US 8,769,863 B2Granted

Controllable suspension fishing lure

OwnerGreg Bakerinventor

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Abstract

A fishing lure includes a plurality of segments flexibly joined by a flexible line linkage to form a substantially linear array of segments. One or more fish hooks are secured to one or more of the segments. A fish line attachment is provided at the front most segment of the linear array. A plurality of angled slots are formed between each segment due to the spaced linear array. Each segment defines an internal buoyancy chamber and one or more vent apertures are provided which control the flow of water into the buoyancy chambers when the fishing lure is emerced. The lure provides a variety of travel paths and performance under the control of the user through manipulation of the attached fishing line.

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Dependent claims

A fishing lure comprising:

a plurality of body segments each defining an internal buoyancy chamber, a forward edge, a rearward edge, a top edge and a bottom edge;
at least one flexible line joining said body segments in a spaced generally linear array to form a lure body characterized by a plurality of body slots formed between rearward and forward edges of successive adjacent ones of said body segments and defining a primary front-to-back axis;
a first plurality of vent apertures formed in selected ones of said body segments in communication with said buoyancy chambers;
at least one fish hook attached to at least one of said body segments;
and
a fishing line attachment secured to one of said body segments,
said forward and rearward edges of said body segments being angled with respect to said primary front-to-back axis such that said slots are angled forwardly and downwardly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.