Patent ID: 6219955
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An artificial fly comprising:a body having first and second ends, the body formed of a continuous mesh of crisscrossed strands with apertures therebetween opening to an interior of the body;a flexible rod having opposed ends, one end of the flexible rod fixedly secured to the first end of the body, the other end of the rod fixedly secured to the second end of the body, the rod having a nominal length shorter than the nominal length of the body to form the body in a non-linear shape;a hook having an eye at a first end, a shank projecting from the eye, a bend at an opposite end of the shank from the eye, the bend terminating in a tip, the eye and the shank projecting from the body; anda thread wound around the body, rod, and shank securing the body to the shank of the hook.