Patent ID: 8186096

Claim:
A fishing lure comprising: a hook structure including a hook portion for engaging the mouth flesh of a fish, a shank portion connected to the hook portion, and a line securing portion for securing a line to the hook structure, the line securing portion having a first extent and a second extent, the first and second extents being looped such that the second extent crosses and bypasses the first extent to form an unsecured loop, the second extent being movable away from the first extent so that a portion of fishing line is movable between the first and second extents and into an eye of the loop without threading an end of the line through the eye; a body structure mounted on the hook structure; and a loop securing structure formed on the body structure for removably holding a loop of fishing line on the body structure; wherein the shank portion has a first section and a second section with the first section having a first segment located exterior of the body structure and the second section having a second segment located exterior of the body structure, the first segment being linear from the body structure to the hook portion, the second segment being linear and straight from the body structure to the first extent of the line securing portion forming the unsecured loop; wherein an angle between the linear first segment and the linear second segment of the shank portion is substantially perpendicular; and wherein the loop securing structure includes a first body extension on the second section of the shank portion which extends from the body structure towards the line securing portion of the hook structure along the second section, the first body extension having a first end at the body structure and a second end located between the line securing portion and the first end of the first body extension, wherein the loop securing structure includes a line barb configured to hook a loop of fishing line, wherein the line barb is positioned on the second section of the shank portion, the line barb having a tip extending away from the line securing portion of the hook structure and toward the body structure, and wherein the line barb is formed on the first body extension at a location between the first and second ends of the first body extension.