ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,329, issued on Sept. 1.
"Offset axis spinnerbait" was invented by John Kleczewski (Park Falls, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fishing lure, which is attachable to fishing line for movement through water in a fishing direction, includes a first section, a spinner blade, a second section, a transition section, and a fishing hook coupled to the second section. The first section includes a leading end and a trailing end. The leading end is configured for attachment to the fishing line. The spinner blade is rotatably coupled to the first section between the leading end and the trailing end for rotation about a spinner axis. The sec...