Handheld tool for rigging soft plastic lures

Abstract

A hand-held tool for rigging a soft plastic lure to a hook or jig head, comprising: first and second lure clamping portions that are biased to be manually moved towards each other into a clamping position from an initial neutral and open position by applying a manual force on outer surfaces of the clamping portions to overcome a biasing force, the lure clamping portions being mutually opposed and having respective lure engaging surfaces extending in an in-use vertical direction, the lure engaging surfaces having a length to sufficiently to secure the soft plastic lure in a straight orientation during rigging; finger guards extending from respective lure clamping portions to shield a user's fingers from inadvertent contact with the hook or jig head while the soft plastic lure is manually clamped between the lure clamping portions.

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