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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7743549 | Jig fishing lure A jig-type fishing lure having a jig body with a hook extending from a rear portion of the body and a spinner-type fish attractant located forward of a front end of the jig body. A fishing line is attached to an attachment point located between the spinner-type fish... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7716870 | Spinner for fishing lure and with the spinner rotatably mounted thereon A fishing lure having: (a) a shaft with rearward end and forward end; (b) a rear loop at rearward end of the shaft; (c) a hook affixed to rear loop; (d) a weighted body on shaft next to rear loop; (e) a bearing bead rotatably mounted on shaft next to weighted body; ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7513075 | Locking swivel apparatus A unified swivel snap device provides optional rotational motion for use as fishing tackle to couple lures, bait hooks, and weights to a main fishing line. Embodiments include a rod rotatably held within a housing and a snap configured to lock the swivel by attachin... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7284348 | Solid core fishing lure A solid core fishing lure capable of causing a higher degree of disturbance in water is constructed of a generally spherical solid body, a metal shaft through the body, at least two hooks emanating from the metal shaft conforming substantially to the generally spher... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7197846 | Fishing lure A fishing lure resists flipping over while in fast rough water being fished at different speeds so the person fishing the lure can control the action of the lure to simulate natural bait when fishing at different depths, including close to the bottom. One embodiment... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7140145 | Wobbling fishing lure with thrashing legs A fishing lure having an oval-shaped head portion with a fore-to-aft oriented minor axis and a transversely oriented major axis, a tail portion connected to the head portion wherein the tail portion includes a multitude of strands, a treble hook substantially contai... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121039 | Polymeric spinnerbait lure frame An improved spinnerbait lure having a frame with at least one arm formed from an integral length of polymeric material and at least one blade secured to the frame. Preferably, the frame has upper and lower arms where at least the upper arm has particular vibratory p... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7032344 | Fishing lure enhancement A fishing lure enhancement including multiple flexible primary legs projecting from a central hub, each primary leg formed of two or more flexible secondary legs. Primary legs are adapted to protect the lure from entanglement with weeds and other obstructions as wel... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024813 | Bait holder for a fishing lure A fishing lure 10 having an improved bait holder 12 is generally disclosed in FIG. 1. As illustrated, lure 10 includes an elongate shaft 14 which, as shown, is comprised of a piece of wire, preferably stainless steel, having a thickness such that th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010881 | Fishing lure and method of manufacture The present invention provides a fishing lure containing a body with a hook secured to the body. The body contains two openings to secure two crimped sleeves into the opening. Two elongated arms are inserted and secured into the sleeves and extend outwardly and back... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6993866 | Fishing bait rig attachment apparatus with rotating rattle A rotating rattle attachment for a fishing bait rig includes a generally conical hollow body member, a lead line tube axially disposed within the body member, and one or more chambers defined by the body member and the lead line tube. Each chamber contains one or mo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6931785 | Simulated turtle fishing lure apparatus A fishing lure apparatus includes a simulated turtle body which includes a simulated turtle bottom portion and a simulated turtle shell portion supported by the simulated turtle bottom portion. Simulated turtle legs are connected to the simulated turtle body. A simu... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6840001 | Spinner type bait with a movable fish hook in a rattling chamber The improved spinner bait and buzz bait, having a moveable hook within a rattling chamber, has a head and a shaft, extending from the head, which is capable of engaging a fishing line. Additionally, the shaft can connect to a frame having other apparatus, such as a ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6763631 | Fishing lure A fishing lure includes a wire strand having a connector at a first end thereof for connection to a fishing line, and a fish hook at a second end thereof. A flexible tube is mounted on the strand with a first end disposed proximate the connector, and a second end op... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6637147 | Hook spinning fishing bait A hook spinning fishing bait comprising a pliable flat material, artificial or fresh, of an inverted tear-drop design having a vertical cut centered in the top portion of the inverted tear-drop design and one half the length of the inverted tear-drop desi... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6591543 | Top water lure with highly active propeller A propeller 33 is disposed on a bearing collar 42 to rotate about a shaft 10 of a lure 32. The propeller has a plurality of blades 36, each having a proximal portion 37 with a first degree of pitch and a distal portion 38 having a second degree of pitch w... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6176035 | Fishing lure A fishing lure with three housing sections, a front housing section and a rear housing section, each with spiral fins or propellers that cause them to rotate in opposite directions when the lure is pulled through the water, and a middle housing section to... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6112451 | Statement regarding federally sponsored research or development The invention, known as the "Ben Spin," is a novel design for a spinnerbait used in fishing. The new spinnerbait combines a visual and vibratory action that is attractive to many varieties of fresh and salt water fish. This invention provides dual line ti... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6108961 | Twisted, spinning fishing lure and counterweight A fishing lure including a proximal end, a distal end, a counterbalance arm, and a rotatable helical body element having a lumen therethrough and a wire extending through the lumen. In one lure the wire includes a proximal portion having a eyelet for atta... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6044583 | Spinning aerial fishing lure A fly-fishing aerial spinner lure is constructed of such light weight and small size as to be effective in rotating at a high angular velocity when casting a fly fishing line. The spinner is able to flex with the line and is metallized to provide an attra... