Fishing lure

A fishing lure comprising:

• a body member having a longitudinal axis and a nose portion and a tail portion, said nose portion comprising upper and lower flat surfaces which intersect along a straight line at the front most edge of the nose portion, said upper surface being larger than said lower surface;
• a hook fastened to the underside of said body member;
• a flap member pivotally connected to the nose portion of said body member, said flap member comprising a flat bill portion extending forwardly from said nose portion of said body member and a pair of flat arm portions extending from the side edges of said bill portion towards said nose portion of said body portion, said flap member further including connector means for pivotally connecting said arm portions to said nose portion of said body member, said bill portion having an attachment means therein located adjacent the leading edge thereof to facilitate attachment of the lure to a fishing line, said pivotal connector means between said arm portions of said flap member and said nose portion of said body member being located below the longitudinal axis of said body member, said flap member being further characterized by having an included angle between the plane of said bill portion and the plane of said arm portions of 135.degree..