Abstract:
A fishing lure having a long axis provided at its proximal portion, an elongated stiff wire shaft having a bent or looped portion on its proximal end for attaching fishing line or a swivel thereto, and a bent or looped portion on its distal end. The distal portion of said long axis is formed by either a flexible element, or by a second elongated stiff wire shaft, or by one or more split rings. At the distal end one or more hooks are attached, at least one carrying a weight element. The fishing lure includes at least one spinner blade assembly connected to a span of the proximally located stiff wire shaft, that it is free to rotate 360°. A rigid element is attached to the wire shaft between its proximal end and the spinner blade assembly, containing one or more openings representing attachment locations for fishing lines or swivels.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This is a non provisional patent application of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/690,704, filed Jul. 2, 2012 Priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/690,704, filed Jul. 2, 2012, hereby incorporated herein by reference, is hereby claimed 
     
    
     STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT 
       [0002]    Not applicable 
       REFERENCE TO A “MICROFICHE APPENDIX” 
       [0003]    Not applicable 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0004]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0005]    The present invention relates to artificial lures for fishing. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved spinner or lure that utilizes a uniquely configured jointed lure central structure with weighted hook and a unique adjustable line attachment piece. 
         [0006]    2. General Background of the Invention 
         [0007]    Fishing with artificial lures is the most popular fishing method in the U.S. In very general terms, a lure, carrying a hook and attached to a fishing line, is cast into the water and pulled toward the angler. Visual appearance, motion pattern, and vibratory signals of the lure entice predatory fish to chase and swallow it, which, in turn, allows for the capture of the fish. 
         [0008]    Spinner-type lures are one of the most popular artificial baits on the market. The two basic forms are spinners and spinner baits. Spinners (in Britain sometimes referred to as ‘bar-spoons’), feature a rotating blade mounted on a wire shaft which has a proximal loop for the attachment of fishing line, a distal loop for the attachment of a fishing hook, and usually a lure body, a weight element around the shaft located between the hook and the spinner blade. Spinner baits have two wire shafts, joined at one end by a looped connection, which serves as line attachment point and which positions the two wire shafts in the shape of a V relative to each other. One wire shaft carries one or more rotating elements for the attraction of fish, while the other wire element carries a weighted fishing hook. 
         [0009]    Both spinner-type lures, spinners and spinner baits, primarily attract fish through the visual and vibratory signals emitted by the rotating blade, yet neither of them will catch unless the fish swallows the hook, located at some distance from the fish-attracting blade. In order to make the hook more appealing to fish, manufacturers often add decorative ‘dressing’ to its shank, such as buck tail hair or tinsel material. 
         [0010]    While both spinners and spinner baits attract fish by the rotational movement of the spinning blade, this rotational movement is symmetric and even for spinners whose wire shaft is moving coaxially with the travel direction of the lure, whereby it is asymmetric and uneven for spinner baits, whose blades are rotating around a wire shaft which moves at an angle to the travel direction of the lure. Such uneven rotational movements introduce additional, fish attracting thumping vibrations, in theory an advantage for the spinner bait type lure over the even and less pulsating rotational signals emitted by the spinner. This advantage of spinner baits is a disadvantage at the same time, though, since the enhanced attractiveness of the blade-carrying arm of the spinner bait detracts the fish&#39;s attention from the object intended for its affection—the hook-carrying opposite arm of the lure. This problem could be tackled if it were possible to combine the advantage of the spinner (fish-catching hook and fish-attracting blade mounted in close spatial proximity on a single wire element) with the advantage of the spinner bait (emission of both rotational and pulsating vibrations owing to an angulated position of the rotational axis of the spinning blade in relation to the travel direction of the lure). It is an objective of this invention to present a spinner that fulfills these conditions. 
         [0011]    In addition, before it can attract and catch fish, a good lure has to be cast into the right spot by the angler. Spinners, with a weighted lure body in the middle of the lure, and often bulky but light-weight dressing around a treble hook at the end, are notorious for the hook fowling the line during the casting process, subsequently preventing the lure from working properly when in the water. It is therefore an additional objective of this invention to present changes which greatly reduce the chance that the hooks fowls the line during the casting process. 
         [0012]    Further, due to the rapid rotation of the blade around the axis of the lure, spinners often present another vexing problem: line twist. The rotating blade imparts a rotating movement on the spinner itself, which is transmitted onto the fishing line, causing its eventual entanglement and damage. It is an objective of this invention to present changes which will reduce this problem. 
