Abstract: A expandable bait sleeve and method therefor capable of expanding in order to securely retain baits of various sizes and dimensioned to be coupled to various types of fishing lures and fishing hooks in order to improve a fisherman's chances of catching a fish by minimizing the chance that a fish will be able to “steal” the bait without being caught on the hook.

Abstract: A plastic spoon bill, oval or circular in plan view with two angled thin faces which may be flat or curved, has a horizontal insert in the mouth of an artificial or natural bait fish. A pin through the bait fish body and through a hole in the insert secures the insert. A multiple pronged hook on a wire leader from the spoon bill is inserted in the underside of the bait fish. A weighted ballast attached to the hook is inserted in the underside of the bait fish. A live fish being hooked pulls the hook from the bait fish and the undamaged bait fish is reusable.

Abstract: The invention is directed toward a lure having means of anchoring or restraining bait or soft plastic bodies. The lure utilizes a perpendicular insert to restrain bait such that a properly placed bait may not be removed from the lure intact without prior removal of the insert. The lure has an insert receptacle specially adapted for securing bait to the lure. The lure is specially designed to receive inserts in the form of commonly available materials such as tooth picks, wire or string.

Abstract: A frame for converting any object into a fishing lure is formed from a length of wire bent at its center into two strands approximating a wishbone symmetrical about a longitudinal axis. The strands extend through a diverging segment, a converging clamping segment and a connecting segment looped for pivotal engagement on the converging segment. The converging segment is resiliently laterally expandable and the clamping segment is resiliently rotatively expandable with the pivotally engaged connecting segment to receive and hold the object to be converted into a fishing lure therebetween. A tension ring girdingly slidable on the converging segment limits resilient lateral expansion of the frame. Preferably, the wishbone has an eye for connection to the fishing line and a shank. A fish hook may be rigged on the tension ring. A bait hook fixed to the wishbone shank can be used to secure the object in place on the frame.