Patent ID: 8230639

Claim:
A fishing lure assembly comprising: a pliable fishing lure attachable to a fishing line with no spinning with respect to the fishing line; a pliable appendage; and a swivel mechanism spinnably attaching the pliable appendage to the lure, the swivel mechanism comprising: a leading section attachable to the fishing lure comprising a shaft insertable into a body of the fishing lure, the shaft including a pointed tip and barbed elements disposed along the shaft, a trailing section attachable to the appendage comprising a shaft insertable into a body of the appendage, the shaft including a pointed tip and barbed elements disposed along the shaft, and a swivel connection removably connecting the leading section and the trailing section, the swivel mechanism providing unrestricted 360° rotation of the pliable appendage with respect to the fishing lure, the swivel connection comprising: an enclosure on an end of the shaft of the leading section opposite the pointed tip, the enclosure defined by a ring including a central aperture therethrough and a side split in the ring, and arms attaching the ring to the end of the shaft, and an enlarged bead on an end of the shaft of the trailing section opposite the pointed tip, the shaft passable through the split in the ring on the leading section by flexing of the ring, the shaft retainable in the central aperture of the ring with the enlarged bead disposed within the enclosure of the leading section.