Patent ID: 9474260
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A release weight for returning a fish having a jaw to a floor of a body of water, said release weight comprising: a weighted element having a flat bottom portion and a top portion having a connection element; an attachment hook having a first portion, connected to said weighted element, and having a terminal portion, and a second portion, connected to the first portion, and configured to pass through the jaw of the fish, the terminal portion, being bent at an angle, and embedded horizonally within a side wall of said weighted element to attach to attach said attachment hook to said weighted element; and an extension element connected to the connection element; wherein when said attachment hook is passed through the jaw of the fish and the fish is placed in the body of water, the weighted element and the fish sink to the floor such that the flat bottom portion is flatly positioned on the floor with said extension element extending upwardly to a point above the body of water, and the attachment hook is disengaged from the fish.