Spring trap fishing tackle

An active fishing lure comprising:

• an elongated body disguised as bait and adapted to be attached to a fishing line;
• an elongated trap disposed within said body, said trap having a leading end and a trailing end;
• a primary hook trailing from said lure;
• a secondary hook rotatably pivoted within said trap and displaceable between a set position and a triggered position where it exteriorly impales a fish;
• an elongated, longitudinally displaceable trigger having an external end for attachment to said primary hook and a remote end;
• means for yieldably biasing said trigger towards said trap leading end;
• tang means projecting from said trigger remote end for engaging said secondary hook to lock it in said set position;
• and,
• spring means for forcibly activating said secondary hook when released from said tang means.

An active fishing device comprising:

• an elongated, hollow casing having a leading end attached to a fishing line, a spaced apart trailing end, and an interior;
• a primary hook;
• a secondary hook rotatably pivoted to said casing and displaceable between a cocked position at least partially nested within said interior and a triggered position where it impales a fish;
• an elongated, longitudinally displaceable trigger disposed within said interior, said trigger having an external end extending from said casing trailing end for attachment to said primary hook, and a remote internal end;
• compression spring means for yieldably biasing said trigger towards said casing leading end;
• tang means projecting from said trigger internal end for cocking said secondary hook;
• and,
• torsion spring means for forcibly activating said secondary hook when released from said tang means in response to a strike on said primary hook.