         [0013]    Lastly, all artificial lures, as opposed to natural baits, pose yet another problem to the fisherman: fish tend to come off after striking the lure by ‘throwing the hook’. Natural baits, usually presented to the fish in a static way, are often swallowed whole and deeply, with no chance for the fish to come off. Matters are different with artificial baits, which are often large, and which have to be chased by the fish. In most cases, the lure itself will remain outside the mouth of the fish, with only one of the hooks embedded lightly in its lip. Twisting and turning movements of the fish, and shaking of its head, will often lead to dislodgement of the hook and loss of the fish, with the lure serving as a lever. In general, the longer and the more rigid the lure, the easier for the fish to translate rotational and angular movements into effective leverage to ‘throw the hook’—crankbaits and spoons, but also larger spinners and spinner baits such as those designed for muskie fishing are infamous in that regard. It is therefore an objective of this invention to present changes which greatly reduce the ability of the fish to use the lure as a lever to dislodge the hook. 
       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0014]    The apparatus of the present invention solves the problems confronted in the art in a simple and straightforward manner. 
         [0015]    The apparatus has a single long axis, as opposed to the two long axes arranged in the ‘safety pin’ fashion that are typical for many spinner baits. The presented invention breaks down the single long axis into a plurality of elements. The proximal portion of this long axis is formed by a stiff wire shaft element, kept as short as possible with the minimum length dependent on the size and shape of the attached rotating blade, and ending in a proximal and a distal loop. The proximal loop can be used to attach the lure to fishing line, the distal loop is used to attach a subsequent element forming the distal portion of the lure&#39;s long axis, either a second stiff wire shaft element, or a piece of flexible material, preferably wire, or one or more split rings. 
         [0016]    There is a rotating blade mounted on the proximal stiff wire shaft (either and preferably by way of a clevis, or by direct passing of the wire shaft through a portion of the blade), however, deviating from the traditional model, the stiff wire shaft ends right below the attachment site of the spinning blade. Traditional spinners have a lure body, a weighted element usually located distally to the spinning blade on the stiff wire shaft. This novel lure shortens the stiff wire shaft as much as possible, and features a second, possibly flexible, wire or split ring element, forming the lure&#39;s distal long axis portion, which may carry one or more lure body elements that are, in this point also deviating from the traditional model, not heavily weighted in the preferred embodiment of the invention. 
         [0017]    The current invention features a rigid line attachment head, mounted on the proximally located wire shaft towards the proximal end thereof. This rigid line attachment element has one or more apertures which allow for the attachment of fishing line at increasing distances from the wire shaft. If the lure is attached to the line in the traditional way at the proximal end of the proximal stiff wire shaft, the shaft will follow the fishing line, and the direction of the pull, in a coaxial fashion, and the blade, rotating around the stiff wire shaft, will stay at the same angle in relation to the wire shaft throughout the 360° turn, thereby emitting regular and constant pressure signals. If the lure is attached to the line at one of the apertures located on the rigid line attachment head, the wire shaft will follow the fishing line at an angle in relation to the line and the direction of the pull, with the degree of deviation from a straight coaxial position increasing commensurate with the distance of the chosen aperture from the wire shaft. Owing to the now tilted position of the wire shaft in relation to the direction of the pull, the rotating blade will find uneven water resistance during its turn around the shaft, with maximum resistance encountered at its closest position towards the point of line attachment, and minimum resistance at its maximal distance from said point of line attachment. This varying resistance, in turn, will lead to an inverse change in the angle of rotation of the blade, with a maximum angle of rotation in relation to the shaft at the time point of minimal water resistance, and a minimum angle of rotation in relation to the shaft at the point of maximal water resistance. Now, in addition to emitting an even and constant rotational pressure signal, the lure also emits a superimposed thumping signal with each rotation, most appealing to a predatory fish&#39;s appetite and aggressive instincts. Unlike a spinner bait type lure, however, this spinner lure features the thumping signal emitting blade and the hook in close spatial proximity, on the same wire element, eliminating for the fish any and all feelings of uncertainty as to what lure part to swallow—the rotating blade or the hook—since both can be devoured with ease at the same time. 
