Patent ID: 8635804

Claim:
A fishing jig head for providing a soft plastic hollow-body swim bait and other soft plastic hollow body baits hidden weighted hooks with weedless operation, said jig head comprising a) a hook having a body including a hook point and a hook shank said hook shank including i) a straight portion having a first upper end, said straight portion extending along a first axis; ii) an angulated length forming a shoulder at said first upper end of said straight portion, said angulated length including a first section extending at an obtuse angle to said straight portion and a second section bent at a 45° away from said point, a place of intersection between said first section and said second section forming a crook in said angulated length; iii) a line-tie eyelet formed at a terminal end of said second section; b) a malleable weight secured to said hook shank in said angulated length overlying said crook between said first section and said second section.