A weedless fishing apparatus includes a hook having a shank, a curved throat portion and a point. The curved throat portion is sufficient resilient that the point can be moved toward the shank to a retracted or cocked position and so that upon release of the point from the retracted position, the resilient curved throat portion will spring the point back to an extended fish hooking position. A releasable retaining device is provided for retaining the point of the hook in the retracted position and for releasing the point of the hook from the retracted position when tension is applied to a fishing line attached to the apparatus.
