Heddon Tiny Torpedo Color Test
Dear, Tiny Torpedo Collectors
This is intended to be used as a preliminary color test for the eventual Heddon Tiny Torpedo
Color Guide offered on www.TackleCollecting.com
If you are aware of another color that is not shown or have a different assessment of
information, please forward an email to Larry Nicholson at [email protected]
= I would like to purchase this color for my collection.
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Sincerely,
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KEY DATES:
DESCRIPTION
APPROX YEAR
Small Gold Eyes (Bullfrog had small yellow eye)
1952
Gold Eyes*
1952 - 1961
1st Wing-Tip Spinner
1952 - 1956?
2nd Reinforced Named Spinner
1956? - 1970
Crème Eyes*
1961 – 1980’s
White Eyes*
1980’s - Current
3rd Named Spinner
1971 - Current
* doesn’t apply to all colors during the same time frame, especially after 1961.
COLOR RANKING
Rare to Find
Tough to Find
Hard to Find
Common to Find
Very Common to Find
Half star rating is in between levels.
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CATALOGED COLOR CODES VERIFIED:
01M : Mystic Black Shad
1997 – 1999?
Came with Excalibur hooks
03M : Mystic Blue Shad
1997 – 1999?
Came with Excalibur hooks
BB : Baby Bass
1979 – 1995 >
Goldish scales
BB : Baby Bass
1996 – 2003?
Greener scales
BF : Bullfrog
1952 >
Small yellow eye
BF : Bullfrog
1952 – 1961 >
BF : Bullfrog
1962 – 1970 >
Black around eye
BF : Bullfrog
1971 - Current
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BF : Bullfrog
1980’s
VARIATION - Brown belly
BRS : Brown Crawdad
1977 – 1989 >
BRS : Brown Crawdad
1990 - Current
C : Clear
1972 - Current
CBO : Crackleback Orange
1978 >
CBO : Red Crayfish
1979 – 1983
CCMQ : Color-C-Lector Purple
1986 – 1989
CCMQ : Color-C-Lector Purple
Late-1980’s
VARIATION - Shiny, not typical flat
paint
CCU : Color-C-Lector Orange
1986 – 1989
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CCW : Color-C-Lector Yellow
1986 – 1989
CCX : Color-C-Lector Red
1986 – 1989
CCY : Color-C-Lector Green
1986 – 1989
CCZD : Color-C-Lector Blue
1986 – 1989
FF-GB or GB : Fish-Flash Black &
Gold Reflector
1955 - 1956
FF-GR or GR : Fish-Flash Red &
Gold Reflector
1955 - 1956
FF-SB or SB : Fish-Flash Black &
Silver Reflector
1955 - 1956
FF-SR or SR : Fish-Flash Red &
Silver Reflector
1955 - 1956
G05 : G-Finish Pearl/Purple
1989 – 1993
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G28 : G-Finish Pearl/Red Eye
1989 – Current
GBB : G-Finish Gold Bass
1989 – Current
GBLSD : G-Finish Blue Shad
1988 – Current
GBSD : G-Finish Shad
1988 – Current
GFRBW : G-Fleck Rainbow
1993 – Current
GFXBL : G-Fleck Blue Shore
Minnow
1993 – Current
GPB : Gold Plated, Black Back
1983 – 1984
GPB : Gold Plated, Black Back
2004 - Current
GPB : Gold Plated, Black Back (?)
1980's
VARIATION -Black ribs & orange belly
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GPS : G-Finish Pumpkinseed
1990 - 1993
GR : Green Crawdad
1978 – 1983
GRA : Fluorescent Green Crawdad
1978 – Current
Later models have more yellow on
belly
L : Perch Scale
1952 >
Small gold eye
L : Perch Scale
1952 – 1961 >
L : Perch Scale
1950’s
VARIATION – No stripes or red
L : Perch Scale
1962 – 1970
1981 – Current
L : Perch Scale
1971 – 1980 >
LC : Natural Perch
1979 – 1980 >
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LC : Natural Perch
1980 – 1991 >
LC : Natural Perch
1992 - Current
NBL : Black Chrome “Black
Shiner”
1971 – 1974 (listed as 4NBL)
1977? – Current
NBL : Black Chrome “Black
Shiner”
1970’s
VARIATION – Red around eyes
NBLG : Black Shiner/Glitter
2004 – Current
Has purple glitter on back
NF : Natural Frog
1980 – Current
Earlier models have a definitive gold
colored eye
NGL : Natural Bluegill
1980
NGL : Natural Bluegill
1981 – 1983
NP : Chrome “Shiner” “Nickel
Plate”
1972 – 1974 (listed as 4NP)
1981 – 2003?
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NPB : Blue Shiner
1983 - Current
NPR : Red Chrome
1971 (listed as 4NPR)
NPY : Yellow Chrome
1971 – 1974 (listed as 4NPY)
NPY : Yellow Chrome
1970’s
VARIATION – Darker yellow
NSD : Green Shad Chrome
1972 – 1974 (listed as 4NSD)
NSN : Natural Sunfish
1980 >
NSN : Natural Sunfish
1981 >
NSN : Natural Sunfish
1982 – 1984
OGG : Citrus Chub
1977 – 1983
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PUM : Natural Pumpkinseed
1980 >
PUM : Natural Pumpkinseed
1981 – 1983
Similar to LC, but with yellow belly
RC-1 : Clect-A-Color Kit
1987
Packaged with markers and two other
Heddon lures
RH : White, Red Head
1952 >
Small gold eye
RH : White, Red Head
1952 – 1961 >
RH : White, Red Head
1962 – 1970 >
RH : White, Red Head
1971 – 1989 >
Blended red head
RH : White, Red Head
1990 – Current
RHF : Red Head Flitter
1952 >
Small gold eye and clear belly
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RHF : Red Head Flitter
1952 – 1961 >
RHF : Red Head Flitter
1962 – 1970 >
RHF : Red Head Flitter
1971 – 1984
SD : Shad
1979 – Current
SD : Shad
1980’s
VARIATION – Green back
SDN : Natural Shad
1979 – 1980 >
SDN : Natural Shad
1981 – 1993
SSD : Silver Shad
1972 – 1978
SUC : Natural Sucker
1980 >
Transparent body
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SUC : Natural Sucker
1981 -1983
VCD : Shrimp Shiner
1977 – 1980
VGS : Gold/Brown Chrome
1971 – 1974 (listed as 4VGS)
VRB : Rainbow Chrome
1971 – 1974 (listed as 4VRB)
1979 – 1982 (listed as “Rainbow
Shiner”)
VRBG : Rainbow Shiner/Glitter
2004 – Current
Doesn’t have scales
VRY : Orange Dace Shiner (?)
1977
VY : Yellow Dace Shiner
1977 – 1980
XBW : Black & White Shore
Minnow
1952 >
Small gold eye
XBW : Black & White Shore
Minnow
1952 – 1961 >
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XBW : Black & White Shore
Minnow
1962 – Current
XRS : Silver Shore Minnow
1952 >
Small gold eye
XRS : Silver Shore Minnow
1952 – 1961 >
XRS : Silver Shore Minnow
1950’s
VARIATION – No red
XRS : Silver Shore Minnow
1962 – Current
XRW : Red & White Shore Minnow
1952 >
Small gold eye
XRW : Red & White Shore Minnow
1952 – 1961 >
XRW : Red & White Shore Minnow
1950’s
VARIATION – No red
XRW : Red & White Shore Minnow
1962 – 1970 >
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XRW : Red & White Shore Minnow
1971 - Current
XRY : Yellow Shore Minnow
1952 >
Small gold eye
XRY : Yellow Shore Minnow
1952 – 1961 >
XRY : Yellow Shore Minnow
1950’s
VARIATION – No red
XRY : Yellow Shore Minnow
1962 – 1970
1981 – Current
XRY : Yellow Shore Minnow
1971 – 1980 >
YFO : Yellow Fluorescent, Red
Ribs
1977? – 1983
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UNCATALOGED COLORS CODES VERIFIED:
14KCD : 14 Karat Coachdog
1950’s
not a cataloged color
14KCD : 14 Karat Coachdog
1960’s - 1970’s
not a cataloged color
B : Black
1950’s
not a cataloged color
B : Black
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BAR : Barfish
Mid 1960’s
not a cataloged color
BBF : Bone Bullfrog (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BC : Black Crappie
1960's
not a cataloged color
BC : Black Crappie
1970’s
not a cataloged color
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BCDS : Blue Coachdog Spook (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BFYS : Bullfrog, Yellow Scale
Late 1960's
not a cataloged color
BGL : Bluegill
1960’s – 1970’s
not a cataloged color
BGL : Bluegill
1960’s – 1970’s
VARIATION – No pink
not a cataloged color
BH : Blue Head, White
1980’s
not a cataloged color
BKH : Black Head, White
1980’s
not a cataloged color
BL : Blue Scale (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BLF : Blue Flitter Shad
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BLSD : Blue Shad
1960’s – Early 1970’s
not a cataloged color
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BLSD : Blue Shad
1960’s – Early 1970’s
VARIATION – No pink
not a cataloged color
BO : Bone
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BOBS : Bone, Black Scale (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BOD : Bone Shad (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BOG : Bone Grey (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BOH : Bone (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BOP: Bone Pink Bullfrog (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BOXB: Bone, Black Shore Minnow
(?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BOXG : Bone, Gold Shore Minnow
(?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
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BPB : Blue Pearl
1970’s
not a cataloged color
BR : Brown Scale (?)
