Patent ID: 7421820

Claim:
A jig fish lure, comprising: (a) a jig head having an upper portion having a bore defined therein, a central portion defining a passage, and a lower portion defining an eye recess, wherein the eye recess has an inner back recess surface and a left ledge and a right ledge, wherein the inner back recess surface and the left ledge and the right ledge are planar, wherein the left ledge and the right ledge are perpendicular to the inner back recess surface, and wherein the left ledge and the right ledge and the inner back recess surface form a portion of the exterior surface of the jig head; and (b) a fishhook extending from the lower portion of the jig head, the fishhook having an eye defining an opening for attaching a fishing line, the eye being mounted in the eye recess so that the eye is protected by the jig head; whereby, when a fishing line is passed through the bore and the passage, and a knot is tied around the eye, the knot is stored in the passage.