The disclosed fishing lure systems have a fishing lure, bead sleeve, and a stop that can be used in combination with a fishing line and hook. The fishing lure has a pliable body and a pre-formed hole. The bead sleeve can be fitted within the pre-formed hole with an interference fit because the pliable body expands to fit around the bead sleeve to hold it in place within the pre-formed hole. The stop is positioned on one side of the fishing lure and bead sleeve to prevent it from sliding down towards the hook or possibly over some portion of the hook. The stop can be positioned spaced apart from the hook on a fishing line so that the distance between the fishing lure and the hook remains at a desirable spacing while in use.

The disclosed fishing lure systems have a fishing lure, bead sleeve, and a stop that can be used in combination with a fishing line and hook. The fishing lure has a pliable body and a pre-formed hole. The bead sleeve can be fitted within the pre-formed hole with an interference fit because the pliable body expands to fit around the bead sleeve to hold it in place within the pre-formed hole. The stop is positioned on one side of the fishing lure and bead sleeve to prevent it from sliding down towards the hook or possibly over some portion of the hook. The stop can be positioned spaced apart from the hook on a fishing line so that the distance between the fishing lure and the hook remains at a desirable spacing while in use.

A fish hook with rigging loop facilitates hooking up a series of hooks into a desired fishing rig configuration. The assembly includes a hook having a shaft and a hook portion. The hook portion is planar and extends from a bottom of the shaft. A wire has a top end coupled to the shaft adjacent to a distal end of the shaft relative to the hook portion. The wire has a bottom end coupled to the shaft between the top end and the hook portion wherein the wire forms a loop with the shaft.

A fish hook with rigging loop facilitates hooking up a series of hooks into a desired fishing rig configuration. The assembly includes a hook having a shaft and a hook portion. The hook portion is planar and extends from a bottom of the shaft. A wire has a top end coupled to the shaft adjacent to a distal end of the shaft relative to the hook portion. The wire has a bottom end coupled to the shaft between the top end and the hook portion wherein the wire forms a loop with the shaft.

A fish hook holding device includes a housing having a plurality of openings for insertion of a fishing hook and a plurality of first surfaces each surface disposed in the corresponding opening and a plurality of second surfaces substantially perpendicular to the corresponding first surface. The device includes a spring having a plurality of spring segments adjacent the corresponding first surface, each spring segment urged against the corresponding first surface wherein a point end of a fishing hook may be inserted into the opening and secured between the corresponding spring segment and the housing first surface. Upon insertion of a fish hook into a housing opening, a barb on the fish hook point engages the corresponding second surface, securing the hook in the opening. The hook may be removed by urging the hook toward the housing and rotated to disengage the barb from the second surface.

A fish hook holding device includes a housing having a plurality of openings for insertion of a fishing hook and a plurality of first surfaces each surface disposed in the corresponding opening and a plurality of second surfaces substantially perpendicular to the corresponding first surface. The device includes a spring having a plurality of spring segments adjacent the corresponding first surface, each spring segment urged against the corresponding first surface wherein a point end of a fishing hook may be inserted into the opening and secured between the corresponding spring segment and the housing first surface. Upon insertion of a fish hook into a housing opening, a barb on the fish hook point engages the corresponding second surface, securing the hook in the opening. The hook may be removed by urging the hook toward the housing and rotated to disengage the barb from the second surface.

A flexible plastic fishing lure has an integral retainer that is configured proximal to a front end of the fishing lure and has at least one retainer barb. The integral retainer is a harder and tougher material than the plastic used in the body of the fishing lure and is configured to seat over the jig-head barb to prevent the flexible plastic fishing lure from sliding down along the jig-head. The integral retainer has at least one retainer barb that more effectively holds the flexible plastic to the integral retainer. The integral retainer may have extension tabs that extend out radially and in some cases extend out from the flexible plastic body. The integral retainer may also have an aperture that extend along the length of the integral retainer and may be used to inject the flexible plastic into a mold.

The present invention includes a fishing rig and fish hook for live bait. The fish hook comprises a main body extending in a plane and defining a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, a top side and a bottom side. A plurality of hook portions extend from the body. The body further comprises an eyelet for attaching a fishing line. At least two shanks anchor the fish hook to the bait fish, one of the shanks extends from the first end at least partially along the longitudinal axis and the other shank extending from the second end at least partially along the longitudinal axis. The at least two shanks each have at least one barb extending from the shank for anchoring the fish hook to the live bait, wherein the barbs are adapted to prevent rotation of the body about the longitudinal axis relative to the live bait.

A fishing lure that simulates the appearance of an elongated aquatic animal swimming through water.