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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424786 | Fishing lure having two or more hooks The fishing lure having two or more hooks is constructed in an upside-down âTâ formation that, in its simplest form, incorporates two hooks at one hundred eighty degrees from each other and a shank that is located between the hooks and is perpendicular to a shaf... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7356963 | Fish lure A fish lure includes a soft, fish-shaped body including forward and aft body segments connected by an integrally-formed vertical hinge. A buoyancy-controlling insert is concealed inside the forward body segment. The vertical hinge includes a pair of vertical grooves... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322150 | Fishing lures Fishing lures and methods of making fishing lures involve the use of plastic film to cover a weight or other part of a lure between the eye of the hook and its bend. The plastic film may be attached to the hook shank by tying one or more knots adjacent the weight. A... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7254917 | Fishing lure This fishing invention applies a kinetic energy-storing device along a fishing line to provide additional resistance to short-term stress applied to the line when the fish is tugging. The kinetic energy-storing device reduces occurrences of fishing line breakage, al... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252316 | Rotation hook A device for lifting and rotating objects is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of hooking protrusions that are in angled relation with each other and contain compound bends to permit engagement with the support structure of the object to be lifted. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240453 | Bioelectric simulating fishook and lure and method of using same Fishhooks (20), artificial lures (23, 35, 65, 67 and 91) or trailer rods (120) include both an anodic segment (25, 85 and 105) and a cathodic segment (27). The anodic and cathodic segments (25, 85, 105 and 2... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225582 | Modified fishhook for catch and release applications A fishhook for use in catch and release application or when it is desired to inflict minimal damage to the fish. The hook comprises an eye, shank, bend and point. One or more dogs are located on the bend, the shank, or both. The dogs comprise non-barbed raised surfa... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207135 | Audio fishing lure system for attracting species specific fish An audio fishing lure system for attracting fish using preselected audio content includes a fishing pole, a fishing line, a lure or hook, an audio source, an aural encoder, and an underwater transducer. Sound reproduced by the audio source, such as a radio, cassette... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7159357 | 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... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7114279 | Fishhook barb crimping tool A tool for crimping the barb defined by a conventional fishhook is disclosed. The tool includes a pair of forceps on which is carried a barb crimping element. The tool is provided for modifying a conventional fishhook to allow a fisherman to catch fish in a catch-an... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7036266 | Weighted shank fish hooks Weighted fish hooks having a hook shank having a bend at one end and a hook eye at an opposite end. A double-tapered weight is provided on the hook shank between the bend and the hook eye. The double-tapered weight has a top weight taper and a lower weight taper. Th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6955005 | Scrobiculate and other fishing floats, demountably attachable fishing lures and kits for assembling them A counterweighted weedless fishing float suitable for suspending at least part of an attractant, such as live bait or an insect replica, above the surface of water in which the float is borne, and kits for assembling a variety of attractants, are provided. The float... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6898895 | Fish hook having an operable auxiliary hook assembly A fish hook assembly including a conventional hook and an auxiliary hook mounted on the conventional hook. The auxiliary hook includes an operable member that engages the mouth of the fish responsive to the fish biting the hook assembly. ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892490 | Fishing hook An improved fishing hook is provided. The fishing hook is made of a wear-resistant material of either: (a) 85% to 96% tungsten carbide and 4% to 15% cobalt, (b) 60% to 89% tungsten carbide, 4% to 28% tantalum carbide, 4% to 25% titanium carbide and 3% to 30% cobalt,... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6779295 | Fish hook A fish hook formed from a wire has a first end adapted for attachment with a line and a second end comprising a point directed in the general direction of the first end. An intermediary portion extending from the first end to the point includes a shank extending awa... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6766608 | Apparatus for bait harness A swivel bait harness for receiving and holding live fish and allowing three dimensional movement of the hook portion of the harness under the forces generated by a fighting fish under commercial or sport fishing applications. The hook is rotatably secured within a ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6739085 | Fish hook A quick-release fish hook enables an angler to one-handedly release a fish caught on the hook without dangerous hand exposure to sharp fish teeth or the hook itself. A forward hook shank portion with an interior channel is connected to a slotted rear shank portion e... