Fishing hook and lure protector

A fishing hook and lure protector, comprising:

• a hollow body that defines an enclosure, the body having a resilient sidewall with a first circumferential peripheral edge, a second circumferential peripheral edge and a slit that extends for a height of the resilient sidewall from the first circumferential peripheral edge to the second circumferential peripheral edge and defines a first engagement edge and a second engagement edge;
• a first engagement profile along the first engagement edge, the first engagement profile including a recess configured to receive a ring shaped line guide of a fishing rod and to engage a first inside edge of the line guide of the fishing rod;
• a second engagement profile along the second engagement edge, the second engagement profile including a recess configured to receive the ring shaped line guide of the fishing rod and to engage a second inside edge of the same line guide of the fishing rod engaged by the first engagement profile;
• each recess of the first and second engagement profiles comprises a first portion that is open to the slit and extends away from the slit, and a second portion that is spaced from the slit and extends in the direction of the height of the resilient sidewall, whereby overlapping of the first engagement edge and the second engagement edge closes the slit of the enclosure and maintains the first engagement profile and the second engagement profile biased by the resilient sidewall into engagement with the line guide of the fishing rod.