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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7308773 | Fishing lure A flexible artificial fishing lure comprising a lure body and a pair of legs extending from the lure body, wherein each leg has an upper leg portion attached to the lure body and a lower leg portion extending rearward of the upper leg portion. Each lower leg portion... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290367 | Tear resistant gel articles for various uses A soft gelatinous elastomer composition and article useful as fishing bait, floss, liner and other uses formed from one or a mixture of two or more of a one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated controlled distribution styrene block copolymer(s) and one or m... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7272910 | Artificial hybrid lure An artificial fishing lure resembling both a shrimp tail and a crab. A simulated crab body and legs are attached to the lure through perforations and are removable. The lure without the crab body and legs resembles a shrimp tail. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266923 | Container for liquid arranged for attachment to a fishing line In ice fishing the fishing line passes through top and bottom holes in a container for liquid allow the fishing line to move through the container when pulled. A non-freezing liquid is poured from a supply into the container arranged such that the fishing line can m... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266922 | Fishing lures having elastomeric portions The present invention provides a fishing lure comprising an elastomeric portion having at least first and second regions. Each region has a durometer hardness on the Shore A scale. At least a portion of the first region is characterized by comparatively high operati... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7226484 | Tear resistant gels and articles for every uses Soft, tear resistant gel, gel composites and gel articles for various uses formed from one or a mixture of two or more block copolymers with or without one or more selected other polymers and additives in combination with one or more selected plasticizers being in s... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208184 | Gelatinous food elastomer compositions and articles for use as fishing bait A soft gelatinous food elastomer composition and article useful as fishing bait formed from one or a mixture of two or more of a thermoplastic elastomer block copolymers) and one or more plasticizers and a food or components of food. The plasticizers being in suffic... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7114285 | Snagless artificial fishing lure with pectoral appendages, and with a snag guard and top-mounted hook configuration A snagless, artificial fishing lure body 10, with a collar 30 and attached pectoral appendages 34 providing added action, and with a snag guard 16 and top-mounted hook 18 configuration to provide weedless and/or snagless operation.... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7059080 | Fishing lure system A fishing lure system comprising a hard-body lure that exhibits lateral motion when pulled through water, a trailing lure, and a flexible linkage for translating the lateral motion of the hard-body lure to lateral motion of the trailing lure, the flexible linkage ha... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051414 | Method of retaining components strung on a bead wire The method of easily and securely retaining components strung on a bead line by placing a portion of the bead line between coil members of a tension spring comprises applying torque action to leverable members of the tension coil between the thumb and index finger o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6978571 | Fishing lure system Described is a fishing lure system for use with fishing line. The fishing lure system consists of a spoon shaped lure body having a convex inner surface on which is attached a hook. Centrally mounted to the convex inner surface is a bracket having a curved portion t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6922937 | Baitfish lure A fishing lure consisting of an arched hollow body with an interior bait chamber is provided. The interior chamber is divided into a buoyancy chamber and a bait chamber. A number of small openings are formed in the outer body to enable scent and bait particles to be... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910294 | Intra-fishing lure animator apparatus In a first embodiment of the invention, an intra-fishing lure animator, comprising: a vibrator; an electrical power source electrically connected to the vibrator for providing electric power to the vibrator; and a programmable controller electrically connected betwe... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6796079 | Soluble, moving, sound producing bait apparatus and method A soluble, moving, sound producing bait apparatus and method (10) includes, according to one embodiment of the invention, a water soluble completely biodegradable medium (12). A water soluble reactant (14) is dispersed within medium (12).... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6753004 | Biodegradable fishing lure and material Natural, biodegradable compositions are described as well as methods for their manufacture. Fishing lures and other items made of the biodegradable materials disintegrate over time in fresh or salt water to reduce pollution. The materials are digestable by fish and ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6588138 | Baitfish lure A fishing lure consisting of an arched hollow body with an interior bait chamber is provided. The interior chamber is divided into a buoyancy chamber and a bait chamber. A number of small openings are formed in the outer body to enable scent and bait part... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6578313 | Fishing lure A fishing lure is disclosed which comprises a body which has a first end which has an externally attached fishing hook positioned thereat. A second opposite end of the body has a thin plate projecting outwardly therefrom in the shape of a circular arc bib... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6564499 | Fishing lure attachment A removable, adjustable attachment for fishing lures slows down and adds fish attracting movements to the motion of the lures to which it is connected.