Patent ID: 7814701

Claim:
An apparatus configured for fish retention comprising: a hand tool with a first arm and a second arm, the first and second arms integral with a channel lock hinge having a plurality of channels; a lattice top jaw integral to the channel lock hinge, the lattice top jaw defining a curved surface extending through a middle portion of the lattice top jaw from the channel lock hinge to a lattice top jaw forward end of the lattice top jaw; a lattice bottom jaw integral with the channel lock hinge, the lattice bottom jaw defining a second curved surface extending through a middle portion of the lattice bottom jaw from the channel lock hinge to the lattice bottom jaw forward end, each of the lattice top jaw and the lattice bottom jaw movable to form an adjustable cavity for receiving a fish; the lattice top jaw defining a first notch at the lattice top jaw forward end, and the lattice bottom jaw defining a second notch at the lattice bottom jaw forward end, the first notch and the second notch configured to enable retention of the fish without damaging one or more fins of the fish.