Patent ID: 7827731

Claim:
A fishing lure having a removable lure body, the fishing lure comprising a weighted hook comprising a hook shaft extending from a molded weight in a first direction, wherein the molded weight comprises an anchoring arm extending from the molded weight in a second direction that is different than the first direction and an eyelet configured for attachment to a fishing line; and a lure body defining a top aperture a bottom slit, and an inner cavity, wherein the top aperture connect to the inner cavity and the bottom slit, wherein the lure body received the weighted hook into the inner cavity through the top aperture without having to cut the fishing line from the eyelet; and an anchor post positioned within the lure body, wherein the anchoring arm of the weighted hook is positioned adjacent to the anchor post to secure the weighted hook within the inner cavity of the lure body, wherein the hook shaft is secured through the inner cavity and out of the lure body through a hook shaft aperture, and wherein the eyelet extends through the top aperture of the lure body, and wherein the top aperture and the hook shaft aperture are positioned on a top surface of the lure body, and wherein the hook shaft aperture is behind the top aperture towards a tail section of the lure body.