{"title":"Heddon Wilder's Gems","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"heddon-tiny-torpedo","title":"Heddon Tiny Torpedo - Baby Bass","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2642\" data-end=\"2660\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2642\" data-end=\"2660\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2680\"\u003eCondition: 8\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"2697\"\u003eLength: 48mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2700\" data-end=\"2713\"\u003eWeight: 6g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2738\"\u003eColour: Baby Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2741\" data-end=\"2769\"\u003eType: Surface Prop Bait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2772\" data-end=\"2792\"\u003eBuoyancy: Floating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2811\"\u003eDive Depth: 0m \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"2834\"\u003eHooks Included: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"2857\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2836\" data-end=\"2857\"\u003eCollector Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2860\" data-end=\"2887\"\u003eBrand \/ Model: Heddon Tiny Torpedo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2890\" data-end=\"2913\"\u003eYear: Modern Plastic Model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2950\" data-end=\"2972\"\u003eRarity: Legacy Lure, Readily Available \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2974\" data-end=\"2993\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2974\" data-end=\"2993\"\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2996\" data-end=\"3049\"\u003eMinor cosmetic marks on body, no structural issues\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"601\"\u003eThe Heddon Tiny Torpedo is one of the most iconic topwater lures ever produced, known for its simplicity, effectiveness, and decades-long reputation as a consistent fish catcher. Featuring a compact floating body and a free-spinning rear propeller, it creates a distinctive bubbling and sputtering surface disturbance that triggers aggressive strikes from predatory fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"875\"\u003eDesigned to be worked with short twitches or a steady retrieve, the Tiny Torpedo excels at imitating struggling baitfish or surface-dwelling prey. 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Featuring a compact floating body and a free-spinning rear propeller, it creates a distinctive bubbling and sputtering surface disturbance that triggers aggressive strikes from predatory fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"875\" data-start=\"603\"\u003eDesigned to be worked with short twitches or a steady retrieve, the Baby Torpedo excels at imitating struggling baitfish or surface-dwelling prey. 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Designed with a slender floating body and propellers at both the nose and tail, it produces a subtle sputtering surface disturbance that mimics struggling baitfish or injured prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly wooden models are especially sought after by collectors, representing a period of handcrafted American lure production where durability and functional design were paired with timeless aesthetics. 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Featuring a compact floating body and a free-spinning rear propeller, it creates a distinctive bubbling and sputtering surface disturbance that triggers aggressive strikes from predatory fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"875\"\u003eDesigned to be worked with short twitches or a steady retrieve, the Tiny Torpedo excels at imitating struggling baitfish or surface-dwelling prey. Its responsive action allows anglers to vary cadence easily, making it effective in both calm and lightly rippled conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heddon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300207939721,"sku":"WG-HEDD-TINY-033","price":12.45,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1038\/4009\/files\/Gem-28.jpg?v=1777858137"},{"product_id":"heddon-dowagiac-zaragossa-centennial-edition-rhf","title":"Heddon Dowagiac Zaragossa - Centennial Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapan Market Find\u003c\/strong\u003e - sourced directly by Wilder's Fishing \u0026amp; Supply Co. from the Japanese tackle market during a sourcing trip in 2026.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 110mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 16g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Walker \/ Pencil Bait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuoyancy: Floating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDive Depth: Surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHooks Included: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNear mint lure condition, no structural issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging showing some minor signs of aging and handling marks, but near mint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heddon Zaragossa is arguably the most written-about lure in American fishing history. The subject of thousands of articles in fishing and outdoor magazines since its introduction in 1922, when it first appeared in the James Heddon's Sons catalogue as \"The Florida Wonder,\" a design by W.T. Heddon at his lakeside winter home and granted U.S. Patent #1,424,385 on August 1, 1922. Its celebrated walk-the-dog action has been the subject of more \"how-to\" articles than any other lure ever produced, and it has appeared in every Heddon catalogue from 1922 to the present day, a continuous production run of over a century that no other American lure can match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1994 Centennial Edition was produced to commemorate Heddon's 100th anniversary, an authentic wood reproduction of the original #6500 Zaragossa, complete with Certificate of Authenticity documenting the lure's origin story from patent application to catalogue history, presented in the commemorative Centennial Edition box. The RHF (Rainbow Herring Finish) renders a silver-grey herring scale pattern with vivid red gill marking and gold 3D eye - a naturalistic, broadly effective baitfish finish that represents the Centennial Edition's most versatile and accessible colour choice across its documented fifteen-plus colour range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heddon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48003837919369,"sku":"WG-HEDD-ZARA-121","price":64.