A fishing lure that has high action includes a removable flexible material tail section with a removable rattle, the tail section having a rear end with a three-dimensional bulge (such as a spherical segment or truncated cone) having a socket that contains the rattle. The head section of the lure is connected by a multi-dimensional pivot connection to a middle section of the lure, to which the flexible tail section is readily removably attached by two or more removable spaced metal pins. The head section includes a scoop in the front end and top, for causing erratic action of the head section as the lure is pulled through the water, typically by a fishing line connected to a fishing line attachment device within the scoop. At least one hook-receiving connection is fixed to at least one of the head and middle sections, typically extending downwardly from each of the head and middle sections.
