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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1997
Thomas Patrick McQueeny, Chicago, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
In order to increase the ability to catch a fish, a self-setting fishing lure includes a body having a forward end and a rear end and having an opening in the rear end leading to a hollow interior region. The self-setting fishing lure includes a coil spring within the hollow interior region of the body extensible from an unloaded position to a loaded position wherein the coil spring has a forward end secured to the body and a rear end extending toward the rear of the body, and also includes a bridge member having a forward end secured to the rear end of the coil spring and a hook associated with the bridge member. Additionally, the self-setting fishing lure is formed to have a forwardly inclined catch for the purpose of engaging the rear end of the body when the coil spring is in the loaded position.