A fishing gaff incorporates a mechanism which selectively releases the hook from a tubular shaft. A button at an end of the shaft opposite the hook is depressed to release the hook. In one embodiment, an actuator of a release engages a plurality of locking jaws to spread same and release the hook.

A fishing gaff incorporates a mechanism which selectively releases the hook from a tubular shaft. A button at an end of the shaft opposite the hook is depressed to release the hook. In one embodiment, an actuator of a release engages a plurality of locking jaws to spread same and release the hook.

An improved apparatus for fishing in the form of a hook with multiple hook points, optional snag guard, auxiliary bait retainer, and an adjustable tension arm employed to provide variable tension between multiple hook points for the purpose of more securely and reliably setting a hook in the mouth of a fish.

An improved apparatus for fishing in the form of a hook with multiple hook points, optional snag guard, auxiliary bait retainer, and an adjustable tension arm employed to provide variable tension between multiple hook points for the purpose of more securely and reliably setting a hook in the mouth of a fish.

A fish capture device comprises a reconfigurable member having at least one of a changeable size and a changeable shape when engaged within an inside of a mouth of a fish to retain the fish on the fish capture device. A trigger member triggers said at least one changeable size and changeable shape of the reconfigurable member. A release member substantially restores the reconfigurable member to at least one of an initial size and an initial shape for releasing the fish from the fish capture device.

A fishing hook includes a base, and a coating, the coating covering the base and providing corrosion resistance to the base.

A fishing hook includes a base, and a coating, the coating covering the base and providing corrosion resistance to the base.

The threading apparatus and methods of threading various types of fishing hooks and lures of this invention provide convenience and ease of use applicable to a wide range of hook sizes, shapes, and types. The threading apparatus is fabricated as a single molded part body made from an elastomeric material such as TPE with molded sectors including: slotted clip sector, chamfered frustoconical sector, non-chamfered frustoconical sector, slotted hook eyelet positioning curb, an at least one set of elongated hook shank holding ribs, and an exit sector. The invention provides simplified and enhanced threading operations which include hooks with particularly small eyelets or thin shank diameters, weighted hooks, and for fly hooks (lure hooks) or bodied hooks with particularly short exposed shank length. The facility for enhanced threading operations relies on the molded elastomeric material properties of the threading apparatus body including a durometer range comprehending flexibility without significant deformation memory.

A fishing hook device including a body with a barbed distal end and a looped proximal end. The body includes at least a portion constructed of glass including alkali aluminosilicate glass.

A fishing hook device including a body with a barbed distal end and a looped proximal end. The body includes at least a portion constructed of glass including alkali aluminosilicate glass.