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1038\/4009\/files\/Gem-503.jpg?v=1787388594"},{"product_id":"heddon-dowagiac-zaragossa-centennial-edition-bull-frog","title":"Heddon Dowagiac Zaragossa - Centennial Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapan Market Find\u003c\/strong\u003e - sourced directly by Wilder's Fishing \u0026amp; Supply Co. from the Japanese tackle market during a sourcing trip in 2026.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 110mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 16g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Walker \/ Pencil Bait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuoyancy: Floating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDive Depth: Surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHooks Included: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLure, near mint - no structural issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging, near mint - showing some minor signs of aging and handling marks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heddon Zaragossa is arguably the most written-about lure in American fishing history. The subject of thousands of articles in fishing and outdoor magazines since its introduction in 1922, when it first appeared in the James Heddon's Sons catalogue as \"The Florida Wonder,\" a design by W.T. Heddon at his lakeside winter home and granted U.S. Patent #1,424,385 on August 1, 1922. Its celebrated walk-the-dog action has been the subject of more \"how-to\" articles than any other lure ever produced, and it has appeared in every Heddon catalogue from 1922 to the present day, a continuous production run of over a century that no other American lure can match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1994 Centennial Edition was produced to commemorate Heddon's 100th anniversary, an authentic wood reproduction of the original #6500 Zaragossa, complete with Certificate of Authenticity documenting the lure's origin story from patent application to catalogue history, presented in the commemorative Centennial Edition box. The BF (Bullfrog) colourway renders the classic Heddon Bullfrog pattern, dark olive-green back with subtle spotting, bright yellow-gold belly, and red-orange tail accent, one of the most enduring and recognisable colour schemes in American lure history, appearing across Heddon's catalogue from the earliest wooden production era through to the Centennial Edition and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heddon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48003976593545,"sku":"WG-HEDD-ZARA-122","price":64.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1038\/4009\/files\/Gem-512.jpg?v=1787389498"},{"product_id":"heddon-tiny-crazy-crawler-bwh-black-white-head","title":"Heddon Tiny Crazy Crawler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 44mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 7g (1\/4 oz.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Topwater Surface Crawler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction: Paddle \/ Crawling Wake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuoyancy: Floating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDive Depth: Surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHooks: Original trebles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLure: great for its age - has some aging on metal wings and hooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging: aged and damaged\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Discoloured\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarn and end has come apart from original seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Heddon's Sons of Dowagiac, Michigan - the company that produced the world's first commercially manufactured fishing lure in 1902 - created the Crazy Crawler as one of their most distinctive topwater presentations: a surface lure whose twin metal wing paddles rotate on the retrieve to produce a distinctive crawling, gurgling wake that generates explosive strikes from bass in calm to moderately choppy surface conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tiny Crazy Crawler is the compact version of the full-sized Crazy Crawler, measuring just 1.75 inches and weighing a quarter ounce - bringing the same wing-paddle surface action to finesse presentations around lily pads, dock edges, and calm surface pockets where the larger model generates too much disturbance. This example comes in its original Heddon slide-out box with the original \"How to catch 'em on Crazy Crawler\" instructions printed on the box - and carries an extraordinary period provenance detail in the form of an original \u003cstrong\u003eOhio Auto Store\u003c\/strong\u003e retail price sticker, the hardware and auto parts stores common throughout Ohio that commonly sold fishing tackle alongside their core inventory in the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BWH (Black\/White Head) colourway presents a deep gloss black body with a white spherical head section and gold eye - one of the most visually striking and contrast-rich colour combinations in the Tiny Crazy Crawler range, imitating a dark insect body with a pale, round head at the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heddon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48297533571209,"sku":"WG-HEDD-TINY-153","price":34.