Patent ID: 6050023
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fishing lure baitholder for use with a fish hook,said fishing lure baitholder comprising,a pair of complementary clasps,each of said clasps having an interior portion and an exterior portion;an arcuate portion, each arcuate portion of each clasp comprising a plurality of elongated bait engaging members having a plurality of raised cleats along an inner surface of each elongated bait engaging member for surrounding and holding bait without impaling said bait;a handle portion extending from each arcuate portion;complementary hinge member portions extending from the interior portion of each clasp and being intermediate the arcuate portion and the handle portion, each hinge member portion having an aperture therein;a biasing member aligned along said hinge member portions and between the interior portion of each clasp, said biasing member urging the handle portions to diverge and urging the arcuate portions to converge;the complementary clasps being joined together by a hinge, said hinge being formed such that the complementary hinge member portions of each clasp being overlapped, the apertures of each hinge member portion being aligned and the fish hook being insertable through the aligned apertures of the hinge member portions forming a hinge shaft upon which the hinge pivots;wherein the handle portions being pressed together, the arcuate portions open allowing bait to be placed therebetween, and the handle portions being released, the biasing member maintaining the arcuate portions in a closed position, thus retaining bait between the converging arcuate portions of each clasp without the bait being impaled.