Below are Vintage Spring-Loaded Fishhooks from my Collection (just getting started, lots more to be added regularly). …… Sometimes the “captions” at the bottoms of the images will obscure part of the picture ….. to turn the “caption ‘on’ or ‘off’, just “right-click” on any part of the image:

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Koch ”Frog Head” Spring Hook (Patent Drawing 1134622, Apr.6, 1915) -1uu

 

 

Koch ‘Frog Head’ Spring Hook c.1914-c.1915 (3.69” set) Very Scarce to Rare & Highly Desirable -1d
Koch ‘Frog Head’ Spring Hook c.1914-c.1915 (3.69” set) Very Scarce to Rare & Highly Desirable -1b
Koch ‘Frog Head’ Spring Hook c.1914-c.1915 (3.69” set) Very Scarce to Rare & Highly Desirable -1a
Koch ‘Frog Head’ Spring Hook c.1914-c.1915 (3.69” set) Very Scarce to Rare & Highly Desirable -1c

 

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”Job Johnson 1846 Patent” Spring Hooks – EXCEPTIONAL & RARE GROUPING: (1-of-a-kind 7.75” hook, Rare 4.63” hook stamped ”Job Johnson 1846” & Early Modified or Variant 4.25” hook with imported English bait hook stamped ”Redditch”) set -2aa

 

”Job Johnson 1846 Patent” Spring Hooks – EXCEPTIONAL & RARE GROUPING: (1-of-a-kind 7.75” hook, Rare 4.63” hook stamped ”Job Johnson 1846” & Early Modified or Variant 4.25” hook with imported English bait hook stamped ”Redditch”) sprung -7bb

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”Gabriel Automatic-Setting Big Fish Trap” – PATENT DRAWING for Patent# US820640 (Patented May 15, 1906) -1za (Page 2)

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“Gabriel Automatic-Setting Big Fish Trap” (reference copy from Blauser & Mierzwa’s Iconic 2006 Collector’s Reference Book ”Spring-Loaded Fish Hooks, Traps & Lures”)-1de

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“Gabriel Automatic-Setting Big Fish Trap” (reference copy from Jeff Kieny’s excellent 2008 Collector’s Reference Book ”Patented Hooks, Harnesses & Bait Holders”)-1de

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Spring Hook – ”Gabriel Automatic-Setting Big Fish Trap” (1906-c.1918) – steel & spring steel 8.63” long x 4.75” dia. – 60 serrated teeth – ”Gabriel Big Fish Traps” are prone to setting/trigger mechanism breakage & are VERY SCARCE to RARE to find in complete & full working condition like this example from my collection – Shown in ‘SET’ position -1aa

 

Spring Hook – ”Gabriel Automatic-Setting Big Fish Trap” (1906-c.1918) – steel & spring steel 8.63” long x 4.75” dia. – 60 serrated teeth – ”Gabriel Big Fish Traps” are prone to setting/trigger mechanism breakage & are VERY SCARCE to RARE to find in complete & full working condition like this example from my collection – Shown in TRANSITION BETWEEN ‘SET’ & ‘SPRUNG‘ positions -1bb

 

Spring Hook – ”Gabriel Automatic-Setting Big Fish Trap’‘ (1906-c.1918) – steel & spring steel 8.63” long x 4.75” dia. – 60 serrated teeth – ”Gabriel Big Fish Traps” are prone to setting/trigger mechanism breakage & are VERY SCARCE to RARE to find in complete & full working condition like this example from my collection – Shown in ‘SPRUNG‘ position -1cc

 

Spring Hook – ”Gabriel Automatic-Setting Big Fish Trap” (1906-c.1918) – steel & spring steel 8.63” long x 4.75” dia. – 60 serrated teeth – ”Gabriel Big Fish Traps” are prone to setting/trigger mechanism breakage & are VERY SCARCE to RARE to find in complete & full working condition like this example from my collection – Shown in ‘SPRUNG‘ position -1dd

 

Spring Hook – ”Gabriel Automatic-Setting Big Fish Trap” (1906-c.1918) – steel & spring steel 8.63” long x 4.75” dia. – 60 serrated teeth – ”Gabriel Big Fish Traps” are prone to setting/trigger mechanism breakage & are VERY SCARCE to RARE to find in complete & full working condition like this example from my collection – Shown in ‘SPRUNG‘ position -1ee

