Patent ID: 8869446
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing lure, comprising: a) a body; b) a hook extending from the body and comprising a point; c) a brush guard having bristles extending from the body to a blocking position in front of the hook point, the bristles extending to the blocking position as the lure is retrieved through water so that if the lure contacts an obstruction, the bristles block the hook from snagging into the obstruction, the bristles spread apart into two groups; and d) a band coupled to a first one of the bristle groups, and extending around the body where the band is coupled to a second one of the bristle groups, the band pulling the two bristle groups apart, wherein the bristles are coupled to the body independently of the band so that when the band is removed, the bristles remain coupled to the body.