Heddon Frog Scale Lures

Photos of an Advanced Heddon Antique Fishing Lure Collection

Here in this Heddon Lure Gallery we are please to be able to show you a portion of a mature Heddon color collection. This collection is centered around the Heddon color frog scale. Most old or antique fishing lure collectors have run into this color at some time in their collecting history. It is usually associated in or with the Heddon Lucky 13, Basser, and Vamp as they are the most frequently seen lures with this color scheme. The Heddon Frog Scale Lure paint scheme can be found on every type of Hardware from Cup Rigging, L-Rig, Toilet Seat, Flap Rig Two Piece and on into Surface rigged hardware. And in accordance with the hardware, the time frame the colors were offered on the lures were span close to the century.

Pieces of this collection below has taken almost a collectors complete time in hobby to amass. Finding certain lures in Frog Scale, which is Heddon's color code J on the end of Boxes is not an easy task. So while viewing the lures below, understand that although the lure itself may be a more common lure adding the color scheme into the value metrics certainly brings a new and tougher aspect to the whole fishing lure collection.

History Behind the Heddon Fishing Lure Color

The history behind the color is wrought with mystery. It more than likely just came with an employee looking at a frog spot bait who had an itch to paint the newest frenzy on lures, the scale pattern. You can read more about the origins of the Paint pattern "scale" in the Creek Chub Section of the web site. Wherever the color came from it certainly was primarily used on fresh water game fish, as you don't find too many frogs swimming around the ocean. With that said it is very rare you'll find a antique salt water lure laying around in Frog Scale.

We hope you'll enjoy this lure collection and what has taken years to put together. We also hope that it may give you some insight into a possibly direction for your old and antique fishing lure collection.

  


Heddon Frog Scale Big Mary
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection 
Heddon Series Number 800 "Big Mary" in Frog Scale.

Heddon Frog Scale Giant Jointed Vamp and Baby Vamp
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection   
Heddon Series 7350 giant jointed vamp and Series No. 7400 Baby Vamp.


Heddon Frog Scale Basser's
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection 
Heddon Series 820 Deluxe Salmon Basser, and Series 8540 King Basser.
Heddon Frog Scale SOS
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection 
Heddon Series 160 SOS 

Heddon Frog Scale Underwater Minnows
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection  
This combo will make your heart stop as a collector. A Series 0, and 00, Circa 1920's

Heddon Frog Scale Zarragossa
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection 
Heddon Series No.6500 Zaragossa
Heddon Frog Scale Torpedo's
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
  Heddon Series 120 and 130 Torpedo

Heddon Frog Scale Flippers
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series 140 Flippers

Heddon Frog Scale 210 Surface Minnow
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series 210 Surface Lure 
Heddon Frog Scale Zig Wag's
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series No. 8300 Zig Wags

Heddon Frog Scale Gamefisher
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series 5500 Gamefisher

Heddon Frog Scale Salt Water Lures
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series 600 and 500, Big Joe, and Little Joe respectively.
Heddon Frog Scale Musky Chugger
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection 
Uncatalogued Giant Chugger

Heddon Frog Scale 300 Series Minnow
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series 300


Heddon Frog Scale #20 Series Underwater Minnow
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series No. 20 Underwater Minnow
Heddon Frog Scale SpinDiver
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series 3000 Spin Diver.

Heddon Frog Scale Runts
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series 110 River Runt and Series L-10 Laguna Runt.

Heddon Frog Scale Coast Minnow
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series No. 2 Coast Minnow.
Heddon Frog Scale Underwater Minnows 150 and 175
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series 150 and Series 3 Hook 150 Underwater Minnow.

Heddon Frog Scale Series 100 and 150 Underwater Minnows
Heddon Frog Scale Lure Collection
Heddon Series No. 150 and 100 Underwater Minnow.



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