Heddon Tadpolly Color Chart

The Heddon Tadpolly Spook has been a fisherman favorite since 1952.  From Salmon and Trout to Bass, Northern, Musky and Walleye; the Tadpolly produces year after year, decade after decade.  It's no wonder that after all these years fishermen and collector's are still clamoring for Heddon Tadpolly's.  Check out below our World's Largest Tadpolly Color Chart!  We add to this as we are able to.  Let us know if you can help.  Also be sure to check out the Tadpolly's we have for sale.  They currently are not in production but we find them in old tackle boxes and collections whenever we can.  Today they are collected and beloved just as much as they are fished.  This is the most updated chart on the web.

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Heddon Tadpolly Color Codes and Examples (Click on photo for larger version)

Arranged alphabetical by code, numeric at end.

So many great and different Heddon Tadpolly colors to collect.  Almost limitless.  Below is our ever-changing attempt at the World's Largest Heddon Tadpolly Spook Color Chart for all of us fans and collectors out there.

Currently at 221 Colors and Growing!

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CODE	DESCRIPTION	PHOTO
B	BLACK
B	BLACK (GOLD EYES)
B	BLACK (RED EYES)
BB	BABY BASS
BF	BULL FROG
BF	BULL FROG - WHITE EYES
BF	BULL FROG - WHITE EYES - YELLOW FACE
BF	BULL FROG - GOLD EYES - YELLOW FACE
BGL	BLUEGILL
BGPK	BUBBLE GUM PINK
BGS	BROWN, GOLD SCALES
BHW	BLUE HERRINGBONE (?)
BLBK	BLUE BLACK BACK (1991 catalog)
BLW	BLUE, WHITE SPOTS
BLWF	BLUE, WHITE SPOTS WITH FLITTER (?)
BOD	BONE, ORANGE DOT
BOR	BONE, ORANGE BELLY (?)
BOS	BROWN, ORANGE SCALE
BP	BLUE PEARL
BPL	BLUE PEARL
BR	BROWN SCALE
BRS	BROWN CRAWDAD
BRS	BROWN CRAWDAD VARIATION
BSF	MIDNIGHT FLITTER
BSR	BLACK SCALE, RED SPOTS
BSRS	BLUE SCALE, RED SPOTS (?)
CBO	CRACKLEBACK ORANGE
CBO	RED CRAYFISH
CD	COACH DOG - BLACK HEAD VARIATION
CD	COACH DOG - GOLD EYES VARIATION
CD	COACH DOG - WHITE EYES VARIATION
CD W	COACH DOG - WESTINGHOUSE ADVERTISING
CG	WHITE WITH GREEN RIBS SILVER FLITTER (?)
CHGS (?)	CHARTREUSE, GREEN SPOTS (?)
COPR	COPPER
CRD	CRAWDAD
CRD	CRAWDAD-VARIATION
DBL	GLO BLUE ALEWIFE
DBL	GLO BLUE ALEWIFE (VARIATION)
DG	GLO GREEN ALEWIFE
DG	GLO GREEN ALEWIFE (VARIATION)
DGCB (?)	GLO GREY CRACKLEBACK (?)
DK	GLO KHAKI ALEWIFE
DK	GLO KHAKI ALEWIFE (VARIATION)
DPK	GLO PINK ALEWIFE
DPK	GLO PINK ALEWIFE (VARIATION)
DY	GLO CHARTREUSE ALEWIFE
DY	GLO CHARTREUSE ALEWIFE (VARIATION)
F	FROG
FB	STRIPED ALEWIFE