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6041538 | Fishing spinner bait lure A fishing spinner bait lure having a wire frame member of a generally V-shape and having an upper and a lower leg and an eye at the base of the V for tying a fishing line to the wire frame member. A spinner means is rotatably mounted on the upper leg of t... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6018901 | Fishing lure with spinner device A fishing lure having an elongate rotary tube member for rotation about a wire harness is provided. The wire harness is generally v-shaped with first and second wires. The first wire rotatably receives an elongate rotary tube member having a longitudinal ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5974723 | Weed shielding spinner fishing lure The fishing lure is comprised a fishing hook (20) molded into a weighted head (22) covered by a filament skirt (34). A hollow hook arm (42) is attached to the hook and has a loop (44) on the end. A wire weed guard (46) is planar with the hook and disposed... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5956887 | Blade, and spinner type lure provided therewith A spinner blade for in-line fishing spinner type lures a blade body having a head end with a dull, elliptical-shape and a tail end which is pointed on plan view, a single opening provided in the region of the head end for a wire shaft, a groove extending ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956886 | Fishing lure with laterally spaced spinner A fishing lure of the present invention comprises a weighted head, a hook fixedly connected to the head, a spinner arm extending downwardly from the head, and a spinner blade attached to a distal end of the spinner arm. The hook has a shank portion and a ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5953848 | Environmentally friendly fishing lure construction An environmentally friendly fishing lure construction 10 and method of manufacturing wherein the lure body unit 12 comprises a weighted mass of non-toxic metallic particles 44 encapsulated in a shaped plastic body 43.... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5595015 | Fishing lure A fishing lure having visual and aromatic attraction to fish. A spindle carries a rotatable spinner and a cone shaped housing that is slidable on the spindle between an upper and lower position. A cavity is formed in the bottom end of the housing and the ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5564218 | Lure The invention relates to a lure performing a new action which attracts a fish to make a good catch of fishing. The lure includes: a rotary member 16 rotated by the action of resistance to a water current; and a extrusion member 18 moved with the rotary me... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5491926 | Fishing lure A fishing lure comprises a main body having a predetermined weight, a hook connected to the main body, a shaft extending from the main body, a blade turnably connected to the shaft so as to turn relative to the shaft during fishing, and a second body conn... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5428917 | Fishing lure A hollow soft flexible rubber-like fish lure has reactive propeller-like surfaces which cause the lure to rotate about its axis in response to movement through the water. The propeller-like surfaces consists of two diametrically-opposed "blades" to provid... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5412901 | Flexible body fishing lure A fishing lure having an elongate deformable body whereby the depth of the lure and the path traveled by the lure in a body of water, when the lure is pulled through the water, may be adjusted by changing the shape of the deformable lead body. The deforma... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5412900 | Spinner device for vertical retrieve fishing lure A spinner device is provided for incorporation into a fishing lure whereby the lure is caused to assume a vertical attitude upon failing through water. The spinner has a centered bearing hub and a number of identical blades radially emergent from the hub ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5353540 | Rotatable fishing lure A rotatable fishing lure which includes an elongate central member that is selectively engaged by a fish hook having a point and an eyelet formed at opposite ends such that a first part of the hook proximate the point is embedded in a lower end portion of... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5327670 | Trolling lure A trolling lure includes multiple spoons or spinners attached in series along a flexible cable leader. The spoons or spinners may be of the same size or of different sizes, and the leader also includes several series of plastic or glass beads along the le... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5327671 | Vertical retrieve fishing lure A fishing lure is provided which functions effectively in both horizontal and vertical directions of movement through water. The lure is built upon a stiff wire support, and has a buoyant member, spinner unit, weight member and lower attractor member disp... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5321905 | Device for animating a fishing lure A device for animating a fishing lure comprising a section of wire which carries a pair of saucer-shaped disks constrained by a plurality of beads attached on the section of wire. Each of the disks has a mounting hole receiving the section of wire and a p... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5303497 | Floating impeller lure apparatus and method A floating impeller lure having a buoyant body with integral reaction blades formed therein. In a first embodiment, a countertorque arm is provided for preventing torque from the rapidly rotating buoyant body means being passed through to an attached fish... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5245781 | Helical spinner fishing lure The present disclosure is directed to a spinning fish lure having a rigid plastic helical shaped spinner body mounted on a braided strand wire lanyard about which is the axis of rotation. The helical spinner body is disposed on the wire lanyard through hu... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5226253 | Fishing lures with coated wire shafts A spinner type lure having a wire shaft, upon which a spinning element and fish hooks are mounted, having the wire shaft part thereof coated with a low surface friction and low water wetting material such as those included in the group containing polytetr... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5201859 | Vertical retrieve spinner device An improved vertical retrieve spinner device (10) comprising a spinner member (20) a pair of spherical bearing members (30) and (31) and a weight member (40) threadedly received in an axial manner and rotatably disposed on the intermediate portion of a pr... | 04/13/1993 |