1950’s
not a cataloged color
BRSO : Brown, Orange Scale (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
BWG : Black with Gills (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
CD : Coachdog
1970's
not a cataloged color
CD : Coachdog
1970's
Also black back version
not a cataloged color
CRA : Crappie
1950’s
not a cataloged color
CRA : Crappie
1960's – 1970's
not a cataloged color
CRA : Crappie
1970’s
VARIATION – Not typical spots
not a cataloged color
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CRWS : Crystal, White Spots (?)
Mid 1960's
not a cataloged color
CS : Crystal Shad
1950’s
not a cataloged color
CS : Crystal Shad
1960's – 1970's
not a cataloged color
FF-GYBS : Fish-Flash Yellow,
Black Spots & Gold Reflector
Mid 1950’s
not a cataloged color
FF-SOB : Fish-Flash, Spots Over
Black
1950's
not a cataloged color
GBRE : Gold Black Scale, Red Eye
(?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
GBWS : Grey Back, White Scales ?
1970's
not a cataloged color
GLDS : Gold Spotted
1980’s
not a cataloged color
GSD : Green Shad
1960’s – Early 1970’s
not a cataloged color
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GSY : Green Scaled, Yellow (?)
1960's – Early 1970's
not a cataloged color
J : Frog Scale
1980’s
not a cataloged color
JON : Black Back, Orange Belly (?)
Late 1970's
not a cataloged color
JRH : Red Head, Frog Scale
1960’s
not a cataloged color
LBLS : Light Blue Scale
1970's
not a cataloged color
LBS : Light Black Scale
1970's
not a cataloged color
LSO : Light Silver O (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
LSS : Light Silver Scale (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
LYS : Light Yellow Scale
1970's
not a cataloged color
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M : Pike Scale
1970’s
not a cataloged color
NC : Natural Crab
1970’s
not a cataloged color
OBB : Orange, Black Bone
1970's
not a cataloged color
OBB : Orange, Black Bone
1970's
not a cataloged color
P : Shiner Scale
Late 1960’s
not a cataloged color
P : Shiner Scale
1970’s
not a cataloged color
PC : Purple Clear
1970’s
not a cataloged color
PCDS : Purple Coachdog Spook
Late 1960’s – Early 1970’s
not a cataloged color
PG : Golden Shiner
1970’s
not a cataloged color
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PGL : Purple Bluegill (?)
Late 1960's
not a cataloged color
PS : Purple Scale
Late 1960's
not a cataloged color
PSB : Pearl, Silver Back (?)
Late 1960's
not a cataloged color
PSB : Pearl, Silver Back (?)
Late 1960's
VARIATION – With dot
not a cataloged color
PSWB : Purple Scale, White Bone
(?)
Late 1960's
not a cataloged color
PSWB : Purple Scale, White Bone
(?)
Late 1960's (VARIATION – Smithwick
Eyes) not a cataloged color
PSWB : Purple Scale, White Bone
(?)
Late 1960's (VARIATION – Smithwick
Eyes) not a cataloged color
RHFS : Red Head Flitter Spook
1980’s
not a cataloged color
RS : Rattlesnake
Late 1960's
not a cataloged color
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RSC : Clear Rattlesnake (?)
