Patent ID: 7406796

Claim:
A fishing device comprising: a top plate, a curved bottom plate, said top and bottom plates having leading and trailing ends and right and left sides, said top and bottom plates being joined at their leading and trailing ends; right and left side plates attached to the right and left sides of said top and bottom plates to thereby form a watertight compartment adapted to provide flotation ability to said device when said device is not being trolled, said right and left side plates having leading and trailing ends and top and bottom edges; a keel member mounted on said curved bottom plate in a manner adapted to allow said keel member to be adjusted and held at any position throughout an arc of substantially 180 degrees between substantial abutment with the bottom edge of said right side plate and substantial abutment with the bottom edge of said left side plate; a keel weight attached to said keel member; and a support member for attaching said fishing device to a fishing line and means for attaching said fishing device to a fishing lure.