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THE STANDARD CATALOG COLORS

Red Scale 7509H This is one of Heddon's nicest looking colors on a cataloged Vamp. Red Scale was introduced in 1926 and dropped from the catalog in 1929. They're pretty hard to find in EX condition. They usually come with L-rig hardware. I've never seen one otherwise.

Frog Scale. 7509J This is one of my favorites. My wife thinks it should be called "snake scale", a lot of people do. Frog Scale was first listed in the 1926 catalog and was gone by 1934.

Perch Scale or Yellow Perch Scale. 7509L This is another color Heddon began using on the Vamp in 1926. They continued offering Perch Scale Vamps until the very end in 1971.

Perch Scale or Yellow Perch Scale. 7509L (Early Version) This is the early (early 20s) version of the Perch Scale Color. It was a brilliant yellow as opposed to the more subdued color they used later. I think these early perch scale lures are really beautiful. Don't you dare call this color "bar perch". Bar Perch or "Yellow Perch" (7509A) has no scale patterns at all, only the stripes.

Perch Scale. 7500L This GE Perch scale is from about 1948-9. It has glass eyes but uses the "surface rig" hardware. This is the last of the glass eyed Vamps.

Pike Scale. 7509M One of the original 5 colors listed for the Vampire in 1921 and probably the most common Vamp color through the life of the lure. Heddon developed the color for the Vamp. It was listed in the catalogs for Vamps from 1921 to 1971, 50 years.

Pike Scale, Green Variation. 7509M This is another depression color variation. Heddon changed the Pike scale color in the late 1930s from the yellow over silver to a green with gold scheme. They changed back after the war. These two Pike color lures also illustrate the two extremes of body size from the very fat to the skinny.

Dace Scale. 7509N This is one of the best looking Vamp colors. Crackers!! It was offered in the Heddon catalogs from 1930 until 1941. It's not all that rare but is highly sought because its so cool.

Please Note: I have described the lures on this site honestly to the best of my knowledge. I believe the statements are as accurate as the information available to me at the time written. However, I’m relatively new to lure collecting and am not an expert. I have already had to revise the text a couple of times when I learned new facts so anything presented here is just my opinion and should not be taken as authoritative information. If you have any doubts as to the accuracy of any of the statements or descriptions please let me know.

Thanks for Looking, Ed