This Heddon
150 underwater minnow is in a clean, correctly numbered box, stamped 150
on each end. Green crackleback lures generally clean and polish well and
can be returned to their original luster.
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This
unusual fat-bodied Heddon is the somewhat rare Musky
Surfusser is in Shiner Scale pattern. Note the heavy duty toilet seat
hardware. These are among the rarest of all Heddons but no one seems
particularly excited about them.
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This is
a rare Surface Minnie in red and white. It looks a little like a
South bend Baby Surf-Oreno but has typical Heddon hardware and paint
finishes. The second lure is a 300 Surface Bait in rare greenback
rainbow finish. Both lures are from the 1920s.
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These
are both Florida related baits. The Saltwater Special has 2-piece
hardware and is painted with a red head and glitter finish. The Darting Zara in bullfrog
pattern is the early model with the nail in the mouth. The Darting Zara
is from the 1920s, while the Saltwater Special is from the early
1930s.
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The
top two lures are Florida Specials, designed especially for Florida
fishing. They are similar to the Saltwater Special above, but have
propellers. The
third lure is an early no eye Lucky 13 in red scale, another hard
to find color.
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This
Heddon 130 series Torpedo is in yet another rare color: blue scale. On
worn or faded lures, this color is often confused with green scale. Look
for black eye shadow to confirm that a bait is indeed finished in blue
scale.
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These
three early lures are all in Strawberry Spot finish. The 300 Surface ha
L-rig hardware, dating to the 1920s. The Deep Diving Wiggler in the
center is from the same era. The
unusual Wiggle King is the straight slant head version and
has cup hardware, a very difficult combination to find.
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The
120 series Torpedo is similar to the 130 series pictured above, but it
is smaller and has only 2 treble hooks instead of three. The 120 series
Torpedoes are much harder to find than their larger cousin.
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This
is the giant 8-inch Musky Vamp in green scale with heavy duty L-Rig
hardware. These big baits are highly sought and usually have been
damaged by their own giant treble hooks. They usually have a huge square
box swivel on the line tie.
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This
is a rare 3-belly weight version of the Artistic Minnow. The color is Brown
Sienna. Most Artistic Minnow lures had only one belly weight. This
is certainly an early model.
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This
is a 7500 series Vamp in Frog Scale, sharing a frame with another
stunning lure: a Zaragossa in goldfish scale. Note the early blunt nose
on the Zaragossa. both lures date to the early 1920s.
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This
Heddon Baby Crab Wiggler in toilet seat is in the later Crab Finish. The
other Baby Crab is in green crackleback. The Basser is
in Frog Scale. All are from the 1920s.
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