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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370450 | Fishing hook A fishing hook is disclosed comprising an elongate body defining a front end and a rear end to which a fishing line can be secured and at least one elongate arm terminating in a barb. The at least one elongate arm is fitted to the elongate body so as to be movable b... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7356963 | Fish lure A fish lure includes a soft, fish-shaped body including forward and aft body segments connected by an integrally-formed vertical hinge. A buoyancy-controlling insert is concealed inside the forward body segment. The vertical hinge includes a pair of vertical grooves... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353633 | Spring augmented fishhook A spring augmented fishhook comprising a hook member with an eye on a first end of an elongate leg portion and a hook on a second end of the leg portion, a coil spring having a diameter smaller than the eye and forming a spring channel longitudinal through its cente... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7322147 | Fishing device A fishing device includes a casing and a main spring positioned therein. A trigger spring is also positioned in the housing and a plate is interconnected to adjacent ends of the two springs. The device includes a primary latch operatively coupled to the casing and m... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7263798 | Removable head for a fishing lure A removable head for a fishing lure for changing the action of the fishing lure. The removable head may convert a lure, such as, but not limited to, a soft-bodied lure, into a diving lure, a rising lure, a chugger, a popper, or others. The removable head may slide o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254916 | Lure A lure has a body (10) provided with a recess (12), forming a decoy and defining a longitudinal axis (AA′), a connecting member (26) inserted into the body (10) via an inner end thereof, and attachable to a line (30) at the other... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7080476 | Flexible fishing lure tails and appendages Flexible fishing lure tails and appendages having extending or projecting shoulder surfaces to facilitate a simulated swimming action by the drag and eddy principle of water flow. One or more shoulders are provided in the surfaces of the flexible fishing lure tails ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7043870 | Fish attractant disperser A fish dispensing apparatus comprises first and second housing sections which interfit with one another. One or more fish dispensing openings communicate from the interior of the housing sections to the exterior thereof for distribution or dispersment of fish attrac... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036264 | Fishing lure with oscillating and bubbling action A fishing lure is made with an interior channel communicating with a front opening to and to a pattern of apertures in the rear. The motion of the lure, rising from, and diving into the water, traps an air pocket which is forced out the rear apertures in a stream of... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6966141 | Ballistic fishing lure with pontoons A fishing lure includes a main body member. A cap is sealingly fixed to a aft end of the main body member. A slider tube is telescopingly engaged with the main body member extends forwardly away from main body member against the force of a cylindrical coil spring wi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6941695 | Fishing lure assembly having concealed retractable hooks A fishing lure assembly (10) includes a first hook (26A), a bias (30) that urges the first hook (26A) in a first direction, and a latch (32). The fishing lure assembly (10) can also include an oppositely configured second ho... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6931783 | Fishing lure with concealed hook A non-fouling fishing lure having a body in or to which at least one hook is pivotally mounted but is normally concealed within or adjacent the body. The shank of the hook is adapted to be connected to a fishing line and the hook is normally engaged by a retaining c... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910295 | Free-bending lure A bendable lure including a lure main body that is formed by insert molding and is composed of a plurality of segments, which are disposed spacedly in a direction of the axis or length of the main body, and a flexible core member, which passes through the plurality ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6862836 | Fishing lure with automatically retracting hook The present lure automatically retracts pivoting hooks into its body during retrieval but also quickly deploys its pivoting hooks upon the appearance of a strike by a fish. The lure has a mechanism with two legs independently attached at opposite axes points, and mo... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6772552 | Hard body weedless fishing lure A weedless fishing lure of hard bodied design of multiple embodiments, which is adapted to be connected to a fishing line, the one single hook of which is connected to the lure body by a through shaft and rotates about the shaft, said body containing a cavity large ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6711848 | Fishing lure having a retractable hook A fishing lure for allowing selective deployment of a fish hook. The fish hook is pivotally mounted to the body of the lure. The hook is allowed to pivot between a retracted configuration wherein it is substantially housed within a hook recess formed in the body and... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6651375 | Hard body weedless fishing lure A weedless fishing lure of hard bodied design of multiple embodiments, which is adapted to be connected to a fishing line, the one single hook of which is connected to the lure body by a through shaft and rotates about the shaft, said body containing a ca... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6574907 | Retractable hooking mechanism for fishing lures and the like A retractable hooking mechanism for fishing lures and the like for use in catching fish and the like during fishing activities is provided. The retractable hooking mechanism comprises a first plate having a first surface and a second surface and a second ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6308453 | Safety lure An improved safety fishing lure includes a main body portion which is hollow. The front end of the main body portion is designed to be attached to a fishing line. The main body portion also has a groove in it for protecting the point of a hook. A hook is ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 5890314 | Self-setting hook configuration for weedless fishing lures A novel hook assembly forms two hooks at the end of a single elastic length of wire which spreads the hooks elastically apart in a fish hooking posture. This hook forms the active mechanism of a weedless, self setting fishing lure, where the hooks are com... