Fishing Lure Collection 2025-10-25 Auction - 635 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 26
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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REPAINTED HEDDON GAMEFISHER IN DACE: An old fisherman repaint, showing wear and flakes with original paint starting to show through. Dimensions: 4 - 1/2" Length.
1601: REPAINTED HEDDON GAMEFISHER IN DACEEst. $50-$100
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REPAINTED HEDDON 100 MINNOW: With original L-Rig hangers, marked spinners, and good glass eyes, this bait’s body has been repainted in orange, and the hooks have been repainted silver. No grade. Dimensions: 3" length.
1602: REPAINTED HEDDON 100 MINNOWEst. $50-$100
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YELLOW SHAKESPEARE SLIM JIM: In a very hard to find color, this c. 1920s model number 43 is in about Very Good Plus condition. Its tiny glass eyes have hairlines and neither prop is marked. The pair of belly weights still have
1603: YELLOW SHAKESPEARE SLIM JIMEst. $100-$200
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SHAKESPEARE NO 44 MINNOW IN FROG SCALE: C. 1930 model in Frog Scale “photo” finish, a color rarely seen in the Shakespeare line. Cup and screw eye hangers with oxidation to the hardware. Marked tube props with solid glass eyes.
1604: SHAKESPEARE NO 44 MINNOW IN FROG SCALEEst. $100-$200
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SHAKESPEARE RED WHIRLWIND SPINNER: Model number 6 made starting around 1910, this example has the wire clip hangers, “B” Props, and the rear treble still has the remains of the feather dressing. The paint is Very Good or
1605: SHAKESPEARE RED WHIRLWIND SPINNEREst. $100-$200
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TWO RARE LUCKY 13’S AND A VAMP: C. 1950s model 7509P Vamp in Shiner Scale is Excellent Minus or better. Both Lucky 13’s are the no-eye, Prewar models with two-piece hangers. These model 2509YBS Yellow, Black Stripes examples
1606: TWO RARE LUCKY 13’S AND A VAMPEst. $100-$200
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SHAKESPEARE “A” NOTCH MINNOW: Appearing to have a rough, textured, red fisherman-applied overpaint covering what was possibly Green Back finish underneath. The hardware looks all-original and correct, and both yellow glass eyes
1607: SHAKESPEARE “A” NOTCH MINNOWEst. $50-$100
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SPECIAL ORDER SHINER SCALE MUSKY MINNOW: In a never-catalogued color, this model 709P Swaybelly Musky Minnow is painted in a very unusual color for this model. All the belly weights are still sealed under paint. Perfect glass eyes
1608: SPECIAL ORDER SHINER SCALE MUSKY MINNOWEst. $300-$600
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RED SPOTTED CHARMER: Coming in a rarely seen finish, this c. 1910s Missouri-made bait has cleaner than average hardware and pristine glass eyes. Its overall grade is Very Good or a bit better. Charmers in non-Barberpole
1609: RED SPOTTED CHARMEREst. $600-$1,200
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ORANGE CHARMER BOX WITH INSERT: Both pieces are super tough and are waiting to be paired with a No 2 minnow, as the box end flap would indicate. Red border orange box is solid and in Very Good Plus condition. Some wear at the
1610: ORANGE CHARMER BOX WITH INSERTEst. $400-$800
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NO EYE CHARMER MINNOW: A full-sized Charmer lure with no eyes is not something that’s commonly found. Finished in Green Head and Stripe over White body with paint grading strong Very Good Plus, possibly better.
