Heddon Fishing Lure Index

Gabby Talkington

An index of information on Heddon fishing lures and boxes

Pronunciations:  Heddon (Head-don); Dowagiac (Doe-wa'-gee-ack)

Heddon lure hardware identification Identification of underwater minnows Figuring out type of eyes found on Heddon's lures Figure out the grading on your lures A list of colors and the numbers on boxes A list of Heddon model numbers Heddon lure boxes Pre-1920 Heddon Lures and many more Heddon articles

Articles, catalogs, and identification data

• Heddon early catalogs: lure color plates and actual examples of box paper brochures

• Heddon lure box examples:  a key to dating the type of lure that you have and linking them to the hardware.

• Heddon boxes and hardware: Lure Hardware Identification and how to identify and date a Heddon lure and what box is correct for what hardware.  Photos and information to help you communicate with other collectors about what you have or don't have.

• Heddon details: body styles, gill marks, and other features to differentiate lures.

• Heddon Dates of Manufacture for lures in this collection to help you figure out approximately when a Heddon lure was made based on appearance in the catalogs.

• Heddon's wood box model underwater minnows: a photo essay for indentification and discussion of the boxes for 1908 versions, compare wood box model bluntnose 100's and 150's in seven different colors.

• Print-out these exclusive charts of early Heddon colors and the availability of each color for selected early lures.

1. Chart-1: Heddon 150 colors and numbers: when a given color was introduced and existed
2. Chart-2: Heddon lure colors and numbers: for early and later 100's & 150's, 700, 20
3. Chart-3: Heddon lure colors and numbers: for Spindiver, Artistic minnow, 260, 350, 40, 50

Photos of lures,   boxes, and history

• Heddon pre-1920 RARE lures & boxes

• Heddon friends of the frog photos: examples of frog finish color and style in 150's, Spindiver, 200, 1600, Near Surface Wiggler

• Heddon early 150's : various early underwater Heddon 150 lures, 159A in wood box, 151 in down leaping Bass box, variations on crackleback colors and designs in 150's, blackish, green, seinna, and blue-green crackleback

• Heddon high forehead 100 anatomy, photos and information

• Heddon 900 series minnows: see photos and info on the 900 series with the intro and later white boxes

• Heddon c.1908 wood box model 100's and 150's identification, nomenclature and data.

• Heddon 100 body anatomy with photo illustrations

• Heddon wood box100's: various styles, shapes, and six boxes and lures of the early models

• Heddon earliest: 1904 Dowagiac Underwater, 2 hook Slopenose with box,  Mulitple Minnow and rare box, No. 11 with rare white box

• Heddon divers, Crab Wigglers, Gamefishers, and SOS: Deep-O-Diver, baby Crab Wigglers in red/white/red, frog scale, and natural crab finish, three Gamefishers, versions of the Swims on Side

• Heddon lures on steroids: Coast Minnow,  700's in green and sienna crackleback and a black sucker with the correct down leaping Bass box, Giant Musky Vamp

• Heddon lures in fancy sienna and scale patterns: examples of early 150's, 100's and other types in some of the more unusual colors

• Heddon red eyed killers: 100, 150, 20, and the 450 "killer" in red and white variations

• Heddon 300's, Spindivers & 175's: various hook configurations and styles

• Heddon trouted or spotted series 0's and 00's: examples of spotted coloration

• Heddon minnys 'n muskys & feathers and bucks: 260, 350, 402, 40 and 20

• Heddon Torpedo alley and Flippers: variations on the 120 and 130 Torpedo  and 140 Flippers

• Heddon Zaragossa, Darter, River Runt, Punkinseed, and a rare Rotary Head

Tag lines:

Heddon, dates, manufacture, lure name, slopenose, dowagiac, underwater, minnow, Slopenose Dowagiac Expert, Dowagiac Minnow, Coast Minnow, Light Casting Minnow, Florida Special, Florida Special, Baby Dowagiac, Walton Feather Tail, Artistic Minnow, Dowagiac Minnow, River Runt, Torpedo, Flipper, SOS, Surface Minny, Surface Minnow, Musky Surfusser, Ice Decoy, Killer, Multiple Metal Minnow, Salt Water Special , Musky Minnow, Swimming Minnow, Black Sucker, Dummy Double, Deep diving Wiggler, Near Surface Wiggler, Crab Wiggler, Baby Crab Wiggler, Midget Crab Wiggler, Spin Diver,

 

Additional Heddon information on pre-1920 lures and boxes

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