{"product_id":"heddon-zaragossa-jr-2006-perch-wilders-gem-169","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: near mint - the lure presents excellent, but has a decent crack in the wooden body through the paintwork on the lure stamp (image 5). 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. It has a yellow-green scale finish with bold dark vertical bars under a black back, a red gill flare and a cream belly, and it has appeared across Heddon's wooden lures for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heddon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48447069225097,"sku":"WG-HEDD-ZGJR-169","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1038\/4009\/files\/Gem-920.jpg?v=1790501234","url":"https:\/\/wildersfishing.com.au\/products\/heddon-zaragossa-jr-2006-perch-wilders-gem-169","provider":"Wilder's Fishing \u0026 Supply Co. ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}