| 摘要 |
A self releasing hook is designed to work with a sliding sleeve that holds the hook in the straight position while fishing. These hooks have a straight. The eye of the hook is located on the outer edge of the hook at approximately the middle of the arcuate section. The hook in combination with the sliding sleeve complete the self releasing rig. After the angler catches the fish, the fish is removed by pulling the custom sleeve forward either by hand, trip rod or tag line. When the sleeve clears the shank of the hook, the hook is rotated by pulling on the main line which rotates the hook at the eye. When the hook has reached approximately 140-160 degrees, it releases itself from the flesh of the fish. By using barbless hooks or hooks with the barb on the back side of the bend, the hooks will release quickly and freely, with the minimum possible amount of damage to the fish. Also disclosed are throat blocking sleeves which extend outward from the arcuate portion of the hook. The throat blocker sleeves imitate a spine on a fish which a larger fish would have difficulty swallowing, thereby discouraging a hooked fish from swallowing the hook. The modified hook disclosed herein increases the success rate of catch and release fishing.
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