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5878524 | Fishing lure with retractable hooks A fishing lure wherein a hook is retracted within the body of the lure during casting and retrieving and is released and extended to an extended hooking position in response to the strike of a fish. The lure including a plunger slidably received within a ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5822911 | Dual-use fishing lure Improvements to fishing lures that utilize retractable hooks and moveable trigger rod having the following embodiments: a body of hard plastic, formed by injection molding, consisting of a left side and a right side. The outer body shape and appearance th... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5809685 | Fish actuated hooking device A fish hooking device including a hollow body having an elongated slot along one side and an eyelet opening in one end, a transverse pin axle in the body, a hook rotatable on the axle between a first retracted position in the body and a second extended po... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5640796 | Active hook fishing lure A fishing lure including a lure body (1) having an internal bore (12) therein, a plurality of slots (6) extending radially in said lure body between the outer surface thereof and said bore, a plurality of fish hooks (3) having inner forward ends 20 pivota... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5628138 | Weedless fishing lure A fishing lure comprises an artificial lure having a mouth portion for securement of a fishing line thereto. The artificial lure has a slot therein communicating with an internal body cavity. A spring member having normal and flexed conditions is position... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5611166 | Fishing lure apparatus A fishing lure apparatus includes a housing which includes an interior channel located along a longitudinal axis. A rear portion of the housing has an outer width and includes a predetermined number of slots. A shaft assembly, extending through and suppor... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5577340 | Fishing hook assembly A pair of mutually confronting fish hooks are spring-coupled at the shank ends thereof to define thereof a shielding loop which circumscribes the barbed and pointed ends of the hooks. Accordingly, the coupled hooks can be drawn through submerged obstructi... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5564216 | Fishing lure hook assembly and method A spring loaded fishing lure (10) includes a fishhook assembly comprised of a plurality of fishhooks (A) having resilient legs (13a) converging in a single juncture at ends opposite respective barbed ends. The juncture together with adjacent portions (13b... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5526602 | Fishing lure and hook apparatus A new and improved fishing lure and hook apparatus includes a housing assembly which has a longitudinal axis and includes a housing assembly which includes a guide aperture located at one end of the housing assembly along the longitudinal axis. The housin... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5513464 | Spring trap fishing tackle An active fishing lure that impales a fish in response to an initial fish strike. The disclosed tackle comprises an elongated, durable stainless steel or resilient plastic casing that may be externally disguised as bait. The casing houses a trigger, a com... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5491925 | Bait insert apparatus A device (10) for catching fish is disclosed in its most preferred form including first and second housing halves (14) of identical construction which are secured together. Troughs (26,28) are formed in the abutment surface (22) of each of the housing hal... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5161323 | Expansible fishing lure with automatic hook A fishing lure includes first and second body parts movable between adjacent and spaced positions. The second body part has a slot, and a hook supported on the first body part is movable within the slot between two positions in which the point on the hook... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5097619 | Snagless fishing lure A snagless fishing lure for attachment to a fishing line. The fishing lure includes a decoy body with an attached base. A fish hook having first and second hook members and means for urging the hook members away from one another is attached to the base. A... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5010679 | Fishing lure and fish hook A pivot system used in a weedless fishing lure enables the barbed point to be exposed only when a fish strikes the lure. The hook eye is restrained by a resilient band, such as an elastic band, on the outside of the lure. Alternatively, the hook is contai... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4980987 | Fishing lure with self-activated hook An artificial fishing lure such as a surface plug of streamline form has a lure body with a front and rear end and mounts at least one hook for movement longitudinally by its shank in an elongated slot between a forward position relative to the front of t... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4873781 | Hidden hook artificial lure AN artificial fishing lure having hidden hooks recessed within the body thereof to prevent snagging on weeds, rocks or the like when the lure is moved through the water. A trigger is provided and is attached at one end to a fishing line, and at a second e... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4854070 | Sure set hook A self-setting fish hook is disclosed that is automatically set in the fish by contact with the fish, the setting of the hook requiring no action from the fisherman. The hook comprises a latch assembly that latches the fish hook into a first bent position... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4841663 | Snagless fishing lure A snagless fishing lure, wherein dual levers that engage a piston carrying a hook are pivotally connected on upper and lower sides of what may be a fish-shaped housing with the housing suitably constructed to conceal the hook when the piston is engaged wi... | 06/27/1989 |
