An Improvement in Fishing Tackle.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 12th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Fishing Tackle.
I, CHARLES HENRY COOK Barrister-at-law of Elilea, South Stoke in the..
County of Oxon do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
At the under surface of the knob which is usually placed at the end of the butt
of fishing rods I firmly attach a metal bar about six inches in length forked at
Attached to
the end or twisted in the same way as disgorgers are usually made.
this bar, but easily detachable is a compass shaped instrument made of two pieces
of metal and which is marked in inches and when fully extended serves the purpose
of a measure. This instrument is also used to keep open the mouths of fisli, in
other words to answer the purpose of what is commonly known as a pike gag.
The edges of the two insides of the gag may be sharpened and the instrument
used as scissors. When closed and attached to the disgorger the whole passes
conveniently into the butt of the rod which thus is made to contain fine instruments
of great use to the angler, or the whole may go into a small round case.
at the end of the disgorger is used for killing the fish.
be added to these instruments and be contained in the
aforesaid.
Dated this Tenth day of December 1891..
The knob
also
A baiting needle may
butt of the rod or case as
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Fishing Tackle.
I, CHARLES HENRY COOK, Barrister-at-law, of Elmlea, South Stoke, (mia
Reading) Oxfordshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
The invention is described by reference to the letters on the drawings, and, except
where otherwise specified, the letters refer to drawing No. 1. Into a small metal or
wooden knob (E) is fitted a bar (F) of steel or other hard metal about six inches
in length and V shaped at the end remote from the knob, one outside edge of
the V being filed to a knife edge (I). The knob is used for killing fish after
capture, the V shaped end for dislodging hooks from their mouths, the knife edge
being used to sever the skin or sinew through which the hook may be caught.
A fish gag to be contained with this disgorger in one small case or in butt of rod,
rod tip case, gaff or landing net handle, is made in either of the following ways :—
Two narrow bars of steel or other hard metal about the same length as the
disgorger, each pointed at one end (A A) the points turning outwards, are pivoted
together () at the end remote from the points, the two ends where joined being
kept from touching by a washer (D) of metal, wood or other suitable substance of
the same thickness as the disgorger (F). About the centre of one of the arms of this
compass-shaped instrument, and on the same side as the washer (D) is a small
pin (C) which projects the same distance from the arm as the washer is thick. On
the other arm of the gag is a small rack (B) which is opposite to and catches on
the pin (C) keeping the two arms of the gag apart when the instrument is used to
expand and keep open the fish's mouth. The arms of the gag are marked in inches
so that when extended in one line the gag can be used as a measure.
The two

page_text: instruments when not in use are attached to one another in the following manner :
In the centre of the disgorger a small hole (g) which closely fits the pin (C) on
which the rack catches when the gag is in use. The disgorger is laid inside with
its V shaped end resting against the aforesaid washer and with the pin (C) through
the hole (g). The side of the gag on which the rack is hinged is then brought
over the disgorger and the end of this side (A) catches onto a small pin (H) which
is fixed for the purpose near the junction of the disgorger and knob. The whole is
either fitted into a small case of brass, bamboo or other suitable material or is
fitted into the butt of a fishing rod or handle as aforesaid. A ridge or neck (K)
at the base of the knob fits into a collar at end of case, rod etc. as aforesaid and is
held in place by being cut as a screw, or by means of a bayonet or other suitable
fastening. An alternative method of making this combination is to place the knob on
gag instead of on disgorger making a neck to the washer (D) and connecting it
with the knob as shown by the dotted lines below D. Another method is to place
the pivot () in the centre of the bars (AA) as shown in the drawing No. 2,
making the gag scissor instead of compass shape, the disgorger lying on the outside
of the gag and attached to it by pins as aforesaid one of which might simply be
the pivot () projecting, R being the other. The knob could be either fixed on the
end of A or at end of disgorger. The markings for rule could be on either instru-
ment. Another alternative method of combining the instruments is shown in
drawing No. 3.
The gag consists of one arm which has wide serrations on one side
shown at c. c. c. c. On this arm works a loosely fitting box of metal (A) fitted
with two hooks (D and E), D to catch in the fish's mouth, the other side of the
mouth being caught by the hook F at top of gag: E for the finger to rest on
when pulling the box (A) down the bar for the purpose of opening the mouths
of fish.
The box (A) is kept in position by catching on the serrations (c). The end of
the disgorger when the instrument is not in use, slips under one side of the box (A)
as shown in the drawing, the other end is kept in position by the pin (g) projecting
from the gag and passing through a hole in the disgorger. The knob is attached
to either gag or disgorger and the markings for rule are made on the disgorger.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is
A disgorger and knob for killing fish with or without fish-gag and measure and
made in the manner described and fitted to the butts of fishing rods and handles
used in angling; and these various instruments combined with or without the
measure and made in the manner described fitted into a small case in the manner.
described which case forms the handle when the knob is being used for killing fish.
Dated this Tenth day of September 1892.
C. H. COOK.