Patent ID: 7774974

Claim:
A fishing lure, comprising: a) a body having two ends, the body having a width and a height, the body width being greater than the body height; b) a tail having a coupling portion that is coupled to one of the body ends, the tail having a center portion that is attached to the coupling portion, the center portion forming an interior of the tail, the center portion having an arcuate outside edge, a gap extending in the center portion toward the outside edge, the gap forming an inside edge, the outside edge having a greater length than the inside edge, the center portion having a lip that protrudes from the center portion at the outside edge, the tail having a width and a height when the lure is at rest in water, the tail width being measured at the lip, the tail width being oriented with the body width, the tail height being greater than the tail width, the body width being greater than the tail width.