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6691449 | Fishing hook A fish hook includes a head having a first portion adapted for coupling to a fishing line. A substantially straight shank is coupled to and projecting downwardly from the head. A substantially straight leg is coupled to the shank, the leg projecting downw... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6637148 | Circle hook with baitholder The invention relates to a circle hook having a protrusion on the shank extending down from the eye at a location that helps to prevent the bait on the hook from sliding up the shank and into the gap between the tip and shank. The protrusion preferably ex... | 10/28/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6560917 | Fish hook The fish hook 10 further comprises a hook-closing element 18 which is in the form of a length of resiliently flexible stainless steel wire which has a hairpin bend therein at 20, to form the hook hook-closing element with limbs 22.1 and 22.2 on opposite s... | 05/13/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6519895 | Fish hook A fish hook is provided which includes an elongated shank having a first attaching end and a second end. A locking bend shoulder extends at an angle from the second end of the shank. A weight is secured to the shank between the first attached end and the ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6481149 | Transparent fishing hook including transparent structural coating A transparent fishing hook is shown and described as being integrally formed of a material capable of passing images therethrough. In this manner, the hook becomes less visible against a given visual environment. The hook is shown in several embodiments i... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6430866 | Fishing hook fitted with an artificial bait A fishing hook fitted with an artificial bait (or fly) and comprising a stem (2) having one end bent to form an eyelet (3), a connecting or intermediate section (4), a tip (5) and a fly body (7), at least a pair of feathers (8) simulating the fly wings, a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6357168 | Safety fishhook A safety fishhook which substantially prevents skin punctures is formed from a wire and includes a first end adapted for attachment to a line, a shank adjacent to the first end, and a curved bend extending from the shank to a free end, the curved bend def... | 03/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6289628 | Fishhook A fishhook having a shank and an integral curved bend portion terminating in a spear portion ending in a sharp point. The spear portion has an axis generally parallel to the shank with a generally uniform cross-section. The spear has a side facing the sha... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6282831 | Quick set fishing rig and fish hook A quick set fishing rig and fish hook for live bait is disclosed. The hook includes a main portion, at least one hook portion, and a shank for releasably anchoring the hook into the body of the live bait. The shank extends substantially straight out from ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6237277 | Fishing apparatus This invention relates to the use of polymeric-based materials to make fish hooks for producing clear, translucent, or colored fish hook devices. Additionally, this invention provides for a medium to place scented materials for the purpose of attracting p... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6189257 | Array of clustered fishhooks remaining tangle free in use and in storage A fishhook adapted to be used in a clustered arrangement, with each hook of the cluster mounted for pivotal movement so as to be able to minify the chance of entanglement with weeds or trash. The novel fishhook array made possible in accordance with this ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6122857 | Fishing jig for use with a rubbery lure A fishing jig, particularly useful in conjunction with a soft bodied artificial bait to produce a lure having specialized movement when pulled through water, includes a fish hook component of integral construction having a leading extremity, a curved trai... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6085457 | Fishhook The invention provides a structure of a fishhook in which a root portion of the fishhook has no protruding portions like a line retainer so that the whole fishhook can be covered with bait, and which allows the fishhook to be easily removed from the skin ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085456 | Sheet metal fish hook A fish hook in the form of a flat, hook-shaped, sheet metal stamping which is flat-stamped from relatively thin, flat sheet-metal stock, said flat stamping having a planar, hook-shaped portion and an elongate shank portion both of which have rectangular c... | 07/11/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6038806 | Fish hook with bait holder A fish hook with bait holder for receiving and holding a live bait fish, the fish hook comprising a fish hook having an eye on one end for attaching a line, a shank terminating in a bend with a barb on a second end and a rod attached to the fish hook. The... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6006467 | Weedless hook and lure having lure interchangeability A fishhook mounted for pivotal movement so as to be able to avoid entanglement with weeds or trash, this novel hook having an eye where a fishline may be attached and an upper shank portion extending at an angle downwardly from the eye. The hook also has ... | 12/28/1999 |
