Fishing Lure Collection 2025-10-25 Auction - 635 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 12
HEDDON 747 IN BLENDED RED & PURPLERARE HEDDON INTRO MUSKY MINNOW AND BOXTHE 13 INCH HEDDON GIANT UNDERWATER MINNOW
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Denver, PA, United States
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HEDDON FLIPPER IN PIKE SCALE: Only made for a short time in the late 1920s. Model 149M was standard all 3 years, but Flippers are not common, especially in such nice condition. This example has clear glass eyes, L-Rig hangers,
1265: HEDDON FLIPPER IN PIKE SCALEEst. $300-$600
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HEDDON EXPERIMENTAL RIVER RUNT: Dimensionally quite different from the standard River Runt with its slimmer profile and slight banana shape with an upturned nose. The hardware is factory fresh and is from a mix of eras, including
1266: HEDDON EXPERIMENTAL RIVER RUNTEst. $300-$600
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HEDDON DUMMY DOUBLE IN SLATE: Slate was never a standard color during the short run of the bait (1913-1917). This is one of the cleaner Dummy Doubles you’ll find, with nice hardware, all three hooks present, two sets of
1267: HEDDON DUMMY DOUBLE IN SLATEEst. $400-$800
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HEDDON MUSKY MINNOW IN WHITE WITH RED EYES: This color was catalogued on the model 700 for only a single year, 1927. This Swaybelly bait is in strong Excellent Minus condition with just agelines and a couple tiny chips and pointers. The
1268: HEDDON MUSKY MINNOW IN WHITE WITH RED EYESEst. $400-$800
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SPECIAL ORDER COLOR 8 INCH MUSKY VAMP: Super rare model 7608RH, this color was never offered in catalogs during this bait’s short run (1924-1929). Oversized hardware including L-Rig hangers, reinforced lip, and huge box swivel. Left
1269: SPECIAL ORDER COLOR 8 INCH MUSKY VAMPEst. $500-$1,000
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HEDDON 3000 SPINDIVER IN SPECIAL GOLD FLITTER: Even rarer than its Silver Flitter sibling, Gold Flitter could be specified by the fisherman as a special order. The hardware on this example is showing some use, but the paint is still in about
1270: HEDDON 3000 SPINDIVER IN SPECIAL GOLD FLITTEREst. $500-$1,000
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HEDDON 2-HOOK ALUMINUM SLOPENOSE: This c. 1902 bait features all brass hardware and a hand-painted friction-fit aluminum collar. Lure measures 4 - 1/4” long and condition is about Very Good Minus to Very Good. An extremely rare
1272: HEDDON 2-HOOK ALUMINUM SLOPENOSEEst. $1,000-$2,000
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HEDDON PROTOTYPE FLYROD VAMP: From the factory archives and considered “Unique” and “impossible to value” by the authors of The Heddon Legacy, you can see this exact bait pictured on page 167. There are
1273: HEDDON PROTOTYPE FLYROD VAMPEst. $1,000-$2,000
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EARLY FANCY BACK HEDDON 700 MUSKY MINNOW: One of the nicest Heddon Musky Trolling Minnows you’ll ever see. Five treble model made 1909-1910 only, with clean oversized hardware, perfect glass eyes, and three hand painted sets of gills.
