Water-degradable fishing lure

A fishing lure comprising a body that comprises at least one polyvinyl chloride (PVC) dispersion grade resin, at least one epoxy plasticizer, a citrate plasticizer present in an amount sufficient to impart biodegradability to the fishing lure body, and at least one fish attractant, wherein the body is degradable over time upon immersing the body in water such that the body exhibits a tear strength that is within 20% to 50% of an initial tear strength after immersion in fresh water at ambient temperature for 2600 hours, wherein the epoxy plasticizer, the PVC dispersion grade resin, and citrate plasticizer are present in a weight ratio ranging from about 9:1.5:1 to about 1:1:5, respectively.

A fishing lure comprising a body that is degradable over time upon immersing the body in water such that the body exhibits a tear strength that is within 20% to 50% of an initial tear strength after immersion in fresh water at ambient temperature for 2600 hours, wherein the body comprises from about 10% to about 20% by weight vinyl resin, from about 15% to about 70% by weight epoxy plasticizer, from about 7% to about 70% by weight citrate plasticizer, from 0 to about 85% by weight supplemental plasticizer, fish attractant comprising menhaden oil present is an amount of from 1% to about 20% by weight, from 0 to about 0.1% by weight antioxidant, and from 0.1% to about 1.5% by weight heat stabilizer.