Patent ID: 8640378

Claim:
A cover for a pre-existing jig-type fishing lure having a hook embedded within a weighted head, wherein the hook has an eyelet which protrudes from a first end of the weighted head and a hook shank which protrudes from a substantially opposite end of the weighted head, comprising: an elastomeric membrane having an aperture which is generally symmetric about a median plane of said membrane; wherein the aperture is defined by a generally circular portion and a generally slotted portion extending therefrom; wherein the aperture comprises a continuous edge designed to simultaneously circumscribe both the hook shank, with the circular portion of the aperture, and the eyelet, with the slotted portion of the aperture; wherein the cover is dimensioned so as to stretch and fit over the weighted head and to be retained solely by the elasticity of the membrane; and wherein the cover can be attached to or removed from the weighted head while a fishing line is tied to the eyelet.