Patent ID: 7353633

Claim:
A spring augmented fishhook comprising a hook having first and second ends with a hook member on its second end, a clip to which a fishing line attaches, a resilient spring connected between the clip and the hook member first end, such that when the hook is pulled downward such as by a fish, the spring deforms within its elasticity between the clip and the hook allowing limited movement of the hook against spring bias and moderating impact of the fish on the hook, wherein the resilient spring comprises a coil spring with winds between first and second ends and defining a channel through its center between first and second ends, wherein a portion of the clip passes through the spring channel, wherein the clip comprises a spring block at its first end preventing the spring from passing off the clip, and wherein the clip comprises a bend at a point of flexure intermediate the clip that divides the clip into first and second legs with latch members that match to latch the legs together at a latch point a distance from the point of flexure, the spring retained between the point of flexure and the latch point.