GB1579988A - Fish hooks - Google Patents

Description

(54) FISH HOOKS (71) We, DAIMARU KOGYO KAISHA LTD, of Konoike Building, 27, 4-chome, Kitakyuhoji-machi, Higashi-ku, Osaka, Japan, a Japanese Company, do hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement : The present invention relates to fish hooks.

When fishing with fish hooks (other than special hooks such as flies or lures for use in fly casting or spin casting), bait must be attached to the hook. For angling, various baits are useful which include live bait such as insects, annelids, arthropods, fish and shellfish, and paste baits prepared from flour, mashed potato, chrysalis meal or fish meal. A suitable bait is selected for use depending on the kind and size of the fish to be caught and in accordance with the fishing place and the season.

It is more difficult than is generally thought to attach a bait to the hook and to keep the bait held thereto, because the shank and bent portion of the hook are almost uniform in thickness and are smooth-surfaced.

For instance, difficulty is experienced in attaching a lump of paste bait to a conventional fish hook, because the hook has a smooth surface. When the hook is put into water with the bait held thereto, the outer portion of the lump progressively loosens into fragments for some time with the likelihood that a crack will thereafter develop in the remaining portion of the bait where it is in contact with the hook, permitting the bait to slip suddenly off the hook instead of gradually collapsing into minute fragments.

Difficulty is similarly experienced in attaching live bait to the fish hook which is smooth and slippery over the shank and bent portion thereof. Even when placed on the hook the live bait tends to slip off the shank or bent portion of the hook and drop into the water.

The live bait, if caught by the tip of the hook, is liable to be bitten off by fish.

The present invention resides in a fish hook having a bait-retaining tuft adhered to the fish hook with the exception of at least the tip and base portion thereof. Such a hook enables bait to be readily attached, and can effectively retain the bait without dropping.

The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawing, which is a side elevation showing an embodiment of this invention.

The drawing shows a fish hook 1 provided with a tuft 6 on the shank 4 and bent portion 5 of the hook, but not on the tip 2 and base portion 3 thereof.

The tuft 6 may be formed by any method.

Usually the hook 1 can be tufted by means of an adhesive and application of high voltage.

The material, hardness, length and thickness of hairlike elements, such as threads, forming the tuft 6 are suitably determinable depending on the size of the fish hook, the kind of the bait, etc.

The tuft acts to retain the bait on the hook.

Any of various kinds of fish hook heretofore known can be used as the hook, and a bait of any kind can be readily attached to the fish hook of this invention and will be effectively held thereon.

WHAT WE CLAIM IS:- 1. A fish hook having a bait-retaining tuft adhered to the fish hook with the exception of at least the tip and base portion thereof.

2. A fish hook substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing.

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Claims (2)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. (54) FISH HOOKS (71) We, DAIMARU KOGYO KAISHA LTD, of Konoike Building, 27, 4-chome, Kitakyuhoji-machi, Higashi-ku, Osaka, Japan, a Japanese Company, do hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement : The present invention relates to fish hooks. When fishing with fish hooks (other than special hooks such as flies or lures for use in fly casting or spin casting), bait must be attached to the hook. For angling, various baits are useful which include live bait such as insects, annelids, arthropods, fish and shellfish, and paste baits prepared from flour, mashed potato, chrysalis meal or fish meal. A suitable bait is selected for use depending on the kind and size of the fish to be caught and in accordance with the fishing place and the season. It is more difficult than is generally thought to attach a bait to the hook and to keep the bait held thereto, because the shank and bent portion of the hook are almost uniform in thickness and are smooth-surfaced. For instance, difficulty is experienced in attaching a lump of paste bait to a conventional fish hook, because the hook has a smooth surface. When the hook is put into water with the bait held thereto, the outer portion of the lump progressively loosens into fragments for some time with the likelihood that a crack will thereafter develop in the remaining portion of the bait where it is in contact with the hook, permitting the bait to slip suddenly off the hook instead of gradually collapsing into minute fragments. Difficulty is similarly experienced in attaching live bait to the fish hook which is smooth and slippery over the shank and bent portion thereof. Even when placed on the hook the live bait tends to slip off the shank or bent portion of the hook and drop into the water. The live bait, if caught by the tip of the hook, is liable to be bitten off by fish. The present invention resides in a fish hook having a bait-retaining tuft adhered to the fish hook with the exception of at least the tip and base portion thereof. Such a hook enables bait to be readily attached, and can effectively retain the bait without dropping. The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawing, which is a side elevation showing an embodiment of this invention. The drawing shows a fish hook 1 provided with a tuft 6 on the shank 4 and bent portion 5 of the hook, but not on the tip 2 and base portion 3 thereof. The tuft 6 may be formed by any method. Usually the hook 1 can be tufted by means of an adhesive and application of high voltage. The material, hardness, length and thickness of hairlike elements, such as threads, forming the tuft 6 are suitably determinable depending on the size of the fish hook, the kind of the bait, etc. The tuft acts to retain the bait on the hook. Any of various kinds of fish hook heretofore known can be used as the hook, and a bait of any kind can be readily attached to the fish hook of this invention and will be effectively held thereon. WHAT WE CLAIM IS:-

1. A fish hook having a bait-retaining tuft adhered to the fish hook with the exception of at least the tip and base portion thereof.

2. A fish hook substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing.