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Heddon River Runt Spooks

July 18, 2008

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River-Runt CD
COLLECTING HEDDON FISHING LURES, Volume II - 2ND EDITION!
RIVER-RUNTS
by Dennis Boulais and Tom Jacomet

Released at the 2004 NFLCC Nationals Meet is the 2ND EDITION of the RIVER-RUNT CD! Since the initial edition issued in 2002, we've added hundreds of pictures and a wealth of more information on Heddon River-Runt lures, BOTH WOOD and PLASTIC, the most extensive work ever written on Heddon's most popular fishing baits! To find out more about it, click HERE!

MIRACLE CLOTH! Perfect for cleaning lures, reels, and other items! $3.75 each or 3 for $10; postage included!

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  • ITEM#
    MODEL SIZE COLOR BOX HARDWARE
    RIVER RUNT SPOOKS - DESCRIPTION
    PRICE
    665 JOINTED FLOATER 3-3/4" White, Red Head Yes 1 piece 9430RH, gold eye, excellent condition; comes in correctly marked River Runt box that includes box paper and inspection tag - super clean box! $40
    672 STANDARD GO-DEEPER 2-1/2" White, Red Head Yes 1 piece/step lip D9110RH, gold eyes, VG- condition due to paint loss by one eye and varnish whitening on face; comes in correctly marked box with box paper; box has paper loss on the bottom. $20
    703 JOINTED SINKER 2-3/4" White, Red Head Yes 1 piece 9330RH, gold eye, excellent condition; comes in correctly marked River Runt box that includes pocket catalog. $35
    739 FLOATER 3" Silver Shore Minnow Yes 2 piece 9409XRS, gold eye, some fine scratches and varnish lines particular around one eye/side, UNUSUAL RED BELLY PRINTING; comes in correct Brush box which is solid with some light wear and very clear marking. $40
    750 MIDGET GO-DEEPER 2-1/4" White/Red Head No 1 piece/step lip D9010RH, gold eye, excellent condition. $15
    753 RIVER RUNTIE SPOOK 1-1/4" Silver Shore Minnow No Single hook 959XRS, yellow eyes, solid black rib pattern on side, "HEDDON" printed on belly, excellent conditon! $65
    755 STANDARD SINKER 2-1/2" White, Red & Green Spots Yes 1 piece 9110S, gold eye, commonly called Strawberry, VG- condition; includes correct box, solid and complete with general wear; light but readable marking. $30
    756 MIDGET GO-DEEPER 2-1/4" White/red Head No 1 piece/scoop lip D9010RH, gold eye, pin-point spot on one side else E condition. $20
    763 SINKER 2-1/2" Black/White Head Yes 2 piece 9119GWH, gold eye; has the unusual screw on the top which was used as a pork rind attachment; this is a factory add-on and is occasionally found on other lures such as the Deep-O-Diver though pretty rare on plastic lures; VG- condition due to small nicks and scratches; box is solid and complete with general wear. $85
    778 STANDARD GO-DEEPER 2-1/2" White/Red Head No 1 piece/scoop lip 9110RH, gold eye, red paint shrunkage on either side of head so G condition. $8
    833 MIDGET DIGIT 1-3/4" Silver Flitter Yes Surface 9020SS, gold eyes, excellent condition; comes in correctly marked box; box has some wear but is solid and complete; includes box advertising paper - fairly scarce color for this model! $50
    834 FLOATER 3-1/4" Green Shore Minnow No 2 piece 9409XRG, gold eye; 1st version of the Floater in the 'long' body style with the silver scale pattern running down the sides; one tiny rub on one side by face but else E condition - hard to find in better condition due to shrinkage of these early models! $75
    929 FLOATER 3" Shiner Scale Yes 2 piece 9409P, gold eyes, excellent condition; comes in correctly marked Brush box which is solid and complete and reasonably clean; also includes early green cover pocket catalog - complete piece in box! $45
    1016 FLOATER 3" White, Red Head Yes 2 piece 9402, gold eyes, early orange-red head color, E- condition, in correctly marked early Brush box which is solid and complete but is somewhat bowed at the middle $35
    1027 RIVER RUNTIE SPOOK 1-1/4" Yellow Shore Minnow No Single hook

    959XRY, yellow eyes, no printing on belly, excellent condition.

