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Jim Viviano's Sonic Color Chart
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This collection is 99% Heddon #385 size Sonics made in Dowagiac, MI. from 1957 to 1984. The "Dowagiac"
385 Sonics have eye screws for the line tie and hook hangers. Rarity Codes only pertain to the 385 size Sonics. For example, the CR "Crystal Rainbow" color is common on the Super Sonic but very rare on the #385. Heddon color codes and names changed thru the years, per the catalogs. In 1958 SF was "Silver Fish", in 1964 SF was "Silver Finish". In 1980 it was "Silver Shiner" and to add to the confusion, some collectors call SF "Silver Flash". I probably have made some mistakes with my code letters. Some lures were found in an unopened box or package and thus verified as correctly identified but some names and codes are admittedly just a good guess. For example, an "SF" (Silverfish) was found in a marked box. There are two other lures which look like the this lure. One is yellow, one is green, so I am calling them "YF" (Yellowfish) and "GF" (Greenfish) for now. I have denoted the guesses with a double asterisk ** after the names. The dates of manufacture are also very difficult to determine even with access to the catalogs, so most of the dates are "best guess" and are identified in the listing with an asterisk. The Purpose of these pages is to share information with everyone. Send me an email or give me a call if you have any suggestions, comments or questions or if you just want to shoot the bull about old lures. My email address is at the bottom of every page. Collecting Heddon Sonics is endless, no individual collector will ever complete the collection. This is why so many people collect them..!!!! Sincerely, Jim |
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I've provided quick look-up color listings as well as the alpha-num table below. To go to the quick look-up tables click HERE |
A Table of the mid-size Sonic Colors in Alpha-Numeric Order
A Through L
Click on a picture to see a bigger image...
| LURE/COLOR CODE | NAME/Comments |
RARITY 1 to 5 |
APPX. DATES SOLD | EXAMPLE |
| 385 ??? |
Unknown Color |
5 | 1960s ?? |
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| 385 14KCD |
14 Karat Gold Coach Dog |
3-4 | 1957-70 |
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| 385AD#1 |
Elliott-Turbo Company Very few have been found. |
5+ | 1960s |
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| 385AD#2 |
AGLOWorm (Assoc. of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers) Very few have been found. |
5+ | 1960s |
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| 385AD#3 |
Johnson Seahorse |
4-5 | 1960s |
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| 385B | Black | 1 | 1957-84 |
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| 385BAR |
Bar Fish |
1 | 1966-84 |
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| 385BAR varation 1 |
Bar Fish** Unknown Variation |
4 | unknown* |
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| 385BAR varation 2 |
Bar Fish-Striper Bass** Unknown Variation |
5 | unknown* |
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| V385BAR |
Vibra Flash Bar Fish |
5 | 1966-84 |
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| 385BB | Baby Bass | 1 | 1966-84 |
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| 385BC | Black Crappie | 3 | 1964-84* |
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| 385BCD | Black Coach Dog | 4 | unknown* |
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| 385BF | Bull Frog** | 3 | 1960s* |
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| 385BFYS | Bull Frog Yellow Scale** | 3 | 1960s |
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| 385BGL | Bluegill | 3 | 1960s |
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| 385BL | Blue Scale | 3 | 1960s* |
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| 385BLF |
Blue Flitter Shad This example has very rare "Bell" hardware. |
4 | 1957-67 |
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| 385BLS | Blue and Silver** | 4 | 1957-67 |
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| 385BLSX |
Blue Scale with Ribs** |
4-5 | 1960s |
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| 385BRRG | Brown Scale, Red Gills** | 4 | 1957-67* |
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| 385BRS |
Brown Crawdad
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1 | 1977-84 |
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| 385BRY |
Brown/Red/Yellow Coachdog ** |
4 | 1960s-70s |
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| 385BS |
Black Scale, Clear Belly** |
4 | 1970s-80s* |
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| 385BSD | Blue Shad** | 3 | 1957-64 |
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| 385BSO | Orange Dace | 2 | 1970s-80s* |
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| 385BSS |
