Fishing lure with rotatable portion

An artificial fishing lure, comprising:

• a body portion having a proximal end, a distal end, a hub, a central longitudinal axis, the body portion further comprising an axial member coextending along the longitudinal axis, the body portion further comprising a rotatable member disposed about and extending outward from the central longitudinal axis, the rotatable member including one or more helical channels formed into or within the body portion, the one or more helical channels having a deflecting surface that in the presence of fluid friction, causes the routable member to rotate in a predetermined direction, wherein a recessed area formed into the rotatable member about the distal end of the body portion, the hub further including a plurality of passageways extending therethrough that are configured to receive and orient a series of flexural elements that traverse and extend out of the hub about the distal end of the body member in an array, each passageway of the plurality of passageways extending outwardly from the central longitudinal axis from a hub proximal end to a hub distal end, the array of flexural elements collectively forming a generally conical shape;
• the axial member having a first end comprising a line attachment element and a second end having a distal attachment region, the axial member being disposed within and extending through a central channel formed within the rotatable member, the axial member sized such that the rotatable member is able to freely rotate therearound;
• a hook member attached about the distal end of the body portion at a junction region located at the distal attachment region and having one or more terminal endpoints oriented in a proximal direction, the hook member being maintained in general alignment with the central longitudinal axis by a constraining member disposed along the junction region, the constraining member allowing for a flexible and resilient connection between the distal attachment region and the hook member, the one or more terminal endpoints defining a first lateral edge distance extending from the central longitudinal axis to the one or more terminal endpoints;
• the hub attached to the axial member distal of the rotatable member, wherein there is a circumferential space between the hub and the rotatable member;
• a shielding skirt attached to the body member, the shielding skirt comprising the array of the series of flexural elements, the array of the series of flexural elements comprising a plurality of discrete shielding elements each having a first and a second end, the shielding elements being attached to and extending outward from the hub while having sufficient rigidity and resiliency such that the shielding skirt assumes a first configuration protecting the hook member from ensnaring submerged vegetation and selected other structure, the first end of each of the shielding elements is attached to the hub, each of the shielding elements having an outermost lateral edge at the second end defining a second lateral edge distance extending from the central longitudinal axis to the outermost lateral edge of each of the shielding elements, while being sufficiently inwardly collapsible into a second configuration by sufficient lateral forces such that the one or more terminal endpoints of the hook member is/are exposed to allow a target predator species to become ensnared thereby, and wherein the shielding elements resiliently return to the first configuration when the lateral forces are removed, and wherein one or more of the shielding elements include an attachment region to which a coupled structure is flexibly attached;
• wherein the first lateral edge distance is less than the second lateral edge distance in the first configuration and greater than the second lateral edge distance in the second configuration.