Artificial fishing lure with resilient core

An artificial fishing lure comprising:

• a. a core made of resilient rubber having an elongated shape and a forward end,
• b. a body made of pliable rubber fixedly mounted to said core substantially along the length of said core,
• c. said body having a cross-sectional area perpendicular to a longitudinal axis, which varies due to substantially transverse grooves such that the longitudinal stiffness varies accordingly along the length of said body,
• d. a hook having an eye, a shank, a bend, an upper shank, a lateral offset and a lower shank,
• e. said lateral offset traversing an aperture in said core in said forward end,
• f. said bend traversing an aperture in said core at a predetermined longitudinal distance from said lateral offset,
• g. said body includes a longitudinal slot within which said lower shank is contained so that said lower shank is positioned more closely to said core so as to further expose said bend, thereby increasing the likelihood of a fish making contact with said hook, and
• h. said body includes a diminished cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal axis due to a relief in said body adjacent to said bend such that said body does not inhibit said core from translating along said bend when urged by a fish so as to minimize the potential of physical interference between said body and a fish.