Patent ID: 6910296

Claim:
A splice system for linear connection of fishing lines, the system comprising: a female connector having first and second opposite ends and a longitudinal axis, the first end connected to a first fishing line section and the second end having a first opening therein, the connector having an interior feature with a radial extent, wherein the female connector is removably connected to the first fishing line section, the female connector having an axial bore in the first end having a diameter greater than a diameter of an end of the first fishing line section and less than a diameter of a knot formed at the end of the first fishing line; and a male connector having first and second opposite ends and a longitudinal axis, the second end connected to a second fishing line section and the first end having a projection thereon configured for coaxial insertion into the first opening of the female connector, the projection having a radial extent greater than the radial extent of the interior feature of the female connector; wherein at least one of the connectors is resilient so that the projection compresses or the interior feature expands to allow passage of the projection axially past the interior feature.