#$%^&*AU2014100214A420140410.pdf#####ABSTRACT A soft fishing lure has an elongate body of flexible plastic material in the form of a bait fish. The body has a dorsal side and opposite lateral sides, and an open cavity between the opposite lateral sides. A hook passes through the body so that the body is attached to the hook. The hook has an eyelet located outside a leading end of the lure and a pointed end portion orientated generally longitudinally relative to the body and located adjacent the dorsal side of the bod. A weight may be mounted to the hook. The body has one or more slots extending longitudinally in each lateral side adjacent the cavity.1/3 10 2 13 23 20 Fig. 1 Fig. 2 10 Fig. 3