Patent ID: 6041540
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A soft plastic fishing lure comprisinga fishing hook having a shaft, an eye, a curved portion and a hook point;an elongated fish-like body,said elongated fish-like body having a V-shaped dorsal fin along an upper portion of the elongated fish-like body,said V-shaped dorsal fin having two arms and an apex from which the two arms diverge from one another forming the V-shape, the apex of the V-shaped dorsal fin located forward of the diverging arms of the V-shaped dorsal fin along the elongated fish-like body, said arms being outwardly disposed from said elongated fish-like body forming a space between said arms of said V-shaped dorsal fin,a ventral hook slot providing an opening in the underside of the elongated fish-like body,wherein the shaft and curved portion of the fishing hook being disposed and concealed within the ventral hook slot in the underside of the elongated fish-like body, the eye of the fishing hook extending from a front portion of the elongated fish-like body, and the hook point extending through the upper portion of the elongated fish-like body to an exterior thereof and being concealed and protected within the space formed between the arms of the V-shaped dorsal fin preventing entanglement and snagging of the fishing hook.