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6560914 | Fishing lure with life-like swimming action A lipless fishing lure is particularly constructed to effect a side-to-side swimming action and a life-like appearance. The lure is jointed at its midsection to enhance the life-like swimming action. The body section of the lure includes a throat section ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6531145 | Animal attractant, repellant and training scent product and method A method for luring animals, repelling animals and training animals and a product used therewith comprising microporous beads having animal attractant scents, animal repellant scents and animal training scents, respectively, imbibed within the beads. The ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6505432 | Fish catching system A fish catching system includes a hook having a barb and a shaft terminating in an eyelet that receives a fishing line. The fish catching system further includes a lure manipulator having a lure retainer, a lure retaining post, and a passageway therethrou... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6391295 | Artificial bait The present invention relates to an artificial bait for marine animals, comprising cell-free hemolymph of a horseshoe crab. The cell-free hemolymph of the horseshoe crab, which is the byproduct from the manufacture of Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), is an... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6327808 | Fishing lure assembly and related methods A fishing lure or fishing tackle assembly designed to facilitate rapid and efficient attachment to and removal from a fishing line and/or a pre-rigged bait structure commonly used in offshore fishing. The fishing lure assembly includes a head portion havi... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6301822 | Magnetic rattle system Fishing lures and assemblies that include magnets having pole faces mounted to an axial support to normally repel each other. Lure movement induces axial movement of the magnets and cooperating lure pieces to induce contact and separation and thereby audi... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6190654 | Light reflecting fish exciter and attractant comprised of mica flakes A light reflecting fish attractant comprised of mica flakes is provided. The mica flakes are cast into the water where they slowly sink to the bottom. During their descent, they cascade wildly with the eddies and currents of the water. The light which fil... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6176033 | Fish baits, fishing jigs and fishhook assemblies, and methods of adhering bait proximate fishhooks In one aspect, the invention encompasses a fish bait comprising a fish attractant and at least one magnet within the fish attractant. In another aspect, the invention encompasses a fish bait comprising a fish attractant and a plurality of magnetizable par... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6174525 | Recreational fishing lure Fish lures and compositions and processes for making fish lures are described. The fish lures are soft and biodegradable, and they release fish attractant efficiently. Compositions for making the fishing lures comprise at least one water-soluble long-chai... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6032400 | Fishing lure assembly A fishing lure comprises a lure body and at least one pair of arms configured to simulate the belligerent position of the raised upper arms and suspended lower arms of a crustacean.... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6018902 | Iridescent coating for fishing lure A multi-layered iridescent reflective coating for a fishing lure and the method for applying the coating to the surface of the lure. The coating preferably comprises a base layer, an optical stack comprising at least 3 layers of refractive material, and a... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6009657 | Fish bait A fish bait (1) is provided in which individual pieces of bait material (2 ) are suspended and evenly distributed throughout a homogenized mixture of bait material and a gelling agent (3), and enclosed in a supporting tubular mesh (4). The fish bait is ob... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5974724 | Fishing lure A fishing lure including a unitary crab shaped body member that has a plurality of legs extending from opposite sides. The crab shaped body member is formed of a flexible material. The flexible material is permeated with an attractant. The crab shaped bod... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5941010 | Method of baiting fish hooks, and baited fish hooks In one aspect, the invention encompasses a fish bait comprising a fish attractant and at least one magnet within the fish attractant. In another aspect, the invention encompasses a fish bait comprising a fish attractant and a plurality of magnetizable par... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5915944 | Fishing lure A simulative fishing lure for attracting and catching fish who prey on lobsters. The fishing lure is comprised of a fishing jig removably retained by a body cavity within a resiliently deformable simulative lobster body. A preferred fishing jig is compris... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5822913 | Fishing lure assembly A fishing lure comprises a pair of arms configured to simulate the belligerent position of the raised upper arms and suspended lower arms of a crustacean together with a device for attaching the upper arms to a jig head or other device proximate to a hook... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5715627 | Natural rock fishing lure A fishing lure comprises a natural stone as a lure body and has fracture surfaces randomly oriented. Preferably a pair of fishing hook and fishing line attachment fittings are securely fastened to opposite ends of the lure body, and a feather may be optio... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5638632 | Artificial fishing lure An artificial fishing lure having an elongated S-shaped body, a line attaching eyelet; and a pair of treble hooks is provided. The body includes a front head portion, a rear tail portion, a top portion, a belly portion, and two side portions. The line att... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5253446 | Flow-through fishing lure A fishing lure apparatus is disclosed which includes a substantially elliptical or tear-drop shaped ring or rings defining a central opening, the ring corresponding generally in profile and size to a fishing bait. The ring allows fluid to flow transversel... | 10/19/1993 |