FRT	FLUORESCENT RAINBOW TROUT
FRYBS (?)	FLUORESCENT RED AND YELLOW BLACK SPOTS (?)
FY	CHARTREUSE MULLET
FYB	GREEN RIB ALEWIFE
FYR	FIRE HERRING FROM 1991 CATALOG
GBF (?)	GOLD BULL FROG (?)
GBL	BLUE (GUANINE "G" FINISH)
GBS	GOLD BLACK SPOTS
GCB	GREEN CRACKLEBACK
GCB	GREEN CRACKLEBACK (NO EYE VERSION)
GDS	MACKEREL
GFBS (?)	GREEN FLUORSCENT BLACK SPOTS (?)
GFL	GOLDEN BAY SHINER
GFRS	GREEN FLUORESCENT RED SPOTS
GGR	GOLD, GREEN STRIPE OR GOLD GREEN SHINER
GL (?)	GOLDEN PERCH (?)
GPK	PINK (GUANINE "G" FINISH) FROM 1991 CATALOG
GPL	GOLD PEARL
GPO	GOLD PLATED SHINER FROM 1991 CATALOG
GR	GREEN CRAWDAD
GRA	FLUORESCENT GREEN CRAWDAD
GRA	FLUORESCENT GREEN CRAWDAD-VARIATION
GRBK	GREEN BLACK BACK
GRF	GREEN SPOOK
GRH	RED HEAD (GUANINE "G" FINISH)
GRSG	GOLD RED SCALE GREEN (?)
GSD (?)	GREEN SHAD (?)
GSY (?)	GREEN, SILVER, YELLOW (?)
GY	NICKEL GREEN, YELLOW SCALE
GYF	GREEN, YELLOW FLUORESCENT, RED SPOTS (?)
HN	STRIPER
HN05	CHARTREUSE BLACK HEAD AND TAIL (?)
HR	HERRING
KCH	YELLOW / RED MUSKIE Catalog Years Made: Model 9006:  1980-1983
L	PERCH (GOLD EYES)
L	PERCH (RED FACE)
L	PERCH (WHITE BELLY)
L	PERCH (WHITE BELLY, BLACK FACE)
L	PERCH (WHITE BELLY, RED FACE)
LBL	BLUE SPOOK
LD	LIGHT GREEN SCALE Catalog Years Made: Model 9000:  1951-1957
MG	GOLDEN BLACK MUSKIE Catalog Years Made: Model 9006:  1980-1983
MGRS (?)	METALLIC GOLD RED SPINE (?)
MP	METALLIC PINK
MPBH	METALLIC PINK, BLACK HEAD
MXPS (?)	METALLIC PURPLE SHORE MINNOW (?)
NBBR (?)	NICKEL, BLACK, BLUE AND RED (?)
NBL	BLACK SHINER
NBL	BLACK SHINER-VARIATION
NBRH	CHROME BLUE, RED HEAD
NBS	NICKEL, BLACK SCALE (?)
NCB	NICKEL, CYAN BLUE (?)
NCH	NICKEL, CHARTREUSE HEAD (?)
NCHB (?)	NICKEL, CHARTREUSE HEAD, BLACK SPINE (?)
NFL	BLOODY MARY
NFL	BLOODY MARY (VARIATION)
NFRH	NICKEL FLUORESCENT, RED HEAD (?)
NG	NORTHERN GREEN
NGBR	GOLD BLACK RED HEAD
NP	NICKEL PLATE
NPB	BLUE SHINER
NPC	NICKEL PLATE COACHDOG
NPG (?)	NICKEL PLATE GREEN (?)
NPP	NICKEL PLATE, PURPLE SCALE (?)
NPPS (?)	NICKEL PLATE, PINK SCALE (?)
NPR (?)	NICKEL PURPLE (?)
NPRB	NICKEL PURPLE BLACK BACK
NPRF	NICKEL PLATE, FLUORESCENT RED
NPRH	NICKEL PLATE RED HEAD
NR	NICKEL RED
NRB (?)	NICKEL RED BLACK BACK (?)
NRBG (?)	NICKEL, RED, BLUE AND GREEN (?)
NRHB (?)	NICKEL, RED HEAD, BLACK SHORE (?)
NS (?)	NICKEL SHINER (?)
NSD	GREEN SHAD CHROME
OB	ORANGE, BLACK SPINE AND SPOTS (?)
OB	ORANGE, BLACK SPINE AND SPOTS (?) (GOLD EYES)
OYG	ORANGE CRAPPIE CHUB
P	SHINER SCALE
PBS (?)	PEARL, BLACK SPOTS (?)
PEPSI	PEPSI
PG	GOLDEN SHINER - BLACK EYES
PG	GOLDEN SHINER - GOLD EYES
PK	PINK
PRL (?)	PEARL (?)
PYS	PURPLE, YELLOW SPOTS
