Patent ID: 6944986

Claim:
A bait clipper, comprising: A) first and second elongated members, each having first and second ends, and said first and second elongated members being pivotally mounted to each other at a point between said first and second ends; B) first and second cutting assemblies mounted at said first ends, each of said cutting assemblies including a base plate member with a peripheral edge having a slot that extends from said peripheral edge defining an entrance and towards the center of said base plate member and each of said base plate members further including a peripherally extending wall perpendicularly mounted thereon, said peripherally extending walls having each a peripheral sharpened edge that coact with each other when brought together to cut into and sever a portion of a bait, said portion of a bait conforming to the peripheral configuration of said peripherally extending walls and said peripherally extending walls including cut-outs that cooperatively coincide with said entrance; and C) hook means having a substantially J-shape, so that it can be inserted through said severed portion of a bait supported by said cutting assemblies.