Patent ID: 8826585

Claim:
A fishing hook assembly comprising: a base; a central axis extending through the base; and a first, second, and third hook member moveably connected to the base, wherein each hook member comprises: a shaft connected to the base and extending therefrom; an arm connected to the shaft at a bend and forming an obtuse angle with the shaft; and an engagement portion connected to the arm and comprising an engagement point, wherein the arm and the engagement portion connect at an acute angle; wherein each of the shafts of the hook members have a same length, and wherein a length of the arm of the first hook member is longer than a length of the arm of the second hook member, and the length of the arm of the second hook member is longer than a length of the arm of the third hook member, and wherein the hook assembly is moveable from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration the engagement points of each of the hook members are nearly touching and are substantially disposed around a single point on the central axis and each of the bends of the hook members is substantially disposed in a same plane perpendicular to the central axis, and in the second configuration the shafts of each of the hook members are disposed in a tight configuration around the central axis such that the shafts are nearly touching and the arms extend outwardly from the central axis.