Patent ID: 8156682

Claim:
A plastic frog lure comprising: a head member having a nose end and a first body end; a hook eye protruding from the head member; a body member extending from the first body end of the head member to a tail end; a tail member having a rear end and a second body end, the second body end being from the tail end of the body member; a hook shank extending from the hook eye to a hooked portion curving back toward the head member; a hook tip directed toward the head member and extending from the hooked portion, the hook top being at a determined height from the hook shank; a diving bill member configured around an annular periphery of the frog lure, the diving bill member having an upper region and a lower region, the upper region of the diving bill member having a protrusion with a gap, the lower region of the diving bill member being substantially flush with a bottom region of the body member, the diving bill member being narrower within a vicinity of the determined height, the diving bill member being configured with an angle theta ranging from about 35 Degrees to about 85 Degrees, the diving bill member being configured as a weed guard extending to a region within a vicinity of the determined height to maintain the hook tip free from one or more weeds while the frog is in a moving state from a stationary state, the diving bill member trapping one or more air pockets near a head region of the frog lure to cause bubbles to rise as the frog lure is pulled through the water; at least one pair of frog leg members including: a first leg extending from a first rear portion of the body member, the first leg including a first thigh portion, a first leg portion, and a first foot, a first joint coupling the first thought portion to the first leg portion; a second leg extending from a second rear portion of the body member, the second leg including a second thigh portion, a second leg portion, and a second foot, a second joint coupling the second thigh portion to the second leg portion; a retracted configuration of the first leg and the second leg while the frog is in the stationary state; and an extended configuration of the first leg and the second leg while the frog is in the moving state.