Patent ID: 7716870

Claim:
A fishing lure comprising: (a) a shaft having a rearward end and a forward end; (b) a rear loop provided at the rearward end of said shaft; (c) a hook affixed to said rear loop; (d) a weighted body disposed upon the rearward end of said shaft next to said rear loop; (e) a bearing bead rotatably mounted on said shaft and disposed next to said weighted body; (f) a tubular spinner rotatably mounted on said shaft and disposed next to said bearing bead, said tubular spinner comprising a predetermined cut length of tubular material having a longitudinal center line axis, said tubular material having angled cut ends with planar surfaces, said angled cut ends being at acute angles in relation to said longitudinal center line axis of said tubular material, said tubular material having an inner circumference, said tubular material having two apertures through which said shaft projects, said two apertures being through the surface of said tubular material between said angled cut ends and aligned at an angle to said longitudinal center line axis, the alignment of said two apertures is such that oblique views of said planar surfaces are directly seen from the forward end of said shaft, said shaft traversing the cross section of said tubular material; and (g) a front loop to attach a fishing line provided at said forward end of said shaft.