Patent ID: 7144128
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A device for assisting a fisherman in preparing a hook on a fishing line, said device comprising: a housing including: a lower housing member defining a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end forming a lower jaw; an upper housing member defining a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end forming an upper jaw; and a retainer for retaining said lower and upper housing members in a fixed relationship a nipper carried by said housing for assisting in cutting a fishing line, said nipper including a first cutting blade and a second cutting blade, said lower housing member lower jaw being adapted to carry said first cutting blade, and said upper housing member upper jaw being adapted to carry said second cutting blade, a distal end of said first cutting blade defining a cutting edge configured to cooperate with a cutting edge defined by a distal end of said second cutting blade; and an illumination device carried within said housing and oriented such that a beam of light from said illumination device is directed toward said nipper for selectively illuminating the fishing line.