Patent ID: 6637148
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing hook comprising:an eye for connecting to a fishing line; a shank portion extending in a first direction from said eye; a curved portion extending from said shank portion having a tip at a distal end, wherein said curved portion is substantially curved around about 270 degrees in a manner that causes the tip to be pointed substantially toward said shank portion; a gap formed between said tip and said shank portion; and a protrusion on said shank portion extending inward in relation to said curved portion and in a direction substantially away from said eye, said protrusion being located on said shank portion substantially within a range between an upper limit determined by a line extending from said tip at about 10 degrees above a line perpendicular to said shank portion, and a lower limit determined by a line extending from said tip at about 20 degrees below a line perpendicular to said shank portion.