Patent ID: 8782945
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A fishing lure comprising: an elongated body having a total length, shaped like a finless fish, said body having tapered ends, a central longitudinal axis and a latitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the body being symmetrical about the longitudinal axis and formed by a planar front portion having a generally pointed nose defining one of the tapered ends and extending from the nose to the latitudinal axis, said latitudinal axis being at a distance from the nose that is at least forty-five percent of the total length of the body; a rear portion beginning at the latitudinal axis and terminating in a generally pointed tail defining an other of the tapered ends, said rear portion having a curve characterized by a twist about the longitudinal axis, said twist beginning at the latitudinal axis and increasing from an angle of rotation of zero degrees at the latitudinal axis to an angle of rotation in the range of five to eight-and-a-half degrees at a distance from the nose that is eighty-five percent of the total length of the body, and a bend transverse in relation to the longitudinal axis, said bend subtending an angle in the range of thirty-two to forty-four degrees and characterized in that the bend begins at a distance from the nose that is in the range of fifty-eight to sixty-seven percent of the total length of the body and extends toward the tail; a hook fastening means centered on said longitudinal axis adjacent to the tail, said hook fastening means including a first attaching ring, and a first opening extending through the body to slidably accommodate said first attaching ring, and a first swivel slidably attached to the first attaching ring; a hook slidably attached to the first swivel; a leader fastening means centered on said longitudinal axis adjacent to the nose, said leader fastening means including a second attaching ring, and a second opening extending through the body to slidably accommodate said second attaching ring; a leader attached to the leader fastening means such that the leader draws the body through the water, whereby the leader is disposed away from the body and the hook such that a fish caught on the hook will not bite the leader, the hook trails the body, the twist causes the fishing lure to roll in a first direction, winding up the leader, and if the fishing lure is pulled through the water slowly, then the bend and the weight of the fishing lure cause the leader to unwind resulting in a reverse roll action that simulates the movements of an injured bait fish, inducing a game fish to strike the fishing lure in a reaction bite.