Patent ID: 9265239
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A deep diving fishing lure, comprising: an elongate lure body having head and tail portions, a top side, an underside, and a longitudinal axis; a diving lip extending away from the head portion at a downward angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the lure body, said diving lip having a top surface defining a diving plane, a bottom surface, and front and rear portions, and having a maximum lateral width greater than a lateral width of said lure body; a fore-and-aft pivotable lure positioning arm in the diving lip and extendable above the top surface of the diving lip, said lure positioning arm being pivotably mounted to said diving lip about a pivot axis at a proximal end portion thereof and terminating at a distal end portion thereof in an eyelet for attachment of a fishing line; a catch in the diving lip adapted to releasably engage the lure positioning arm, wherein: the catch releasably holds the lure positioning arm in a fixed aft position relative to said pivot axis causing the lure to dive downwardly when pulled through the water by a fishing line attached to the lure positioning arm and releases the lure positioning arm when a fish strikes the lure; at least one eyelet extending from said underside of said lure body for attachment of a fishing hook; and the lure positioning arm pivots about said pivot axis located at the front portion of the diving lip less than about 1/10 of a length of the diving lip away from a leading edge thereof.