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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186096 | Fishing lure with line attachment structure A fishing lure comprises a hook structure including a hook portion for engaging the mouth flesh of a fish, a shank portion connected to the hook portion, and a line securing portion for securing a line to the hook structure. The line securing portion forms an unsecu... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7836629 | Methods for securing a flexible line A method for securing a flexible line includes winding a first section of a flexible line from a first end to a second end of a helical coil so that the first section of the flexible line is received between a plurality of first volutes of the helical coil. A second... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7793459 | Fishing hook threader and holder A fishing hook threader and holder includes a threader body and a hook holder projection. A conical shaped opening is formed in a top of the threader body at substantially one end. The entrance opening has a greater perimeter than the exit opening. A line bore is fo... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793458 | Flyhook threader and tying apparatus The invention is a fishhook threading device mounted on the rod of a fishing pole and utilizing opposing diverging funnel-shaped passages in the main body of the device. One passage is for mounting the eyelet of a fishhook therein while a line is threaded through th... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7581348 | Fish-hook A fish-hook (10) including: (a) a shank (12); (b) a bend (14) extending from the shank (12); (c) a point (16) defined by a free end of a bend (14); wherein an end portion (18) of the shank (12) defines a helica... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7412796 | Stinger rig with second ring eye bait hook A bait hook for constructing a stinger rig includes a hook proximal end including a primary leader engaging first ring eye; a hook shank including a shank connecting segment extending distally from the first ring eye and a shank hook segment arching laterally from t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7152362 | Trolling release device A trolling release device for use during fishing. A ring of the device has an aperture formed between sidewalls and a slit in one of the sidewalls for extending a line through the sidewall. A handle is mounted to the ring and has peripheral sidewalls with an apertur... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6910296 | Line splice using barb and receiver A splice system and method for linear connection of fishing lines include a female connector and a male connector. Each connector has first and second opposite ends and a longitudinal axis, about which the connector is symmetric. The first end of the female connecto... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910297 | Composite fish hook having improved strength and penetration capability A fish hook formed of plastic having metal or other material embedded into, or applied to, or formed on the point thereof to increase the ability of the hook to penetrate the mouth of a fish. The metal or other material either forms the point of the hook or is a fri... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6862838 | Fishing leader apparatus and method of making same Non-trolling fishing leader apparatus comprised of a single braided steel cable having a first end portion coupled to a fishing line supplied from a rod and real and having a second end portion coupled to a baited hook or lure such that leader apparatus is devoid of... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6760997 | No-tie fishing system and method A no-tie fishing system is provided with a fish attractor having an open eye with a blocker. The eye of the fish attractor is disposed at an end of a shank. The eye includes a distal end disposed adjacent to and spaced from the shank. The fishing system also include... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6691450 | Fishing line sinker assemblage A fishing line sinker assemblage including a streamlined weighted body that is provided with a longitudinally extending, central bore; and a fishing line securement member that is telescopically received within the central bore of the weighted body for te... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6625921 | Fishhook threader A fishing device, including a wall, the wall defining a large opening, a small opening, and a slit, the large opening operably communicating with the small opening through the slit; and an interior surface of the wall, the interior surface being frustocon... | 09/30/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6560916 | Torsion fishing hook apparatus with quick, harmless extraction and safe latching features A fishing hook apparatus includes a resilient shaft including a shank segment which is substantially rectilinear and having a shank segment proximal end and a shank segment distal end and including a hook segment which is substantially rectilinear and hav... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6334273 | Fish hook and knot therefor A fish hook (10) comprising: a hook portion (11); a shank (12) extending from the hook portion (11); and a line attachment portion (13) to engage a fishing line (17) to secure the fishing line (17) to the hook (10), said attachment portion (13) comprising... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6185858 | Leader attachment tool and method A leader attachment tool for use securing a wire leader within a fishing rig that includes a bent wire member including a handle portion, a right angle offset portion, an axis portion, a connecting hook with a tapered insertion end, an attachment eyelet, ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6105299 | Automated fishhook tackle system Improvements in automatic fishhook setting devices. An automated fishhook tackle system comprising a fishing line, a hooking device and a fishhook setting device. The fishhook setting device includes a cylindrical housing with a barrel and a bore extendin... