Patent ID: 11917987
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A jig head for fishing, the jig head comprising:
a head portion, a neck portion, and a belly weight;
the belly weight comprising one or more belly weight barbs;
the head portion comprising a tapered tip and a base;
the jig head further comprising a hook comprising a point, a shank, and an eye, the eye being adapted for attachment to a fishing line;
the shank of the hook extending coaxially through the neck portion;
the belly weight comprising first and second ends, the first end extending from the base;
the second end defining a space between the neck portion and the second end, the space being adapted to receive a portion of a bait; and
the belly weight being flexible such that the belly weight can be bent towards the neck so that, the belly weight, when a soft bait is threadedly positioned on the hook, contacts the soft bait and maintains the soft bait in position on the hook and such that the belly weight can be bent away from the shank so that the soft bait can be removed from the hook.