Patent ID: 6173523
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A sonic plastic bait which is an artificial replacement for live fishing bait, said sonic plastic bait comprising:an elongated, cylindrical body extending along a longitudinal axis and having a front, rear, top, and bottom, the top of the body extending upwardly and being curved, the bottom of the body being flat, the rear of the body being tapered;a flattened split tail extends rearwardly from the rear of the body and has a length which is approximately half of the length of the body;a plurality of separate appendages spaced along the body which extend outwardly from the body on opposite sides of the body in a direction which is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the appendages forming an oblong pattern when viewed from above, each of said appendages having a flat undersurface which is coplanar with the bottom of the body;a first pair of appendages of the plurality of appendages which are closest to the front of the body each have a curved forward edge which curves outwardly and then rearwardly from the front of the body and a straight rearward edge, both edges terminating at a free end of the appendage;said sonic plastic bait is made of a rubbery plastic; andwherein said appendages produce low sound emissions by vibrating and by rubbing each other when the sonic plastic bait is pulled through water.