Late 1960's
not a cataloged color
S : Spotted (aka “Strawberry”)
1950’s
not a cataloged color
S : Spotted (aka “Strawberry”)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
SD : Shad
1950's (Gold Eye)
not a cataloged color
SD : Shad
1950's – 1960's
not a cataloged color
SD : Shad
1970's
not a cataloged color
SD : Shad
1970's
not a cataloged color
SFSXS : Silver Flash, Silver Scales
(?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
SFWBS : Silver Flash, White with
Black Spots
1950’s
not a cataloged color
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SFWS : Silver Flash, White Spots
1950’s
not a cataloged color
SJ : Smokey Joe
Late 1960's – 1970’s
not a cataloged color
SO : Spotted Orange
1950’s
not a cataloged color
SO : Spotted Orange
1970’s
not a cataloged color
SOB : Spots Over Black
1950's
not a cataloged color
SR-XBY : Spook Ray,
1970's
not a cataloged color
SS : Silver Flitter
1950’s -1960’s
not a cataloged color
SS : Silver Flitter
1970’s
not a cataloged color
SS : Silver Flitter
1980’s
Has clear belly
not a cataloged color
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SUN : Sunfish
1960's – 1970's
not a cataloged color
SUN : Sunfish
1970's
not a cataloged color
SX : Silver Flash Clear (?)
1950’s – 1960’s
not a cataloged color
SX : Silver Flash Clear (?)
1960’s – 1970's
not a cataloged color
WBE : Blue-eyed Albino
1970's
not a cataloged color
WBS : White, Black Spots
1950's
not a cataloged color
WCDS : White Coachdog Spook
1970's – 1980's
not a cataloged color
WCDS : White Coachdog Spook
1970's
VARIATION – Yellow eyes and scales
not a cataloged color
X : Clear
1950's
not a cataloged color
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X : Clear
1960's
not a cataloged color
XBL : Blue Shore Minnow
1960’s – 1980's
not a cataloged color
XBL : Blue Shore Minnow
1970's
not a cataloged color
XBLW : Blue & White Shore
Minnow
1970's
not a cataloged color
XBWS : Black Shore Spook (?)
1990's
Has silver ribs
not a cataloged color
XGF : Greenfish Shore Minnow
1950's
not a cataloged color
XGF : Greenfish Shore Minnow
1960's – 1970's
not a cataloged color
XRX : Bluefish Shore Minnow
1950’s
not a cataloged color
XRYBB : Yellow Black Bone
1950’s
not a cataloged color
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XRYBB : Yellow Black Bone
1960's – 1970’s
not a cataloged color
YBS : Yellow Spotted
1950’s
not a cataloged color
YCD : Yellow Coachdog
1960’s to 1970's
Also black back version
not a cataloged color
YCD : Yellow Coachdog
1970's
not a cataloged color
YCDS : Yellow Coachdog Spook
Late 1960's
not a cataloged color
YFC : Yellow Fluorescent Crab (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
YFD : Yellow Fluorescent Shad (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
YSL : Yellow Snake Line (?)
1980's
not a cataloged color
YTG : Yellow Tiger
1960's
not a cataloged color
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UNCATALOGED NOT SURE of COLOR CODES:
? : Silverish Gray, Black Scales (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
? : Gold Reflector, Black Spots (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
? : All Silver with Light Scales (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
? : Solid Silverish Gray (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
? : Crystal Shad (?)
1980’s
not a cataloged color
? : Purple Coachdog Spook (?)
Late 1960’s - 1970’s
not a cataloged color
? : Bone, Orange Belly (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
? : Bone Coachdog (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
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? : Bone Black Back (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
? : Bone Purple Eye (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
? : Purple Shore Minnow (?)
19??
not a cataloged color
? : Blue Scale, White Bone (?)
Late 1960's
Has Smithwick eyes
not a cataloged color
? : Blue Scale (?)
Late 1960's
Has Smithwick eyes no ribs
not a cataloged color
? : All Blue (?)
19??
not a cataloged color
? : Purple Back, Pearl Belly (?)
1980's
not a cataloged color
? : Black with Red Eye (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
? : All White (?)
19??
not a cataloged color
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? : Clear Red Eye (?)
1970's
not a cataloged color
? : Fluorescent Green Coachdog
(?)
1980's
not a cataloged color
? : Purple Crappie (?)
1970's
Noticeably different than CRA
not a cataloged color
? : Natural Greenfish (?)
1980's
not a cataloged color
? : Red Head, Blue Scale (?)
Late 1960’s
not a cataloged color
? : Red Head, Purple Scale (?)
Late 1960’s
not a cataloged color
? : Green Flitter (?)
1970’s
not a cataloged color
? : Clear Rainbow (?)
2004
not a cataloged color
? : Fluorescent Clown (?)
2004
not a cataloged color
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? : Brown Trout (?)
2004
not a cataloged color
? : Casper Shore (?)
2004
not a cataloged color
? : Fluorescent Frog (?)
2004
not a cataloged color
? : Pearl, Red Head (?)
2004
not a cataloged color
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