Trolling head for a fishing lure

A trolling head comprising:

• a first body portion comprising:
• a first end having a bullet shaped contour and an opposing second end with a body portion thru-hole therebetween, the thru-hole extending entirely through the first body portion,
• a mating surface extending from the first end to the second end,
• a groove disposed within the mating surface and curving around a perimeter of the body portion thru-hole without intersecting the perimeter of the body portion thru-hole from the first end to the second end, and
• a plurality of posts disposed on the mating surface of the first body portion and extending outwardly therefrom;
• and
• a second body portion comprising:
• a first end having a bullet shaped contour and an opposing second end with a body portion thru-hole therebetween, the thru-hole extending entirely through the second body portion,
• a mating surface extending from the first end to the second end,
• a groove disposed within the mating surface and curving around a perimeter of the body portion thru-hole without intersecting the perimeter of the body portion thru-hole from the first end to the second end;
• and
• a plurality of post holes disposed in the mating surface of the second body portion and extending at least partially into the second body portion;
• wherein the mating surfaces of the first and second body portions are configured to attach together such that the grooves of the first and second body portions align to form a tunnel extending from a tunnel entrance located at an apex of the bullet shaped contour of the first ends to a tunnel exit located at the opposing second ends of the first and second body portions, the tunnel being sized to receive a fishing line therethrough, and such that the body portion thru-holes of the first and second body portions align to form a trolling head thru-hole sized to receive a fish eye mimic therein;
• wherein the tunnel curves substantially 180 degrees around a perimeter of the trolling head thru-hole, does not intersect the perimeter of the trolling head thru-hole and does not pass through the trolling head thru-hole, such that the tunnel is configured to guide the fishing line around the fish eye mimic and not over the fish eye mimic;
• and
• wherein each post hole of the plurality of post holes is sized to receive a post of the plurality of posts when the mating surfaces of the first and second body portions are attached together to affix and align the first and second body portions together.

A method of forming a trolling head for a fishing lure and attaching a fishing line thereto, the method comprising:

• forming a trolling head body from a plastic material via a plastic injection molding process, the trolling head body comprising a first end having a bullet shaped contour and an opposing second end and having a trolling head thru-hole extending therebetween, the trolling head thru-hole extending entirely through the trolling head body, the trolling head thru-hole configured to receive a fish eye mimic therein;
• extending a tunnel from a tunnel entrance disposed in an apex of the bullet shaped contour of the first end of the trolling head body to a tunnel exit disposed in the opposing second end of the trolling head body, wherein the tunnel curves substantially 180 degrees around a perimeter of the trolling head thru-hole, does not intersect the perimeter of the trolling head thru-hole and does not pass through the trolling head thru-hole, such that the tunnel is configured to guide a fishing line around the trolling head thru-hole;
• and
• threading the fishing line through the tunnel from the tunnel entrance to the tunnel exit, wherein the threaded fishing line is routed around the trolling head thru-hole.