Patent ID: 7263797

Claim:
A fishing lure comprising: generally rigid elongated housing comprising a first orifice and a second orifice aligned substantially along an axis that corresponds to an equator about said housing, said first orifice providing ingress and egress to an interior cavity housing an attachment means and said second orifice providing ingress and egress to said interior cavity housing a tail for removable attachment and detachment, said interior cavity housing being substantially hollow to accommodate electrical circuitry and an illumination source for providing illumination to said tail, wherein said housing is formed of castable material and has an exterior surface having eyes, mouth, gills, and scales; said attachment means affixed to said housing; a substantially elongated shaft terminating at two ends, one end comprising an eyelet and an opposing end comprising a base, said shaft retained within said housing and said eyelet project outwardly from said housing through said first orifice; an elastomeric O-ring positioned on the interior of said housing and adjacent to said first orifice for permitting said shaft to pass therethrough; wherein when a force is applied so that said base is drawn toward said O-ring, a return spring urging against said base is compressed, and once the force is removed, said return spring resiliently returns to an outwardly biased position; said attachment means threadably adjustable about said return spring so that clockwise rotation of shaft tightens the tension on return spring and counterclockwise rotation of shaft provides opposite adjustable tension; and said illumination source comprising a light emitting diode being in electrical communication with a battery via an internal electric circuit housed within said rigid housing.