Heddon 1981 Catalog
1981 Heddon Fishing Lure Catalog
The 1981 Heddon fishing lure catalog provides collectors with a detailed look at the lures and fishing tackle offered by the James Heddon's Sons. Heddon introduced eight new lures including the Preyfish, Wee Tad and Popeye Hedd-Hunter. Also included were seven new colors.
Vintage fishing lure catalogs like this are important reference materials for identifying lure models, studying finishes and packaging, and researching the history of classic fishing tackle.
This catalog is part of the My Bait Shop Master Catalog Archive Project (MCAP), a growing digital archive of vintage fishing tackle catalogs and historical reference materials for collectors and researchers.
Catalog Details
Manufacturer: James Heddon's Sons
Location: Dowagiac, Michigan
Year: 1981
Type: Vintage fishing lure catalog
Format: 8 1/2" x 11"
Version: Consumer
Pages: 24 including covers
Collection: My Bait Shop Master Catalog Archive Project (MCAP)
Complete scanned catalog part of the My Bait Shop - Master Catalog Archive Project (MCAP). For research purposes only.
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Collector Tip
Don't sleep on plastic lures, or "spooks" in the Heddon world. When I first started collecting a lot of the "old timers" looked down on them. Now some of these plastic lures fetch as much as the wooden ones do. Collect what you want!
Popular Lures Featured in the 1981 Heddon Catalog
- Heddon Big Buds — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Chuggers — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Crazy Crawlers — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Dying Flutter — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Hedd Plug — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Hedd-Hunter — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Lucky 13 — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Mouse — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Moss Boss — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Prowler — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon River Runts — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Sonar — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Sonic — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Tiger — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Torpedo — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Tadpolly — Browse examples for sale
- Heddon Zara Spooks — Browse examples for sale
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Historical Notes from the 1981 Heddon Catalog
Heddon continues to dominate the "Naturals" colors adding them on more lures. They added 8 new lures for 1981, plus 7 new colors and 5 improved colors. New lures included the Preyfish, Popeye Hedd-Hunter, Jolly-Wally, Wee-Tad, Rattle Sonic and more.
Below is the complete scanned 1981 Heddon fishing lure catalog. Each page is shown in order so collectors and researchers can study the lure models, finishes, and tackle descriptions used by the Heddon company during this period.
Catalog Cover
Cover of the 1981 Heddon Fishing Lure Catalog.
Catalog Pages
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Back Cover
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