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Is a fishing lure patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a fishing lure have been patented many times, but "a fishing lure" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 14,968 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “fishing lure” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 1273 best keyword matches we examined, 298 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: GLOBERIDE INC (8), THORNE DAVID L (7), NOMAD TACKLE PTY LTD (7), PARKS STEVE (6).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A01K (1263), B29C (23), B29L (17), Y10T (14).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a fishing lure
- Apparatus for attaching a hook to a fishing lure or bait US-12433271-B2 2025 · SCHOLFIELD MAX
An apparatus for attaching a fishing hook to a bait or lure has a base having a flat bottom surface. The bottom surface has slots on opposed sides and an opening. A post is attached to or is formed with the base and extends perpen…
View on Google Patents - Expandable bait keeper for soft fishing lures US-12490726-B2 2025 · PARKS STEVE
A fishing tackle bait keeper for a fishing hook includes an anchor and an extension member. The anchor has a tapered tip and a sleeve with first and second ends, and plural ribs coupled to the first end. The ribs project in a dive…
View on Google Patents - Dying bait fish lure US-2024164357-A1 2024 · MILTON JAMES EDWARDS
A dying bait fish lure includes a lure member resembling a bait fish with a head, a body, and a tail; a lip member; a weight member; and one or more hook elements. An eyelet, disposed on a front nose end of the lure member, connec…
View on Google Patents - Weedless fishing lure jig with offset bait US-10492478-B1 2019 · PARKS STEVE
A fishing lure has a jig, a skirt and a bait. The jig has a jig head, with a hook extending from the jig head. A skirt anchor extends from the jig head toward the point of the hook point along an imaginary line, so as to be offset…
View on Google Patents - Fishing lure for securing live bait US-10258023-B2 2019 · TUCKER BRAD
A fishing lure for securing live bait includes a flexible main body and a stretchable collar. The flexible main body is configured to have a fishing hook inserted therethrough. The stretchable collar is connected to the flexible m…
View on Google Patents - Hooked on fishing lure/spinner bait US-2018199552-A1 2018 · TREIBER MICHELLE
A fishing lure for attracting predatory fishes to a fishing line is disclosed. The fishing lure is designed as a spinnerbait capable of flashing, spinning and floating when drifted underwater for attracting the predatory fishes co…
View on Google Patents - Floating fishing lure supporting a dancing bait on the water surface US-2012030991-A1 2012 · CHATFIELD PHILIP N
A floating fishing lure includes a buoyant body having an upper portion projecting above the water surface and a lower portion projecting below the water surface. The upper portion supports the inner end of one or more elongated f…
View on Google Patents - Weighted soft-bait fishing lure US-2012023804-A1 2012 · HOGAN MICHAEL P
The present invention provides an improved weighted soft-bait fishing lure that includes a jighead assembly, comprising a weight having a generally elongate body with a first longitudinal axis, a hook and a bait keeper means, and …
View on Google Patents - Support device for a fishing lure or bait US-7971387-B2 2011 · HUDDLESTON DELUXE INC
A device for supporting a soft-bodied lure or bait includes a brace with a connector and a stop. Optionally, the brace is formed from a loop of wire. In such an optional embodiment, the connector may be formed by the loop. A stop …
View on Google Patents - Fishing lure with weighted hydrodynamic head, mated plastic worm and pivoting hook US-8079173-B2 2011 · CORBITT III NEWSOME E
A fishing lure includes a weighted hydrodynamic head, mated artificial bait and pivoting hook. The weighted hydrodynamic head includes an integrally molded, conically-shaped or pyramid-shaped malleable body with a plurality of fin…
View on Google Patents - Design fishing hook for bait and lure US-2009119972-A1 2009 · REILLY HUGH MACDONALD
A fishing hook device changing fundamentals of “J” shape fishing hooks with modifications to the extended shank length only allowing all prior art. Towing eye position relative to hook bend and hook point is changed allowing fish …
View on Google Patents - Live bait fish lure US-6658785-B1 2003
A lure for mounting bait fish includes a unitary weighted body having a socket for receiving the nose of the bait fish and a lower tail section having inwardly projecting hooks for penetrating the sides of the bait fish to effect …
View on Google Patents - Fishing lure having hook clip US-6247261-B1 2001
A fishing lure is disclosed which is molded from the cast of a natural baitfish in a method which has increased the thickness in dimension of the original fins and tail section for the purpose of increasing the fishing lures durab…
View on Google Patents - Fishing lure having articulatable hook connector US-6082039-A 2000
A fishing lure (10) having an articulatable hook connector (24) well suited for use with either spinner or buzz baits. The fishing lure has a head (12), a shaft (14) extending from the head to engage a fishing line (16), a hook (2…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a fishing lure been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Outdoor products differ mostly in weatherproofing, power source, folding mechanisms and how they mount or anchor.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.