Patent ID: 7185457

Claim:
A fishing lure, comprising: a body having at least one cavity in a midsection of the body for receiving a weight, a shank containing region extending between the at least one cavity in the midsection of the body and a nose of the body, and at least one opening in a top surface of body; a hook having a weight coupled to the hook along a shank of the hook such that the weight is positioned closer to a throat of the hook than to a line receiving portion of the hook; wherein the hook is positioned in the at least one cavity such that at least a portion of the weight contacts inner surfaces of the at least one cavity thereby resisting the hook from being pulled from the body through the shank containing region when the hook is pulled at the line receiving portion of the hook; wherein the weight coupled to the hook is positioned in the at least one cavity in the body such that a midpoint of the weight is proximate to a midpoint of the lure such that a longitudinal axis of the lure is generally horizontal when the lure is in water; wherein the at least one cavity includes an inner wall in the midsection of the body having a portion that is generally orthogonal to the shank containing region that prevents the weight from being pulled through the shank containing region; wherein a leading edge of the weight attached to the hook is generally orthogonal to the shank, and the leading edge of the weight contacts the portion of the cavity that is generally orthogonal to the shank containing region to prevent the hook from being pulled through the shank containing region; wherein at least a portion of the weight is coupled to a bend of the hook; wherein the weight further comprises a base; at least one body saving device coupled to the base; and wherein the body saving device comprises at least one protrusion extending from an outer surface of the base proximate to an edge of the weight positioned proximate to a bottom edge of the body.