Patent ID: 8230640

Claim:
A fishing lure that simulates a live mudpuppy's side-to-side swimming motion, the fishing lure comprising: a lure body, wherein said lure body is shaped, colored and textured to simulate that of a salamander from the family Proteidae, said lure body comprising a head, a midsection, and a tail, wherein said midsection includes an inner cavity, said inner cavity contains an anchoring means for connected to a hook and a line attachment means, said head defines an underside, said midsection comprises an exterior bottom side, said inner cavity is in direct communication with the exterior bottom side of the midsection, wherein said head has a front portion and a rear portion and said line attachment means, wherein said midsection comprises said hook and a front portion and rear portion, wherein the front portion of said midsection is attached to the rear portion of said head, and said tail having a first and a distal end wherein the first end is attached to the rear portion of the midsection, wherein said anchoring means comprises a tubular member extending from said midsection to said line attachment means, said tubular member having a first end and a second end, the anchoring means further comprising a first loop at the first end and a second loop at the second end, the first loop for attaching the line attachment means to the head of the lure body and the second loop for attaching the hook to the midsection of the lure body; and a motion-creating bill for creating a side-to-side swimming motion, said bill is secured to said underside of said head.