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Jim Viviano's Sonic Color Chart


Page 3 - 385 Sonic Quick Look-Up Color Chart

Quick Color Finder Index

If you have a lure and want to find the Color Name and Code
use the table below for a quick color look-up.
Basic Color of Your Lure Click Basic Color of Your Lure Click
Black or Dark Gray Colors Black Silver or Light Gray Colors Silver
White with Black White/Black Blue Colors Blue
Green Colors Green
Purple Colors Purple
Yellow Colors Yellow Red or Orange Colors Red/Orange
White with Red White/Red Gold or Brownish Colors Gold/Brown
White with Other Colors White/Misc MULTI Color Lures MULTI
387 Sonics in "Nickel Plate" Colors NP
Sonics in "Natural" Colors Naturals
V385 Sonics in "Vibra Flash" Colors Vibra
Main Page and Alphabetical Listing A through L All Colors A thru L
Alphabetical Listing M through Y All Colors M thru Y




Black and Dark Gray 385 colors.

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EXAMPLE LURE/COLOR CODE NAME/Comments RARITY
1 to 5
APPX. DATES SOLD
385B Black 1 1957-84
385BC Black Crappie 3 1964-*
385BCD Black Coach Dog 4 *
385BS Black Scale or Black Snake
3 1979-84*
385BSS Black, Black Stripe**
UNKNOWN COLOR NAME
2-3 1960s*
385BWX Black and White with Ribs (Chevrons)*

4 1957-67
385BYY Black, Yellow - Yellow
Special Order
5 1980-82
385DD Dark Dace 1 1957-84
385DD Dark Dace
Rare No-Eye Variation
5 1957-84*


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Silver and Light Gray Sonics

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EXAMPLE LURE/COLOR CODE NAME/Comments RARITY
1 to 5
APPX. DATES SOLD
385AD#2 AGLOWorm (Assoc. of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers)
Very few have been found.
5 1960s
385BAR Bar Fish
1 1966-84
385BAR varation 1 Bar Fish
Unknown Variation
4 unknown*
385BAR varation 2 Bar Fish-Striper Bass**
Unknown Variation
5 unknown*
385BB Baby Bass 1 1966-84
385BSW Black, White Scale**
1 1960s*
385NB Natural Bass
2 1979-84
385OSD Shad 1 1964-66
385P Shiner Scale
2 1960s
385P Shiner Scale
Pradco-Heddon Lure
4 1985-88
385RS Rattlesnake
Very few have been found.
5 1960s
385SD Shad
1 1957 - 84
385SD Shad 1 1957-84
385SDF Shad Silver Flitter 5 *
385SDN Natural Shad
Copper Eyes/Silver Belly/Pink Stripe
2 1979-84
385SDN Natural Shad
Yellow Eyes/White Belly/Blue Gills
2 1979-84
385SF Silver Finish 1 1957-84
385SJ Smokey Joe 3 1960s-70s*
385SS Silver Flitter 3 1964-70*
385SSD Silver Shad
1 1975*
385WC White Crappie 4 1957-70*
385WPS White, Purple Spots
(Special Order)
5 1980-82
387NBL
Black Shiner Chrome
White Eye/White Bolt
1 1971-84
387NBL
Black Shiner Chrome
Yellow Eye/Yellow Bolt
1 1971-84
387NPS
Nickel/Black Back
(rare "bell" hardware)
4 1971-84
V385BAR Vibra-Flash Bar Fish
5 Unknown*
V385SF Vibra-Flash Silver Finish
Foil Variation
1 1964
V385SF Vibra-Flash Silver Finish
Glitter Variation
1 1965-1977*


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White and Black Sonics

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EXAMPLE LURE/COLOR CODE NAME/Comments RARITY
1 to 5
APPX. DATES SOLD
385BWC Black and White Checked
called "Indy 500"
2 1960s*
385CD Coach Dog 1 1957-84
385P Shiner Scale
4 1957-84*
385WB White and Black
2 1957-67
385WBS White, Black Spots
3-4 *
385WBX White with Black Ribs (Chevrons)**
4 1957-67*
385WRB White, Red and Black
2 1957-67*
385WSL White Snake Line
Special Order
5 1980-82


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Blue Sonics

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EXAMPLE LURE/COLOR CODE NAME/Comments RARITY
1 to 5
APPX. DATES SOLD
385BGL Bluegill 3 1960s*
385BL Blue Scale 3 1960s*
385BLF Blue Flitter Shad
This example has very rare "Bell" hardware.
4 1957-67
385BLS Blue and Silver** 4 1957-67
385BLSX Blue Scale with Ribs (Chevrons)**
4-5 1960*
385BSD Blue Shad** 3 1957-64
385PB Blue Shiner** 2 1960s
385XBL Blue Shore Minnow*
(As shown in the '77 catalog.)
4 1977
387NPB
Blue Shiner/Chrome Blue
2 1971-84


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Green Sonics

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EXAMPLE LURE/COLOR CODE NAME/Comments RARITY
1 to 5
APPX. DATES SOLD
385 ??? Unknown Color
5 1960s ??
385BF Bull Frog** 3 1960s*
385BFYS Bull Frog Yellow Scale** 3 1960s
385D Green Scale 4 1966-69
385F Frog Spot 4 *
385FY Yellow/Green Fluorescent
Bolt Variation
1 *
385FY Yellow/Green Fluorescent
Bar Variation
3 *
385GF Green Fish** 1 1957-*
385GR Green Crawdad 1 1960s
385GRA Fluorescent Green Crawdad 1 1960s*
385GRS Green Scale 2 1960s
385GSD Green Shad
1 1960s-70s*
385GSP Green Shiner Scale** 2-3 1980-84
385L Perch Scale 1 1957-65
385LC Natural Perch
Yellow Eye/White Belly Variation
2 1979-84
385LC Natural Perch
Copper Eye/Silver Belly Variation
2 1979-84
385L W Perch Westinghouse Ad Lure 5+ 1960-64
385LWB Perch Scale - White Belly** 1 1966-76
385LWB Perch Scale - White Belly**
(green scales on belly)
1 **
385NGL Natural Bluegill
Light Blue Back/Clear Belly
2-3 1979-84
385NGL Natural Bluegill
Dark Blue Back/Dark Green Belly
2-3 1979-84
385NSN Natural Sunfish
Yellow Eyes/Light Green Back/Orange Belly
2-3 1979-84
385NSN Natural Sunfish
Reds Eye/Dark Green Back/Dark Orange Belly
2-3 1979-84
385PUM Natural Punkinseed
Dark Back/Bright Green Belly
(found in sealed, marked pkg)
5 1979-84
387NPG
Green Chrome
4-5 1971-84
387NSD
Green Shad Chrome
3 1971-84
V385SD Vibra-Flash Shad
Foil Variation
1 1964
V385SD Vibra-Flash Shad
Glitter Variation
1 1965-1977*




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