Patent ID: 7954274
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing lure comprising: an elongate resilient body having anterior and posterior ends, said anterior end being equipped with a water brake having a pair of opposed, normally-closed flaps which are resiliently mounted to the body with live hinges, said body having a longitudinal aperture with an entrance accessible at the anterior end that transitions to an exit on a surface of the body, said body also having a securing device positioned adjacent the posterior end, and at least one transverse aperture positioned between said securing device and said exit; and a fishing line passing through said longitudinal aperture and said at least one transverse aperture in a square wave pattern and being secured to said securing device; and at least one hook secured to said elongate body, wherein the water brake deploys and the body assumes a serpentine configuration when the lure is pulled, anterior end first, through water with a portion of said fishing line that extends forward of said entrance.