         [0018]    Next, this invention features at least one weight element mounted either around the shank of a hook or adjacent to its distal bends (in the case of the hook type most commonly used, the treble hook, this area is hereafter referred to as the ‘trifurcation’), and further, also departing from the design of traditional spinner lures, the current invention minimizes the weight of the lure body elements. In doing so, the current invention shifts the center of mass of the lure from its mid-portion toward its distal-most portion, the hook. Casting the lure will now inevitably put the heaviest element, the hook, ahead of all lighter elements, most notably the fishing line located on the opposing end of the wire shaft, thereby all but eliminating any possibility of the hook fowling the line. 
         [0019]    Next, and again unlike traditional spinner lures, the long axis of the lure is formed of a plurality of segments, either two rigid but short wire elements, or a rigid wire element and a flexible wire element, mounted one after the other, or a single wire element and one or more split rings attached thereto, thereby significantly shortening the portions of the lure&#39;s total long axis which are rigid. This arrangement not only limits possible bending damage to the rigid wire elements due to non-coaxial force that might be exerted on the lure by pulling, as might occur due to snagging or due to a large fish being played, but also, by keeping the rigid portions of the long axis of the lure short, the ability of a loosely hooked fish to use the lure as a lever to free itself is significantly reduced. 
         [0020]    Finally, the proximal portion of this novel lure, consisting of the initial wire element carrying the attachment head and the rotating blade, can be used separately from the other features described in this invention, in that the proximal portion can be linked to, and set ahead of, many currently commercially available fishing lures, thereby given them the added attractiveness and fish-catching potential caused by the proximal portion&#39;s off-axis rotating blade. 
         [0021]    There are therefore numerous advantages of the present invention, as listed below: 
         [0022]    1. The invention&#39;s novel weight distribution, shifting the center of gravity towards the hook and away from the point of line attachment, ensures that lure-entangling and line-fowling during the casting process are minimized. 
         [0023]    2. Further, the weight distribution of this lure increases the precision with which it can be cast to the suspected fish-holding location. 
         [0024]    3. The invention&#39;s off axis rotation of the spinning blade adds a thumping pressure signal to the standard constant rotational signal of a spinner type lure, thereby increasing its attractiveness to fish. 
         [0025]    4. Also owing to the described off-axis rotation pattern, the total resistance encountered during the retrieval of the lure is maximized, leading to an increase of the amplitude of all pressure signals emitted, thereby further increasing the lure&#39;s attractiveness to fish. 
         [0026]    5. In the preferred embodiment, with more than one alternative line attachment aperture located at the rigid line attachment head mounted on the wire shaft, the angler can chose the angle at which the wire shaft moves in relation to the direction of travel of the lure, and thereby adjust the intensity of the pressure signals exactly to the fish&#39;s liking. 
         [0027]    6. Owing to the fact that the hook is attached to a plurality of elements, rather than to a single, elongated and inflexible wire element as in traditional spinners, the lure cannot be misused by fish as a levering instrument to unhook themselves. 
         [0028]    7. In the preferred embodiment, the rigid line attachment head mounted on the wire shaft offers space for decorative enhancements, an option not otherwise available for spinner type lures, such as decorative elements resembling eyes, known to attract fish to lures. 
         [0029]    8. Given the non-coaxial relationship of the stiff wire shaft and the direction of pull, and given the surface area presented by the rigid wire attachment head, the rotational inertia of the lure is greatly increased, thereby preventing the rotational movements of the blade from rotating the wire shaft itself. This reduces line-twist, a vexing problem otherwise encountered with standard spinners, often forcing the angler to add a vane or weighted element to the lure assembly. 
         [0030]    9. The front portion of this novel lure can be used separately, by linking it to lures already in the possession of the fisherman, thereby immediately increasing the fish catching potential of previously unsuccessful lures. 