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1038\/4009\/files\/Gem-729.jpg?v=1788859045"},{"product_id":"heddon-crackleback-8000-wbc","title":"Heddon Crackleback 8000","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 98mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 10.6g (3\/8 oz.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Deep Crankbait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction: Wide Wobble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuoyancy: Floating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDive Depth: 2–3m (7–10 ft.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHooks: Original trebles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLure: near mint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging: near mint especially for age. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heddon Crackleback occupies a singular position in American lure history - a plastic crankbait introduced in 1971 that deliberately revived the \"Crackle\" or \"Fancy Back\" paint treatment first used by Heddon on their earliest wooden lures at the turn of the 20th century, connecting a 1970s production piece to the founding aesthetic of one of America's oldest and most significant lure companies. Produced for only five years between 1971 and 1976, the Crackleback was available in just ten original colours - later expanded to eleven with the addition of SSD Silver Shad in 1972 - making each colour a genuinely limited production item. Its distinctive whale or dolphin-shaped body with an oversized diving lip delivers a wide-wobble deep-running action, with the lure's name \"Heddon Crackleback\" stenciled on the underside of the diving lip as the primary identification marker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe WBC (White Black Crackle) colourway is one of the original ten colours from the 1971 first-year catalogue - a deep gloss black crackle pattern over the entire body and diving lip with white lightning-crack detailing, cream eye, and red-orange gill accent visible on the belly, presenting as one of the most visually striking and immediately recognisable patterns in the Crackleback range.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heddon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48297598910601,"sku":"WG-HEDD-CRAC-154","price":64.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1038\/4009\/files\/Gem-714.jpg?v=1788860308"},{"product_id":"heddon-zaragossa-jr-2006-smbh-gem-168","title":"Heddon Zaragossa Jr. - 2006","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapan Market Find - \u003c\/strong\u003esourced directly by Wilder's Fishing \u0026amp; Supply Co. from the Japanese tackle market during a sourcing trip in 2026.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 90mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 10g (3\/8 oz.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Wooden Pencil Bait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction: Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuoyancy: Floating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDive Depth: Surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHooks: Original trebles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLure: mint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging: mint  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Zaragossa is one of Heddon's most important topwater designs. The original wooden Zaragossa of the early 1920s is widely regarded as the forerunner of the walk-the-dog pencil bait, and it later evolved into the Zara Spook. The Zaragossa Jr. has a quite different history. Heddon never sold it in America. It was made exclusively for Smith Ltd., Heddon's Japanese distributor, who commissioned a body roughly 20% smaller than the original to suit the pressured, finesse-oriented waters of Japan. First released in 1984, the Jr. became a cult item among American collectors because it simply couldn't be bought at home. In 2006 Smith released this second-generation model to refine the finish of the original run. They tracked down a retired German eye-maker and had the traditional three-layer glass eye reproduced in the Czech Republic, bringing a genuine vintage-style detail back to a modern wooden lure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 2006 model carries a dated \"HEDDON 2006 ZARAGOSSA JR.\" belly stencil. 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Ideal display piece. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging: mint  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Zaragossa is one of Heddon's most important topwater designs. The original wooden Zaragossa of the early 1920s is widely regarded as the forerunner of the walk-the-dog pencil bait, and it later evolved into the Zara Spook. The Zaragossa Jr. has a quite different history. Heddon never sold it in America. It was made exclusively for Smith Ltd., Heddon's Japanese distributor, who commissioned a body roughly 20% smaller than the original to suit the pressured, finesse-oriented waters of Japan. First released in 1984, the Jr. became a cult item among American collectors because it simply couldn't be bought at home. In 2006 Smith released this second-generation model to refine the finish of the original run. They tracked down a retired German eye-maker and had the traditional three-layer glass eye reproduced in the Czech Republic, bringing a genuine vintage-style detail back to a modern wooden lure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 2006 model carries a dated \"HEDDON 2006 ZARAGOSSA JR.\" belly stencil. The Perch (L) colourway is one of Heddon's oldest and most recognisable patterns. 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