Patent ID: 6694664
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A device for retrieving a snagged fishing lure comprising:a hand held pole having an upper end and an lower end; a rigid metal rod or wire having an upper portion mounted axially in the lower end of said pole; said rod or wire at a lower portion thereof formed into a generally polygonal loop; said loop comprising a plurality of sequential portions, each portion having a first end and a second end and said loop portions being disposed generally coplanar with respect to one another; a first one of said loop portions having a said first end integral with said lower portion of said rod or wire and a said second end integral with a second loop portion, said first and second loop portions disposed to form an acute angle at a corner therebetween; a third one of said loop portions disposed parallel to said first loop portion and having a said first end connected to said second end of said second loop portion; a fourth one of said portions having said first end connected to said second end of said third loop portion and said second end comprising a tip extending past said first portion and spaced apart therefrom so as to provide a gap for passage of a fishing line into the loop; and said loop being disposed at an obtuse angle with respect to said pole.