         [0031]    10. In summary, therefore, this novel lure is easier to cast precisely to its intended location, there will be reduced tangling and line-fowling, the lure looks better to fish, its thumping signals will prove virtually irresistible, and, once hooked, its flexible hook attachment will prevent fish from unhooking themselves. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0032]    For a further understanding of the nature, objects, and advantages of the present invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description, read in conjunction with the following drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like elements and wherein: 
           [0033]      FIG. 1A  is a perspective view of a traditional spinner; 
           [0034]      FIG. 1B  is a perspective view of a traditional spinner, whereby the rotational movement of the spinner blade is depicted, with the position of the blade shown at two points of its rotation, 180° apart; 
           [0035]      FIG. 2A  is a side view of a spinner bait; 
           [0036]      FIG. 2B  is a side view of a spinner bait, whereby the rotational movement of the spinner blades are depicted, with the position of the blades shown at two points of their rotation, 180° apart; 
           [0037]      FIG. 3A  is a perspective view of a traditional spinner with an elongated, triangular wire-shaft eye; 
           [0038]      FIG. 3B  is a perspective view of a traditional spinner with an elongated, triangular wire-shaft eye, caught on submerged roots, with attempts under way to free the lure from its entanglement; 
           [0039]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the current invention; 
           [0040]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the current invention; 
           [0041]      FIG. 6  is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the current invention; 
           [0042]      FIG. 7  is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the current invention; 
           [0043]      FIGS. 8A-8D  is an exploded perspective view of the parts needed to assemble the invention in its various preferred embodiments; and 
           [0044]      FIG. 9-12  show side views of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention illustrating fishing line attached to the lure at various attachment openings, further showing the effects of individual attachment positions on the rotational positions of the blade. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0045]      FIG. 1A  shows a traditional spinner  11 . A rotating blade  12  is mounted on a single wire shaft  13  by a clevis  14 . Below clevis  14 , a small metal or plastic bead  15 , also mounted on wire axis  13 , facilitates the rotational movements of clevis  14  and blade  12  around axis  13 . Below bead  15 , one or more lure body components  16  provide weight to allow for better casting of the lure. At the proximal and distal ends of single wire shaft  13 , proximal wire shaft eye  17  and distal wire shaft eye  18  allow for the attachment of fishing line  19  (proximally) and of a treble hook  20  (distally). Most spinners also feature decorative dressing material  21  (often consisting of colored animal hair such as buck-tail material), attached with yarn  22  to hook shank  23  below hook eye  24 . 
         [0046]      FIG. 1B  shows traditional spinner  11  in motion. Fishing line  19  is attached to proximal wire shaft eye  17 , and spinner  11  is pulled through the water (not depicted) in a direction generally coaxial to fishing line  19  and axis  13 , as indicated by arrow  25 . The motion of spinner  11  against the resistance of the water leads to rotational movements of clevis  14  and blade  12  around wire  13 . Ignoring the forces of gravity and water current, and assuming a constant velocity pull in a direction that is coaxial with wire  13 , then blade  12  will rotate around wire  13  at an angle α that is dependent mainly upon the shape of blade  12  and, importantly, which is constant around the 360° of rotation.  FIG. 1B  demonstrates this by depicting blade  12 , shown in broken lines, in an upper position  26  and in a lower position  27 . Rotational movement direction of blade  12  is indicated by arrows  28 , and blade/axle angle α, identical for upper  26  and lower  27  positions is indicated by arrows  29 . Spinner type lures, exhibiting this constant angle rotation, emit a monotonous and ‘artificial’ pressure signal when retrieved. 
         [0047]      FIG. 2A  depicts a typical spinner bait type lure  30 . In its most common form, a V-shaped wire  31  has two arms, a straight arm  32  and an offset arm  33 , joined by line attachment loop or bend  34 . Straight arm  32 , at its distal end, is joined to the proximal end of lure head-weight  35  which, in turn, is joined at its opposing end to single hook  36 . Decorative dressing  21  is usually applied in a manner similar to traditional spinner  11 . Offset arm  33  carries an upper blade  37 , mounted rotatably to arm  33  by means of standard clevis  14 . Distal to clevis  14 , one or more beads  15  are mounted on arm  33 , which then ends in distal offset arm eye  38 . A standard swivel  39  is attached with one end to distal offset arm eye  38  and with its opposing end to lower blade  40 . In its typical form, spinner bait  30  can feature a decorative eye painting  41  on both sides of lure head-weight  35 . 
         [0048]      FIG. 2B  shows spinner bait  30  in motion. Fishing line  19  is attached to attachment loop  34 , and spinner bait  30  is pulled through the water (not depicted) in a direction coaxial to fishing line  19  and relatively coaxial to straight arm  32 , as indicated by arrow  25 . The motion of spinner bait  30  against the resistance of the water leads to rotational movements of clevis  14  and upper blade  37  around offset arm  33 , as well as to rotational movements of lower blade  40  and swivel  39  around their own long axes. Again ignoring the forces of gravity and water current, and assuming a constant velocity pull in a direction that is fairly coaxial with straight arm  32 , but at an angle to offset arm  33 , then upper blade  37  will rotate around offset arm  33  at a varying angle (indicated by arrows  29 ) that constantly shifts between narrow angle  13 , located at the outside of spinner bait  30 , and wide angle γ, located at the inside of spinner bait  30 . 
