Fishing lure

Claim 2

A fishing lure comprising in combination, a body portion having a belly portion, aa hook extending from the lower rear portion of said belly portion, said hook extending downwardly before curving upwardly in a substantially arcuate manner and terminating in a barbed point in spaced relation directly rearwardly of the body portion, a cork insert medially disposed within said body portion, said hook having a shank portion extending upwardly into said cork insert and having an extension passing forwardly through said body portion terminating in an eye disposed substantially medially of the front surface of the body portion, a second extension of said shank portion passing upwardly through the body portion and terminating in a second eye disposed substantially medially of the upper surface of said body portion.

Claim 3

A fishing lure according to claim 1, wherein said belly portion has a pouch in the lower medial portion thereof for removably receiving sinker means.

Claim 4

A fishing lure according to claim 1, wherein said body portion has a pair of legs extending therefrom, said legs being provided with spaced portions of reduced cross-sectional area to effect movement of the leg portions, thereby to allow the legs to extend and retract in a swimming-like manner.

Claim 5

A fishing lure according to claim 1, wherein the form of said body portion is of substantially ball-shaped configuration.

Claim 6

A fishing lure comprising in combination, a flexible body portion having a belly portion, hook means extending from said belly portion, a cork insert medially disposed within said body portion, said belly portion having a pouch in the lower medial portion thereof for removably receiving sinker means, whereby the flexible belly portion accepts, retains and makes removable said sinker means.

Claim 7

A fishing lure comprising in combination, a flexible body portion having a belly portion, hook means extending from said belly portion, a cork insert medially disposed within said body portion, said belly portion having a pouch in the lower medial portion thereof for removably receiving sinker means, whereby the flexible belly portion accepts, retains and makes removable said sinker means.

Claim 8

A fishing lure in the form of a frog facsimile comprising, in combination, a body portion having a belly portion and a pair of legs extending therefrom, a hook extending from the lower rear portion of said belly portion, said hook extending downwardly before curving upwardly in a substantially arcuate manner and terminating in a barbed point in spaced relation directly rearwardly of the body portion between the legs, a cork insert medially disposed within said body portion, said hook having a shank portion extending upwardly into said cork insert and having an extension passing forwardly through said body portion terminating in an eye disposed substantially centrally of the front surface of the body portion, a second extension of said shank portion passing upwardly through the body portion and terminating in a second eye disposed substantially medially of the upper surface of said body portion, said belly portion having a pouch in the lower medial portion thereof for removably receiving sinker means, said legs being provided with spaced portions of reduced cross-sectional area to effect movement of the leg portions, thereby to allow the legs to extend and retract in a swimming-like manner, and said body portion being of substantially bullet-shaped configuration.

Claim 9

A fishing lure in the form of a frog facsimile comprising, in combination, a body portion having a belly portion and a pair of legs extending therefrom, a hook extending from the lower rear portion of said belly portion, said hook extending downwardly before curving upwardly in a substantially arcuate manner and terminating in a barbed point in spaced relation directly rearwardly of the body portion between the legs, a cork insert medially disposed within said body portion, said hook having a shank portion extending upwardly into said cork insert and having an extension passing forwardly through said body portion terminating in an eye disposed substantially centrally of the front surface of the body portion, a second extension of said shank portion passing upwardly through the body portion and terminating in a second eye disposed substantially medially of the upper surface of said body portion, said belly portion having a pouch in the lower medial portion thereof for removably receiving sinker means, said legs being provided with spaced portions of reduced cross-sectional area to effect movement of the leg portions, thereby to allow the legs to extend and retract in a swimming-like manner, and said body portion being of substantially bullet-shaped configuration.

Claim 10

A fishing lure according to claim 5 wherein said pouch is of resilient material and has an inlet of reduced cross-sectional area, whereby said sinker means are insertable in the pouch by distending said inlet.

Claim 11

A fishing lure comprising, in combination, a body portion having a belly portion, a hook extending from the lower rear portion of said belly portion, said hook extending doWnwardly before curving upwardly in a substantially arcuate manner and terminating in a barbed point in spaced relation directly rearwardly of the body portion, said hook having a shank extension passing forwardly and thence upwardly through said body portion and terminating in an eye disposed substantially medially of the upper surface of said body portion.

Claim 12

A fishing lure comprising, in combination, a body portion having a belly portion, a hook extending from the lower rear portion of said belly portion, said hook extending doWnwardly before curving upwardly in a substantially arcuate manner and terminating in a barbed point in spaced relation directly rearwardly of the body portion, said hook having a shank extension passing forwardly and thence upwardly through said body portion and terminating in an eye disposed substantially medially of the upper surface of said body portion.

Claim 13

A fishing lure according to claim 8 further comprising a second extension of said shank passing forwardly through said body portion and terminating in an eye disposed substantially medially of the front surface of the body portion.

Claim 14

A fishing lure according to claim 8, further comprising a cork insert medially within said body portion, said shank extension passing through said cork insert.