Patent ID: 7107720

Claim:
A fishing lure, comprising: a lure body having first and second ends and a topside and an underside; at least one fish hook extending from said lure body; and a diving lip having a distal end away from said lure body, said diving lip having first and second lateral edges extending from said first end of said lure body to said distal end of said diving lip, each of said first and second lateral edges intersecting said first end of said lure body at an intersection point, said diving lip having a topside corresponding to said topside of said lure body and an underside corresponding to said underside of said lure body; and wherein said lure body defines a transition region on said topside of said lure body adjacent said diving lip comprising a concave portion having a radius of approximately 0.02 inch to approximately 0.25 inch that faces toward said distal end of said diving lip, said transition region having first and second ends, said first end of said transition region being positioned between said diving lip and a plane extending between said intersection points defined by said first and second lateral edges of said diving lip and said first end of said lure body, and wherein said second end of said transition region terminates at said topside of said diving lip to thereby improve the durability and hydrodynamic performance of the fishing lure.