Barbless fishhook

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1984-04-11

1986-02-18

Godici, Nicholas P.

Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying

Fishing

Line-attached bodies, hooks and rigs

A01K 8300

Patent

active

045703736

ABSTRACT:
A barbless fishhook comprising a fishhook having a shank portion, a hook portion at one end of the shank portion and an eyelet at the other end thereof; a guard member formed of spring wire secured to the shank portion and having a hook member at one end thereof adjacent the hook portion of the fishhook and passing through said eyelet and being bent back along the shank portion so as to be substantially parallel to the shank portion and engaging the hook member, and having the other end bent toward the point of the fishhook, whereby the guard member may be deflected away from the point when the hook is set in a fish, and prevent a fish from being dislodged from the hook, and may be released from the hook member to facilitate release of a fish from the fishhook.

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patent: 2513397 (1944-07-01), Bemis
patent: 2570468 (1949-01-01), Matthes
patent: 2592727 (1951-05-01), Pamer
patent: 2792664 (1954-06-01), Schwarzer
patent: 2938296 (1960-05-01), Krackt
patent: 3841014 (1974-10-01), Thomas et al.

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