Fish hook protector

A fishing hook guard for covering a fishing hook having a shaft terminating in a point and a barb extending rearwardly and outwardly from said point, comprising a body member having a head at a first end, a tail at a second end, and a shank therebetween, said body member also having at least one protuberance for gripping by the user at a first predetermined distance from said head extending towards said tail, said body member further comprising an aperture for receiving said point and said barb of said fishing hook thereinside, said aperture extending internally towards said head, said tail being bent back along said shank in an opposite direction such that it extends toward said head and forms a U-shaped bend with the shank and said tail terminating in a tip, said tail being removably mountable onto a graduated guide of a fishing rod, said at least one protruberance comprising a generally horizontally and outwardly protruding ridge interposed between said first and second ends, said protruding ridge extends both laterally from the body member and around said body member so as to allow a user to grip said fishing hook guard during insertion of said point and said barb into said aperture.