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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360335 | Fishing lure A fishing lure including a U-shaped body having a primary member and a secondary member joined together by a crosspiece. A fishhook and a weight are affixed to the rear of the primary member. The weight has a bulb and a rearwardly extending stem that terminates at a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7322150 | Fishing lures Fishing lures and methods of making fishing lures involve the use of plastic film to cover a weight or other part of a lure between the eye of the hook and its bend. The plastic film may be attached to the hook shank by tying one or more knots adjacent the weight. A... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7260913 | Method of making fishing jig lure A fishing jig lure has a fish hook mounted on a glass body with an epoxy resin. Light emitting particulates mixed with the epoxy resin emit visible light when subjected to an external light source. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7216455 | Fishing jig lure A fishing jig lure has a fish hook mounted on a glass body with an epoxy resin. Light emitting particulates mixed with the epoxy resin emit visible light when subjected to an external light source. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7174670 | Salmon egg chain This invention is a fishing device that is used in its preferred embodiment to attract fish to an object. The invention comprises an untold number of similar features that are mounted to the structure of a strand. When fastened into a loop, the similar features on t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7036265 | Fishing fly and method of fly fishing A fishing fly for catching a fish, comprising a folded rubber string core, one or more materials surrounding the folded rubber string core form a pattern representative of food available to the fish, and an eye formed by a continuous section of the folded rubber str... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6964603 | Fiber flocked dental polishing tips A dental polishing tip is adapted to be coupled to a dental drive apparatus. The apparatus rotates the tip, thereby polishing the teeth. The tip includes: (i) a post having a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the proximal end being adapted to be coupled to th... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962641 | Arts and crafts material An arts and crafts material having a foil pattern imprinted thereon. In one embodiment, the arts and crafts material of the present invention includes a sheet of foil substantially uniformly adhered to a corresponding sheet of base material such as foam. Once the fo... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6430866 | Fishing hook fitted with an artificial bait A fishing hook fitted with an artificial bait (or fly) and comprising a stem (2) having one end bent to form an eyelet (3), a connecting or intermediate section (4), a tip (5) and a fly body (7), at least a pair of feathers (8) simulating the fly wings, a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6393758 | Fishing fly and method of making fishing flies A method for making fishing flies which utilizes water borne acrylic emulsion to form body parts of the fly. The water borne acrylic emulsion can be applied to the hook, or it can be applied to traditional fly-tying materials. Other materials can be inser... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6286246 | Electrostatically flocked fishing lures and related systems and methods A fishing lure includes: (i) a hook; and (ii) a fishing lure substrate coupled to the hook. The fishing lure substrate includes: (A) a fishing lure substrate body having an outer surface; (B) a water insoluble adhesive layer on the outer surface; and (C) ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6219955 | Artificial fly/lure An artificial fly/lure includes a body mounted about the shank of a hook. The body is formed of an open mesh weave material secured to the hook. A plurality of open mesh woven material appendages are secured to the body. The appendages project outwardly f... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6212817 | Fly pattern, fabrication method and use thereof A fly pattern that can fish a rising fish and an educated fish and a fabricating method thereof is provided. The fly pattern is composed of a hook having a head at one end, a bent that curves in the form of U-shape downwardly toward the head at the other ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6161324 | Scent tab for fishing lure A method and device is disclosed for scenting a bucktail type fishing lure in the area of the hair-like skirt of the bucktail, approximate the hook. The device includes a body of absorbent material that is suitably fastened or affixed to the lure. Fish sc... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6154999 | Fishing lure A fishing lure having a substantially flat, elongated body portion having a generally rectangular outline and having a dorsal side and an underside and a front end and a tail end and being formed of highly flexible fabric material such as to be wiggly def... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6122856 | Artificial fly/lure An artificial fly/lure includes a body mounted about the shank of a fish hook. The body is formed of an open mesh weave body secured at one end to the shank of a fish hook and at another point to the fish hook. A plurality of open mesh woven arms are secu... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6105304 | Elastomer fishing lure skirt An elastomer fishing lure skirt having a feathered distal portion for creating a pulsating and undulating action in the skirt as it moves through the water. The skirt includes a plurality of filaments bound to one another, each filament including a first ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6067744 | Fishing lure A fish lure having hollow porcupine guard hair affixed to the shank of the hook... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6003264 | Artificial fly An artificial fly includes a body mounted about the shank of a fish hook between the eye and bend of the fish hook. In one embodiment, the body is flexible and surrounds a rigid insert fixedly mounted to the fish hook. The insert is V-shaped with two spac... