Patent ID: 8490320

Claim:
A fishing lure comprising: a fork-shaped body having generally flat top and bottom surfaces, a plurality of tines, and a tapered end opposite said plurality of tines; a hook removably attached to a generally central location of said body; a weed guard attached to the generally central location of said body; and, a bait attachment member; wherein said plurality of tines further comprises a pair of inner tines and a pair of outer tines, each of said pair of outer tines comprises a means to attach and position said bait attachment member which further comprises an end portion of each of said pair of outer tines terminating in a downwardly curved ringlet; wherein said hook, said weed guard, and a weighting means are attached to said body by a fastening means; wherein said pair of inner tines provides a means to removably attach at least one lure skirt; wherein said bait attachment member comprises a rod disposed through said curved ringlets on said pair of outer tines, said rod extending between said end portions of said pair of outer tines in a plane which is below said flat bottom surface; and, wherein said bait attachment member provides a means to removably attach at least one of a plurality of baits.