         [0049]    Direction of rotation of upper blade  37  is indicated by arrows  42 , direction of rotation of lower blade  40  is indicated by arrows  43 . In a manner similar to  FIG. 1B , both moving blades are depicted as broken lines, whereby broken lines  44  show upper blade  37  in its uppermost position, forming narrow angle β with offset arm  33 , and broken line  45  show upper blade  37  in its lowermost position, forming wide angle γ with offset arm  33 . Lower blade  40  is shown in dotted or broken lines in two positions, in a plane parallel to the view at  47  and in a plane orthogonal to the view at  46 . While rotating lower blade  40  offers virtually no resistance to the water and emits a minimal pressure signal, rotating upper blade  37  emits a strong rotational signal that constantly varies in intensity, leading to a ‘thumping’ pressure signal upon retrieval of the lure. As discussed above, however, this feature attracts the fish to the wrong wire arm: the arm without the hook. 
         [0050]      FIG. 3A  shows a common modification  51  of the traditional spinner  11 , featuring an elongated and triangular proximal wire shaft eye  52 . Examples of such elongated and triangular proximal wire shaft eye are the above quoted fishing lure of Driesel (U.S. Pat. No. 4,998,371) or the currently commercially available Shyster® (Luhr-Jensen Co) spinner. Other elements of the lure, such as clevis  14 , blade  12 , lure body  16 , treble hook  20  and dressing  21  are similar to the standard spinner model 11 featured in  FIG. 1 . While the purpose of this wire eye design appears to be to keep the lure body off center, thereby reducing line twist, that design, however, also imparts, nolens volens, a small degree of off-axis rotation to the movement of the blade. Regrettably, a larger degree of off-axis rotation that would lead to a significant degree of “thumping” in the lure&#39;s pressure signal could not be obtained if one were to exaggerate the size and angulation of the proximal wire shaft eye, owing to the inherent instability of the wire material, as further illustrated below. 
         [0051]      FIG. 3B  demonstrates the instability of the wire axis  13  and bent proximal wire shaft eye  52  of common spinner modification  51  when under pressure, a common scenario while fishing: Modified spinner  51  is caught, with treble hook  20 , in the roots of submerged vegetation  53 , and pull, indicated by arrow  54 , is exerted to free the lure. Similar pressure will be exerted each time a larger fish is played. This pulling pressure damages and straightens triangular wire eye  52 , reducing its angulation at point  55 , while at the same time deforming single wire shaft axle  13  between bent wire eye  52  and clevis  14  at point  56 , impeding the ability of clevis  14  to freely rotate. The problem is that, between the attachment points of fishing line  19  and treble hook  20 , a single elongated rigid piece of wire (formed by wire axis  13  and bent wire shaft eye  52 ) cannot possibly withstand even those only modestly deformational forces routinely encountered while fishing. 
         [0052]      FIG. 4  illustrates a first embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention, designated generally by the numeral  87 . A proximal wire part  57  (shown in more detail in a subsequent illustration) runs twice through rigid attachment head  58 , forming upper loop  60  at the upper end or forward of attachment head  58 , and lower loop  61  at the lower or rear end of attachment head  58 , thereby securely attaching parts  57  and  58  to each other. Blade  12  attaches to wire  57  with clevis  14 . Head  58  provides multiple openings  59 , each opening providing an attachment position for a fishing line  19  and swivel  49 . Loop  62  is provided at the distal end of proximal wire part  57 . Distal loop  62  of proximal wire part  57  attaches to proximal loop  64  of distal wire part  63  which, in turn, by way of its distal loop  65  attaches to hook eye  24  of hook  71 . Proximal wire part  57 , below rigid attachment head  58 , rotatably mounts clevis  14  attached to blade  12 . Below clevis  14 , a pearl or bead  15  is mounted on proximal wire part  57 , ensuring clevis  14 &#39;s free movement. Between its proximal loop  64  and its distal loop  65 , distal wire part  63  carries lure body  66 , made of light weight material (e.g., plastic). Treble hook  71  has a weight or lead element  72  mounted distally on its hook shaft  23 . Mounted proximally on hook shaft  23  is attachment portion  74  of dressing  73 . 
