Patent ID: 8181382

Claim:
A fishing lure comprising: a head section at a first end; a tail section at a second end, the tail section being on an opposing end from the head section; a mid-section interposed between the head section and the tail section; the head section comprising a weight greater than the combined weight of the mid-section and tail section; the head section having a substantially continuous outer surface, a longitudinal axis and a central plane that extends vertically along the longitudinal axis; the mid-section comprising in sequence: a first connector attached on a first end to the head section; a first set of grooves aligned with each other on opposite sides of the first connector; a first segment attached to the opposite end of the first connector, and having a substantially continuous exterior surface; a second connector attached on a first end to the first segment; a second set of grooves aligned with each other on opposite sides of the second connector; a second segment attached to the opposite end of the second connector, and having a substantially continuous exterior surface; a third connector attached on a first end to the second segment; and, a third set of grooves aligned with each other on opposite sides of the third connector; the tail section attached to the opposite end of the third connector; the first and second grooves forming sidewalls extending straight inward from an exterior surface of the lure at approximately at a right angle to the exterior surface; the first grooves having a length and depth sufficient to allow the first segment to rotate to about 90 degrees perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and relative to the head section; the second grooves having a length and depth sufficient to allow the second segment to rotate to about 90 degrees perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and relative to the first segment; the third grooves forming a leading sidewall extending inward from an exterior surface of the lure at substantially less than 90 degrees at a direction away from a leading end to a trailing end, and a trailing sidewall extending straight inward from an exterior surface of the lure at approximately at a right angle to the exterior surface; the third grooves having a length and depth sufficient to allow the tail section to rotate to about 90 degrees perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and relative to the mid-section; and, the tail section having a tail shape that is substantially perpendicular to the central plane.