Patent Application
20220361465
The present invention relates generally to the field of fishing jigs. More specifically, the present invention relates to an improved fishing jig that provides two hooks at the end of a shank for catching the top and bottom parts of a fish's lip to maximize securement and successful chances when catching a fish. Further, at the other end of the shank, an eyelet can be connected at an angle of 90, 45, or 30 degrees to the shank. The hook or jig can be made or bent from a single or dual barbed wire, or can be made using two wires that are intertwined to form the shank portion. The jig can feature a barb at the top of each hook to firmly secure artificial bait to the jig and offers a way to catch more fish and improve the overall enjoyment of a fishing trip. Accordingly, the present disclosure makes specific reference thereto. Nonetheless, it is to be appreciated that aspects of the present invention are also equally applicable to other like applications, devices, and methods of manufacture.
By way of background, jigs and hooks are popularly used artificial lures for fishing a variety of fish species. Many veteran and professional anglers consider jigs superior to other artificial lures due to their versatility and ease of use. Generally, a jig comprises a hook partially embedded within a jig body, and can be often covered by a soft body to imitate the coloring and appearance of baitfish. Standard jigs and hooks may be somewhat effective at catching fish, however some bait may not mimic live bait when threaded on the hook, and thereby fail to lure and catch any fish.
Additionally, with the traditional structure of jigs, people may find it difficult to properly thread the hook onto certain baits and may look for better alternatives. Without proper threading of the hook onto the bait, the fishing may be ineffective, as the bait can easily leave the jig hook while fishing. With the standard jigs heretofore known, fish can be harder to catch and can waste a lot of time of the users.
Furthermore, standard jigs feature one hook that is easily broken and once the hook detaches the jig structure, the complete jig becomes useless, with no means for catching fish. Also, the single hook-based jigs are quite ineffective as the hook fails to properly catch or snag the fish's lip and thereby decreases the chance of catching fish. People may feel helpless in such situations and may not enjoy their fishing trip or fishing experience.
Therefore, there exists a long felt need in the art for an improved jig for luring and catching fish. There is also a long felt need in the art for an improved jig that is effective in catching fish. Additionally, there is a long felt need in the art for an improved jig that enables the bait to mimic live bait while being threaded to the jig structure. Moreover, there is a long felt need in the art for an improved jig that enables the users to properly thread the hook onto certain baits. Further, there is a long felt need in the art for a jig having hooks that resist breaking and enable the users to catch fish even when one of the hooks is broken. Furthermore, there is a long felt need in the art for an improved jig that ensures the jig catches the fish's lips properly and has a higher success rate in catching fish in comparison to standard jigs/hooks. Finally, there is a long felt need in the art for an improved jig that offers a way to catch more fish, and improves the overall enjoyment of a fishing excursion.
The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodiment thereof, comprises a double jig hook that is designed as an improved fishing hook or jig with two barbed hooks. The two barbed hooks of the double jig hook improve the success rate of catching fish. The double jig hook comprises a linear shank having a hook end and an opposite end, wherein a pair of barbed U-shaped hooks are extended from the hook end. The barbed hooks can have different shapes and sizes in different embodiments to catch fish. Further, the opposite end of the linear shank includes a jig head to which an eyelet is connected. The eyelet is generally-positioned at ninety degrees to the linear shank, however can meet at different angles such as forty-five degree, thirty degree and more in different embodiments. Furthermore, each hook of the double jig hook includes a barbed end such that the two barbed hooks together can catch the top and bottom parts of a fish's lip to maximize securement and success chance on a catch.
In this manner, the double jig hook of the present invention accomplishes all of the forgoing objectives and provides a jig device that can mimic live bait. The hook device also provides an improved fishing experience as the two hooks together catch a fish efficiently and securely. Barbs on the hooks ensure that the hooks engage the top part and lower part of a fish's mouth to maximize success chances on a catch and offers a way to catch more fish and improve the overall enjoyment of a fishing trip.
The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed innovation. This summary is not an extensive overview, and it is not intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope thereof. Its sole purpose is to present some general concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodiment thereof, comprises a double jig hook. The double jig hook is designed as an improved fishing hook or jig with two barbed hooks. The double jig hook further comprising a linear shank having a hook end and an opposite end, a pair of barbed U-shaped hooks extend from the hook end, wherein a first hook extends upward from the linear shank and a second hook extends downward from the linear shank. The opposite end of the linear shank includes a jig head to which an eyelet or eye is connected. The eyelet or eye can be positioned at an angle, for example ninety degrees, relative to the linear shank and can be proximal to the jig head. Each hook includes a barbed end such that the two barbed hooks, together catch the top and bottom parts of a fish's lip, to maximize securement and success chances on a catch.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, a fishing hook is disclosed. The fishing hook includes a shank portion and two barbed hooks, wherein the barbed hooks extend from a first end of the shank portion. The second end of the shank portion includes a jig head for attaching a jig and for connecting to an eyelet or eye positioned at, for example, ninety degrees, forty-five degrees, or thirty degrees relative to the shank portion.
In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a fishing hook made from a single barbed wire. The fishing hook includes two barbed hooks for catching the top and bottom parts of a fish's lip using the barbed ends, a shank portion that includes barbs for additional support in catching the fish wherein the shank portion is formed by bending the single barbed wire from the middle and then forming the hooks by bending the barbed ends of the barbed wire away from each other to form U-shaped hooks.
