Patent ID: 7444778

Claim:
A fishing diver, comprising: a body having front and rear ends, opposed sides, and opposed top and bottom surfaces, said body defining a center of gravity and a center of effort, said center of gravity and center of effort being coincident; a balance bar extending upwardly from said top surface, said balance bar having forward and rearward portions extending upwardly generally perpendicular to said top surface and a connecting portion connecting a top end of said forward portion to a top end of said rearward portion, said rearward portion being longer than said forward portion; means for operatively attaching a hook to said body, said means including a hole in said body between said balance bar rearward portion and said rear end; wherein said body further defines a void therein adjacent said rear end, said void extending in a plane which is perpendicular to said forward and rearward portions of said balance bar; wherein said body is not coupled to a ballast weight; wherein a fishing line, when operatively coupled to said balance bar, is adjustable between a ready configuration in which said fishing line is adjacent an intersection of said rearward and connecting portions of said balance bar and a tripped configuration in which said fishing line is adjacent said balance bar forward portion; wherein a composite force acting upon said center of effort is collinear with a tension force between said fishing line and said balance bar when said fishing line is at said ready configuration; and wherein said composite force includes current and gravity forces.