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5953850 | Artificial fly/lure An artificial fly/lure includes a body mounted about the shank of a fish hook between the eye and bend of the fish hook. In one embodiment, a tear resistant, open mesh weave body is mounted over the insert. The open mesh weave body may also be secured at ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5775024 | Popping head attachment for artificial fly A disk-shaped attachment mountable over the eye of the shank of a fishhook mounted to an artificial fly/lure body forms a water flow impact and sound generating surface which generates sound and irregular movements of the fly/lure during movement in the w... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5640797 | Method for tying artificial fish egg lures and device thereof A device and method for tying artificial fish egg lures. The device has two parts a tapered tube (which comes in different sizes to match the preferred sizes of flies), and a long thin hook tool. These two tools are used with ordinary fly tying yarn, hook... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5628140 | Keeling bend fly hook A fly hook includes a shank with first and second ends. A first end portion of a keel bend extends from the second end of the shank at a predetermined angle from the axis of the shank to place an intermediate portion of bend to one side of axis of shank. ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5560142 | Fly-tie fishing lure eye assembly An eye assembly for a fly-tie fishing lure is disclosed. A pair of eye sockets are provided with a central mounting rod connecting the two sockets together. Each socket includes an eye socket barrel having a convex free surface with a groove pattern there... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5495690 | Electronic firefly lure An electronic fishing lure which may be used to simulate a firefly and includes a fish attractive light source which is mounted on a shank of a hook, a battery mounting plate secured to the shank and electrically connected to one terminal of the light sou... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5482582 | Process for manufacturing a resin impregnated fishing fly An apparatus for aiding in the uniform curing of resin impregnated fishing flies and a process for effecting such uniform cure. The method is for uniformly curing a resin of a resin impregnated fishing fly. It comprises impregnating a fishing fly, placing... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5456040 | Fly-tie fishing lure eye assembly An eye assembly for a fly-tie fishing lure is disclosed. A pair of eye sockets are provided with a central mounting rod connecting the two sockets together. Each socket includes a cup-shaped portion with a relief pattern thereon for receipt of epoxy eyeba... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5446991 | Fishing lure with buoyant body portion A fishing lure includes a fishing hook having a shank with a portion of the shank defining a longitudinal axis. The buoyant body portion on the shank has a portion of the shank substantially disposed within. The body portion provides an increased diameter... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5440832 | Keeling bend fly hook A fly hook includes a shank with first and second ends. A first end of a bend of the shank extends from the second end at a predetermined angle from the axis of the shank. The bend terminates in a rolled-in point which is bent inward toward the shank. Fur... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5394637 | Keeling bend fly hook A fly hook includes a shank with first and second ends. A first end of a bend of the shank extends from the second end at a predetermined angle from the axis of the shank. The bend terminates in a rolled-in point which is bent inward toward the shank. Fur... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5386658 | Bead with dual-diameter bore A metallic bead of appropriate size and shape for use as the head of a fishing fly has a bore for accepting a hook shank. The bore is of a smaller diameter at the front end and of a larger diameter at the rear end for approximately two thirds of the lengt... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5353545 | Reverse, inverse fly, hook and method of tying A fishing fly, particularly of the dry fly variety, which orients itself when cast so that the point of the hook is naturally pointing upwards when the fly lands on the water (W). The fly is of a reverse and inverse design, having hackles (34) and wings (... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5251395 | Printed elastomer fishing lure dressing Durable, colorfast elastomer fishing lure dressings and lures including same wherein silicone based colorants are printed onto the dressing material. In a preferred construction, a planar, elastomer substrate is printed on desired upper and lower surfaces... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5195269 | Fly tying film A fly tying film constructed by the lamination, coloring, and stretching of sheets of low-density polyethylene plastic stretch wrap film. Layers of the stretch wrap film are pressed together either, with or without paint sprayed between them. The combined... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5134800 | Fishing lure A fishing lure comprising a head, a mechanism for attaching the head to a fishing line, a substantially planar hook having a shank projecting rearwardly from the head and a concave butt portion at the rearward end of the shank terminating in a barb, and a... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5127183 | Fishing fly A fly-fishing lure which comprises a hook comprising a shank, with an eyelet at one end of the shank portion and a curved portion at the other end of the shank portion is disclosed. The curved portion terminates at the end of the hook opposite the eyelet ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5119583 | Hookless fly body construction A fly body construction (100) fabricated by the steps of: twisting at least one strand of material (30) around a feather (20) continuing to twist the strand of material to store potential energy therein; joining the ends (31) and (32) of the strand of mat... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5097621 | Lacquer overlay wet process for artificial fly bodies A method of applying a design, such as a simulated live fish design, onto an artificial fly body includes the step of applying a base layer of lacquer over the entire primed exterior surface of a buoyant artificial fly body. A first overlay of a lacquer i... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5084997 | Fishing lure and method This invention relates to a fishing lure having a flexible body portion. The body portion has means for attaching a hook to one end and a fishing line to the other end. The body portion is formed by a flexible core element with radially extending flexible... | 02/04/1992 |
