Shakespeare Bait and Heddon Deep Divine Wiggler

Shakespeare Bait and Heddon Deep Divine Wiggler

Finished in bold green crackleback, L-rig, inch worm tie and marked single piece plane, possibly unfished, shiny Ex-. Coming in its scarce tall down bass box, 1600 clearly stamped on both ends, VG+/Ex

L-rig model with marked diving plane and inch worm line tie, white strawberry spot finish, shiny VG+/Ex-. The tall down bass box with "Floats Dives Wiggles" flaps grades VG/VG+, stamped with only a no

L-rig, inch worm line tie and marked single piece plane, green crackleback finish, about Ex-, in the correct down bass box, stamped 1600.

Early side hook 1600 in dark green crackleback, with pigtail line tie, L-rig and marked single piece plane, about VG+.

Both L-rig with tail cup insert, inch worm line tie, and marked single-piece plane. Side hook model in Strawberry spot (about VG+), and frog spot (VG-).

Very scarce early patent model featuring cup rig, pigtail line tie and unmarked side diving planes, a characteristic found on only the earliest models. Condition of this c1914 white strawberry spot fi

Coming in a tall down bass box and finished in rainbow, rigged with inch worm line tie, side L-rigged treble hooks and marked diving plane. Condition is shiny Ex- due mostly to fine age lines. The box

Pair of rough condition Heddon baits, Near Surface Wiggler and 900 Swimming Minnow.

Heddon wood baits, Crab Wiggler, Baby Vamp, and 210.

Rare no-eye Wiggler, manufactured using the later style 1600 Deep Diving Wiggler body, tiny cup and screw eye hardware and early, marked U-collar. Finished in bright rainbow, most likely a depression

Uncataloged model, manufactured using the later style 1600 Deep Diving Wiggler body, small cup and screw eye hardware and early, marked U-collar. Finished in green scale, most likely a depression era

Tough frog scale, L-rig hardware, good glass eyes and marked collar, if not for an old thin over-varnish this nice bait would grade Ex-/Ex. The early Zig Wag box is VG/VG+ due mostly to top wear, stam

Shakespeare T. Robb Casting Fly, appearing as new, in a No. 196 box stamped 3749 that’s almost as nice. And a Hardy’s H.J.S. Wiggler Bait labeled box, blue/silver stamped, with a 1”

One of the rarest colors found on this popular bait - black head/yellow body. Good glass eyes, marked collar and L-rigged, about VG+ due mostly to flaking, appearing cleaned, also light wear and tight

L-rigged bait with early Pike Scale finish in Very Good plus condition with some varnish flakes and a few pointers. Glass eyes are perfect.

Crab Wiggler in bright natural crab finish, L-rig with marked U collar and inch worm line tie, if not for an old thin over-varnish this unfished bait would grade Ex-, in a crisp early box stamped 1905

Dating to approximately 1903 is this James Heddon and Son No. 1 Dowagiac Casting Bait, better known as the Slopenose. This early model measures 4" and is rigged with the deep gold washed belly cup and

Seven vintage fishing reels including a "Pflueger Pontiac" surf casting reel with a gold tone body, a "Heddon" #283 spinning reel, an "Ocean City" #1800 bait casting reel, a "Sea Lake" deep water reel

Early solid red No. 6 SRW, rigged with see-through plate hardware and B-notch props, grading about VG+, could use cleaning. These c1910 Shakespeare baits are not easy to find.

Early 1800 in white with red eye shadow and very rare hand painted reverse gill marks. Rigged with L-rig hardware, inch worm line tie and marked collar, the condition is shiny Ex-. The down-bass box i

Both L-rig with good glass eyes and marked U collar. Baby Crab Wiggler, yellow strawberry, inch worm line tie, appearing unfished, shiny Ex-, in a 1909C stamped box that's VG+/Ex-, and a Crab Wiggler,

Finished in perch scale with a yellow belly, L-rig, good glass eyes, marked O collar, condition is shiny Ex, appearing unfished. Comes in a down bass box, VG+/Ex-, stamped 1809L on both ends, and incl

Midget Crab Wiggler, frog spot, 2pc hardware, unmarked collar, good glass eyes (Ex-/Ex), in a 1959L stamped box, and a Baby in white with red eye and tail, L-rig, marked collar, good glass eyes (Ex-),