1274: EARLY FANCY BACK HEDDON 700 MUSKY MINNOWEst. $1,500-$3,000
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TYPE 1 HEDDON UNDERWATER EXPERT: 3 - 1/4” length. Appearing in The Heddon Legacy at the top of page 66, the book highlights some of this bait’s more historically important characteristics. Heddon felt that the external
1275: TYPE 1 HEDDON UNDERWATER EXPERTEst. $2,000-$8,000
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HEDDON NIGHT RADIANT MOONLIGHT IN BOX WITH PAPER: 5” length. Without question one of the rarest and most desirable of all Heddon baits. This exact set is pictured in The Heddon Legacy on page 90 and is described as being one of only a couple
1276: HEDDON NIGHT RADIANT MOONLIGHT IN BOX WITH PAPEREst. $4,000-$15,000
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THE 13 INCH HEDDON GIANT UNDERWATER MINNOW: This 8-bellyweight leviathan is more than a foot long and dwarfs all other Dowagiac Minnows. Affectionately given the name “Big Baby” by a previous owner and obtained from the Heddon family
1277: THE 13 INCH HEDDON GIANT UNDERWATER MINNOWEst. $5,000-$20,000
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THE SMITH MINNOW FROM THE HEDDON FACTORY BOARD: 3 - 1/4” length. Charles H. Smith operated the LaGrange Bait Co. in Indiana and was making these baits around 1905. This exact minnow belonged to Will Heddon, who handmade his own version based
1278: THE SMITH MINNOW FROM THE HEDDON FACTORY BOARDEst. $3,000-$10,000
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CIRCA 1904 BOXED HEDDON MINNOW IN WHITE: 3 - 5/8” length. According to Lyons’ book, the 150 Dowagiac Minnow was introduced in 1904 in just one catalogued color, Fancy Back, making this All-White example a special order. It is in
1279: CIRCA 1904 BOXED HEDDON MINNOW IN WHITEEst. $5,000-$15,000
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INCREDIBLE SPECIAL ORDER HEDDON VAMP: In a truly spectacular unnamed color, this factory-original bait seems to be finished in a version of Shad, with large, crescent-shaped gills, hand-painted in the West Coast style. Pink eye shading
1280: INCREDIBLE SPECIAL ORDER HEDDON VAMPEst. $1,500-$3,000
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UNUSUAL RED-WHITE-RED HEDDON VAMP: Model 7502 in Very Good Plus condition. You usually see White, Red Head or Red Eyes and Tail, but this pattern seems to be a mashup of the two finishes. The hardware has oxidation from having been
1281: UNUSUAL RED-WHITE-RED HEDDON VAMPEst. $1,000-$2,000
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RARE HEDDON WILBOURN SPECIAL SPINDIVER: Never a catalogued color on a Spindiver, precious few baits are ever found in this popular color. An opportunity to add a Spindiver in this coveted finish is really a special occasion. The bait was
1282: RARE HEDDON WILBOURN SPECIAL SPINDIVEREst. $600-$1,200
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FOUR HOOK SLOPENOSE BOX: Marked No. 2 on both ends, this box dates to the very beginning of Heddon production. This exact example is shown in several places in The Heddon Legacy, most prominently on page 201. It is a
1283: FOUR HOOK SLOPENOSE BOXEst. $500-$1,000
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1904 MODEL HEDDON 151 MINNOW: From Heddon’s first year selling Dowagiac Underwater Minnows, comes this slim-bodied, all-brass example. Very early Rainbow finish with three short gills on each side and two perfect
1284: 1904 MODEL HEDDON 151 MINNOWEst. $500-$1,000
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HEDDON 1904 5 HOOK MINNOW: An Excellent Minus example from Heddon’s first commercial season with the Dowagiac Underwater Minnow in 1904. Three belly weights with two partially exposed and three sets of hand painted
1285: HEDDON 1904 5 HOOK MINNOWEst. $400-$800
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HEDDON RAINBOW 151 MINNOW IN BLUE BORDER BOX: Dating to 1912, collectors consider this blue border box to be even rarer than the white border box, made earlier that year. It is marked 151 on both ends, and is in about Very Good Plus condition,
1286: HEDDON RAINBOW 151 MINNOW IN BLUE BORDER BOXEst. $300-$600
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HEDDON 901 SWIMMING MINNOW: The larger of the two catalogued sizes, Swimming Minnows were only produced for a few years from 1910-1913. They debuted at 75 cents per bait, and by 1913, they had risen to 85 cents each. It has
1287: HEDDON 901 SWIMMING MINNOWEst. $300-$600
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HEDDON SPIN DIVER IN GREEN SCALE: 4 - 1/4” length. Only cataloged in Green Scale over the 1921-1923 seasons. Age lines, a few varnish bubbles on the back, clear glass eyes, and clean hardware all combine to net this great model
1288: HEDDON SPIN DIVER IN GREEN SCALEEst. $300-$600