Abstract: The present invention provides a fishing lure comprising a body and a lip. The body includes a front end and a back end. The lip extends from the front end of the body and has a hollow interior portion. The lure is versatile due to its ability to effectively function as a “surface lure”, “wake bait”, and “crankbait” in a single cast.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fishing lure comprising an elastomeric portion having at least first and second regions. Each region has a durometer hardness on the Shore A scale. At least a portion of the first region is characterized by comparatively high operational stress relative to the second region. The hardness of the first region exceeds the hardness of the second region to thereby selectively improve the strength, toughness and fatigue resistance of the first region.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved diving fishing lure having a more durable and stable design that is capable of assisting today's fishermen as they target fish at increasingly greater depths and at faster trolling or retrieval speeds. The fishing lure includes a lure body having first and second ends, at least one fish hook extending from the lure body, and a diving lip extending from the first end of the lure body. According to one embodiment, the fishing lure includes a connector mounted to the diving lip, wherein the diving lip defines a recessed surface at least partially around the connector having a sidewall with a radius of approximately 0.30 inches to approximately 0.40 inches.

Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure The present invention provides a fishing lure comprising an elastomeric portion having at least first and second regions. Each region has a durometer hardness on the Shore A scale. At least a portion of the first region is characterized by comparatively high operational stress relative to the second region. The hardness of the first region exceeds the hardness of the second region to thereby selectively improve the strength, toughness and fatigue resistance of the first region.

Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure The present invention provides a fishing lure comprising an elastomeric portion having at least first and second regions. Each region has a durometer hardness on the Shore A scale. At least a portion of the first region is characterized by comparatively high operational stress relative to the second region. The hardness of the first region exceeds the hardness of the second region to thereby selectively improve the strength, toughness and fatigue resistance of the first region.

Abstract: A spoon-type artificial fish lure includes three aligned sections pivotally connected together for relative pivotal movement by laterally spaced connectors. The front section is generally triangular having an upwardly cupped front portion and a flat rear portion. The middle section has an upwardly curved profile so that it forms a section of a cylinder curved about an axis of curvature extending longitudinally above and along the axis of the lure. The rear section is upwardly curved like the middle section. The connectors connecting the middle and rear sections are laterally closer together than the connectors joining the front and middle sections. The result is a lure that undulates rapidly in a single plane (i.e., up and down) without spinning when moving through water.

Abstract: An artificial fish lure includes a wire form line tie that includes a central upwardly arched portion connecting a downwardly extending leg portion or portions, and arm elements extending longitudinally from the bottom of the leg portions. The arch and leg portions of the wire form project through an elongated longitudinal slot in the top surface of the lure and the fishing line is secured to the upper closed end of the line tie. The slot in the line is tapered so that it is wider at the top than at the bottom, and the longitudinally extending arms are confined in a channel at the bottom of the slot so that the line tie can pivot laterally about the arms to enable the lure to pivot or rock from side to side as it is drawn through the water during retrieval. In one embodiment, the slot includes a forward edge that tends to hold the line tie like a detent in a centralized position when the fishing line initially pulls on the lure until the lure has dived beneath the surface of the water to a desired extent.