A completely flexible fishing lure designed to imitate the look and motion of
a
fish or other living creature when towed through the water on a fishing line. The
lure consists of a body made of flexible material with two tails of a general semi-circular
or sickle shape, integrally molded to the body and made of the same material. The
tails are positioned opposite one another with the inside edge of each tail facing
the inside edge of the other at the point of attachment. Each tail may also be
positioned to overlap the other. Each tail extends first in a rearward direction
and at some point in its length turns inward and crosses the other tail. After
crossing the other tail each tail extends outward and forward or extends away from
the other tail. The tails are molded thin and generally membrane-like but the thickness
is variable depending on the action desired. Both tails are separated during the
molding process and in use. A separation plate placed between the two halves of
the mold used to produce the lure produces this separation. The semi-circular or
arc like tails are basically flat and lie in separate horizontal planes separated
by the separation plate during the molding process. The tails can be of the same
size or of varying lengths, widths and thickness and can extend the full length
of the body if desired. When pulled through the water on a fishing line the tails
produce a wide area of wavy and rippling motion in some embodiments and a fast
vibrating motion in other embodiments depending on the shape and thickness of the
tails. Several new tail designs are also shown in the present specification including
improved sickle shaped tails in a saw-tooth-like pattern, reverse sickle shaped
tails, and other variations.
