Richard L Eckerson DeceasedSaint Johns, MI

4524536, Jun 25, 1985

Oct 17, 1983

6/542753

Richard L. Eckerson - Owosso MI

A01K 9700

43 172

A fishing lure retriever for disengaging a lure with fish hooks from an obstacle comprising a heavy main body in the form of a sphere, a fishing line guide extending from the main body and engageable by the fishing lure for guiding the main body along the fishing line, handling line, attached to the body at a point spaced from the guide, and a hook engaging body extending outwardly from said main body at a point spaced from said guide and the attachment of the handling line. The hook engaging body defines a surface extending radially outwardly from the main body such that when the fish lure is lodged in an obstruction, the retriever is first engaged with the fishing line by engaging the guide with the fishing line, the handling line is then utilized to guide the retriever under the weight of the main body downwardly along the fishing line and when the main body approaches the fishing lure it applies a force tending to dislodge the fishing lure from the obstruction and to move the hook engaging body into engagement with the hooks of the fish lure so that the fish lure can be retrieved by lifting the handling line.