What Inventors Are Doini? for the Fisherman 



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Weedless artificial bait is shown in the 

 upper left hand corner and above. The 

 air-chamber and ballast cause the hollow 

 metal fish to float horizontally. The wire 

 spring holds the points of the double hook 

 concealed within the body of the bait. A 

 fish grasps the bait by the dorsal fin, de- 

 pressing it, and the lug forces the points 

 of the hook out of the slots into the fish's 

 jaws. Many species of game 

 fish fight shy of dorsal fins, 

 grasping their prey more to 

 the rear, but this bait is 

 effective, nevertheless 



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Above, automatic 

 spring gaff trap which 

 embeds barbed ends in 

 the sides of the fish 

 pulling the trigger 



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Above, a lever- 

 actuated trap 

 hook which 

 barbs the fish 

 pulling the bait. 

 The trap is op- 

 erated entirely 

 by leverage, the 

 small spring at 

 the pivot joint 

 serving to keep 

 the two hooks 

 separated 



At left, non- 

 fouling connec- 

 tor so construct- 

 ed that the hook 

 describes a com- 

 plete circle with- 

 out fouling the 

 sinker 



Above, the spring hooks are 

 bent back and held set under 

 a hollow wooden cap. A bite 

 pulls the hooks down and the 

 action of the spring forces 

 them into the fish 



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