RBB	RED BLACK BONE (?)
RBF	RED BULLFROG
RBFF	RED BULLFROG, FLITTER (?)
RCRD	RED CRAWDAD
RFB	FLUORESCENT BLACK SPOT
RFB	SPOTTED REDHORSE
RFL	FLUORESCENT REDHORSE
RFOS	FLUORESCENT RED ORANGE BELLY, BLACK SPOTS (?)
RFSS	RED FLUORESCENT SILVER SCALE (?)
RH	RED HEAD, WHITE (GOLD EYES)
RH	RED HEAD, WHITE (SOLID WHITE BELLY)
RH	RED HEAD, WHITE (WHITE EYES)
RHB	RED HERRINGBONE
RHF	RED HEAD FLITTER (GOLD EYES)
RHF	RED HEAD FLITTER (NO EYE)
RHF	RED HEAD FLITTER (WHITE EYES)
RT	RAINBOW TROUT
S	STRAWBERRY - EARLIER VERSION
S	STRAWBERRY - LATER VERSION
SD	SHAD
SD	SHAD
SGR (?)	NICKEL, GREEN SCALE OR SILVER GREEN SHINER (?)
SO	SPOTTED ORANGE (GOLD EYES)
SO	SPOTTED ORANGE (RED EYES)
SO	SPOTTED ORANGE (VARIATION)
SRB	SILVER BODY, RED AND BLACK SPOTS
SRB	SILVER BODY, RED AND BLACK SPOTS
SS	SILVER SCALE
SSD	SILVER SHAD
SUN	SUNFISH
VBL (?)	VIBRANT BLUE (?)
VGE	METALLIC GREEN
VGO	METALLIC GOLD (?)
VGOS (?)	METALLIC GREEN, ORANGE SPOTS (?)
VGR	UNKNOWN NAME
VRB	NICKEL RAINBOW SHINER
WBH	WHITE, BLACK HEAD
WBS	WHITE, BLACK SPOTS
WSB	SEA PEARL
WGS	GLO RIB ALEWIFE
WGS (?)	WHITE, GREEN SPOTS (?)
WGS (?)	WHITE, GREEN SPOTS (?) - VARIANT
XBL	BLUE SHORE MINNOW
XBLW	BLUE AND WHITE SHORE MINNOW
XBW	BLACK AND WHITE SHORE MINNOW (NO EYE VERSION)
XBW	BLACK AND WHITE SHORE MINNOW (WITH GOLD EYES)
XBW	BLACK AND WHITE SHORE MINNOW (WITH WHITE EYES)
XRS	SILVER SHORE MINNOW (GOLD EYES)
XRW	RED AND WHITE SHORE MINNOW
XRY	YELLOW SHORE MINNOW (GOLD EYES)
XRY	YELLOW SHORE MINNOW (NO EYES)
XRY	YELLOW SHORE MINNOW (WHITE EYES)
YB	YELLOW AND BLACK
YBS	YELLOW, BLACK SPOTS
YCD	YELLOW COACH DOG (GOLD EYES)
YCD	YELLOW COACH DOG (WHITE EYES)
YF	YELLOW ANCHOVY
YFB	YELLOW FLUORESCENT
YFBRS	YELLOW FLUORESCENT RED AND BLACK SPOTS
YFBS	YELLOW FLUORESCENT BLACK DOTS (?)
YFO	YELLOW FLUORESCENT RED RIBS - VARIATION WITH NO COLOR SPINE
YFO	YELLOW FLUORESCENT RED RIBS - VARIATION WITH RED SPINE AND EYES
YFO	YELLOW FLUORESCENT RED RIBS - VARIATION WITH BLACK SPINE AND EYES "YELLOW SHAD" IN 1991 CATALOG
YFRTS	YELLOW FLUORESCENT RED TAIL WITH SPOTS (?)
YOF	YELLOW FLUORESCENT ORANGE SPOTS
YOF	YELLOW FLUORESCENT ORANGE SPOTS (NO EYES)
YRH	YELLOW, RED HEAD
YRHS	YELLOW FLUORESCENT RED HEAD WITH SPOTS (?)
YRS	YELLOW RED SPOTS?
YSB	YELLOW / BROWN
51	TICKLED PINK
52	SCARLET POLY
53	LEMON LIME
54	GREEN PIRATE
55	FLAKEY DOCTOR
56	SUNFIRE
57	SILVER SHAD
58	PASSION POLLY
59	BLUE PIRATE
60	BLUE POLLY
61	COPPER POLLY
62	BLACK WIDOW
63	RED DOG
64	PANDA
UNKNOWN CODES
	GOLD POLY (?)
	SANTA (?)

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