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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337579 | Fishing lure A fishing lure comprises an elongated body with a modified cylindrical shape having a first end, a second end, a bottom portion and a top portion. The fishing lure also includes an eye for attaching a fishing line thereto positioned in a central region of the first ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7234266 | Adjustable fishing lure and method of manufacturing the lure The present invention provides an adjustable fishing lure that has a flexible body and an integrated bendable stay that lets the user bend the body into a specific shape for the purpose of changing the action of the lure. The body of the lure can be bent and will re... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225582 | Modified fishhook for catch and release applications A fishhook for use in catch and release application or when it is desired to inflict minimal damage to the fish. The hook comprises an eye, shank, bend and point. One or more dogs are located on the bend, the shank, or both. The dogs comprise non-barbed raised surfa... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7107718 | Fishing jig apparatus Fishing jig apparatus, comprising a lure body, a hook having a stem, and a flexible strand connecting the stem to the lure body, the stem having a portion terminating at a barb, and a clip on the body to releasably retain said portion, whereby during travel of the l... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7000346 | Fishing lure A fishing lure for use as a top water lure having a construction of negative buoyancy. The lure has an elongated weighted body resembling a squid with angled channels defined in the top and bottom surfaces of the body. Upon the lure being retrieved by an angler, wat... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6895710 | Clamping fishing lure A fishing lure that can be readily attached to clothing, fishing rods, and other objects is disclosed. The fishing lure has an alligator-style clamp that has an eyelet at one end of the clamp for receiving the fishing line and is additionally connected to a fishing ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6581321 | Jig and fishing system The present invention is directed to a novel jig and fishing system. The jig comprises a bulbous, bent-shaped body having one flat side. The jig is constructed of substantially rust-free materials such as copper and brass. The jig may be used with a novel... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6457275 | Electronic fishing lure An apparatus and method for attracting fish by means of electronic fishing lure having a steel ball enclosed in a metal tube and having a piezoelectric crystal enclosed therewith as one end thereof which generates an electric voltage that is transmitted t... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6430867 | Directionally controllable fishing lure A directionally controllable fishing lure enables an angler to cast the lure to a desired area, with the lure traveling an arcuate path to the left or right upon retrieval. The direction of turn is determined by the angler, depending upon the rigging of t... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6269583 | Jig and fishing system The present invention is directed to a novel jig and fishing system. The jig comprises a bulbous, bent-shaped body having one flat side. The jig is constructed of substantially rust-free materials such as copper and brass. The jig maybe used with a novel ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6000932 | Lighter that is convertible to a fishing lure The combination lighter and fishing lure includes a body having a feature useful for attracting a fish, a reservoir for holding a fuel, an igniter to ignite the fuel and produce a flame, an outlet at which the flame is produced, means provided on the body... | 12/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5638631 | Fishing lure In a fishing lure, a polygonal body shape is employed to provide a set of complementary planar surfaces on which a photographic reproduction of a bait fish may be applied to provide a realistic lure without distortion of the photographic portion of the lu... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5598659 | Diving/jumping fishing lure and method A fishing lure having an elongated one-piece body with a weighted head and a trailing hook, which hook is camouflaged by tassels that resemble the tentacles of a squid is disclosed. The body contains a V-shaped diving trough that begins near the tail and ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5546694 | Simulated crab lure A lure for attracting and engaging a fish. The inventive device includes a main body shaped so as to resemble a crab. A bill extends from a forward end of the body for hydrodynamically biasing the body in response to movement of the lure. A keel extends f... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5450689 | Elongated sinker A sinker for use in trolling comprising an elongated piece of metal or other structural material having a bend and a twist with an angle above the forward portion of said sinker which imparts a side to side motion of the sinker which imparts a side to sid... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5339560 | Fishing lure An improved fishing lure is the subject of the invention. The lure includes a lure body and a single fishing hook connected to the body at the bottom of the lure and at the rear end of the lure. A toggle member limits side to side motion of the single fis... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5193299 | Realistic swimming fish lure A fishing lure is molded of flexible plastic in the shape of an actual fish. The front or head region of the lure includes an internal brace or plate of metal. The rear or tail region of the lure has only the flexible plastic material. As the lure is towe... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5150538 | Submerging fishing lure A fishing lure, the combination comprising a lure head and a lure tail spaced apart longitudinally, the tail being longitudinally elongated; the head having a front edge, and two laterally spaced, elongated edges tapering rearwardly and toward the tail, t... