US 12,433,271 B2
Apparatus for attaching a hook to a fishing lure or bait
Max Scholfield, Bella Vista, AR (US)
Filed by Max Scholfield, Bella Vista, AR (US)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/544,052.
Prior Publication US 2025/0194574 A1, Jun. 19, 2025
Int. Cl. A01K 83/06 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 83/064 (2022.02) 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for attaching a fishing hook to a bait or lure, comprising:
a base having a flat bottom surface, the flat bottom surface having slots on opposed sides and an opening through the base;
a post attached to or formed with the base at one end of the post, the post extending perpendicularly to the flat bottom surface of the base, the post having a tapered end opposed to the one end attached to or formed with the base, the post having at least one opening therethrough for disposing a fishing hook, the at least one opening comprising overlapping circular apertures, the overlapping circular apertures arranged to enable passage therethrough of the fishing hook at a barbed end thereof only when the barbed end is aligned with an axis connecting centers of the overlapping circular apertures.