Abstract: A fishing lure which has the appearance and feel of a bait fish for attracting and hooking fish and preventing the line from breaking when a fish has been hooked. The lure may comprise a hollow, soft plastic, tubular shaped body or sheath 14 into which a spring 30, swivel 32, sponge 24 and weight system 22 are encased. An eyelet 10 extends from the front of the internal part of the lure for attaching to the fishing line. The eyelet 10 is connected internally to a cone-shaped weight 22 by a rod or wire 28 which extends through the weight 22 and is in turn connected to a spring 30 and swivel 32 combination. The opposite end of the spring and swivel combination is connected to a single treble hook 12. This mechanism excluding the weight and the hook is encased in a cylindrically shaped sponge 24 which in turn is encased in the hollow sheath which extends also over the weight 22 and has a fringed skirt 20 into which the hook extends.