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the hooks can be one or more of U-shaped, a partial straight and partial curved shape. Further, both the hooks can be of the same shape or different shapes (i.e. different shank lengths and/or different bends).
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the double jig hook can be made from two wires, wherein one wire is used for making a first hook and the second wire is used for making a second hook and the wires are intertwined to form the shank portion.
In yet another embodiment, the eyelet or eye is connected to the shank portion and can be positioned at an angle, for example thirty, forty-five, or ninety degrees, relative to the shank using welding or a mechanical fastener.
To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the disclosed innovation are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles disclosed herein can be employed and are intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel features will become apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
The description refers to provided drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the different views, and in which:
The innovation is now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding thereof. It may be evident, however, that the innovation can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate a description thereof. Various embodiments are discussed hereinafter. It should be noted that the figures are described only to facilitate the description of the embodiments. They are not intended as an exhaustive description of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention. Additionally, an illustrated embodiment need not have all the aspects or advantages shown. Thus, in other embodiments, any of the features described herein from different embodiments may be combined.
As noted above, there exists a long felt need in the art for an improved jig for luring and catching fish. There is also a long felt need in the art for an improved jig that is effective in catching fish. Additionally, there is a long felt need in the art for an improved jig that enables the bait to mimic live bait, while being threaded to the jig structure. Moreover, there is a long felt need in the art for an improved jig that enables the users to properly thread the hook onto certain baits. Further, there is a long felt need in the art for a jig having hooks that resist breaking and enable the users to catch fish even when one of the hooks is broken. Furthermore, there is a long felt need in the art for an improved jig that ensures the jig catches the fish's lips properly and has a higher success rate in catching fish in comparison to standard jigs/hooks. Finally, there is a long felt need in the art for an improved jig that offers a way to catch more fish and improves the overall enjoyment of a fishing excursion.
The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, includes a novel fishing hook. The fishing hook includes an eyelet, shank portions, bend portions, and a plurality of barbs at one end, wherein at least one barb extends from a first point and another barb extends from a second point. Further, at another end of the shank portions, the fishing hook includes a jig head for attaching a jig and for connecting to an eyelet or eye. The eye can be positioned relative to the shank portions at one of ninety-degrees, forty-five degrees, or thirty degrees.
Referring initially to the drawings,
The hook 100 and wires can be made from high-carbon steel. The barbs 112, 114 and points 113, 115 are sharp for catching and locking fish. Further, the jig hook 100 is suitable for both freshwater and saltwater. The barbs 112, 114 are helpful to lock a fish and are useful for bass fishing, largemouth bass, walleye, crappie salmon, trout, panfish carp, and more.
The jig head 214 can be used for attaching an artificial or natural bait for catching a fish. The barbs 218, 220, 222, 224 of the jig hook 200 are designed to work in coordination to maximize securement and success rates when hooking fish.
The barbed hooks of various embodiments of double jig hook of the present invention can be placed anywhere on a lure, wire, shaft, line leader or string and are symmetrical in any position on a wire, shaft, line leader or string. The barbed hooks used in the present invention are more humane to fish due to the fact that they allow hooking the fish properly through the mouth. Further, the double jig hook can be used with any type of conventional jigs such as swim jig, football jig, tube jig, hair jig, punch jig, finesse jig and many more.
The unique design of having eyelet at certain angles to the shank portion and a pair of barbed hooks of the present invention can create many new lure-making possibilities and brand new design opportunities for the fishing industry while ensuring that the jig hook engages the top and lower part of a fish's mouth to maximize success chance on a catch. Further, even one hook is broken, the other hook can be used for fishing purpose.
Certain terms are used throughout the following description and claims to refer to particular features or components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, different persons may refer to the same feature or component by different names. This document does not intend to distinguish between components or features that differ in name but not structure or function. As used herein “double jig hook”, “barbed shank double jig hook”, “improved fishing hook”, “fishing hook”, and “hook” are interchangeable and refer to the double jig hook 100,200,400,500,600 of the present invention.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, the double jig hook 100,200,400,500,600 of the present invention can be of any suitable size and configuration as is known in the art without affecting the overall concept of the invention, provided that it accomplishes the above stated objectives. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the size, configuration, and material of the double jig hook 100,200,400,500,600 as shown in the FIGS. are for illustrative purposes only, and that many other sizes and shapes of the double jig hook 100,200,400,500,600 are well within the scope of the present disclosure. Although the dimensions of the double jig hook 100,200,400,500,600 are important design parameters for user convenience, the double jig hook 100,200,400,500,600 may be of any size that ensures optimal performance during use and/or that suits the user's needs and/or preferences.
Various modifications and additions can be made to the exemplary embodiments discussed without departing from the scope of the present invention. While the embodiments described above refer to particular features, the scope of this invention also includes embodiments having different combinations of features and embodiments that do not include all of the described features. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations as fall within the scope of the claims, together with all equivalents thereof.
What has been described above includes examples of the claimed subject matter. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the claimed subject matter, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations of the claimed subject matter are possible. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes” is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as “comprising” is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.
The present application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/188,650, which was filed on May 14, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63188650 | May 2021 | US |
