Patent ID: 9258986
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A chambered fishing lure having a releasable leader and hook assembly comprising: a body portion, said body portion having a main eyelet secured thereto for attachment to a fishing line, said body portion having an outer contoured shape constructed and arranged to appear as food to a fish, said body portion including an inner chamber containing a drum positioned for rotation about an axis therein, said drum sized for accepting a predetermined length of a leader line in a coiled configuration, said drum including a portion extending through said outer contoured shape which is constructed and arranged to allow rotation of said drum from outside said body portion, whereby said leader line may be recoiled around said drum, said leader line including a first end secured to said drum and a second end secured to an eyelet portion of a hook member, said body portion having an aperture extending from said inner chamber through said outer contoured shape, said aperture sized and shaped to allow said leader line to extend freely there through, said aperture sized and shaped to allow said eyelet portion and an adjacent shank portion of said hook member to slide at least partially there through, said aperture engaging opposing sides of said eyelet portion and said shank portion when said hook member is positioned therein to prevent substantial rotation of said hook member with respect to said body portion, said eyelet portion and said shank portion of said hook member releasably positionable within said aperture which is sized and shaped to frictionally engage said hook member when positioned therein to require a predetermined force to cause said second end of said leader line and said hook member to be released from said body portion upon a strike from a fish to allow the second end of said leader line and said hook member to extend a predetermined distance away from said body portion, a distance between said main eyelet and said drum remaining substantially constant.