| 摘要 |
The present invention relates in general to fishing lures, and more specifically, to an expanding or contracting fishing lure that provides a natural movement that mimics live bait. The fishing lure is configured so that when the fishing lure is retrieved (e.g., reeled in) or jigged by an angler, or the fishing line is pulled or twitched, the fishing lure transitions from a first position to a second position and then returns to the first position. The purpose of the invention is to provide a fishing lure that will successfully attract fish by displaying a unique action in the water. |
| 主权项 |
1: A contracting or expanding fishing lure, comprising:
a continuous body portion, wherein the body portion comprises a first open end and an opposite second open end; a channel extending longitudinally through the body portion; a series of flexible ridges and valleys extending around the body portion; a head portion; an insert configured to removably connect the head portion to the body portion; a tail portion adjacent the second open end of the body portion and opposite the head portion; a fishing hook; a fishing line, wherein the fishing line is drawn through an opening in the head portion, further drawn through an opening in the insert and through the channel extending longitudinally through the body portion, continued through the tail portion, and attached to the fishing hook via a means of attachment; a non-contracted first position, wherein the body portion is in the non-contracted first position when the fishing line is slack; a contracted second position, wherein the body portion is in the contracted second position under action of water pressure when the fishing line is reeled in by an angler; and a significant difference in overall length of the fishing lure between the non-contracted first position and the contracted second position to attract the attention of fish; wherein the fishing lure transitions from the non-contracted first position to the contracted second position and back to the non-contracted first position as the fishing lure is drawn through water to mimic the appearance of live bait to attract fish. |
