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US 12,419,284 B2Granted
Fishing lure
OwnerTrent Smithinventor
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Abstract
A user-configurable fishing lure is provided allowing the user to customize movement of the lure when pulled through water by an attached fishing line. A slot communicating through the body of the lure at a second end defines two bendable portions of the body on opposing sides of the slot. User bending of one or both of the bendable portions to different bent configurations will impart differing oscillating and spinning and other movements to the lure when pulled through the water.
Claims9
A user-configurable fishing lure comprising:
- a lure body, said lure body being planar, said lure body extending a length thereof from a first end to a second end thereof;
- said body having a width extending between a first side edge thereof and an opposite second side edge thereof;
- said lure body formed of a memory material which will hold a bend once formed therein;
- an attachment point located at said first end for a fishing line thereto;
- a secondary attachment point located at said second end;
- a slot communicating through said body, said slot extending from said second end of said body toward said first end of said body;
- a first bendable portion defined by an area of said body on a first side of said slot, said first bendable portion extending from said slot to said first side edge of said body;
- a second bendable portion defined by an area of said body on a second side of said slot, opposite said first side of said slot, said second bendable portion extending from said slot to said second side edge of said body opposite said first side edge;
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- both said first bendable portion and said second bendable portion being deformable by bending to bent configurations of said first bendable portion or said second bendable portion;
- wherein rotational or oscilating movement of said body of said lure is adjustable by changing a shape of said bent configurations.
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