Fish hook guard

A fish hook guard for a fish hook having at least one barb, said fish hook guard comprising:

• an enclosure having a first end and a second end;
• said first end of said enclosure having an opening corresponding to said fish hook and a channel having side walls extending from said opening in said first end of said enclosure towards said second end of said enclosure to grasp the fish hook when inserted;
• and
• said second end of said enclosure includes plural outwardly extending finger engaging surfaces for gripping said second end of said enclosure without gripping said enclosure across said side walls of said channel to release the grip of the side walls when the finger engaging surfaces are pushed inwardly.

A fish hook guard for a treble fish hook having a shank and three barbs, said fish hook guard comprising:

• a base portion having a top surface and a radially extending slot extending from an outer diameter of said base portion to a center point of said base portion;
• said radially extending slot has a width greater than a cross-sectional diameter of said shank of said treble fish hook and said three barbs rest upon said top surface of said base portion when said trebel fish hook is placed in said fish hook guard;
• a cover portion pivotably connected to said portion, said cover portion having a vertically extending projection which extends from an interior surface of said cover portion towards said top surface of said base portion, and said vertically extending projection is positioned between adjacent barbs;
• and
• said vertically extending projection extends into and substantially fills at least a portion of said radially extending slot.

A fish hook guard for a fish hook having at least one barb, said fish hook guard comprising:

• an enclosure having a first end and a second end;
• said enclosure having an opening corresponding to said fish hook and a channel having side walls extending from sid first end towards said second end to grasp the fish hook when inserted;
• said enclosure having end walls extending from said first end towards said second end;
• and
• outwardly extending finger engaging surfaces on said end walls of said enclosure intermediate said first and second ends for gripping said guard without gripping said guard across said side walls of said channel.