A fishing lure including a body and a mounting assembly configured to releasably hold a hook array to the body. The mounting assembly includes an eye retainer for pivotally retaining an eye of the hook array, and a catch spaced from the eye retainer, the catch adapted to engage two shafts of the hook array. The catch is shaped to engage and release the hook array subsequent to elastic relative movement between the two shafts. The eye retainer maybe any suitable shape permitting loading of the hook. The catch may include a contact section positioned for first contact with a hook array when loading onto the catch, and a retention section for positioning of the hook array when loaded.
