US Patent 11033011 Barbed fishing arrowhead

A barbed fishing arrowhead has a ferrule having an aft end and an opposite fore end, a head adjoining to the fore end, a tip upon the head, and two barbs cooperatively engaging the head. The barbs fit within a chamber in the ferrule and rotate upon a pin also in a slot. The chamber includes an interior bumper towards the aft end that partially extends the barbs when retracted in the flight position. The barbs rotate outwardly following passage of the ferrule through a fish and engage the side of a fish until released by a fisherman. In an alternate embodiment, the invention has a smaller form with barbs having a sharper point and a tooth upon their leading edge.