Patent ID: 7841127

Claim:
A fishing hook rig comprising: (a) a fishing hook comprising a top end defining an eyelet opening adapted to receive a fishing line, a mid section extending down from the top end, said mid section curving upward to extend to a barbed end portion, and said barbed end portion defining a barbed end axis; (b) a connector formed of a single piece of metal wire comprising a straight pin, an opening portion and a spiral, where the straight pin extends up from a first free end to the opening portion, the spiral is secured at an upper end to the opening portion or an upper part of the straight pin and extends down and around the straight pin so that the spiral does not contact the straight pin, a lower portion of the straight pin extends beyond a lower end of the spiral, and the spiral and a lower end terminates in a second free end; and (c) a connector opening is defined in the opening portion of the connector and is adapted to securely engage the top end of the fishing hook so that an axis of the straight pin of the connector is capable of lying generally co-linear with a pointed end or the axis of the barbed end portion of the fishing hook.