Fishing lure
AssigneeEBSCO Industries, Inc.
InventorsWilliam H. Wilson, Bill Murray
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Abstract
A jig-type fishing lure which includes a jig head having a portion of a hook shank embedded therein. The hook extends rearwardly from the jig head through a curved bight portion to a barb, and the lure further includes a bore or passageway extending through the jig head parallel to the hook shank in the upper portion of the jig head. A flexible retrieving line is extended through the bore so that one end of this line can be secured around the shank of the hook immediately rearwardly from the jig head. The line emerges from the bore through the jig head at its forward end. Deflecting bristles extend from one side of the jig head toward the barb of the hook and function to enable the lure to more effectively traverse weeds and other obstructions without fouling.
Claims16
A fishing lure comprising:
- a jig head having an elongated bore extending therethrough from one side of the jig head to the other side thereof;
- a hook carried on, and projecting from, said jig head and including:
- a barb;
- a convex, arcuate bight portion having said barb formed integrally therewith and located at one end thereof;
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- an elongated shank having a first end connected to said bight portion, and having a second end embedded in said jig head, said shank having a longitudinal axis extending through said jig head and substantially parallel to said bore;
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- a flexible line for retrieving the lure having an end portion extending through the jig head through said elongated bore, and having an end secured to said shank immediately adjacent said jig head.
A fishing lure comprising:
- a metallic jig head which includes a forward portion and a rearwardly extending arrow-shaped portion, said forward portion including a rear surface, and said forward portion defining an elongated bore extending therethrough and opening in said rear surface;
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- said rearwardly extending arrow-shaped portion including:
- an arrowhead point;
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- an elongated neck secured between said rear surface and said arrowhead point;
- a skirt secured around said neck and projecting rearwardly therefrom;
- a hook connected to said jig head and obscured by said skirt, said hook including:
- a barb;
- a convex, arcuate bight portion having said barb formed integrally therewith and located at one end thereof;
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- an elongated shank having a first end connected to said bight portion and having a second end embedded in said jig head, said shank having a longitudinal axis which, when projected, extends through said jig head;
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- a flexible retrieving line having an end secured to said hook and extending through the elongated bore in the forward portion of said jig head.
A fishing lure comprising:
- a heavy metallic jig head which includes a forward portion and a rearwardly extending arrow-shaped portion, said forward portion including a rear surface, and a top surface and a pair of downwardly and inwardly converging side surfaces converging to a central bottom rib;
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- a rearwardly extending arrow-shaped portion including:
- an arrowhead point;
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- an elongated neck secured between said rear surface and said arrowhead point;
- a skirt secured around said neck and projecting rearwardly therefrom;
- a hook connected to said jig head and obscured by said skirt, said hook including:
- a barb, a bight portion and a shank lying in a common plane with said neck portion of said arrow-shaped portion;
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- a flexible retrieving line having one end secured to said hook and having a portion extending through said jig head and lying in said common plane with said barb, bight portion and shank of said hook.
A fishing lure comprising:
- a metallic jig head which includes a forward portion and a rearwardly extending arrow-shaped portion, said forward portion including a rear surface, and a top surface and a pair of downwardly and inwardly converging side surfaces converging to a central bottom rib, and said jig head having an elongated bore extending therethrough;
- said rearwardly extending arrow-shaped portion including:
- an arrowhead point;
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- an elongated neck secured between said rear surface and said arrowhead point;
- a skirt secured around said neck and projecting rearwardly therefrom;
- a hook connected to said jig head and obscured by said skirt, said hook including a barb, a bight portion and a shank lying in a common plane;
- a flexible retrieving line having one end secured to said hook and extending through the elongated bore through said jig head;
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- multiple weed deflecting bristles projecting from said jig head toward said barb of said hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.