Patent ID: 8978289
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing lure, comprising: a fishing lure body attached to a fish hook assembly, the fishing lure body comprising an exterior surface defining sides that merge together to form a head portion having a tapered end; the fish hook assembly comprising at least one shank portion and curved portion, the at least one shank portion having an end directly attached to the fishing lure body and a portion spaced apart from the fishing lure body that transitions into the curved portion, and the curved portion comprising a sharp, pointed end for catching fish; and a skirt comprising a plurality of flexible arms, each of the plurality of flexible arms securedly carried on a first end thereof by the fishing lure body and having a second, free end, wherein: the plurality of flexible arms forms an elongated skirt for surrounding and obscuring at least a portion of the fish hook assembly; and each of the plurality of flexible arms comprises a plurality of interlocked elements each having a same three-dimensional geometrical shape, the plurality of interlocked elements extending from the first end to the second end, and forming a chain such that each interlocked element is flexible with at least one other interlocked element of the plurality of interlocked elements.