Patent ID: 7140145

Claim:
A fishing lure, comprising: (a) an oval-shaped head portion having a surface, a transversely oriented major axis, and a fore-to-aft oriented minor axis that intersects the surface at a front juncture and a rear juncture; (b) swivel means having (1) a first swivel front end and a first swivel rear end wherein the first swivel front end is structured and configured to be operatively connected to a fishing line and the first swivel rear end is pivotally connected to the head portion at the front juncture, (2) a central element having a central element front end and a central element rear end, the central element front end being pivotally connected to the head portion at the rear juncture, and (3) a second swivel device having a second swivel rear end and a second swivel front end, the second swivel front end being pivotally connected to the central element rear end; (c) a treble hook having a shank, barbs, and arcuate leg portions separately connecting the barbs to the shank, the shank being pivotally connected to the second swivel rear end; (d) a tail portion including: (1) an annular portion connected to the head portion whereat the annular portion encircles the rear juncture, and (2) a multitude of strands connected to, and operatively pluming rearwardly from, the annular portion wherein the multitude of strands operatively fill the space between outermost strands of the multitude of strands and the treble hook with only portions of the arcuate leg portions being operatively and intermittently visible from and near the rear of the lure as the lure is being displaced through water by a fishing line connected to the first swivel front end.