         [0053]      FIG. 5  shows an alternative embodiment  88  of the present invention, showing its most versatile application. Similar to the first embodiment  87  are proximal wire part  57  and rigid attachment head  58  and their various features (e.g., blade  12 , clevis  14 ). In  FIG. 5 , the ensemble of proximal wire part  57 , attachment head  58 , blade  12 , clevis  14 , and pearl  15  is referred to as upper lure assembly  98 . This upper lure assembly  98  connects to a lower lure assembly  97 , in  FIG. 5  consisting of bait mounting wire  92  at bait mounting wire eye  93 . Distally, bait mounting wire  92  carries internal weight  94 , and, further distally yet, it connects to double hook  95 . Mounted on this system consisting of elements  92 , 93 , 94 , 95  can be a soft plastic bait  96 , as a typical example, in fish form. The unit of elements formed by parts  92 - 96  is given as an example of how lower lure assembly  97  can look. While lower lure assembly  97  is illustrated here as an internal mounting system carrying a soft plastic bait in fish form, any other standard soft plastic bait could be used or mounted on elements  92 - 95 , or, alternatively, a natural dead bait could be mounted just as easily. Similarly, instead of elements  92 - 95 , any standard and commercially available mounting system or rig for natural dead-baits or soft plastic baits could be used, in conjunction with a natural dead-bait or with a conventional soft plastic bait to form lower lure assembly  97 . The versatility of this invention is due to the fact that upper lure assembly  98  can be used by itself as an independent fish-attracting element, to be combined with multiple currently commercially available products serving as lower lure assembly  97 , including but not confined to standard dead-bait spinning rigs, standard soft plastic baits, crank-baits, or even standard spinners. 
         [0054]      FIG. 6  illustrates another alternative embodiment  89  of the present invention. Similar to the first embodiment  87  are proximal wire part  57  and rigid attachment head  58  and their various features as seen in  FIGS. 4-5  (e.g., blade  12 , clevis  14 ). Proximal wire part  57  again connects to distal wire part  63  in a similar fashion, but distal wire part  63  carries a plurality of round body parts  67 , again made of light weight material in the preferred embodiment. 
         [0055]    Distal wire part  63 , with its distal loop  65 , connects to hook eye  24  of upper treble hook  75  which carries, parallel to hook shaft  23 , wire brace  76  which, in turn, on its distal end carries weight element  78 . In its distal-most portion, wire brace  76  forms loop  77  which, in turn, connects to hook eye(s)  24  of one or more lower treble hooks  79 , each of which carry lead element or weight  80  around the distal aspects of their hook shafts  23 . In this embodiment, long dressing  81  attaches with portion  82  to upper treble hook  75 , covering upper hook  75  and lower hook(s)  79 . 
         [0056]      FIG. 7  shows a fourth embodiment  90  of the present invention. Rigid attachment head  58  and blade  12 , as depicted in this example, are smaller, and the overall length of the lure is significantly shorter than in embodiments  87  and  89 . Therefore, instead of distal wire part  63  or flexible wire material  68 , proximal wire part  57  and hook eye  24  are joined by split ring  86 ; a single split ring  86  is used in the illustration, although a plurality of split rings can be used if needed. In this example, both lead element  72 , mounted around hook shank  23 , and weight element  78  attached with wire brace  76 , provide a backward distribution of weight facilitating casting of embodiment  90 , and preventing line entanglement. Distal loop  77  of wire brace  76  allows for the attachment of stinger hooks (not depicted) if desired. 
         [0057]      FIG. 8  illustrates the various component parts of the four suggested embodiments of  FIGS. 4-7  in more detail. For ease of overview, the various parts are grouped in four different levels A, B, C, and D, in order of their location towards the proximal or distal end of the lure apparatus  87 ,  88 ,  89 ,  90 . 
         [0058]    In  FIG. 8 , level A shows attachment head  58  with the two longitudinal openings  70 , whose path through attachment head  58  is indicated by broken lines  91 . The parallel wire portions of proximal wire part  57  fit in these longitudinal openings  70  and form upper loop  60  and lower loop  61 , thereby securely connecting proximal wire part  57  to attachment head  58 . Fishing line  19  can be attached upper loop  60 , or directly to attachment head  58  at any one of attachment holes  59  (e.g., see  FIGS. 9-12 ). Also shown at this level are clevis  14  and bead or pearl  15 , which can be mounted on the lower portion of proximal wire part  57  in between lower loop  61  and distal loop  62 . The ensemble of the parts depicted in level A, in conjunction with blade  12 , form upper lure assembly  98 . Upper lure assembly  98 , in and by itself, without any of the other parts here depicted, can easily be combined with currently commercially available standard artificial lures or rigs, whereby upper lure assembly  98  would be attached proximally to fishing line, and distally, with loop  62 , to whatever element is selected to serve as lower lure assembly  97 , including but not confined to mounted natural baits, crank-baits, spinners, soft-plastic baits, or even spoons. 
