Patent ID: 8726563

Claim:
A non-snagging type fish hook, comprising: a fish hook having a straight shaft, a barb at one end of the fish hook, an opening at an other end of the fish hook to receive a line, and a bight between the straight shaft and barb; the barb at the one end having a sharp tip and a hook spaced back from the tip which extends in an opposing direction from the sharp tip; a continuous length of flexible wire with a first portion and a second portion having respective first ends, second ends, and intermediate extents therebetween, said intermediate extents of said first and second portions each comprising first and second straight sections which intersect at a bend, said bend defining an angle which is greater than 90 degrees, said first and second portions positioned in front of the fish hook, said first ends of said first and second portions joined together to form a loop which extends at and around the bight of the fish hook, the second ends of said first and second portions comprising two separate and distinct ends of the wire, and said first and second portions substantially parallel to each other from the first ends to the second ends; the two separate and distinct ends are both bent toward the shaft of the fish hook and are attached with fastening means to a side of the shaft of the fish hook facing the barb at a location on the shaft which is spaced from the opening such that said two separate and distinct ends do not extend through said opening; wherein the shaft of the fish hook below the barb is located between the substantially parallel wires; and wherein the barb is located below the bends and above the shaft.