Patent ID: 8099899

Claim:
A maneuverable fishing lure for attachment to a fishing line, the lure comprising: a lure body comprising a first end and a second end; attachment means joined to said lure body for joining to the fishing line where a retrieval of the fishing line imparts forward motion on the lure through water; and a rudder pivotally joined to said lure body proximate to said first end, said rudder comprising a generally catenary shaped portion extending forward from said first end, said rudder being pivotal between a first position and a second position about a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to an axis extending through said first end and said second end where, with said rudder in said first position, said forward motion causing the lure to travel through the water in a first direction with a top of said pivot axis tilted toward said first direction, with said rudder in said second position, said motion causing the lure to travel through the water in a second direction with said top of said pivot axis tilted toward said second direction, and a deceleration of said forward motion permitting gravitational forces on said rudder to pivot said rudder between said first position and said second position.