ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,006, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to AI TACKLE INC. (Ottawa).
"Fish lure component" was invented by Bruce Ryan Daniels (Ottawa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fish lure component includes a hook portion having first and second hook members disposed in an opposing arrangement. A biasing member for normally biasing the hook portion in a closed configuration is disposed between the first and second hook members. A vane structure is provided to cause the fish lure component to rotate about an axis thereof during movement through a body of water and along a direction that is generally aligned with the axis. The hook portion is operable ...