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US 10,842,140 · App. 15/655,103 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Fishing lure system

Inventor: Jesse Watson (Waxahachie, TX)
A01K85/16A01K85/18A01K85/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,842,140
App. No.
15/655,103
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

A fishing lure system includes an elongated body with a front end and a tail end; a weight, embedded within the tail end of the body; a hook, located at the tail end and having a shank, connecting the hook to the top of the body, and a barb, connected to the shank and extended above the body; an inverted bill, secured at the front end of the body at a connection point and extending substantially upward from the connection point on the body; a line attachment point, secured at the head end of the body and below the inverted bill; the tension applied by the line causes the tail end to rise, positioning the body in a horizontal position mimicking the movement of a natural prey; the release of tension by the line allow the tail end to fall, causing the body to become substantially vertical; and the inverted bill causes resistance when the tail end falls, slowing the fall to further mimic the movement of natural prey such as a crawfish.

Claims (13)

1. A fishing lure system, comprising:

an elongated body extending from a front end to a tail end, the tail end having a top surface and a bottom surface;

a weight embedded within the tail end of the body, the weight positioned at the bottom surface of the tail end;

a hook located at the tail end, the hook having:

a shank connecting the hook to the top surface of the elongated body, the shank extending in a direction away from the weight; and

a barb, connected to the shank and extending above the body;

an inverted bill secured to and extending from the front end of the elongated body at a connection point and extending substantially upward from the connection point on the body and in a direction away from the weight;

a line attachment point for attachment of a line secured at the front end of the elongated body and below the inverted bill; and

a tail fin secured to the tail end of the body and positioned between the weight and the shank, the tail fin extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body;

wherein tension applied by the line causes the tail end to rise, thereby positioning the body in a horizontal position as a natural prey would;

wherein release of tension by the line allows the tail end to fall, thereby causing the body to become substantially vertical; and

wherein the inverted bill causes resistance when the tail end falls, thereby slowing the fall to mimic a movement of the natural prey.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the line attachment point is a ring.

Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62412705 · Oct 25, 2016
Cited By (1)
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