         [0059]    Level B shows distal wire part  63  with its proximal  64  and distal  65  attachment loops. As an alternative to distal wire part  63 , flexible wire material  68  can be used, forming an elongated loop closed by way of a standard crimp sleeve  69 . A plurality of loops formed of flexible wire material  68  could be used, for added safety. The advantage of using flexible wire material at this level is that it cannot be used by fish as leverage to unhook themselves. As another alternative, one or more split ring(s)  86  could be placed in between proximal wire part  57  and a hook eye  24 . Further shown in  FIG. 8 , level B are oval single lure body part  66  or, as an alternative, rounded multiple lure body parts  67 , made preferably of light weight material (e.g., plastic). No lure body parts are needed if wire part  57  and hook eye  24  are connected by one or more split ring(s)  86 . Shown also is spinner blade  12  which can be chosen in a variety of shapes. Lastly, a standard system for the mounting of soft plastic baits or natural deadbaits is depicted, with bait mounting wire  92 , proximal bait mounting wire eye  93 , internal weight  94 , twin hook  95 , and, as a broken line silhouette, bait  96 , shown in fish form, which could be a soft plastic artificial bait or a natural dead-bait. 
         [0060]    In  FIG. 8  at level C, most differences between the two embodiments  87  and  89 , shown in  FIGS. 4 and 6 , respectively, are apparent.  FIG. 4  embodiment  87  presented a single treble hook  71 , carrying lead element  72  around its shank  23 . Lead elements  72  can be oval shaped elongated lead pieces with a central longitudinal opening, slit open at the side, commercially available as ‘rubber core sinkers’, with the rubber core removed and the lead element firmly affixed to the distal portion of treble hook shank  23 . In the single treble hook embodiment  87  of  FIG. 4 , short dressing  73  is fixed with its attachment portion  74  to the proximal portion of treble hook shank  23 . To the left at level C are the elements pertaining to the embodiment  89  shown in  FIG. 6 . Wire brace  76  wraps around upper treble hook  75 , whereby upper loop  83  of wire brace  76  fits through hook eye  24  of upper treble  75 , and lower loop  84  of wire brace  76  cradles trifurcation  85  of upper treble  75 . Weight element  78  is mounted on wire brace  76  between lower loop  84  and distal loop  77 , thereby placing it directly below trifurcation  85 . 
         [0061]    In  FIG. 8  at level D, one or more distal treble hook(s)  79  are shown which, in the assembled lure, are attached with their hook eye(s)  24  to distal loop  77  of wire brace  76 . Also shown at level D, for added clarity, and given the numeral  48 , is the hook  75 , brace  76  and weight  78  assembly of those parts individually depicted at level C of  FIG. 8 . 
         [0062]      FIGS. 9-12  show embodiments of the present invention in motion. In  FIG. 9 , fishing line  19  is attached to attachment head  58  by way of a snap swivel  49  (commercially available), and the effects of various attachment positions on the rotational angle of the blade are illustrated. In  FIG. 9 , swivel  49  attaches to upper loop  60  of proximal wire part  57 , leading to a direction of travel of the lure essentially coaxial with fishing line  19  and proximal wire part  57 . Similar to a traditional spinner  11  as depicted in  FIG. 1 , the motion of the lure against the resistance of the water leads to rotational movements of clevis  14  and blade  12  around proximal wire part  57 . Blade  12  is shown in hard lines in an upper position  26  and in broken lines in a lower position  27 . The blade/axle angle α (formed by blade  12  and underlying distal wire element  63 ) is identical for upper  26  and lower  27  positions. With this line attachment leading to constant angle rotation, the lure will emit a monotonous and ‘artificial’ pressure signal when retrieved, similar to a traditional spinner. Of note, two oval shaped lure body parts  50 , hook  71 , lead or weighted element  72  and dressing  73  are used in this illustration. 
         [0063]    In  FIG. 10 , swivel  49  is attached to an attachment hole  59  in attachment head  58 , thereby positioning proximal wire part  57  at a slight angle in relation to fishing line  19 . This, in turn, results in blade  12  forming, in its upper position  26 , a slightly larger blade/axle angle γ and, in its lower position  27 , a slightly smaller blade/axle angle β. This asymmetry of rotation induces the ‘thumping’ signal referred to above. 
