Patent ID: 6557293
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A bait-holding lure comprising:a) a front element; b) a rear element spaced-apart from said front element; c) a self-supporting cage, defined by spaced-apart front open end and rear open end, said cage arranged between said front element and said rear element, said cage having a hollow interior forming a cavity therein for retaining a quantity of bait therein, said cage further defined by a perforated, contoured outer wall through which water may flow to carry the scent and taste of the bait into the surrounding water; and, d) a spindle containing a first, one-piece, straight portion arranged to pass axially through said cage, through a first aperture formed in said front element, and through a second aperture formed in said rear element to retain them in fixed axial alignment; e) said spindle further including a return bend forming a first end of a bent segment of said spindle spaced-apart from said first straight portion of said spindle, said bent segment arranged to pass over said cage and including means for connecting a second end to said spindle under bias pressure from said return bend to hold said front element, said cage, and said rear element in close assembled formation on said spindle.