Jig fishing lure

Abstract

A jig-type fishing lure having a jig body with a hook extending from a rear portion of the body and a spinner-type fish attractant located forward of a front end of the jig body. A fishing line is attached to an attachment point located between the spinner-type fish attractant and the barb of the rearwardly extending hook.

1 . A fishing lure, comprising:
 an elongate lure body having a front end and a rear end;   a hook having a bend adjacent a pointed end and a shank extending from the bend generally away from the pointed end, the shank being relatively straight and extending along an axis into the rear end of the lure body so that at least a portion of the hook shank projects rearwardly from adjacent the rear end of the lure body;   an elongate support member substantially fixedly attached to and projecting forwardly from the front end of the lure body and generally away from the rear end of the lure body and the hook in general alignment with the axis of the hook shank;   a movable fish-attractant member mounted on the support member for movement with resect to the support member when the lure moves through water in a manner so as to attract fish to the lure; and   a line attachment member attached to and projecting from the lure body for securement of a fishing line to the lure, said line attachment member bein structurall se arate from said sus sort member at least S outside of said lure body and being spaced therefrom on said lure body, the line attachment member being disposed so as to provide a point of attachment of the fishing line to the lure generally between the front end of the lure body, from which the support member projects, and the rear end of the lure body, from which the hook projects.   
     
     
         2 . The lure of  claim 1 , wherein the hook further includes an eye portion that extends outside of and away from the lure body to provide the line attachment member, said eye portion terminating an end of said hook distally of said pointed end and being integral with and extending from said shank portion of the hook disposed within the lure body. 
     
     
         3 . The lure of  claim 1 , wherein lure the body is a weighted body. 
     
     
         4 . The lure of  claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises a wire having an end extending forwardly from the front end of the lure body and on which the moveable member is rotatably mounted. 
     
     
         5 . The lure of  claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises an elongate relatively stiff axle member extending from the lure body and the movable member comprises a propeller rotatably mounted on the axle member. 
     
     
         6 . The lure of  claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises an elongate relatively stiff axle member extending from the lure body and the movable member comprises a spinner blade rotatably mounted on the axle member. 
     
     
         7 . A jig-type fishing lure comprising a jig body with an elongate hook shank extending along an axis from adjacent a rear portion of the body to a hook bend and a spinner-type fish attractant rotatably mounted on a spinner support extending forwardly from adjacent of a front end of the jig body; the fishing lure further comprising a fishing line attachment member projecting from the jig body for attachment of a fishing line to the lure via the attachment member at a location generally between the spinner support and the hook and structurally separate from the spinner support externally of the jig body so that a taut fishing line attached to the attachment member and being used to retrieve the lure through the water in a manner so as to cause the spinner-type fish attractant to rotate on the spinner support will be prevented from interfering with rotation of the spinner-type fish attractant. 
     
     
         8 . The lure of  claim 7 , wherein the spinner-type fish attractant comprises a propeller. 
     
     
         9 . The lure of  claim 7 , wherein the wherein the spinner-type fish attractant comprises a spinner blade. 
     
     
         10 . The lure of  claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the shank of the hook projects from the lure body generally along a hook axis and wherein the hook has comprises a unitary member including an eye adjacent an end thereof opposite the pointed end and wherein at least a portion of the body of the hook is embedded within the jig body so that the eye extends out of and generally laterally away from the jig body relative to the hook axis to provide the fishing line attachment member generally on a side of the lure body in relation to the axis of the shank of the hook. 
     
     
         11 . The lure of  claim 7 , wherein the spinner-type attractant is mounted on a wire extending forwardly from the body in a direction generally opposite the direction that the hook extends away from the body. 
     
     
         12 . A fishing lure, comprising:
 an elongate, substantially rigid, substantially unfoldable lure body having a front end, and a rear end which is longitudinally spaced apart from the front end;   a hook attached to the lure body and projecting from the rear end of the lure body, the hook having a bend adjacent a pointed end and an elongate shank extending generally toward the front end of the lure body;   a support member fixedly attached to and extending forwardly from the front end of the lure body generally away from the rear end of the lure and the hook;   a movable member rotatably supported on the support member such that when the lure moves through water, the moveable member rotates about an axis substantially coextensive with the elongate support member in a manner so as to attract fish to the lure;   a line attachment member attached to the lure body for securement of a fishing line to the lure body, the line attachment member being disposed so as to provide a point of attachment of the line to the lure body that is located generally between the rear end of the lure and the movable member; and   a fishing line directly connected to and extending from the line attachment member;   wherein when the fishing line is used to pull the lure body through the water, the front end of the lure body maintains its longitudinally space apart relationship with the rear end of the lure body.   
     
     
         13 . The lure of  claim 12 , wherein the hook further includes a barb adjacent the pointed end. 
     
     
         14 . The lure of  claim 12 , wherein the hook and the line attachment member are integral, the shank of the hook extending integrally through the lure body to the line attachment member, which comprises a loop or eye for attachment of the line thereto and forming a distal end of the hook and which is disposed generally on a side of the lure body relative to its front and rear ends. 
     
     
         15 . The lure of  claim 12 , wherein the body is a weighted body. 
     
     
         16 . The lure of  claim 12 , wherein the support member comprises a wire having an end extending forwardly from the body and on which the moveable member is rotatably mounted. 
     
     
         17 . The lure of  claim 12 , wherein the movable member comprises a propeller rotatably mounted on the support member. 
     
     
         18 . The lure of  claim 12 , wherein the movable member comprises a spinner blade rotatably mounted on the support member. 
     
     
         19 . The lure of  claim 1 , wherein the support member is devoid of any structure for attachment of a fishing line. 
     
     
         20 . The lure of  claim 7 , wherein the elongate support is devoid of a fishing line attachment member.