Fishing de-hooking tool with self-adjusting pivoting guide at end to move sharp end of hook inwardly

摘要

A hook removal tool primarily for use in the removal of fish hooks. Hooks attached to a line and which are at least partially embedded in a fish or other substrate can be extracted using this tool. The tool includes a body with a handle at or adjacent a proximal end, and having a guide member pivotally connected at or adjacent a distal end. The guide member has at least one guide aperture or slot adapted to engage with the line or hook in such a manner that the line and at least the shank of the hook are able to slide through the aperture or slot. The tool can be slid down the line to the hook and used to dislodge the hook and then to remove the hook out of the fish's mouth. The guide member can self-adjust so that the sharp end of the hook is situated against a side of the body or positioned within a slot of cavity in the body.