Patent ID: 7293386

Claim:
A fishing lure with weed guard, the fishing lure comprising: a lure body formed of a body material and the lure body having a front end and a back end; a diving lip extending from the front end, the diving lip bonded to the lure body; a line receiving loop affixed at the front end of the lure body; a line receiving wire, the line receiving wire having a lure end and a line end, the lure end attached to the line receiving loop; a weed guard hat, the weed guard hat having a bell shape with a smaller diameter at a top area and a larger diameter at a bottom area and a hole passing from the top area to the bottom area; and a weed guard wire, wherein a first end of the weed guard wire is attached to the line end of the line receiving wire and a second end of the weed guard wire slideably passes through the hole in the weed guard hat and slideably passes through a hole in the diving lip so the weed guard wire is allowed to move freely through the hole in the diving lip, wherein the weed guard wire has a loop formed at the free end to keep the weed guard wire from exiting the hole in the diving lip.