Modular fishing-lure system and methods of manufacture

A fishing lure comprising:

• (a) a substantially flexible link comprising a body in the form of an open geometric stadium including a first curved end, a second curved end, a first side, and a second side;
• wherein:
• the first end, second end, first side, and second side define a geometric-stadium-shaped opening;
• the body includes an inside surface facing the geometric-stadium-shaped opening and an outside surface facing away from the geometric-stadium-shaped opening;
• the second side includes a link gap, thereby dividing the second side into a first segment and a second segment;
• the link has an outer link width defined by the distance from the outside surface at the first side to outside surface at the second side;
• the link has an outer length defined by the furthest distance between the outside surface at the first curved end to the outside surface at the second curved end;
• and the link body has a link-body thickness;
• and
• (b) a link-enclosure comprising a substantially rigid enclosure body and a substantially rectangular channel disposed within the substantially rigid enclosure body, wherein the channel has a channel width, a channel length, and a channel thickness;
• and
• (c) wherein the outer link length is greater than the channel length and the outer link width is less than the channel width.