Abstract: An improved fishing lure used for bait casting including artificial baits and leaders. The fishing lure comprises a wire body that may be formed of a superelastic alloy comprising not greater than about 20% nickel and about 30% chromium, the remainder being titanium, or a semielastic alloy exemplified by an alloy comprising from about 45 to about 49% nickel, not more than about 45% titanium, and about 8% to about 10% of one or more other metals, which may include copper (about 5.5 to about 7.5%), iron (about 1 to about 3%) and chromium (less than about 2%). The wire body may have a bight and engaging divergent legs which extend from the bight. Preferably, the bight is in a generally R-shaped configuration. In one embodiment, the invention provides a fishing lure having a shape memory alloy wire body having contacting, generally flat wire surfaces to provide more rigidity to the lure, thus improving lure performance.

Abstract: An improved fishing lure used for bait casting including artificial baits and leaders. The fishing lure comprises a wire body that may be formed of a superelastic alloy comprising not greater than about 20 percent of nickel and about 30 percent of chromium, with the remainder being titanium, or a semielastic alloy comprising 45 to 49% titanium, not more than about 42% nickel, and from about 8% to about 10% of other metals including copper at a concentration of about 5.5% to about 7.5%, iron at a concentration of from about one to about three percent, and less than about two percent of chromium. The wire body may have a bight and engaging divergent legs which extend from the bight. Preferably, the bight is in a generally R-shaped configuration. In one embodiment, the invention provides a fishing lure having a shape memory alloy wire body having contacting, generally flat wire surfaces to provide more rigidity to the lure, thus improving lure performance.

Abstract: A fishing lure having a lure body to which diving bills of various configurations may be affixed. The lure body includes a forwardly and sidewardly open slot into which a complementary configured portion of a diving bill may be inserted sideways, the slot and bill having locking configurations preventing the bill from separating from the lure body in response to forces tending to pull the bill forwardly from the slot.

Abstract: An improved fishing lure used for bait casting including artificial baits and leaders. The fishing lure comprises a wire body that may be formed of a superelastic alloy comprising not greater than about 20 percent of nickel and about 30 percent of chromium, with the remainder being titanium. The wire body may have a bight and engaging divergent legs which extend from the bight. Preferably, the bight is in a generally R-shaped configuration. In one embodiment, the invention provides a fishing lure having a shape memory alloy wire body having contacting, generally flat wire surfaces to provide more rigidity to the lure, thus improving lure performance.