摘要 |
An apparatus for hooking and possibly baiting of a fishing line provided with snoods (13), each of which having a head (8) adapted to be releasably connected to the neck of a fishing hook (7). The apparatus comprises a hook magazine (4) adapted for placing hooks in a stack and a pusher (6) for moving the hook (7) into engagement with the snood head (8). In order to retain snood heads (8) for coupling them to hook necks a stationary retainer element (9) and a cooperating movable retainer element (1) are provided, while a drive mechanism is provided for moving the movable retainer element in order to release the snood head after the pusher (6) has moved the hook neck into engagement with the snood head. One of the retainer elements (1; 9) may have a recess (14) for placing of the snood heads (8), and the stationary retainer element (9) may be equipped with a protrusion (12) adapted to guide the snood heads (8) into the recess. Moreover, said apparatus may comprise a bait magazine (4) and a cutting knife (2) for bait. |