body at a point traversely offset from longitudinal alignment with the first mentioned point, in the direction of the sidewise bend of the sharpened barbed end portion.

A fish hook comprising:

• a. line attachment means at a leading end thereof;
• b. a curved bow portion at the opposite trailing end thereof and substantially lying in a plane containing said line attachment means;
• c. a sharpened barbed end portion carried by a front end of the bow portion;
• d. an elongated shank supported between the rear end of the bow portion and the line attachment means said shank comprising:
• a leading end segment adjacent the line attachment means and substantially lying in said plane and a longer trailing segment adjacent the rear end of the bow portion, said trailing segment being bent rearwardly and outwardly from the leading end segment out of said plane and being arcuately curved back into said plane at the rear end of the bow portion.

A fish hook for hooking a fish after the hook is confined in the fish's mouth and comprising;

• a. line attachment means at a leading end thereof for attaching a fishing line thereto;
• b. a bow portion curved through approximately 180.degree. at the opposite trailing end thereof and lying in a plane, said plane including the line attachment means;
• c. a sharpened barbed end portion carried by a front end of the bow portion;
• d. an elongated shank supported between the rear end of the bow portion and the line attachment means;
• e. rotating means carried by the shank to effect a rotation of the hook through approximately 90.degree. about a longitudinal axis when the hook is moved longitudinally in conjunction with the confinement of the hook in the fish's mouth, the initial forces exerted by the fish's mouth being perpendicular to the said plane, wherein the rotating means is effected by the shank being a flattened straight member having a leading segment adjacent to the line attachment means lying in the plane of the bow and a longer trailing segment adjacent the rear end of the bow portion being twisted about a longitudinal axis through 90.degree. to lie in a plane perpendicular to the first mentioned plane.