Patent ID: 9474257
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. An imitation crawdad artificial fishing lure, comprising: a hard-bodied cephalothorax, a hard-bodied abdomen, an articulated connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen, a line-tie secured to the abdomen, at least one fishhook connected to the cephalothorax; said cephalothorax extending axially from said articulated connection with the abdomen to a trailing forehead portion, said cephalothorax formed with a cavity and a retention provision associated with the cavity; at least one pair of soft pincers meeting at a yoke and interchangeably attachable to the cephalothorax by virtue of the yoke being stuffed into the cavity until retained by the retention provision; and a fishhook retention device for removably retaining the at least one fishhook for replacement; wherein said at least one fishhook has a shank, said cephalothorax has a spar portion projecting rearwardly away at an elevation below the trailing forehead portion, said spar portion has an axial groove for cradling a portion of the shank of the at least one fishhook, and said fishhook retention device including a releasable retainer for retaining the at least one fishhook shank in the groove of the spar portion.