The present invention relates to a fishhook extractor for removing a fishhook embedded in a fish's mouth comprising an elongated handle having a bifurcated end portion with a magnet disposed at said end portion for engaging and holding the fishhook.
What I claim as my invention is:
1. A fishhook extractor for disembedding a fishhook embedded in a fish's mouth comprising an elongated handle portion having a bifurcated front end portion, said front end portion including a pair of laterally spaced rails having convexly curved outer edges converging substantially to a point at their front ends and defining a generally V-shaped guide therebetween the sides of which diverge in a forward direction and which is open at the front to receive the fishhook and guide it toward the convergent end of said guide, said front end portion further being relieved on opposite sides thereof between said rails from the convergent end of said V-shaped guide for a limited distance rearwardly thereof to accommodate the shank portion of the fishhook, and a permanent magnet located at the convergent end of said V-shaped guide, which V-shaped guide is truncated at its converging end thereby forming a slot communicating with the transverse front face of said magnet.
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