PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishhook-detaching instrument that can safely, quickly, easily and surely detach a fishhook caught on the mouth of a fished fish without attaching to the caught fish body.SOLUTION: The fishhook-detaching instrument is such that: a shaft 6 is projectedly set at an angle with the major axis of a grip 4 on the tip side of a rod-like grip 4 a fishline guard 1 with a recessed part enabling a fishhook and a fishline to be hooked on is provided on the shafts tip 6a side, wherein the opened side of the recessed part 1a turns in the direction of the tip 6a of the shaft in addition, the shaft 6 is furnished with a fishhook guard 2 with a recessed part enabling the fishhook and the fishline to be hooked on in between the shafts tip 6a and root 6b, wherein the opened side of the recessed part 2a of the fishhook guard 2 is provided by turning it in the direction opposite to that of the shafts tip 6a and a fishline guide 3 with a recessed part and a fishline stop 7 are provided on the grip 4s tip side.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】釣りあげた魚の口に掛った釣針を魚体に触れることなく、安全で迅速且つ容易で確実に外すことができる釣針外し具を提供する。【解決手段】棒状の把手4の先端側に把手4の長軸方向と角度をもって軸6を突出して設け、この軸の先端6a側には釣針および釣糸を掛けることができる凹部を有する糸掛け1を設け、この糸掛けの凹部1aの開放側は軸の先端6a方向を向いており、さらに、軸6には、軸の先端6aと付け根6bの間に釣針および釣糸を掛けることができる凹部を有する針掛け2を設け、かつ、この針掛けの凹部2aの開放側は軸の先端6a方向とは逆方向を向いて設け、把手4の先端側には凹部を有する糸案内3と糸止め7を設けた釣針外し具である。【選択図】図1