The Heddon River Runt Identification & Collector's Guide
Changes and Additions

Last Update: May 10, 2012

Thank you for purchasing the Heddon River Runt Identification & Collector's Guide by Thomas Jacomet and Dennis Boulais and published by Whitefish Press! As a benefit to purchasing this book, we are providing this web page of changes and additions to the book that have come to our attention since its publication. We suggest you bookmark this page and check back from time to time to see the latest updates. Feel free to print this page to supplement your book!

5/10/2012 UPDATE

1. Chapter 2 (Page 11) - River Runt: To the uncataloged colors listing, aded "Perch, Red Head, 119LRH, rarity rating - 5" (Pictured below)
2. Chapter 29 (Page 129) - Color Identification, add:

Color Code: 9LRH or LRH
Rating: 5
Name: Perch, Red Head
Pictured: River Runt, series 119LRH
This is the same color as Perch but with a red head. This is a uncataloged color the 110.

(Picture courtesy of Elissa Ruddick!)

5/8/2012 UPDATE

1. Chapter 12 (Page 62) - Midget River Runt Spook: To the uncataloged colors listing, add "Silver Scale, Yellow Belly, 9019YB, rarity rating - 5" (Pictured below)
2. Chapter 29 (Page 135) - For the color code 9YB, change to read: "Pictured: Midget River Runt Spook (9019YB), box for No-Snag River Runt Spook (N9119YB). Solid white body covered with silver flitter (sparkle or glitter) with a solid yellow belly. This is a uncataloged color for any model of River Runt Spooks and would has gold eyes. (c. 1940's). (Picture of Midget River Runt Spook courtesy of Will Nelson)(Picture of No-Snag box courtesy of Dennis McNulty)

(Picture courtesy of Will Nelson!)

2/22/2012 UPDATE

1. Chapter 15 (Page 77) - Midget Go-Deeper River Runt Spook: To the uncataloged colors listing, add "White, Red Head, Yellow Belly, D9012YB, rarity rating - 5" (Pictured below)

(Picture courtesy of Doug Ramey!)

12/30/2011 UPDATE

1. Chapter 3 (Page 19) - River Runt Spook Sinker: To the uncataloged colors listing, add "Luminous Silver Scale, W9119SS, Rarity rating - 5" (Pictured below)

(Picture courtesy of Doug Ramey!)

11/19/2011 UPDATE

1. Chapter 15 (Page 76-77) - Go-Deeper Midget River Runt Spook: To the uncataloged colors listing, add "Natural Scale, D9010R, Rarity rating - 4, step lip". (Pictured below)

10/4/2011 UPDATE

1. Chapter 14 (Page 71) - Standard Go-Deeper River Runt Spook: To the uncataloged colors listing, add "Spotted Orange, D9110SO, Rarity rating - 5, step lip". (Pictured below)

9/30/2011 UPDATES

1. Chapter 21 (Page 97) - Tiny Go-Deeper River Runt Spook: To the uncataloged colors listing add "Silverfish, Spotted, D350SFS, Rarity rating - 5". This lure is pictured in the Color Identification Chapter 29 under the color code SFS but was mistakenly omitted in the Chapter 21 color listing.

2. Chapter 30 (Page 163) - Boxes: Box #11 should read "Window Box for Tiny Runts and River Runtie Spooks". Added to the comments: "Considered rare, there is a known example of this box being used for River Runtie Spooks." (Pictured below)

3. Chapter 23 (Page 101) - Tiny Floating River Runt Spook: To the uncataloged colors listing add "Frog, 340F, Rarity rating - 5". (Pictured below)

4. Chapter 29 (Page 139) - Color Identification - color code F: The description should read: "Frog has a green body with yellow spots that have black centers; came in both white and gold eye. Two variations exist, one with a yellow belly and one with a white belly. It is a uncataloged color for the River Runt Spook in any model."

5. Chapter 17 (Page 85) - Midgit Digit River Runt: To the uncataloged colors listing add "Silver Scale, White & Red Shore Minnow?, B112XS??, Rarity rating - 5" (Pictured below)

6. Chapter 29 (Page 155) - Color Identification - Unknown colors: Add "#22 - B112XS?, Silver Scale, White & Red Shore Minnow" (Pictured above)

7. Chapter 14 (Page 67) - Standard Go-Deeper River Runt Spook: Bottom paragraph sentence should read, "Known examples of Ab Saint lips include the Standard Sinker (2-1/2"), the Standard Go-Deeper originally with the scoop lip (2-1/2"), the Midget Sinker (2-1/4"), the Floater (3") and a very scarce example on a wood Midgit Digit (1-5/8"). (Pictured below)

8. Chapter 23 (Page 101) Tiny Floating River Runt Spook - in the uncataloged color listing, change "Orange, Black Bone, 340OBB, rarity rating - 5" to read "Fluorescent Black Shore, 340XFB, rarity rating - 5". (Pictured below)

9. Chapter 29 (Page 143) - Color Identification - color code OBB: Deleted.

10. Chapter 29 (Page 153) - Color Identification: Add color code XFB after color code XBP to read: "CODE: XFB, NAME: Fluorescent Black Shore, PICTURED: Tiny Floating River Runt Spook series 340XFB - This has a solid fluorescent orange body with a black rib pattern and is a uncataloged color for River Runt Spooks." (Pictured above)