Fishing jig
AssigneeHookup Baits, Inc.
InventorChad Gierlich
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Abstract
A fishing jig is disclosed. The fishing jig includes a semitransparent skirt having a generally tubular body that extends between a closed head end and a tail end that includes an opening. A channel is formed within the tubular body and extends from the opening toward the head end. The fishing jig also includes a jig head positioned within the channel of the skirt and at least partially visible through the skirt. The jig head may include a body having a first side and a second side, an eye positioned on each of the first side and the second side, the eyes being visible through the skirt, and a hook that extends from the body and through the opening in the skirt. The fishing jig may mimic the look and motion of bait fish.
Claims20
A fishing jig, comprising:
- a semitransparent skirt having
- a generally tubular body that extends along a longitudinal axis between a closed head end and a tail end that includes an opening, and
- a channel formed within the tubular body that extends along the longitudinal axis from the opening through the tubular body at least partway toward the head end;
- and
- a jig head positioned within the channel and proximal to the head end, the jig head including
- a body having a first side and a second side,
- an eye positioned on each of the first side and the second side, the eyes being visible through the skirt, and
- a hook that extends from the body and through the opening in the skirt.
A fishing jig system, comprising:
- a semitransparent skirt having
- a generally tubular body that extends along a longitudinal axis between a closed head end and a tail end that includes an opening;
- and
- a channel formed within the tubular body that extends along the longitudinal axis from the opening through the tubular body at least partway toward the head end;
- wherein the skirt is configured to receive a jig head including eyes within the channel such that the eyes are visible through the semitransparent skirt.
A method of manufacturing a fishing jig, comprising:
- forming a skirt for a fishing jig by
- warming a soft plastic material to a viscous consistency;
- dipping a rod into the soft plastic material and removing the rod to create a layer of the soft plastic material on the rod to form a tubular body and a channel within the tubular body, the tubular body being at least semitransparent, the channel extending from an opening in a tail end of the tubular body toward a head end of the tubular body;
- removing the tubular body from the rod;
- cutting the tubular body at an angle to taper a tail end;
- and
- cutting a slit in the tail end to create two split tail portions.
The method of claim 20, further comprising:
- inserting a jig head into the channel such that a hook of the jig head extends out the beveled opening of the skirt, the eyes of the jig head being visible through the skirt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.