Look what I found

FinsnFur · April 21, 2024, 10:05:08 PM

Found her tangled up in some shore debris.

I knew what it was as soon as I seen it but I wasn't sure how old it is.
It's a vintage Heddon fishing lure body.
After doing some research on this one. I'm thinking it's the Heddon River Runt Spook.
According to Heddon they started making these things in 1929 and they were wood. In 1933 they switched to plastic.
I looked through Heddon's online vintage images to see if I could find out more on this one and the only one I can find with a white nose is the one pictured below. Mine does have some fish scale print on the belly like the image also.

If that is the one, I'm guessing maybe around the 1946 era.

...based on the info I'm finding from Heddon.
What ever the age is on it, it's pretty dang old to have every single piece of metal rusted completed off of it.

nastygunz · April 22, 2024, 06:50:43 AM

I bet that old warrior could tell some tales!

Hawks Feather · April 22, 2024, 08:20:00 AM

You have a good eye for spotting that one.

Okanagan · April 22, 2024, 09:25:20 AM

That is major cool!!

nastygunz · April 22, 2024, 08:16:51 PM

Fix that bad boy up and put it back into action

nastygunz · April 22, 2024, 08:23:05 PM

Heddon stole that design from my custom lure

nastygunz · April 22, 2024, 08:24:57 PM

And on my design the back legs are detachable and you can use them as lures all on their own

🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

Todd Rahm · April 22, 2024, 11:33:24 PM

Looks like good restoration project/video!

HaMeR · April 25, 2024, 05:23:21 PM

Quote from: Hawks Feather on April 22, 2024, 08:20:00 AMYou have a good eye for spotting that one.

Prolly not so hard when he was untangling his own swim bait from the same brush hangin over the water.

FinsnFur · April 25, 2024, 09:51:28 PM

Quote from: HaMeR on April 25, 2024, 05:23:21 PM
Quote from: Hawks Feather on April 22, 2024, 08:20:00 AMYou have a good eye for spotting that one.

Prolly not so hard when he was untangling his own swim bait from the same brush hangin over the water.

Shut up Glen

Your actually close though

I was was looking for arrow heads as I walked the shore casting. Mississippi River up here in our little "Driftless Region, holds a TON of Native American Archaeology. Every spring more gets exposed.