Weedless lures, hooks, and casting lures

A weedless lure, comprising:

• a weedless lure body in the shape of a hollow elliptical cone and formed of a deformable material, wherein the hollow elliptical cone includes an open end with an opening in a shape of an ellipse, the hollow elliptical cone including a first side wall and a second side wall opposite the first side wall extending downward from a top of the hollow elliptical cone to the open end;
• and
• a hook including a shank, a curved portion extending downward from the shank, and a barbed end, the curved portion terminating in the barbed end and configured to hook a fish in use, and an attachment end portion operatively connected to a top of the shank, and extending externally to the weedless lure body,
• wherein the curved portion of the hook extends below the weedless lure body, and the barbed end is curved upward and is positioned transversely within the opening, and vertically below the open end of, and uncovered by, the hollow elliptical cone, such that all sides of the barbed end of the hook are exposed for access by a fish in use, and wherein the shank is embedded within the second side wall of the hollow elliptical cone of the weedless lure body, such that the barbed end extending therefrom is fixed relative to the second side wall, transversely within the opening, and vertically below the open end of the weedless lure body in use.