Patent ID: 8671612

Claim:
A fishing lure, comprising: a fishing lure body adapted to generally simulate the appearance of a creature associated with a body of water; and at least one quick release locking assembly carried by said fishing lure body and having: at least one lock conduit having a lock conduit interior carried by said fishing lure body; at least one release conduit having a release conduit interior carried by said fishing lure body; a spring mount peg; and a flexible lock spring, the flexible lock spring comprising: a spring loop which extends around and is attached to the spring mount peg, wherein the flexible lock spring is held to the spring mount peg by the spring loop; a first spring arm and a second spring arm extending from the spring loop, wherein the first and second spring arms are spaced apart, and wherein each of the spring arms comprise: a lock arm segment extending through the at least one lock conduit; a release arm segment extending from the lock arm segments and extending through the at least one release conduit; a terminal arm segment terminating the release arm segment; and an eye hook including a spring notch, wherein the eye hook is inserted into the lock conduit, wherein the eye hook is held in the lock conduit by the lock arm segments of the first and second spring arms, engaged in the spring notch, wherein the eye hook is released from the lock conduit by inserting a release tool between the release arm segments thereby spreading the first and second spring arms.