Patent ID: 7874095

Claim:
A fishing lure, comprising: a body having a front end, a rear end, a top, and a bottom; a hook having a shank embedded in the rear end of the body; and a slot extending through the body from the top at the front end to the bottom at the rear end, the slot extending between a first remaining portion of the body at the bottom and front end and a second remaining portion of the body at the top and rear end, wherein at the front end of the body the slot extends from the top partway through the body toward the bottom and from a position defining a balance position for the body intermediate the front end and the rear end to the front end, and at the rear end of the body the slot extends from the bottom partway through the body toward the top and from a position intermediate the front end and the rear end to the rear end; wherein the first remaining portion extends from a position intermediate the front end and the rear end to the front end at a midline of the body substantially in axial alignment with the shank and from the midline of the body to the bottom, the first remaining portion tapering with a convex curve from the bottom of the body toward the front at the midline of the body; and wherein the second remaining portion extends from a position intermediate the front end and the rear end to the rear end and from the midline of the body to the top, the second remaining portion tapering with a convex curve from the top of the body toward the rear at the midline of the body.