Fishing lure having oscillating motion
AssigneeJohn H. Rudolph
InventorJohn H. Rudolph
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Abstract
A fishing lure is provided for executing oscillating motion when being pulled through the water. A rigid wire is bent at one end into a fishing hook or alternately into a ring for holding a fishing hook, and at the other end into ring. The lure has one or alternately two protruding blades for controlling oscillating motion of the lure and a V-notch for holding a trailing bait securely. A buoyant plug or a weight may be used to change the degree of buoyancy of the lure. The position of the forward ring helps to stabilize the lure. Specific guidelines for the shape of the blades are given.
Claims14
A fishing lure for moving with oscillating motion through water while trailing a bait, comprising:
- a rigid wire having a first straight portion and a second, shorter straight portion, the two portions joined at an obtuse angle, the end of the second portion formed into a closed ring, the end of the first portion formed into a fishing element;
- a lure body having a shape approximating the foreportion of a marine creature, the body having a leading end and a trailing end, a horizontal longitudinal axis passing through the center of gravity of the fishing lure from leading to trailing ends, the leading end having a downwardly protruding blade, the trailing end having a vertical V-notch therein;
- the wire passing through the body such that the first portion of the wire lies approximately parallel to, in the same vertical plane as, and below, the horizontal longitudinal axis, the second portion of the wire lying approximately parallel to the blade, the ring protruding forward of the blade, the fishing element protruding from the center of the V-notch;
- whereby a fishing line attached to the ring for pulling the lure through the water causes the lure and bait to oscillate from side to side, the leading portion of the bait being restrained from moving to either side of the lure by the V-notch.
A fishing lure for moving with oscillating motion through water while trailing a bait, comprising:
- a rigid wire having a first straight portion and a second, shorter straight portion, the two portions joined at an obtuse angle, the end of the second portion formed into a closed ring, the end of the first portion formed into a fishing element;
- a lure body having a shape approximating the foreportion of a marine creature, the body having a leading and a trailing ends, a horizontal longitudinal axis passing through the center of gravity of the fishing lure from leading to trailing ends, the leading end having a downwardly protruding blade and an upwardly protruding blade, the trailing end having a vertical V-notch therein;
- the wire passing through the body such that the first portion of the wire lies approximately parallel to, in the same vertical plane as, and below, the horizontal longitudinal axis, the second portion of the wire lying approximately parallel to the blade, the ring protruding forward of the downwardly protruding blade, the fishing element protruding from the center of the V-notch;
- whereby a fishing line attached to the ring for pulling the lure through the water causes the lure and bait to oscillate in an upward and downward undulation, the leading portion of the bait being restrained from lateral movement by the V-notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.