FISHING HOOK FOR HOOKING LIVE BAIT

摘要

The described invention provides a fishhook for nostril-hooked live bait-fish and a method for reducing injury to a nostril-hooked live bait-fish. The described fishhook comprises a point, a bend, a shank, an eye to secure the fishhook onto a fishing line, and a barrier structure. The point is a sharp end that penetrates the bait-fish's mouth or flesh, the bend is a curved portion of the fishhook that extends downwards from the point and then upwards towards the shank, and the barrier structure is fixedly placed at a point along the bend of the fishhook. The fixedly placed barrier structure is effective to reduce injury to the bait-fish from a fishhook point when the bait-fish swims or moves while attached to the fishhook.

主权项

1. A fishhook comprising a point, a bend, a shank, an eye, and a barrier structure,
wherein the point is a sharp end that is effective to penetrate a mouth, nostril, flesh, or a combination thereof of a live bait-fish the bend is a curved portion of the fishhook that extends downwards from the point and then upwards towards the shank, the eye is effective to secure the fishhook onto a fishing line; and the barrier structure is fabricated during manufacture as one piece with the fish hook and fixedly placed at a point along the bend of the fishhook, wherein the fixedly placed barrier structure is effective to maintain the bait-fish in a position along the shank of the fishhook that facilitates a natural free swimming motion of the baitfish; to reduce injury to the bait-fish from the point of the fishhook when the bait-fish swims or moves while attached to the fishhook; and to keep the hook of the fishhook point in a proper position to hook a fish when the fish strikes.