Abstract: A fish catcher comprising, an elastic bent rod, a center rod mounted on said bent rod and connected to said bent rod at its lower end, an inward engagement rod pivotally connected to the other end of said bent rod, said engagement rod having a hook ring at its end, a bracket extending from said center rod to be secured to said engagement rod, a swing maker swingably provided on said bracket, said maker having a guide ring at its end to be engaged with said engagement rod and an engagement edge at the other end thereof, a hook provided downwardly on said bracket, an inward ring formed directly below said hook of said center rod, a float provided loosely around said center rod, and a hook line connected to said inward engagement rod and to pass through said inward ring. By thus contructing, a hook line will be automatically and resiliently drawn so that a fish would be kept hooked.

Abstract: A fish catcher to be suspended beneath the water by a fishing line, comprising an elastic linear material bent within its elasticity to form a loop closed by means of a disengageable hook-and-ring latch mechanism, said loop, when the latch mechanism is disengaged by downward pulling force of the weight of a fish snapping at a bait, springing outward by the force of elastic restitution, and thereby causing the fishing line to be automatically pulled upward and securing the bite of the fish.