Abstract: A fishing tackle comprising an elongate snood having an elongate small diameter body part and at one end of the body part and integral therewith, an attachment means comprising a passageway in which is retained a part of a member whereby the member is attached to the snood, said body part comprising a drawn synthetic plastics material and wherein a first portion of the attachment means, in which is provided a part of said passageway in which said part of the member is retained, comprises a pre-formed, undrawn, synthetic plastics material portion and a second portion of the attachment means, in which is provided a part of said passageway through which said part of the member may pass to permit assembly of said part of the member with said attachment means, comprises a drawn synthetic plastics material.

Abstract: A fishing tackle comprising a line, an attachment member comprising a sleeve rotatably mounted on the line, the sleeve having an attachment means to which an intermediate member is secured for movement of the intermediate member relative to the attachment member and the intermediate member being connected to a snood.

Abstract: A fishing tackle having a longitudinal axis and comprising an element having a first attachment means whereby a member is attached to the element, wherein said attachment means comprises wall means defining a passageway terminating in and extending between open mouths disposed transversely to said axis of the fishing tackle and said member having a body part, a transversely extending part rigid with the body part and having a free end, sold transversely extending part projecting rigidly from said body part in a predetermined transverse relationship to said axis of the fishing tackle and into said passageway through an open mouth at one end thereof and retaining means to retain said transversely extending part in said passageway.

Abstract: A feed means for feeding elongate articles of the type described in succession and in a predetermined orientation to a receiving station, the feed means including an inclined track comprising a pair of parallel shoulders affording a slot therebetween so that, in use, a head of an article of the type described can be supported on the shoulders with its shank depending downwardly through the slot and, at the lower end of the slot, there being a rotatable feed member having a helical groove of such configuration as to permit a lowermost article in the track to enter the groove and be transported transversely away from the track between the feed member and the lower end of the track, wherein a drive means is provided to rotate the feed member unidirectionally at a speed of at least 300 r.p.m.