Automatic fish hook tying device

A method of automatically tying a fishing line to a fish hook, comprising the steps of:

• providing an automatic fish hook tying device, the automatic fish hook tying device comprising:
• a hollow housing, the housing having an elongate slot formed thereon, the slot having opposing ends;
• a fish hook holding assembly coupled to an outer side of the housing near one end of the slot, the fish hook holding assembly adjustably holding a fish hook thereon with an eye of the fish hook extending into an interior of the housing;
• a fishing line feeding assembly coupled to the interior of the housing near the opposite end of the slot;
• a fishing line guide assembly mounted near the fishing line feeding assembly, the fishing line guide assembly defining a curvilinear path to form a general first loop in a knot tying process, the fishing line feeding assembly selectively feeding a fishing line through the fishing line guide assembly and through the eye of the fish hook;
• a winding and spooling assembly mounted inside the housing near the fishing line guide assembly, the winding and spooling assembly having a detachably mounted spool to wind the fishing line thereon and form coils around a standing line of the fishing line;
• a plurality of guide posts disposed around the fishing line guide assembly, the plurality of guide posts enabling formation and maintenance of at least one loop in the knot tying process;
• a manipulator assembly mounted inside the housing, the manipulator assembly carrying the spool from one place to another to form loops and thread the fishing line through the loops to form the knot;
• and
• a controller communicating with the fishing line feeding assembly, the fishing line guiding assembly, the winding and spooling assembly, and the plurality of guide posts, and the manipulator assembly to control operations thereof in forming and tying the knot;
• mounting the fish hook onto the fish hook holding assembly to hold the fish hook at a desired position with the eye extending into the housing;
• operating the controller to begin the knot tying process;
• feeding the fishing line through fishing line feeding assembly and into the fishing line guide assembly;
• guiding the fishing line through the fishing line guide assembly to thread the feeding fishing line through the eye of the hook and towards the winding and spooling assembly;
• winding the fishing line around the spool;
• forming coils around the standing line by revolving the spool around the standing line;
• lowering the fishing line guide assembly to free the fishing line leaving the fishing line wrapped around a second guide post and a third guide post to form a first loop;
• providing a pair of resting stations, a first resting station near the fish hook holding assembly and a second resting station near the winding and spooling assembly;
• detaching the spool and moving the spool around a first guide post under the standing line to rest on the first resting station;
• moving the spool from the first resting station by threading a trailing fishing line over an angled portion of the fishing line and wrapped around a fourth guide post to rest the spool on the second resting station, the fishing line wrapped around the first guide post and fourth guide post forming a second loop;
• picking up the spool from the second resting station to thread the fishing line through the second loop from under the standing line to above the standing line;
• and
• pulling the spool to reattach the spool and complete the knot.