Patent ID: 6408565
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A fish-bait device for use in a fluid medium, the device comprising:an articulated integral two-piece body comprising: a substantially three-dimensional front portion having a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the front portion defines a substantially longitudinal duct therein; a substantially three-dimensional rear portion having a first end, and an opposite second end, wherein the first end of the rear portion is pivotally connected about a pivot axis to the second end of the front portion; a fluid-deflecting surface defined on the rear portion proximate the first end thereof, wherein the duct is configured to direct there through a stream of fluid medium against the fluid-deflecting surface; a floatation device attached to the front portion and eccentrically located substantially within the duct at a given orientation; and, a weight attached to the front portion and eccentrically located substantially within the duct at a given orientation which is substantially opposite the floatation device.