    $60
    1070 STANDARD GO-DEEPER 2-1/2" White, Red Head No 2 pc/scoop lip D9112, gold eyes, VG condition due to unusual swelling on face. $15
    1122 FLOATER 3" Pike Scale Yes 2 piece 9409M Sp, gold eye, excellent condition, in unusual box marked "Sp" (Special); box is solid and complete with clear marking; has paper insert in - don't know what's 'special' as this looks like a standard Pike Scale but odd item anyway! $45
    1201

     

    JOINTED SINKER
    (1st version)


    2-5/8" Shiner Scale Yes 2 piece 9339P, gold eyes, excellent condition; this is the 1st version of the jointed sinker with the 'short' front body; tough to find without shrinkage about the body joint! Comes in the correctly marked brush box, solid, complete with clear marking. $75
    1330

     

    JOINTED SINKER
    (1st version)


    2-5/8" Silver Shore Minnow Yes 2 piece 9339XRS, gold eyes, excellent condition; this is the 1st version of the jointed sinker with the 'short' front body; tough to find without shrinkage about the body joint! Comes in the correctly marked box in solid, complete condition with clear marking. $70
    1338 JOINTED SINKER (1st version) 2-5/8" White, Red Head No 1 piece 9330RH, gold eyes, fair condition due to shrinkage around the joint; this is the 'short' front body version but with 1 piece hardware; makes a good 'filler' until a really nice one shows up. $5

    1407

    BOX

    SINKER 2-1/2" Spook Glow, Yellow Body, Silver Shore Minnow Yes 1 piece 9110SR-XYS, yellow eyes, excellent condition; comes in correctly marked box that is clean, solid and complete and includes the pocket catalog. This is a scarce piece as box marking is "SR" rather than "SG" which was normal for this color but a number of examples of Heddon using the SR code for Spook Glow lures have been found and this is one of them! $75
    1408

     

    JOINTED SINKER
    (1st version)


    2-5/8" White & Black Shore Minnow Yes 2 piece 9339XBW, gold eyes, excellent condition; this is the 1st version of the jointed sinker with the 'short' front body; tough to find without shrinkage about the body joint! Comes in the correctly marked box in solid, complete condition with clear marking though a fair amount of wear; also includes early red bordered box pocket catalog. $90
    1469 SINKER 2-1/2" Perch Scale Yes 2 piece 9119L, gold eyes, some varnish wear so VG+ condition; this is the EARLY version of the River Runt Spook Sinker WITHOUT the word "SINKER" on the belly! Tough to find in decent condition due to the instability of the plastic in the early day! Has the narrow diving lip and single line tie; comes in correctly marked Brush box; solid and complete with some general wear, clear marking and cool "VL&A" sports shop stamp on the bottom. $55
    1526

     

    JOINTED SINKER
    (1st version)


    2-5/8" Perch Scale Yes 2 piece 9339L, gold eyes, VG/VG+- condition due to some scratches; this is the 1st version of the jointed sinker with the 'short' front body; tough to find without shrinkage about the body joint! Comes in the correctly marked brush box in solid, complete condition with clear marking. $60
    1687 RIVER RUNTIE (Wood) 1-1/4" Natural Scale No Single hook

    759R, yellow eyes, no name on belly, worm burn on belly and chip on nose; displays well on one side.

    $125
    1693

    BOX
    SINKER 2-1/2" Shad Yes 2 piece 9119SHAD, yellow eyes, TOUGH to find in 2 piece as this color wasn't cataloged for the sinker until after WWII when Heddon switched to 1 piece! Slight bit of wear on nose and a couple of tiny specks on body so E-; comes in RARE brush box marked 9119SHAD and includes the box paper! Box is clean, solid and complete. $75
    1718

     

    JOINTED SINKER
    (short body)


    2-5/8" Yellow Shore Minnow Yes 1 piece 9330XRY, gold eyes, excellent condition; this is the 1st version of the jointed sinker with the 'short' front body but with 1 piece hardware; dates to just after WWII when 1 piece hardware was put into use; this comes in a brush box marked "9339XRY" which is not correct (would be if this had 2 pc. hardware) $65

    1721

    BOX

    FLOATER 3" Silver Scale Yes 2 piece 9409SS, gold eyes, excellent condition; later called Silver Flitter after WWII; hard to find color in 2 piece much less, in the correctly marked Brush box that is clean, solid and complete and includes the early red cover pocket catalog! $75
    1726 RIVER RUNTIE SPOOK 1-1/4" Shiner Scale No Single hook

    959P, yellow eyes, no name on belly, very fine yellow paint brush line from eye iris to chin - careless factory paint job but otherwise bright and shiny.

