Heddon Lure Galleries

In this Heddon Lure gallery you will see examples made by James Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan. This, the second of the Heddon Lure Galleries has a few pieces which you wont see in or on any other Antique fishing lure web site. This Gallery Focuses on Heddon lures predominately circa 1930s and earlier. Included are some prototypes that came out of the Heddon archives and off the infamous Heddon Lure Factory Board. We have tried to mix and match in a random order the Heddon lures shown.

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 I will try to notate extra information for each Heddon lure shown below, and or the color name, series number. The Heddon Lure pictures below are a shown as a visual reference, a guide to enjoy. Please note the order of the lure in the gallery bears no significance on its rarity.



Gallery 2 of the Heddon Lure


Heddon Dowagiac Light Casting Minnow
 Heddon Dowagiac Light Casting Minnow
Model 11, Strawberry Spot Finish, Circa 1920's.


Heddon Prototype Lures
Heddon Dowagiac Prototypes or Experimental Lures
Out of the Heddon Archives, We Have a Pearl Minnow which is the result of Heddon's experiments with Pearl compounds And a Multi Bladed Bait which has 20 Blades and a external belly weight.


Heddon Dowagiac Prototype Lure
Heddon Dowagiac Prototype or Experimental Lure
Another from the Archives of the Heddon Company, we have a Surface Bait, with Opaque eyes, reminiscent of an early 300 Surface minnow front and a set of fixed single hooks at the rear. 

Heddon Lure the Long Lip Lucky 13
Heddon Lure the Lucky 13
Model 2500, Red Scale Finish, Circa early 1920's, Shown with the Correct Down Bass box. Hardware is Cup Rig.


Heddon Lure the Lucky 13
Heddon Lure the Lucky 13
Model 2500, Crackle Back Finish, Circa  1940's. Lure Hardware is Two piece.

Heddon Antique Lure the Joe's
Antique Lure the Heddon Dowagiac  Florida Special and Little Joe
Model 10s, Red Head Perch Finish, Circa 1930's, & Model 500, Perch Finish, Circa 1920's.
Heddon  Underwater Expert
Heddon Dowagiac Underwater Expert
Solid White  Finish, Circa 1904.

Heddon Jointed Vamp
 Heddon Dowagiac  Jointed Vamp
Model 7300, Red and Black Finish, Circa 1920's.


Heddon Ice Decoy
Heddon Dowagiac Ice Decoy
Model 400, Green Scale, Circa 1920's Shown with Correct Down Bass Box

Heddon Antique Lure the Underwater Minnow High Forehead 150
Antique Lure the Heddon Dowagiac  Underwater Minnow 150
Model 150, Crackle Back Finish, Circa 1906.


Heddon Antique Lure the Underwater Minnow Series 100
Antique Lure the Heddon Dowagiac  Underwater Minnow 100
Model 100, Brown Sienna Crackle Back Finish, Circa 1908, Shown with Correct Wood Box.


Heddon Antique Lure the Underwater Minnow Series 100
Antique Lure the Heddon Dowagiac Underwater Minnow 100
Model 100, Green Crackle Back Finish, Circa 1908, Shown with Correct Wood Box.

Heddon Lure the Gamefisher
Antique Lure the Heddon Dowagiac  Gamefisher
Model 5500, Strawberry Spot Finish, Circa 1920's.


Heddon Lure the Flap Tail
Heddon Dowagiac Flap Tail
Model 7110, Solid White Finish, Circa 1940's.


Heddon Lure the Surface Minnow 210
 Heddon Dowagiac Surface 210
Model 210, Yellow and Black Finish, Circa 1920's.

Heddon Dummy Double
Heddon Dowagiac Dummy Double
Model 1500, Frog Spot Finish,  Circa Mid 1915.


Heddon Deep Diving Wiggler
Heddon Lure the  Deep Diving Wiggler
Model 1600, Shiner Scale Finish, Circa Late 1920s or Early 1930's, Shown with Correct Up Bass Box.


Heddon Zig Wag
Heddon Lure the Zig Wag
Model 8300, Gold Fish Scale Finish, Circa 1920's..

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