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A fishing release clip comprises a body and a stem fastened respectively to opposite ends of an outrigger line on a sportfishing boat. An individual fishing line is retained in a hook shaped element on the body of the clip by a pin which forms part of the stem. The stem is held in its line-retaining position by a set of detent balls which surround a pin having an annular groove. The grooved pin is spring-loaded by a coil spring, the compression of which can be adjusted by a micrometer-type thimble. When a fish strikes at the bait on the end of the fishing line, the force exerted by the fishing line on the release clip causes the outrigger line to pull the pin so that it moves against the spring force until the groove comes into register with the detent balls, whereupon the balls move into the groove and allow the stem to move to release the fishing line. The release clip can also be opened, in a similar way, by manual force exerted on the outrigger line.
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