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5092073 | Fishing jig A fishing jig having a cast metal head formed with a bulbous rear portion and an elongated forwardly extending nose portion whose laterally facing sides are formed with concave depressions. The shape of the head causes it to shed weeds as the jig is pulle... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5020265 | Weighted fishing lure A fishing lure comprised of essentially lead-free, die cast zinc or zinc alloy, which composition provides an overall balance of physical properties allowing particular sinking actions to be designed into the lure to more accurately simulate natural actio... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4999942 | Fishing lure A fishing lure which has a tapered, elongated body provided with a retrieving line eye at its forward end, and a hook at the rear end. The body is of generally frustoconical configuration over about the forward two-thirds of the body. The rear one-third o... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4926577 | Quick gliding lure A quick glide lure has in a vertical longitudinal cross section a shape which corresponds to the shape of half of a falling water drop with a front downwardly convex portion and a rear downwardly concave portion of a lower edge.... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4922647 | Fishing lure A rigid wobble-type fishing lure comprising one single shaft weedless hook loosely secured to the lure at two locations which permit the hook to swing and tilt from side to side to enhance vibration of the lure and emit fish attracting sound vibration.... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4916849 | Artificial lure with trapezoidal shape An artificial lure has an elongated body which is shaped as tetrahedron and provided with connectors for attaching a fishing line and a fishing hook to the body.... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4831764 | Top water fishing lure A fishing lure constructed of a generally solid one-piece body, a plurality of strands of living rubber which together pass transversely through a single generally horizontal opening in the body, and a simulated eye attached to the bottom of the body, and... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4796375 | Sub-surface game fishing lure A lure for sub-surface fishing is disclosed, to be trolled behind a boat or the like, the lure having a main body corresponding to the general shape of a fish, the lure is designed such that its point of tow is displaced from the front end or nose, whereb... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4733491 | Fishing lure A fishing lure which includes a hollow body generally resembling a natural bait species and having a diving plane at the forward end, and a tail at the rear end thereof. The lure further includes an upper body half and a lower body half. The upper body ha... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4667434 | Scorpion lure A fishing lure adapted to be towed at high speeds through the water having an elongated tubular body with a V-shaped downwardly extending arcuate surface in the rear portion of the belly, a rounded arcuate surface in the front portion of the belly and a t... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4662100 | Fishing lure A fishing lure has a body with a diamond-shaped cross section with a first front apex and a second rear apex disposed along an axis and third and fourth apexes disposed along opposite sides of the axis. The body has a bow portion with first and second sur... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4602452 | Fishing lure with angled end faces and rotatable on the line A fishing lure has an elongated body which is reversely curved to dispose inclined end faces of the body on opposite sides of and directed away from a middle portion of the body. The curvature near one end face is greater than the curvature near the other... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4581841 | Animated fishing lure A fishing lure having a body movably mounting fin and tail simulations and having means responding to intermittent pulls on a fishing line for activating said fin and tail simulations.... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4536987 | Fishing lure A fishing lure comprising a body which simulates a fish, to which the fishing line and hook are attached and a substantial recess disposed on each side of the body, extending longitudinally of the body from behind the head portion of the lure to the tail ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4477994 | Artificial fishing lures An artificial fishing lure is disclosed having one or more hooks mounted to extend upward from the upper or dorsal surface of the lure body to mimimize snagging or underwater debris. The hooks are permitted limited movement independent of the lure body, b... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4437257 | Foamed plastic fishing lure body having a controlled density and a one-piece wire and a method for its manufacture A fishing lure having a minnow-shaped foamed plastic body and a one-piece wire located in the central longitudinal vertical plane of the body. The wire has a nose loop at the forward end of the body, a body loop at the lower mid-section of the body, and a... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4414772 | Top water fishing lure A top water fishing lure having a keeled and buoyant head expressly designed to represent a snake or lizard, and which buoyant head is adapted to receive at the posterior end thereof commercial dressings such as plastic grubs, pork rind and plastic skirts... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4341032 | Fishing lure with inherent orienting ballast Herein is a fishing lure fabricated from a material having a density greater than water and geometrically configured so that the lure will have a tendency to maintain an upright orientation in water. In addition, the lure includes a diving plane and bound... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4199888 | Combined sinker and fishing lure A combined sinker and fishing lure comprises an elongate molded lead body that is substantially half round in cross section along substantially its entire length, has semi-spherical ends, is about 51/2" to 61/2" long and about 3/4" to 1" wide, and weighs ... | 04/29/1980 |
