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US 4,542,607 AGranted
Aerodynamically stable surface riding weedless fishing lure
OwnerEarl Cartwrightinventor
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Abstract
A lure for surface fishing in weedy areas. The lure has a weighted, spoonshaped body with a long tufted tail extending at an angle from the rear of the body and large, widely set double hooks rigidly attached to the concave side of the body. The aerodynamic shape of the lure allows it to fall in a "hooks-up" position when cast and the tail member supports the lure in such a "hooks-up" position during a landing and a sliding retrieval along the surface of weed filled waters.
Claims5
An aerodynamically stable, surface riding, weedless fishing lure comprising:
- a spoon shaped body member having a concave side and a convex side, rounded leading and trailing edges, wherein the leading edge is rounded at a greater radius from the trailing edge and having means to effect fishing line attachment at the leading edge;
- a weight means positioned centrally on the rearward portion of the concave side;
- a multiple barbed hook member having shanks extending generally from a centralized position on the concave side toward the trailing edge at an angle of between 10.degree. to about 45.degree. from a plane through the periphery of the body member and wherein the pointed ends of the hooks face toward the leading edge of the body member and at least two hook ends are spaced from each other substantially equal to at least the width of the body member and;
- a flexible tail member extending around the shanks of the hooks substantially rearwardly of the hooks and the body member.
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