Abstract: Fishermen lose their fishing gear when they hook onto an obstruction. This invention minimizes the loss of the gear. The hook is the last element on most fishing lines. Having it fail first can save the rest of the gear. This invention selectively reduces the cross section of the shaft or the eyelet of the hook or the split ring connecting device. Using the strength of the materials, appropriate yield strengths can be calculated for either tensile or shear breakage. Reducing the overall cross section of the fish hook will cause the hook to straighten out when a fish strikes the hook. Reducing selectively the cross section of the shaft or the eyelet or the split ring maintains the strength of the hooking area while providing a lower breakage point for the overall hook.