Patent ID: 7707764

Claim:
A light emitting fishing lure comprising: a. a translucent lure head comprising: an exposed cylindrical lure cavity passing longitudinally through the translucent lure head and an outside surface of the translucent lure head; wherein the exposed cylindrical lure cavity accommodates water when the light emitting fishing lure is submerged in water; a charging terminal located within the exposed cylindrical lure cavity; a charging circuit encapsulated by the translucent lure head, spaced from the exposed cylindrical lure cavity and in electrical communication with the charging terminal; an enable terminal located within the exposed cylindrical lure cavity and electrically isolated from the charging terminal; a ground terminal located within the exposed cylindrical lure cavity and electrically isolated from the charging terminal an from the enable terminal, wherein the ground terminal is in electrical communication with the charging circuit; an energy source encapsulated by the translucent lure head; a light emitting circuit board encapsulated by the translucent lure head; a convex lens formed by the outside surface of the translucent lure head; b. a leader secured to a fishing line and extending through the charging terminal, the enable terminal, and the ground terminal, in the exposed cylindrical lure cavity and connecting to a fish hook; c. a lure skirt attached to the translucent lure head; wherein, as the exposed cylindrical lure cavity accommodates water, an electrical circuit between the charging terminal, the enable terminal, and the ground terminal is thereby completed by the water.