1611: NO EYE CHARMER MINNOWEst. $350-$700
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CHARMER IN WHITE WITH GREEN STRIPE: A nice, Very Good Plus condition Rotary Plug in all-original condition. Nickel-plated hardware with solid white-iris glass eyes. Some agelines on this example but they are light, and not very
1612: CHARMER IN WHITE WITH GREEN STRIPEEst. $250-$500
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CHARMER IN GREEN & WHITE: It appears that the green head section has been repainted, while the tail section looks to still have its original finish, despite some alligatoring. The hardware looks fished, but completely
1613: CHARMER IN GREEN & WHITEEst. $100-$200
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BOXED CHAUTAUQUA MINNOW: 3” length. An all-time classic, Krantz & Smith patented this bait in 1909, a detail confirmed by being stamped into its tail fin. These minnows are quite rare, the known examples probably
1614: BOXED CHAUTAUQUA MINNOWEst. $10,000-$15,000
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VINTAGE FISHING-RELATED ITEMS: Included are an EX in box Pflueger No 1993 Summit reel, a South Bend reel missing one of the grasps, otherwise EX condition, an EX condition Shakespeare 5/8 oz. Casting Weight, a collapsible boat
1615: VINTAGE FISHING-RELATED ITEMSEst. $100-$200
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PFLUEGER O’BOY IN BLUE MULLET: A popular model in a very popular color. This model 5409 O’Boy was only catalogued from 1925-1929 and it is in Excellent condition. One piece belly hanger with cup rig rear hanger and the
1616: PFLUEGER O’BOY IN BLUE MULLETEst. $50-$100
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PAIR OF PFLUEGER O’BOY MINNOWS: This model was introduced in 1925 and both lures belong to the smaller 5400 series. Model 5464 is described in the catalog as Jet Black – White Head, and the White Enamel, Red Head is catalog
1617: PAIR OF PFLUEGER O’BOY MINNOWSEst. $50-$100
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D.A.M. VAMPIR IN GOLDFISH: 5” length. Beautifully mimicking Heddon’s Gamefisher, this pre-war example did not see much action. It has glossy paint and shiny hardware, with two small chips at the chin & first joint.
1618: D.A.M. VAMPIR IN GOLDFISHEst. $150-$300
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D.A.M. VAMPIR IN PIKE SCALE: German manufacturer D.A.M. copied many successful American baits both before and after The War. One of the styles they produced was Heddon’s Gamefisher, this example being from the post-war era
1619: D.A.M. VAMPIR IN PIKE SCALEEst. $100-$200
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D.A.M. BABY VAMPIR IN WHITE, RED STRIPE: Made in Germany in the 1930s, this is a really nice example that shows off D.A.M.’s accurate mimicry of the popular Heddon bait. It grades about Excellent with great paint and clean hardware,
1620: D.A.M. BABY VAMPIR IN WHITE, RED STRIPEEst. $100-$200
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FROG DUMMY DOUBLE WITH FOOTBALL HANGERS: One-year-only bait (1913) as the “football” hangers proved too expensive to make, and by 1914 Heddon switched to the heavy L-Rig for this model. Model 1509-B was catalogued starting in
1621: FROG DUMMY DOUBLE WITH FOOTBALL HANGERSEst. $500-$1,000
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ENTERPRISE MFG CO NEVERFAIL MINNOW: A correct combo dating to 1911-1912. The maroon Enterprise box carries the 1911 patent date of The Neverfail Minnow, but the hook hangers on the bait remained “see-through” style until
1622: ENTERPRISE MFG CO NEVERFAIL MINNOWEst. $500-$1,000
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EWERT’S ARTIFICIAL BAIT: 4 - 1/4" length. Patented in 1919 by Walter Scott Ewert, a resident of Los Angeles, CA, it is generally thought that fewer than half a dozen of these baits are known in collections. Two sizes have
1623: EWERT’S ARTIFICIAL BAITEst. $1,500-$3,000
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BASS SIZE CHIPPEWA IN GREENBACK RED SPOT: 3 - 1/2" length. With only some tight agelines, this striking Chippewa’s green back stripe and soft red spots stand out against the mellowed white body. Perfect glass eyes, full paint on the
1624: BASS SIZE CHIPPEWA IN GREENBACK RED SPOTEst. $300-$600