Patent ID: 7493724

Claim:
A fishing lure oscillator comprising, in combination: a frame comprising a first appendage and a second appendage each originating at and projecting distally away from a common proximal base adapted to couple the frame to a fishing lure, said appendages being disposed in a coplanar formation, and, an elongate water deflecting foil having a longitudinal axis, at least one bend formed about a bend axis perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, thereby having an outwardly contoured surface portion, said appendages of said frame projecting distally towards said foil wherein a first end of said foil is pivotally mounted to a distal end of said first appendage, and an opposite second end of said foil is pivotally mounted to a distal end of said second appendage, wherein said longitudinal axis of said foil is disposed essentially parallel to a common plane of said appendages, said foil has at least a portion of its outwardly contoured surface area facing said common proximal base, whereby said foil pivots about said longitudinal axis in a space between said appendages of said frame when said foil is pulled with the fishing lure while so coupled through a body of water in a forward direction with said appendages cooperating to support the foil in a select orientation in which the longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the forward direction.