An Improved Snap and Paternoster Fishing-tackle.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 23rd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Snap and Paternoster Fishing-tackle.
I, ALFRED GEORGE JARDINE of 53 Ravensdale Road, Stamford Hill, N.
in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention is relative to improvements in hook-tackles for fishing purposes,
of the kind known as pike "snap" and "paternoster" tackles, and consist of an
arrangement of hooks on gimp, gut, or any other suitable material: The pectoral
or end double-hooks baving a metal spring attached which is inserted in the mouth
of the live-bait, and is kept in that position by means of a "spiral" round which
the gimp is twisted.
The dorsal triplet-hooks-the shortest of which is pushed through the back-fin
of the live-bait-are made with a metal eye between the bends; they also have a
"spiral" on the top of the shank, and by winding the gimp round both shank and
spiral the dorsal hooks can be adjusted and fixed in any position suitable to the
size of the live-bait used: These tackles are made in various sizes for the capture
of fresh-water and sea fish.
Now having particularized and described the nature of my invention, I declare
that what I claim is
1. That its novelty consists in the formation, shape, and arrangement of
the hooks.
2. That the pectoral double hooks have a metal spring attached, to be placed in
the mouth of the live-bait; and that the dorsal hooks can be adjusted to any size
of live-baits.
3. That no hook is inserted in or about the head, gills, or pectoral-fins of the
live-bait; thus avoiding injury to the bait by wounding it and so causing it to
become faint and weak by loss of blood.
Dated this 26th February 1896.
ALFRED GEORGE JARDINE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Snap and Paternoster Fishing-tackle.
I ALFRED GEORGE JARDINE of 53 Ravensdale Road Stamford Hill, N.
in the County of Middlesex Gentlemau 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 :-
This invention is relative to hook tackles for fishing purposes of the kind known
as "pike snaps" or "snap-tackles and "paternoster tackles" and consists of an
arrangement of hooks on gimp gut or any other suitable material. The pectoral
hook is made with a netal spring which spring is intended to be passed in at the
mouth of the bait and out at the gill and is kept in that position by means of a
spiral on the end of the said spring round which is wound the gimp or gut &c.
In the snap tackle the dorsal hook is made with a metal eye between the bends and
a spiral on the end of the shank. The gimp, gut &c. is threaded through this eye,
Pic 1

page_text: wound two or more times round the shank of the hook and then into the spiral.
This keeps the hook firm in its place but the arrangement allows of the hook being
noved to suit the length of the bait in use.
In the "paternoster tackle" the pectoral hook is made with a similar arrangement
to allow of adjusting it to the size of bait used.
In the drawings accompanying this Specification
Fig. 1 shows a snap tackle"; A is the pectoral hook, B metal spring, C spiral
on the end of spring D gut or gimp &c., E dorsal hook, Feye between the bends,
G spiral on shank of hook.
Fig. 2 shows the same tackle as in Fig. 1 mounted on a fish shown by dotted
lines ready for use.
Fig. 3 shows a
paternoster tackle" A is the pectoral hook, B metal spring
C spiral on the end of spring, D gut or gimp &c. E dorsal hook F eye between
the bends of pectoral hook.
Fig. 4 shows the same tackle as in Fig. 3 mounted on a fish shown by dotted
lines ready for use.
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 :-
1st. That the novelty of this invention consists in the formation, shape and
arrangement of the books as herein described.
2nd. That the pectoral hooks have a spring to be passed through the mouth of
the bait and secured by winding the gut, gimp &c. in the spiral and that the
tackle can be adjusted to suit the size of bait used, in the manner herein
described.
3rd. That in the use of this tackle no hook is inserted in or about the head, gills
or pectoral fius thus avoiding injury to the live bait by wounding them and so
causing them to become faint and weak through loss of blood.
Dated this 15th day of April 1896.
ALFRED GEORGE JARDINE.