Patent ID: 6941696

Claim:
A fishing lure comprising: an elongated shape memory component having a length and first and second terminal ends, the first and second terminal ends respectively coupled to first and second connectors having a circumference larger than the circumference of the shape memory component; a first rigid component made of hardened material, wherein the first connector nonremovably couples the first rigid component to the first terminal end so that a first portion of the length of the elongated shape memory component is inserted into the first rigid component from the first terminal end; a second rigid component made of hardened material, wherein the second connector nonremovably couples the second rigid component to the second terminal end so that a second portion of the length of the elongated shape memory component is inserted into the second rigid component from the second terminal end, and wherein a third portion of the length of the shape memory component remains exposed outside the first and second rigid components, said third portion being longer than at least one of the first and the second portions; and a flexible housing formed substantially proximate to and along the length of the shape memory component such that the flexible housing is tightly molded around entire length of the shape memory component with a first thickness and around the first and second rigid components with a second thickness.