Fishing gaff with multi-position fish hook

Details Fishing gaff with multi-position fish hook Fishing gaff with multi-position fish hook

2005-02-22

2005-02-22

Poon, Peter M. (Department: 3643)

Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying

Fishing

Fish landing devices combined with tackle, e.g., gaffs,...

C294S019300, C114S097000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06857217

ABSTRACT:
A hand held fishing gaff for manually engaging and lifting fish from water having a multi-position fish hook. The handle preferably has a straight main portion and a gripping portion which is arcuately shaped and extends away from a longitudinal axis of the straight portion. A fish hook is connected to the handle and is lockably positionable in a plurality of different rotationally aligned positions about the longitudinal axis. A fish hook detent interconnected between the handle and fish hook shank is selectively self-locking into one of a plurality of positional orientations of the fish hook. The device is preferably buoyant in water and the handle preferably has a uniform oval cross section to enhance gripability.

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