Black, Black Stripe** |
2-3 | 1960s* |
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| 385BSW |
Black, White Scale** |
1 | 1960s* |
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| 385BWC |
Black and White Checked called "Indy 500" |
2-3 | 1960s* |
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| 385BWX |
Black and White with Ribs (Chevrons)* |
4 | 1957-67 |
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| 385BYY |
Black, Yellow - Yellow Special Order |
5 | 1980-82 |
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| 385C |
Clear |
2 | 1960* |
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| 385CAT |
Catfish** |
2 | 1960s* |
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| 385CBO | Crackleback Orange | 1 | 1957-78 |
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| 385CBO | Crackleback Red/Red Crayfish | 1 | 1979-84 |
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| 385CD | Coach Dog | 1 | 1957-84 |
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| 385CDYB |
Yellow Head White Coach Dog Special Order |
5+ | 1980-82 |
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| 385CR |
Crystal Rainbow Very few 385s have been found. |
5 | * |
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| 385CS |
Crystal Shad Few 385s have been found. |
5 | * |
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| 385D | Green Scale | 4 | 1966-69 |
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| 385DD | Dark Dace | 1 | 1957-84 |
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| 385DD |
Dark Dace No Eye Rare no-Eye Variation Marked 2nd on other side. |
5 | 1957-84* |
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| 385F | Frog Spot | 4 | * |
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| 385FABS | Fire/Fluorescent Amber Black Spots** | 3 | 1957-67 |
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| 385FAYS | Fire/Fluorescent Amber Yellow Spots** | 3 | 1957-67 |
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| 385FRBS | Fire/Fluorescent Red Black Spots** | 3 | 1957-67 |
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| 385FRYS | Fire/Fluorescent Red Yellow Spots** | 3 | 1957-67 |
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| 385FY |
Yellow/Green Fluorescent Bolt Variation |
1 | * |
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| 385FY |
Yellow/Green Fluorescent Bar Variation |
3 | * |
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| 385GBRE | Gold Reflector Red Eyes** | 4 | 1970s-80s* |
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| 385GBS | Gold - Black Spots** | 4-5 | 1978-80s* |
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| 385GF | Green Fish** | 1 | 1957-* |
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| V385GF |
Vibra-Flash Gold Finish Foil Variation |
1 | 1964 |
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| V385GF |
Vibra-Flash Gold Finish Glitter Variation |
1 | 1965-1977* |
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| 385GFB | Gold Finish - Black** | 3 | 1960s* |
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| 385GLCD | Gold Coach Dog | 5 | 1960s* |
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| 385GLDS |
Gold Scale, Gold Spots |
4 | 1960s* |
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| 385GOA | Golden Black Shiner | 2 | 1982-84 |
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| 385GPB |
Gold Plate/Black Back Pradco-Heddon Lure |
1 | 1985-88* |
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| 385GR | Green Crawdad | 1 | 1977-84 |
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| 385GRA | Fluorescent Green Crawdad | 1 | 1977-84 |
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| 385GRE | Gold - Red Eye** | 4 | 1971-84 |
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| 385GRS | Green Scale | 2 | 1960s |
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| 385GSD |
Green Shad |
1 | 1960s-70s* |
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| 385GSP | Green Shiner Scale** | 2-3 | 1980-84* |
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| 385GWF |
Green/White Flitter** Special Order |
5 | 1980-82 |
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| 385L | Perch Scale | 1 | 1957-65 |
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| 385LC |
Natural Perch Yellow Eye/White Belly Variation |
2 | 1979-84 |
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| 385LC |
Natural Perch Copper Eye/Silver Belly Variation |
2 | 1979-84 |
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| 385L W | Perch Westinghouse Ad Lure | 5+ | 1960-64 |
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| 385LWB | Perch Scale - White Belly** | 1 | 1966-76 |
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| 385LWB |
Perch Scale - White Belly** (green scales on belly) |
1 | ** |
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Jim Viviano's email:
jpviv@charter.net
