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US 4,307,532 AGranted
Bait gripping leader
OwnerMilton K. Hughsinventor
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Abstract
A novel fishing leader having adjustable loops for gripping a bait. A tubular sleeve, slidable relative to the line, as a fishing hook mounted in an opening in the sleeve. The sleeve and hook are slidable to close the loop and grip a bait securely therein adjacent the hook, without injuring the bait.
Claims7
A leader for gripping bait, comprising:
- a line having a loop formed therein,
- a tubular adjustment sleeve slidably mounted on the loop, said sleeve having a laterally opening slot therein, and
- a fishing hook having an eye mounted on the line within the sleeve and extending outwardly through the slot, whereby adjusting the loop firmly around a bait grips the bait adjacent the hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.