Patent ID: 8584396

Claim:
An artificial fishing lure, comprising: a base defining opposing horizontally disposed and outwardly-flared wings; a one-piece spring-biased hook assembly adapted for sudden rearward linear movement relative to said base from a loaded condition to a released condition, said hook assembly comprising first and second metal hooks integrally-formed together at a proximal end of said hook assembly, and having oppositely directed bends and points at a distal end of said hook assembly, the first and second metal hooks adapted for being pushed together against an inherent spring-biasing force of said hook assembly, such that the oppositely directed bends and points reside substantially together when in the loaded condition lying beside and guarded by the outwardly-flared wings of said base, and flare apart away from said outwardly-flared wings by operation of the inherent spring-biasing force into the released condition; a hook-engaging member for temporarily holding said hook assembly in the loaded condition; and a pivoted actuation member vertically spaced-apart from and intermediate said horizontally disposed outwardly-flared wings of said base; whereby when pivoted, said actuation member cooperates with said hook-engaging member to release said hook assembly from the loaded condition for sudden rearward linear movement to the released condition.