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6101755 | Fishing rig and method Brightly colored translucent monofilament fishing leader line that only permits light in the range of around 500 to around 750 nanometers to pass through the line may appear to glow or shine in the water. When the length of such line is within the range o... | 08/15/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6041541 | Fishing line threader A fishhook threading mechanism that can be temporarily attached to a fishhook eye to allow a user to easily and quickly thread a fishhook and then removed from the line by either crushing the threader or guiding the line through a radial slot located in t... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6006468 | Artificial fly/lure with tandem hook connection An artificial fly/lure tandem hook connection in which an elongated flexible tying arrangement connects first and second hooks and disposes the shanks of first and second hooks substantially axially inline and spaced apart. The flexible tying arrangement ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000932 | Lighter that is convertible to a fishing lure The combination lighter and fishing lure includes a body having a feature useful for attracting a fish, a reservoir for holding a fuel, an igniter to ignite the fuel and produce a flame, an outlet at which the flame is produced, means provided on the body... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5987802 | Fishing lure illuminator A method of illuminating a fishing lure employs an illuminator that connects to a fishing line at a leading end and a fishing lure or bait at a trailing end. The illuminator has a light emitting diode (LED) or laser contained within a body having a batter... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5970650 | No-thread fishing equipment A no-thread fishing fly includes an attractor attached to a fish hook, the fish hook having a hook disposed at one end of a shank and an eye disposed at an opposite end of the shank. The eye includes a distal end disposed adjacent to and spaced from the s... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5956890 | Fishing tackle item with fishing line attachment device An attachment device for attaching a line to a fish hook includes a funnel-shaped portion, a tubular portion which is adapted to extend through an eye of a fish hook and a retaining portion which is adapted to engage the eye for restraining withdrawal of ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5881490 | Fishing rig A leader wire made from a more flexible 7×19 stainless steel cable rather than the standard 7×7 cable leader wire includes a loop at one end and a swivel at the other. A first hook is attached to the loop at the end of the leader. Intermediate the two e... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5881491 | Fish hook A fish hook (2) of the invention includes a J-shaped shank (4). The shank (4) has a point (6) at its one end for hooking a fish and a flattened joint (10) at the opposite end where a fishing line is fastened to. The joint (10) has a slit (12) extending fr... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5809687 | Flexible line coupling method and apparatus An apparatus and method of attaching a flexible line to a fixed object by use of an improved attachment shank with angled and spaced apart attachment coils. The attachment shank is based upon a one piece shank having at least three angled and spaced apart... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5781972 | Fishing snap A snap to be utilized with fishing tackle or for other purposes which is made of a singular wire which is bent at a focal region so as to define a first end and a second end. The first end has a bracing arm which integrally connects to an eye region, angu... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5771625 | Fish hook trace and container A fish trace (10) has a trace line (11) with projections (12) spaced along it, and the projections (12) are selectively engaged by two spaced legs (21) of a resilient clip (13), the leg ends being returned over the legs and the return portions (27) thereb... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5694715 | Knotless line splicers A combination line splicer and line connection wherein the splicer includes a relatively straight and relatively rigid shank, formed with a pair of open eyes, one at each of two opposite ends thereof. A pair of lines are securely fastened to the splicer b... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5689911 | Easy tie fish hook A fishing hook including a shank portion having a hook at one end and a slotted portion formed at an end of the shank portion opposite the hook. The slotted portion has an area in surface-to-surface contact with a surface of the shank portion. The area in... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5680726 | Fish-hook A fish-hook comprises a shank with a hook portion at one end and an eyelet at the other end, and a safety-pin member fixedly secured to the shank through the eyelet and releasably carrying one or more interchangeable ballast or plummet elements. The or ea... | 10/28/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5655329 | Clip for attaching articles to a line A clip for attaching fishing hooks, lures, or other objects to a line. The clip comprises an elongate body having a central support member bridging first and second loop portions formed at either end thereof; a first arm member that is an extension of the... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5638633 | Device for easy attachment of line, leader, or tippet to fish hook An attachment device for attaching a line to a fish hook includes a funnel-shaped portion, a tubular portion which is adapted to extend through an eye of a fish hook, and a retaining portion which is adapted to engage the eye for restraining withdrawal of... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5628139 | Attachment for a fishing lure A device for removably attaching a trailing spinner to a fish hook utilizes a rigidly spiraled wire which, when rotated about its axis embraces the shaft portion of the fish hook. The rearward or downstream extremity of the wire is bent to form a loop. A ... | 05/13/1997 |
