| 摘要 |
A bait harness for holding a bait in the form of a fish or fillet for casting, trolling or jigging is designed to be virtually weedless in use for avoiding the loss or snagging of the bait when pulled through weeds or other obstructions. The harness includes a clamp of highly resilient spring material bent so that integral opposed sides converge to an abutting normally closed position for gripping the jaws of a bait fish or the leading end of a fillet and include a movable arms means for selectively opening said sides. In one embodiment, the clamp is secured to a buoyant artificial fishing plug provided with a trailing single hook, riding up, and a removable fastening means for securing the tail portion of the fish bait to the shank of the hook. In a second embodiment, the clamp carries a pair of multi-barbed hooks connected respectively to the clamp sides for disposition at opposite sides of the bait and, preferably, one barb on each hook is bent perpendicularly to the shank of the hook so that it can be selectively imbedded into respective opposite sides of the bait. In a third embodiment, the clamp is secured to a spoon provided with a trailing single hook, riding up for insertion through the tail of the bait fish and the forward end of the spoon is extended forwardly, upwardly and rearwardly to present a loading curled end terminating in a small lip that is connected by a rubber band to the barbed end of the single hook and thus enhances its weedless capability. In a fourth embodiment, the clamp is secured to a lead head jig provided with a trailing single hook, riding up for insertion through the bait, and a fishing hook, preferably with mutliple barbed points having one of said points inserted through the tail of the bait, is secured by a flexible line to the clamp.
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