Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved fishing device which provides a shock absorbing device between a fishing line and a fishing hook. An elongate member formed from certain knitted materials can "remember" a twist. This characteristic is used to have a twisted, elongate member "untwist" about its longitudinal axis as it is stretched. Then the elongate member will retwist tightly as the strain is reduced between opposite ends of the twisted member. The motion is both parallel to and rotational about the longitudinal axis of the elongate member. The resilient member is also made with a soft cloth-like material so that a line will not normally be inadvertently intertwined with the device.