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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313886 | Fishing rod securing device A fishing rod securing device includes a housing where the housing has a first end for securing the fishing rod to a structure and a second end for coupling to a fishing rod. The first end has a passage at which the structure can be received. Also, the housing provi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7155858 | Trotline leader system A trotline leader system for fishing including a trotline, with a plurality of clips, hangers, drop lines, and fishing hooks, each clip including a head portion, a neck and a base and each hanger includes a head, a shank and an eyelet. The head portion is connected ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6959470 | Pigtail fastener An apparatus for releasably securing a line having a cross sectional thickness and at least one free end. The fastener has a shaft dimensioned for wrapping the line around the shaft. The shaft has a pair of ends at least one of which includes: an insertion structure... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948275 | Snap swivel assembly including bearing for fishing line A terminal tackle for securing a fishing lure to a fishing line and wherein the terminal tackle includes a slidable/rotatable ring that is trapped to a swivel portion of the terminal tackle and whereby a bearing is trapped to the ring but is slidable on and rotatabl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6588075 | Fish-hook clasp with a double activation mechanism A fish-hook clasp with a rotating mechanism or "small jack" whose shape forms two activating wings which protrude respectively from the side edges of the clasp's shell. It is possible to act on at least one of the wings to cause the rotating mechanism to ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6508030 | Process for fastening of a stop arrangement to a line and a line having a stop arrangement connected thereto A process is provided for fastening a stop arrangement to a line with an associated swivel and snell on the line. The stop arrangement is initially in a closed annular shape and is secured to the line by deformation of the stop arrangement via at least on... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6195847 | Hat/tie clip accessory The invention is directed to a combination of a bent fishhook and a miniature sports item, the shaft of the fishhook formed by bending back to form a gripping space for gripping a flat object, a section of the barbed point being cut off and the remaining ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6073385 | Fish hook A fish hook A1 includes a shaft 5 and an eye 4 formed on one end of the shaft. The eye 4 can be connected with a split ring 2 connected with a lure 1. The eye 4 is thinner toward its end opposite to the shaft 5.... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5926996 | Fishing line connector A connecting system for attaching a gangion or snood to a fishing line having a connector with a tubular body having first and second opposed ends, forming a slit. The body has a cut-out forming a tongue with a central aperture for receiving the loop of a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5915946 | Split ring for fishing The present invention discloses a split ring for fishing having two ring portions arranged vertically and made by bending a hard wire having appropriate elasticity into the form of a figure eight, wherein both ends of the wire are overlapped with each oth... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5884430 | Connector for leading and trailing fishing hooks A fishing hook assembly including a connector for maintaining two J-shaped fishing hooks connected in tandem in axial alignment and occupying a common plane. The connector comprises a wire coiled in the center to define an eye. At both ends of the coil fo... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5713152 | Fishing bobber with integral pivoted line holder A fishing bobber molded of a synthetic plastic material wherein a hollow flotation chamber includes separable upper and lower snap together parts whereby ballast may be located within the chamber to adjust flotation sensitivity, and an elongated downwardl... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5666760 | Fishing line lock A fishing line lock device or line attachment device which includes a shaft with a coil member extending from the upper end of the shaft, an anchor member attached to the second end of the shaft, and a sleeve with an upper tapered end, the sleeve envelopi... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5444937 | Clip particularly for use as a sinker A clip for use as a sinker for fishing, comprising two half-shells (1, 2) forming jaws having the shape of spherical sectors of the same diameter. The sector of at least one of the half-shells (1, 2) subtends an angle less than 180°. The half-shells (1, ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5301454 | Fishing hook holder A fishing hook holder unit includes a holder body having a first end, a second end, and a neck portion between the first and second ends. A first engaging member is removably mounted to the first end of the holder body for engaging a fishing line from one... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5209005 | System for positioning a fishing net A fishing net is held in place below a corkline by a series of holding devices. Each holding device has a crimped cylinder from which three loops extend. One of these loops may be tied around the corkline to position the crimped cylinder below the corklin... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5081785 | Connector for a fishing device A fishing device including a fishing body member and an attachment portion. The attachment portion has elongated flat surfaces with spaced apart openings where the openings having differently sized diameters, i.e. one opening is larger than the other. The... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4819305 | Line hook for fishing float A line hook for a fishing float comprises a wire which is bent to form long circles and another circle. The long circles are formed to insert therein a line and the other circle is made for inserting therein a ring of a float so as to easily set the float... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4733441 | Reclosable couplings Reclosable couplings are provided wherein a pair of first side portions of a link lap one another when the link is closed by means of a collar. Peripherally, the collar passes around the lapped first side portions and around a continuous second side porti... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4696120 | Fishline snap connector A connector particularly designed for attaching fishing lures to fishing lines quickly and effectively. The connector includes a continuous spring steel member particularly shaped to provide a pair of spring loops, one of the loops providing a first ring ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4210984 | Fishing apparatus A fishing apparatus for quickly and safely connecting and disconnecting the upper end of the leader to and from the fishing line, respectively, comprising a back plate to be attached to the fishing line, a semi-rigid front plate, means for releasably secu... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4155190 | Fishing lure retriever A fishing lure retriever has a triangular shaped body with a locking member allowing a separation in the body through which the fishing line is passed and having a hooked portion attached to the triangular shaped body. The locking member has a nut-shaped ... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4141116 | Snap swivel for fishing tackle A band of spring material is folded upon itself to form a closed triangle with the ends of the band overlapping on one side of the triangle to form a normally closed but openable passageway into and out of the triangle, another side of the triangle having... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4100658 | Fishing lure-and-line snap swivel The shank of an eye fastener forming a fishing line connector is relatively rotatably mounted in one or more circular bearing loops of the bearing portion of a bent wire structure forming a fishing lure connector. From one end of the bearing portion exten... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4010569 | Connector for flexible lines A connector for attaching two or more segments of lines, preferably lines which have looped end portions. The connector consists of a body with two apertures extending transversely therethrough, and two slots which extend obliquely from the apertures to t... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3959913 | Releasable non-slip attachment means for connecting fishing lines to down-rigger cables In one specific form, the apparatus is embodied as a tubular housing which fits in the hand of the user, with a trigger-like release arm protruding from a slot in the side of the housing to be pulled rearwardly by a finger of the user. The release arm ret... | 06/01/1976 |
