Patent ID: 8024887

Claim:
A bait fish-holding turbine fishing lure for connection to the end of a fishing line for rotation of the fishing lure and bait fish supported thereon upon relative movement of the lure and surrounding water during fishing operations, the fishing lure comprising: a) a longitudinal axle member having longitudinally opposite front and rear terminal ends, the front terminal end arranged for connection to a fishing line, b) a lure body turbine member supported on said axle member for substantially free rotation about an axis of rotation extending along said longitudinal axle member and the fishing line, the lure body turbine member substantially rigidly mounting a rearwardly-projecting rigid, bait fish support rod member extending substantially along the axis of rotation of the turbine member on said axle member, c) at least one peripheral, outwardly-projecting turbine fin member on said lure body turbine member configured to utilize the longitudinal movement of water flowing over the fin member during fishing operation to rotate the lure body turbine member and a bait fish supported on said rearwardly-projecting rigid bait fish support rod member smoothly and evenly on said axle member, and d) means for securing a fishhook to the lure body turbine member for disposition of a secured fishhook adjacent a side of a bait fish supported on said rearwardly-projecting rigid bait fish support rod member during fishing operation.