Tool for tying fishing line

A fish hook tying device comprising:

• a support body sized for holding in one hand of a user and having first and second ends;
• a line tying mechanism mounted and arranged in one of said first and second ends, said line tying mechanism having first and second spaced apart arms, the arms being connected together and slidable in said support body for forming a knot in a fishing line;
• a hook engaging member fixedly mounted in a recess formed in a side of said support body, said hook engaging member extending across said recess and being spaced from a bottom of said recess,
• wherein after a fish hook is tied to a fishing line, said hook can be placed around said hook engaging member in order to hold said hook as said line is pulled, thereby confirming a tight knot has been formed.

A fish hook tying device comprising:

• a support body sized for holding in one hand of a user and having first and second ends;
• a line tying mechanism mounted and arranged in one of said first and second ends, said line tying mechanism including means for clamping a fish hook at said one end in order to prevent movement of said hook relative to said support body when a fishing line is being tied to said hook;
• a hook engaging member fixedly mounted in a recess formed in a side of said support body, said hook engaging member extending across said recess and being spaced from a bottom of said recess,
• wherein after said fish hook is tied to the fishing line, said hook can be placed around said hook engaging member in order to hold said hook as said line is pulled, thereby confirming a tight knot has been formed.

A combined fish hook tying and line cutting device comprising:

• an elongate support body sized for holding in one hand of a user, the support body having a first end, a second end, and longitudinally extending sides;
• a line tying mechanism mounted and arranged in an end section of said support body;
• a line cutting blade fixedly mounted in a recess formed in said longitudinally extending sides, the recess being located between the first end and the second end of said support body and spaced from said line tying mechanism, said blade having a cutting edge exposed for cutting along one longitudinal side of said support body;
• and
• finger protection means provided on said support body to help prevent a user inadvertently cutting his or her finger on said blade, said finger protection means forming two or more spaced apart protuberances along said cutting edge and relatively small slots for receiving the line to be cut.