Fishing lure device
OwnerTimothy A. Dagesinventor
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Abstract
A fishing lure including a generally V-shaped frame with an eye at the vertex of the V, a hook fixed at each end of the V, a heavier weighted member encircling the junction of one of the hooks with one end of the V and a lighter weighted member encircling the junction of the other hook with the other end of the V. The hooks are rigidly connected to the ends of and are coplanar with the V. The lure is configured so that with a fishing line tethered to the eye, the heavier weight tends to remain at the bottom and cause the plain of the lure to remain vertical. With the lure in this position, the shanks of both hooks are about horizontal and the points are directly above the shanks.
Claims5
A fishing lure frame comprising:
- an approximately V-shaped member having an aperture formed at a vertex of said V-shaped member, said V-shaped member having a first leg and a second leg joined at said vertex, said first leg being about three-fourths as long as said second leg;
- a first hook being rigidly connected to a free end of said first leg so that a bend of said first hook is coplanar with said V-shaped member and a shank of said first hook extends approximately horizontally to the right from a free end of said first leg of said V-shaped member when said V-shaped member is positioned as an arrow pointing to the left with said first leg extending downward and to the right at an angle of about 30 to 40 degrees below the horizon;
- a second hook being rigidly connected to a free end of said second leg so that a bend of said second hook is coplanar with said V-shaped member and a shank of said second hook extends approximately horizontally to the right from a free end of said second leg of said V-shaped member when said V-shaped member is positioned as an arrow pointing to the left with said second leg extending upward and to the right at an angle of about 50 to 60 degrees above the horizon;
- a first weighted member encircling a junction of said first hook and said first leg, said first weighted member being tapered at a left end and having a neck at a right end, said neck encircling a left end of said shank, a left end of said neck having a rim extending radially outward from said neck;
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- a second weighted member encircling a junction of said second hook and said second leg, said second weighted member having approximately 10 to 20 percent of a weight of said first weighted member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.