         [0064]    In  FIG. 11 , an attachment hole  59  one position further away from upper loop  60  is chosen for line attachment, thereby further increasing the degree of asymmetry of blade  12  rotation.  FIG. 12  shows the point of line attachment in the attachment hole  59  the furthest away from loop  60 , thereby maximizing blade/axle angle γ and minimizing blade/axle angle β, and, consequently, maximizing the intensity of the ‘thumping’ signal emitted by the lure. 
         [0065]      FIG. 11  further illustrates another important point, highlighting the significance of breaking up the lure&#39;s long axis into a plurality of segments for the functioning of this invention: if one were to attach head  58  to a single long wire axis as in traditional spinners, represented in  FIGS. 11 and 12  as ‘hypothetical’ broken line  99 , blade  12  in its lower position  27  would interfere with that axis and therefore be unable to rotate. Therefore, in order to allow blade  12  to rotate significantly off axis in relation to wire part  57 , this part  57  has to be shortened, with the connection to treble hook  71  being formed by one or more parts  63  or  68  or  86  whose location puts them inside the rotational orbit of blade  12 . It is therefore the combined effects of head  58 &#39;s various attachment positions, and of the breaking down of the lure&#39;s long axis into a plurality of elements  57  and  63  (or  68  or  86 ) that enables blade  12  to engage in significant off axis rotation. 
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             Number Description 
               11  traditional in-line spinner 
               12  blade 
               13  single wire shaft axle 
               14  clevis 
               15  bead 
               16  lure body component 
               17  proximal wire shaft eye 
               18  distal wire shaft eye 
               19  fishing line 
               20  treble hook 
               21  dressing 
               22  yarn 
               23  hook shank 
               24  hook eye 
               25  arrow indicating direction of pull 
               26  upper blade position 
               27  lower blade position 
               28  arrows indicating rotational direction of blade 
               29  arrows indicating angle formed by rotating blade and wire shaft axle 
               30  spinner bait 
               31  V-shaped wire 
               32  straight arm 
               33  offset arm 
               34  attachment loop 
               35  head weight 
               36  single hook 
               37  upper blade 
               38  offset arm eye 
               39  standard swivel 
               40  lower blade 
               41  head weight decoration 
               42  rotational arrows for upper blade 
               43  rotational arrows for lower blade 
               44  upper blade in upper position 
               45  upper blade in lower position 
               46  lower blade in orthogonal position 
               47  lower blade in parallel position 
               48  hook, brace, and weight assembly 
               49  snap swivel 
               50  oval shaped multiple lure body parts 
               51  modified traditional inline spinner 
               52  bent proximal wire shaft eye 
               53  submerged vegetation 
               54  arrow indicating direction of pull 
               55  point indicating reduced angulation 
               56  point indicating wire shaft damage 
               57  proximal wire part 
               58  attachment head 
               59  attachment hole 
               60  upper loop 
               61  lower loop 
               62  distal loop of proximal wire part  57   
               63  distal wire part 
               64  proximal loop of distal wire part  63   
               65  distal loop of distal wire part  63   
               66  oval shaped single lure body 
               67  round shaped multiple lure body parts 
               68  flexible wire material 
               69  crimping sleeve 
               70  longitudinal openings of attachment head 
               71  treble hook 
               72  lead element of treble hook/weighted element 
               73  short dressing 
               74  attachment of short dressing 
               75  upper treble hook 
               76  wire brace 
               77  distal loop of wire brace  76   
               78  weight element of upper treble hook  75   
               79  lower treble hook 
               80  lead weight element of lower treble hook 
               81  long dressing 
               82  attachment of long dressing 
               83  upper loop of wire brace  76   
               84  lower loop of wire brace  76   
               85  trifurcation of upper treble  75   
               86  split ring 
               87  artificial spinner apparatus 
               88  artificial spinner apparatus 
               89  artificial spinner apparatus 
               90  artificial spinner apparatus 
               91  broken lines 
               92  bait mounting wire 
               93  proximal bait mounting wire eye 
               94  internal weight 
               95  double hook 
               96  bait 
               97  lower lure assembly 
               98  upper lure assembly 
               99  dotted line 
           
         
       
     
         [0156]    The foregoing embodiments are presented by way of example only; the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the following claims.