Fishing lure hook up swivel

A hook up swivel for coupling a ball-like element provided on one end of a fish line to a fish lure whereby the lure can rotate relative to the line, said hook up swivel comprising an elongated generally solid body which is of generally cylindrical configuration, said body having an axis and a pair of end portions, said body being made from a hard plastic material, said body having adjacent one end portion a generally flat surface through which said axis extends and which is perpendicular thereto, the other of said end portions having opposing flat tapered surface areas on opposite sides of said axis, an outwardly opening ball recess in said body which is spaced from said flat surface and intersects said axis, a bore provided in said body which extends from said flat surface along said axis to said recess, a slot in said body intersecting said bore throughout its length and also extending from said flat surface to said recess, said ball recess forming a receiver for the ball-like element and said slot forming an entrance to said bore for the fish line, an aperture extending through said body and said flat tapered surface areas, a ring-like element extending through said aperture and to which the fish lure is adapted to be attached, and closure means carried by said body and adapted for retaining the ball-like element and line in said recess and bore respectively to permit the fish lure to rotate relative to the line, said closure means being in the form of a retractable coil spring which is sleeved over said body and overlies said recess and said slot, said coil spring having one end anchored to said body, said spring being adapted to retain the ball-like element and the line in said recess and said bore respectively.