Patent ID: 6868632

Claim:
A fishers lure comprising: a) a body having a first end and a second end; b) a first spine and a second spine each comprising a spine tip at a first end of each spine; c) at least one pivot pin coupled to the body at the second end of the body about which each spine pivots; d) a trigger which serves to engage the spine tip of each of the first and second spines, the trigger including a first slot formed to receive the spine tip of the first spine therein and a second slot formed to receive the spine tip of the second spine therein; e) a flexible leader connected to said trigger and positioned at the first end of the body, so when a fish takes the lure, the trigger is disengaged from each spine, permitting each spine to extend outward from the body engaging the fish; f) a tension band coupled to and positioned to extend between a second end of each spine, the tension band being mounted behind the pivot pin toward the second end of the body to bias each spine to pivot about the pivot pin to move the spine tip of each spine in an outward direction away from the body; and g) a central, air tight chamber defined by an interior wall of the body and positioned between the trigger and the pivot pin; whereby the body serves as bait for the fish; whereby the body serves as a shank of a hooking mechanism; whereby the body and each spine structurally serve as a hooking mechanism with the spine lip positioned forward of the pivot pin between the pivot pin and the leader throughout operation of the lure; resulting in a relatively large hooking mechanism for a given size body.