Fishhook and worm lure combination

Claim 2

In combination with a plastic worm lure, an improved fishhook and connector device for rigging and retaining said plastic worm lure thereon comprising: (a) a fishhook comprising a length of wire formed to present successively an eye, an elongated shank, a re-entrant curved bight and a barbed point, said shank further having a bend adjacent the eye thereof whereby the eye is offset from the shank in the same direction as the barbed point, said eye, shank, curved bight and barbed point being substantially in a single plane; said eye being adjacent a head of the worm and the elongated shank at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the worm with the barbed point embedded in said worm to assume a bite responsive position under an exterior surface of the worm, said fishhook eye being the line attaching eye; (b) an elongate straight and substantially rigid anchor member having a shank with eye at one end and a pointed end at the other end, said anchor member pointed end generally pointed toward said fishhook barbed point; said anchor rod being of a length approximately one-half to three-fourths of a distance between said fishhook eye and barbed point, said anchor member shank extending into the worm lure from the head end with the anchor rod eye positioned exteriorly of and adjacent said head end; said anchor member shank having a plurality of laterally outwardly extending projections spaced apart along the length thereof to resist retraction from the worm lure; and (c) said fishhook being swingably connected to the anchor member by swingably joining the fishhook eye to the anchor member eye.

Claim 3

A fishhook and bait connector as set forth in claim 1 wherein: (a) said fishhook is a jig head having a weight member on the shank and the fishhook eye is adjacent said shank, said fishhook eye, re-entrant curved bight and barbed point are in a single plane.

Claim 4

A fishhook and bait connector as set forth in claim 2 wherein: (a) said weight member has a first end and a second end and the fishhook shank extends from the second end; (b) the fishhook eye extends from a side of the weight member adjacent said first end and is the line attaching eye; (c) the eye of the fishhook interconnected with the eye of the anchor rod is at said first end of the weight member spaced from and adjacent an intermediate portion of said shank.

Claim 5

In combination with a plastic worm lure, a fishline leader and a slip sinker shiftably mounted on a complemental end portion of said leader, an improved fishhook and connector device for rigging and retaining said plastic worm lure thereon comprising: (a) a fishhook comprising a length of wire formed to present successively an eye, an elongated shank, a re-entrant curved bight and a barbed point, said shank further having a bend adjacent the eye thereof whereby the eye is offset from the shank in the same direction as the barbed point, said eye, shank, curved bight and barbed point being substantially in a single plane; said eye being adjacent a head of the worm and the elongated shank at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the worm with the barbed point embedded in said worm to assume a bite responsive position under an exterior surface of the worm, said fishhook eye being the line attaching eye; (b) an elongate straight and substantially rigid anchor member having a shank with eye at one end and a pointed end at the other end, said anchor member pointed end generally pointing toward said fishhook barbed point; said anchor rod being of a length approximately one-half to three-fourths of a distance between said fishhook eye and barbed point, said anchor member shank extending into the worm lure from the head end with the anchor rod eye positioned exteriorly of and adjacent said head end; said anchor member shank having a plurality of laterally outwardly extending projections spaced apart along the length thereof to resist retraction from the worm lure; and (c) said fishhook being swingably connected to the anchor member by swingably joining the fishhook eye to the anchor member eye.

Claim 6

In combination with a plastic worm lure, a fishline leader and a slip sinker shiftably mounted on a complemental end portion of said leader, an improved fishhook and connector device for rigging and retaining said plastic worm lure thereon comprising: (a) a fishhook comprising a length of wire formed to present successively an eye, an elongated shank, a re-entrant curved bight and a barbed point, said shank further having a bend adjacent the eye thereof whereby the eye is offset from the shank in the same direction as the barbed point, said eye, shank, curved bight and barbed point being substantially in a single plane; said eye being adjacent a head of the worm and the elongated shank at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the worm with the barbed point embedded in said worm to assume a bite responsive position under an exterior surface of the worm, said fishhook eye being the line attaching eye; (b) an elongate straight and substantially rigid anchor member having a shank with eye at one end and a pointed end at the other end, said anchor member pointed end generally pointing toward said fishhook barbed point; said anchor rod being of a length approximately one-half to three-fourths of a distance between said fishhook eye and barbed point, said anchor member shank extending into the worm lure from the head end with the anchor rod eye positioned exteriorly of and adjacent said head end; said anchor member shank having a plurality of laterally outwardly extending projections spaced apart along the length thereof to resist retraction from the worm lure; and (c) said fishhook being swingably connected to the anchor member by swingably joining the fishhook eye to the anchor member eye.