Fishing lure with attachable float means

Claim 2

A live bait fishing lure having an elongated base formed of a length of plate with a fishhook at one end and having line attachment means at the opposite end, a spike projecting from said base closely adjacent to the line attachment point, said spike being adapted for impaling and securing a live bait thereon, said length of plate having fishhook guard means formed therewith, and fastening means in addition to the impaling means for fastening the body of the live bait to the main body of the lure, the fastening means for the body of the live bait includes a flexible fastening strap having leg portions which pass around the live bait and fasten same to the body portion of the lure, and the leg portions are ofset from each other.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1 wherein the offset leg portions of the fastener pass through corresponding offset slots in the base plate for securely holding the ends of the fastening device.

Claim 4

The device of claim 2 wherein the offset leg portions of the fastener have serrated teeth along an edge thereof.

Claim 5

A live bait fishing lure having an elongated base formed of a length of plate with a fishhook at one end and having line attachment means at the opposite end, a spike projecting from said base closely adjacent to the line attachment point, said spike being adapted for impaling and securing a live bait thereon, said length of plate having fishhook guard means formed therewith, and fastening means in adition to the impaling means for fastening the body of the live bait to the main body of the lure, the fastening means for the body of the live bait includes a flexible fastening strap having leg portions which pass around the live bait and fasten same to the body portion of the lure, together with additional fishing hooks at the front of the lure just behind the impaling spike and the hook guard means on the body portion of the lure include a central depressed trough together with side flanges for receiving and guarding the hook tines when the lure is in use.

Claim 6

A live bait fishing lure having an elongated base formed of a length of plate with a fishhook at one end and having line attachment means at the opposite end, a spike projecting from said base closely adjacent to the line attachment point, said spike being adapted for impaling and securing a live bait thereon, said length of plate having fishhook guard means formed therewith, and fastening means in adition to the impaling means for fastening the body of the live bait to the main body of the lure, the fastening means for the body of the live bait includes a flexible fastening strap having leg portions which pass around the live bait and fasten same to the body portion of the lure, together with additional fishing hooks at the front of the lure just behind the impaling spike and the hook guard means on the body portion of the lure include a central depressed trough together with side flanges for receiving and guarding the hook tines when the lure is in use.

Claim 7

A live bait fishing lure having a main body portion with hooks attached thereto, an additional body member having pontoons thereon, and fastening means for holding a live bait to the main body portion with the float means therebetween.

Claim 8

A live bait fishing lure having a main body portion with hooks attached thereto, an additional body member having pontoons thereon, and fastening means for holding a live bait to the main body portion with the float means therebetween.

Claim 9

The device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the main body portion is a flat plate which is long and rectangular, the second float body is correspondingly long and substantially rectangular with the pontoon portions extending approximately the length of the main body of the lure, corresponding fastening slots are provided in the main body portion and in the float body member for receiving the fastening means.

Claim 10

The device of claim 6 together with fastening means which comprise a flexible strip having offset fastening legs which fit in the slots of the lure and the float body and said slots are correspondingly offset.

Claim 11

The device of claim 7 together with hook means at the front of the lure and hook guard means formed in the main body member for protection of said hook means from snagging when the lure is in use.

Claim 12

The device of claim 8 wherein the hook guard means comprise a depressed trough in the center of the main body lure and two depending flanges adjacent thereto for forming hook point receiving valleys therebetween.