Heddon Zinc-Eye Basser

A rare variation, factory rigged with zinc eyes. Finished in rainbow with toilet seat hardware, a marked lip and grading shiny Ex-.

With rare large zinc eyes, finished in pike scale, marked diving lip, heavy duty L-rig hardware and tapered tail, possibly unfished, shiny Ex-/Ex condition. Correct short production "Fish-Flesh" box i

Both L-rig, including a green scale Gamefisher, shiny Ex-/Ex, in a very faintly stamped 5509D Gamefisher box that grades about Ex-. And a rainbow Head-on Basser, good glass eyes, marked lip, Ex-, in a

Zig-Wag in red/white, good glass eyes, script belly stencil (Ex-), in a tough 8309 RRH (red head natural scale) box. And a #20 minnow, green crackleback, nail eyes (VG+), in a 8500S Basser stamped box

Lot of 4 Heddon Bassers including: 1) near mint "Deluxe" Salt Water Basser, no diving lip, glass eyes, 99.9 % original bright clean paint and hardware, 4", c. 1935-36, overall excellent+++. 2) 4" w/cl

Tough frog scale Basser, L-rig hardware, good glass eyes and marked lip, about VG+ due to wear, a few flakes/chips, old yellowed varnish overcoat and age lines. The correct early 8509J stamped box gra

Finished in seldom seen goldfish scale, Head-on marked lip, L-rig and good glass eyes, shiny Ex-/Ex, with light wear, factory imperfection and age lines, possibly unfished. The correct down leaping ba

Finished in shiny blue scale, L-rig hardware, good glass eyes and marked Head-on lip plate. Other than the hardware screws missing (all 3), this bait would grade VG+/Ex-. Coming in an incorrect "210 B

In Allen Stripey, a tough finish to find on the 8500. With good glass eyes, heavy duty L-rig hardware and a marked lip, shiny Ex-/Ex. The VG+ Brush box comes with a red border fold out catalog and is

Finished in seldom seen goldfish scale, with Head-on marked lip, L-rigging and good glass eyes, condition is shiny Ex- (couple small flakes, age lines). Included is a box stamped 140RH (Ex-) that incl

Rare uncataloged red head pearl finish, rigged with bar hardware, good glass eyes, marked lip, other than lower lip edge wear (under the plate), this very tough bait would grade Ex-/Ex, most likely un

Vivid frog spot with good glass eyes, L-rig hardware and marked lip, about VG+, with wear, a few chips, corrosion started and age lines. The VG+ box is stamped C8500S Basser (sea, strawberry), and com

Large 6" size, shiner scale with large teddy bear glass eyes, chin stencil and string rig, shiny VG+, possibly unfished, in a near Ex condition Brush box, stamped 8569P King-Basser.

Includes a tough glow worm Crazy Crawler, 2 color eyes and chin (VG+/Ex-), in the correct 2100GW stamped Brush box. Brown Meadow Mouse (about Ex-), in a Brush box stamped 8502Lum Basser, and a red and

Finished in red head white with flitter, 4" body, good glass eyes and wire rigged, VG+/Ex- due to partial paint off the semi-popped belly weight, light wear and a small lip chip. The Brush box grades

From the Pflueger archive room, finished in Allen Stripey with good glass eyes, belly stencil and clean complete wire rig. Fished little if at all, Ex- due mostly to a ring around the chin weight, lig

Bright red head white body, good teddy bear eyes, complete string rig and chin stencil, Ex-/Ex, in a VG+ up bass box stamped 8550YS, with a fold out "Salmon and Striped Bass Baits" paper.

In beautiful herring finish, good glass eyes and belly stencil, other than missing the belly pin the condition is shiny Ex-/Ex, unfished, with the string and hooks still in the cellophane. The box is

Shiny herring scale finish, 4 1/2", good glass eyes, string rig, belly stenciled, about Ex-. Coming with a rough No-Snag Brush box, stamped N9119M.

Finished in rarely seen “White, Silver Flitter, Red Head”, rigged with 2pc belly and tail hardware, unmarked plate, belly stencil and good glass eyes. Definitely unfished, brite and shiny,

Both with good glass eyes and string rig, King Zig-Wag, herring (VG+/Ex-), and a King Basser, yellow scale with red gill and marked diving plate (Ex-).

5", silver scale/yellow belly with red gill, unmarked lip, teddy bear glass eyes, unfished Ex-/Ex, the string rigging and pork rind nearly like new. The Brush box grades Ex-, end stamped 8550YS King-B

Finished in bright Allen Stripey, marked lip, good glass eyes, chin stencil, if not for missing the string rigging the condition would be VG+/Ex-. Still a decent example of a tough color on the 8550.

A few lures contained in this lot are: an Arbo-Caster, Cisco Kid, a Mepps Aglia Long spinner, a Fred Arbogast Jitterbug, a Heddon Basser, red jigheads, Lindy rigs, a Schlitz beer bottle lure, one from