Fishing accessory, in particular a line cutter
The line cutter suitable for fitting to the body of a fishing rod is made as a single piece obtained by cutting out and stamping a metal plate. It comprises firstly a main body with a front portion, a rear portion, and two side portions, and secondly two longitudinal prongs extending the side portions of the main body rearwards. The plate is cut out and stamped in such a manner that, when the line cutter is mounted on the body of the fishing rod, the longitudinal prongs and at least the front portion of the main body are in contact with the body of the fishing rod, the rear portion of the main body being raised so as to allow the line to be pass thereunder, and in such a manner that between the rear portion of the main body and the longitudinal prongs, a cutout in the shape of an acute angle on one side defines a cutting zone, while on the other side there is provided a jamming zone for jamming the fishing line. The line cutter is secured to the body of the fishing rod by binding the longitudinal prongs to said body.
1. A fishing rod in combination with a line cutter, comprising: a body of the fishing rod, a line cutter fitted onto the body of the fishing rod, the line cutter being formed as a single piece that is obtained by cutting out and stamping a metal plate, the line cutter comprising a main body with a front portion, a rear portion, and two side portions, and two longitudinal prongs rearwardly extending from the side portions, the two longitudinal prongs are interconnected by at least one spacer which is located behind and spaced from the rear portion of the main body, the at least one spacer extending generally transverse to the two longitudinal prongs, an open space is defined between the two longitudinal prongs and between the rear portion of the main body and the at least one spacer, the longitudinal prongs and at least the front portion of the main body coming into contact with the body of the fishing rod, the rear portion of the main body raised so as to allow the line to be passed thereunder, a cutting zone located proximate to one of the two side portions being constituted by an acute angled formed between one of the longitudinal prongs and the rear portion of the main body, and a jamming zone located proximate to the other of the two side portions being constituted by another acute-angle formed between the other of the longitudinal prongs and the rear portion of the main body, the line cutter fastened to the body of the fishing rod by binding rear rectilinear portions of the longitudinal prongs.
2. A fishing rod according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one spacer which, during the stamping, is curved to a circularly arcuate form.
3. A fishing rod according to claim 1 , wherein the main body of the line cutter has a central portion pierced by a hole and raised relative to the front portion so as to serve as a temporary housing for receiving an end of a fish hook that includes a barb.