Ruby Tuesday

The Ruby Tuesday "Lure Tour" continues this week with some additional vintage fishing lures that I discovered while cleaning out the garage at dad's house a few weeks ago.

The first lure has two faces.  I have no idea why.  Those three loops are where you tie the line.  The lure will run at different depths, depending on which loop you tie the line to.  This is a vintage translucent plastic crank bait.  I have not been able to identify it or when it was made.

This is another plastic crank bait.  I would guess this lure was made in the late fifties to early sixties.  I have not been able to find out much more about it yet.

This is another Heddon lure, I believe.  It is a jointed version of a "River Runt".  This is a wooden crank bait, probably manufactured in the 1930's.  I really like the colors on this one.

There is no red on this lure for a Ruby Tuesday, but who cares?  This is a Paw Paw Wotta Frog.  It was manufactured between 1941 and 1943.  The lure is about 4" long.  Originally there were feathers around the hooks.  The wrapping is still visible, but the feathers are long since gone.  Still, this lure is worth $35-$50 in the collector market.  I think it is just too cool to sell.  Stay tuned next week for the final installment of the Ruby Tuesday Lure Tour.

Ruby Tuesday

While cleaning out the garage at Dad's place, I happened upon his tackle boxes.  I opened them up and found a nice collection of vintage lures.  Since all of these had red in them, I decided that they would make an appropriate Ruby Tuesday post.
The first lure is a wooden bait by the Heddon company.  It was produced between 1929 and 1935.  The bait is about 3" long.  Even in it's current condition, this lure is worth over $200 in the collector market.  The second lure is another Heddon bait, called the "Torpedo", for obvious reasons.  It is longer than the first bait, as it is nearly 5" in length.  I believe this bait is a little newer than the first one, but the value will still surprise you.  The final bait is nearly full size in the photo.  It is a Heddon "Punkin Seed".  It's gets it's name from the fact that it is shaped very similar to a pumpkin seed.  This little jewel is not quite 2" long, but it's value in the collector market exceeds $100.  I saw one sold on E-bay last week for that price.  I plan to display these, along with a few photos and other vintage fishing equipment in the home office.  Stay tuned, I have more of these that I will share with you next week.  Have a wonderful Ruby Tuesday all.