Pork rind pliers

Pork rind pliers for attaching and removing a pork

• rind to and from a fishhook, comprising:
• a first arm having first and second ends;
• a second arm having first and second ends,
• pivot means for pivotally coupling said first and second arms together with said first ends of said first and second arms, located on one side of said pivot means and said second ends of said first and second arms located on an opposite side of said pivot means;
• said first ends of said first and second arms cooperatively forming a pork rind attaching end;
• said second ends of said first and second arms cooperatively forming a pork rind removing end;
• said first ends being movable to open and closed positions and said second ends being movable to open and closed positions;
• said first ends comprise a slotted member located opposing and facing a bearing member respectively, said slotted member having a slot with an open end extending therethrough for receiving a hook end of a fishhook, said bearing member having a bearing surface for supporting a rounded portion of the fishhook such that a pork rind may be located between said two members and attached to the hook of a fishhook by moving said first ends to said closed position;
• said second ends comprise a hook retaining member located opposing a hook receiving member,
• said hook retaining member and said hook receiving member have two slots with open ends respectively that extend transverse to each other such that the rounded end of a fishhook may be located in said slot of said hook retaining member and the hook end of a fishhook may be located in said slot of said hook receiving member with a pork rind located on a side of said hook receiving member facing away from said hook retaining member.