(under subclass 44.2) Bait holders and retainers comprising separable members which receive the bait between them and which are either resiliently biased to closing position clasping the bait or are held in closed relationship by a latch, slide, or other equivalent device.
(1) Note. The members may or may not have penetrating points.
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36, for trap hooks comprising two or more hooks normally held close together and tending to spread apart from each other to snag a fish biting at the same, where bait could be held between the hooks.
44.4, for opposed clasping bodies which substantially encircle the bait.
