Tool and collar device for use with attaching skirts of a fishing lure

In combination with a fishing lure, A collar for affixing a multi-banded skirt to the fishing lure comprising:

• the fishing lure including a retaining portion and a flange positioned between a head and a hook thereof;
• a frusto-conical unitary base member having a first end and an opposing second end, a diameter of the first end being greater than a diameter of the second end;
• a first cylindrical bore centrally extending into the base member from the first end, the first cylindrical bore disposed onto the retaining portion of the lure;
• a second cylindrical bore centrally extending into the base member from the opposing second end, the first bore and the second bore in communication with one another, the second bore having a greater diameter than the first bore, the second bore disposed onto the flange of the lure;
• an annulus contained on an outer surface of the base member proximate the first end thereof, the annulus positioned around the first cylindrical bore, the annulus for receiving a portion of the multi-banded skirt;
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• a binder disposable about the annulus to retain the multi-banded skirt.