Patent ID: 7257923

Claim:
A fishing lure including a bait fish holder defining a cavity for receiving the head of a bait fish and for imparting rotational movement to said bait fish during trolling, the bait fish holder having a holder body including first and second side walls defining said cavity, each of said side walls having a wall top end, a wall front end, a wall bottom end and a wall back end, a first wing member attached to and projecting outwardly from said first side wall at or closely adjacent to the wall back end thereof, and a second wing member attached to and projecting outwardly from said second side wall at or closely adjacent to the wall top end thereof, said first and second wing members extending along different, angularly disposed planes, the wall front ends of said first and second side walls being joined along a front line of juncture located and extending at least partially between the wall top ends and the wall bottom ends thereof, and said first side wall including a first side wall front portion extending outwardly and rearwardly from said front line of juncture and a substantially planar first side wall rear portion attached to said first wing member.