    $80
    1797 NO-SNAG 2-1/2" Black (solid) No No-Snag N9119G, gold eyes, nick between the eyes and a couple of specks on the body so E- condition (some light reflections on lure in picture); this is a very scarce and uncataloged color for the No-Snag! $275

    1916

    BOX

    MIDGET 2-1/4" Black/White Head Yes 2 piece 9019GWH, gold eyes, MINT condition and it still has the protective coating on the hooks! Comes in it's original, correctly marked Brush box that is solid but has paper tear on the top; includes the early, red bordered pocket catalog that has a 1942 copyright date! $225
    2097 NO LIP SINKER 2-1/2" Perch No Surface S9110L?, gold eyes, excellent condition. Bizarre model sinker that has NO LIP nor screw holes for one with line tie under the chin! Marked "HEDDON RIVER RUNT SPOOK SINKER" on the belly. Strange and unusual item and certainly a non-cataloged item! $40

    2243

    BOX

    FLOATER 3" Luminous Yes 2 piece 9409Lum, gold eyes, G+ condition; very scarce Luminous color; as is typical, the paint has shrunk but unlike the majority of these, there is no major paint loss but mostly bubbling; nice "LUM" marking on belly; comes in correctly marked River Runt box that includes the very scarce instruction sheet on using luminous lures! $115
    2352 RIVER RUNTIE SPOOK 1-1/4" Silver Shore Minnow No Single hook 959XRS, yellow eyes, unmarked belly; early version with the scale pattern on either side; excellent condition $60
    2391 RIVER RUNTIE SPOOK 1-1/4" White, Red Head No Single hook 952, yellow eyes, marked "HEDDON" on belly; excellent condition $45
    2392 RIVER RUNTIE SPOOK 1-1/4" White, Red Head Yes Single hook 952, yellow eyes, marked "HEDDON" on belly; E- condition due to fine scratch on top; includes the correct box, solid and complete including the cellophane window and clear end marking $90
    2612 NO-SNAG 2-1/2" Silver Flitter, Red Head No No-Snag N9119RH, gold eyes, VG+ condition due to paint nicks around eyes and nose - this is a fairly tough color for the No-Snag model. $50

    2613

    BOX

    SINKER 2-1/2" Dace Yes 2 piece 9119N, gold eyes; early version of the Sinker model that is not marked "SINKER" on the belly that has the narrow lip with single line tie! In VG- condition due to varnish shrinkage; this comes in the tough, early UP-LEAPING BASS BOX, 1st box used for River Runt Spooks - box is clean, solid and complete but has wear to the edges. $65
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  • TJ'S WANT LIST!


    Looking to purchase/trade the following lures - contact via e-mail or call (480) 987-2746. To see what the color looks like for each lure listed, you can click on the color name. If 'any' is indicated, any model of River Runt Spook in that color is needed.

    1. Heddon River Runt Spooks in Sparkle (SP):

    Sparkle (Silver): Standard Go-Deeper (2-1/2" body size)
    Sparkle (gold): Standard Go-Deeper (2-1/2" body size)

    2. River Runt Spooks boxes for any of the Fish Flash (contains a 'F' or 'FF' in the box number); will trade a no-lip Saltwater River Runt Spook box in Fish Flash, Gold Reflector, Black Scale for a no-lip Saltwater River Runt Spook box for Fish Flash, Gold Reflector/Red Scale/Fish Flash/Silver Reflector/Red Scale, or Fish Flash/Silver Reflector/Black Scale. For a picture of the box for trade, click HERE!

    3. Heddon catalogs from 1930, 1932, 1934, 1942/43, 1946, 1947, 1948, or 1973.

    Any size or model Tiger lure in 'circus' boxes such as these!($100-$150 depending on size for BOX ONLY!)

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