Patent ID: 9161524
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A01K,B25B

Abstract:
1. Fishing pliers that enable a user to conveniently extend fishing line into an eyelet of a fishing lure, the fishing pliers comprising: a first elongate member, and a second elongate member pivotally coupled to the first elongate member, each elongate member having a proximal handle portion and a distal tip end portion and an intermediate section therebetween, the first and second elongate members being pivotally coupled at respective intermediate sections thereof, wherein the first elongate member has, in the intermediate section thereof, a channel configured to receive fishing line and a slot configured to receive an eyelet of a fishing lure such that when fishing line is passed through the channel the fishing line is oriented so as to be configured to conveniently enter the eyelet of the fishing lure, thereby enabling the user to conveniently extend fishing line into the eyelet of a fishing lure, wherein the second elongate member has, in the intermediate section thereof, an arm that fits within a cavity of the first elongate member intermediate section when the two elongate members are in a closed position and which covers the channel so as to prevent line from being inadvertently removed from the channel.