Patent ID: 8650797

Claim:
A DLC-coated fishing lure comprising: a fishing lure base material made of metal and having a predetermined shape; an intermediate layer comprising at least one substance selected from: a first group of substances consisting of metals of the IIIb group, the IVa group, the Va group, and the VIa group of the periodic table of elements, a second group of substances consisting of carbides, nitrides, and carbon nitrides of the substances of the first group, and a third group of substances consisting of mutual solid solutions comprising at least one substance selected from the first group and the second group, the intermediate layer being formed on a surface of the fishing lure base material; a DLC layer having a thickness ranging from about 0.05 μm to about 0.55 μm and formed on the intermediate layer, wherein the DLC layer presents an appearance of an interference color, and the thickness of the DLC layer smoothly varies within a width of about 0.05 μm or over; and at least one through-hole in the fishing lure base material that accommodates a fishhook or a fishing line.