Patent ID: 7627978

Claim:
A fishing lure comprising: a jig having a body with a longitudinal axis, an uppermost surface, a rearward surface, and a hook, said hook including a shank and a hook end, said shank being surrounded by and protruding rearwardly from said body and said hook end being spaced rearwardly behind said rearward surface of said body along said longitudinal axis of said body; a blade having an edge proximal said jig body, wherein, during retrieval, said edge strikes said jig body and a majority of said blade is oriented above said uppermost surface of said jig body; and a mechanism for joining said jig body and said blade together, said mechanism comprising an eyelet being immovable relative to said jig body and extending from said jig body and through said blade along said edge, whereby said blade oscillates in a side-to-side motion about said joining mechanism, the striking of said edge upon said jig body limiting the oscillation in one direction.