Fishing devices

Claim 1

A FISHING DEVICE INCLUDING A MAIN HOOK HAVING A SHANK PORTION, A BITE PORTION, A BARB PORTION, AND A LINE ATTACHING MEANS, AT LEAST ONE OSCILLATORY HOOK HAVING A SHANK PORTION, A BITE PORTION, AND A BARB PORTION WITH A SLOT FORMED IN THE END OF THE SHANK PORTION REMOTE FROM THE BITE PORTION AND THE BARB PORTION, TWO PLATES ANCHORED IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER TO THE SHANK PORTION OF THE MAIN HOOK AND PROVIDED WITH JOURNALS FOR THE SHANK PORTION OF THE OSCILLATORY HOOK, A COILED SPRING MOUNTED UPON THE SHANK PORTION OF THE OSCILLATORY HOOK BETWEEN THE TWO PLATES, THE TERMINAL AT ONE END OF THE SPRING BEING ANCHORED TO THE MAIN HOOK, AND THE OTHER TERMINAL IS LOCATED IN THE LOWER END OF THE SLOT AND AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF THE UPPER PLATE, AND A WEDGE PLATE WELDED IN THE UPPER END OF THE SLOT OF THE OSCILLATORY HOOK AND ACTING WITH THE AID OF THE TERMINAL OF THE SPRING IN THE SLOT TO HOLD THE SHANK OF THE OSCILLATORY HOOK AGAINST LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT AND ALSO TO PERMIT FREE OSCILLATORY MOVEMENT TO THE HOOK, WHEREBY THE WEDGE PLATE AND THE SPRING COMBINED WITH THE UPPER PLATE ACT TO HOLD THE SPRING END SECURELY IN THE SLOT, SAID WEDGE PLATE HAVING AN EXTENSION ENGAGEABLE WITH THE SHANK OF THE MAIN HOOK TO ACT AS MEANS TO LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF THE OSCILLATORY HOOK.