Patent ID: 8061075

Claim:
A fishing jig, comprising: a) a plastic body; b) a hook having two end portions and an intermediate portion, with one of the end portions comprising a barb, with at least a section of the intermediate portion being potted in said plastic body; c) a battery potted in said plastic body; d) a light source structure potted in said plastic body and comprising a light source; e) an electrical lead arrangement at least partially potted in said plastic body and electrically engaged to the battery and light source structure, with at least one of the electrical lead arrangement and hook having exposed portions, with said exposed portions extending out of the plastic body such that, when water is present between said exposed portions, a circuit is completed between the battery and light source structure such that the light source of the light source structure can emit light; and f) wherein hardware of the fishing jig comprises the battery, the light source structure, and the electrical lead arrangement, with the plastic body being over and around and solid up to the surfaces of the hardware such that the plastic body is solid over three dimensions from end to end, from side to side, and from front to back, such that plastic of the plastic body includes no voids, with the plastic body being one-piece and integral.