 

Spring Hook – ”Gabriel Automatic-Setting Big Fish Trap” (1906-c.1918) – steel & spring steel 8.63” long x 4.75” dia. – 60 serrated teeth – ”Gabriel Big Fish Traps” are prone to setting/trigger mechanism breakage & are VERY SCARCE to RARE to find in complete & full working condition like this example from my collection – Shown in ‘SET‘ position -1ff

 

Spring Hook – ”Gabriel Automatic-Setting Big Fish Trap” (1906-c.1918) – steel & spring steel 8.63” long x 4.75” dia. – 60 serrated teeth – ”Gabriel Big Fish Traps” are prone to setting/trigger mechanism breakage & are VERY SCARCE to RARE to find in complete & full working condition like this example from my collection – DETAIL of ‘SETTING/TRIGGER MECHANISM’ in ‘SET‘ POSITION’ -1gg

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”Ring Sax Pike Trap” – c.1888 Patent Drawing for Swedish Patent 2482 (to be verified) (copy from May 23, 2026 ‘AI’ Search)

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Spring Hook – Swedish c.1888 ”Ring Sax Pike Trap” (hand forged iron 15.75” long x 8” dia.) – 16 teeth – sprung – Highly Collectible – 1cc

 

Spring Hook – Swedish c.1888 ”Ring Sax Pike Trap” (hand forged iron 15.75” long x 8” dia.) – 16 teeth – sprung – Highly Collectible – 1ii

 

Spring Hook – Swedish c.1888 ”Ring Sax Pike Trap” (hand forged 15.75” long x 8” dia.) – 16 teeth (detail) – Highly Collectible – 1jj

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”Dunlap Fish-Hook” – c.1875 Spring Hook – set, front (SCARCE & very sought after) -1aa

 

”Dunlap Fish-Hook” – c.1875 Spring Hook – set, back (SCARCE & very sought after) -1bb

 

”Dunlap Fish-Hook” – c.1875 Spring Hook – sprung, front (SCARCE & very sought after) -1cc

 

”Dunlap Fish-Hook” – c.1875 Spring Hook – sprung, front (SCARCE & very sought after) -1dd

 

”Dunlap Fish-Hook” – c.1875 Spring Hook – patent stamping (SCARCE & very sought after) -1ee

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”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – set – 1aa

 

”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – set – 1bb

 

”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – set, bottom – 1cc

 

”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – sprung – 1dd

 

”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – sprung – 1ff

 

”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – detail – 1gg

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”Mack Automatic Fish Hooks” – c.1891 Spring Hooks (2.25” & 3.5”) -1aa

 

”Mack Automatic Fish Hooks” – c.1891 Spring Hooks (2.25” & 3.5”) -1bb

 

”Mack Automatic Fish Hooks” – c.1891 Spring Hooks (2.25” & 3.5”) -1cc

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“Ward’s Fish Trap” (sprung) c.1904 – RARE -1b

 

“Ward’s Fish Trap” (sprung) c.1904 – RARE -1bb

 

“Ward’s Fish Trap” (set) c.1904 – RARE -1aa

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“Batwing Spring Hook” (aka “Klintins Hook“) Swedish Ad c.1869-98 (copy courtesy of Bill Blauser, E. Eriksson, U. Westblom)

 

“Batwing-Klintins Spring Hook” c.1869-1898 – RARE (set – front) – 1a

 

“Batwing-Klintins Spring Hook” c.1869-1898 – RARE (set – back) – 1b

 


 “Batwing-Klintins Spring Hook” c.1869-1898 – RARE (sprung -front) – 1c

 

“Batwing-Klintins Spring Hook” c.1869-1898 – RARE (sprung back) – 1d_

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“Berner Monopole Spring Hooks” – ”1-OF-A-KIND” Complete Set of all 6 Versions (c.1901-1904) – in sprung position-1bb

 

“Berner Monopole Spring Hooks” – ”1-OF-A-KIND” Complete Set of all 6 Versions (c.1901-1904) – in set position -1aa

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