Museum Archive: Vintage Mepps Aglia Long 3 Dressed, 2/5oz spinning lure #19512

A vibrant stack of four plastic beads—three yellow with red-striped accents and one solid orange—serves as the weighted body for this classic inline spinner. Labeled under product code 19512, the Mepps Aglia Long 3 Dressed measures 3 1/4" (8 cm) in length and weighs 2/5 oz (12 g). The gold-finished willow leaf blade is clearly stamped with "AGLIA LONG" and "MADE IN FRANCE," signifying its design heritage before final assembly took place in the USA. The reverse side of the blade features a fine, diamond-textured pattern that catches the light differently than the polished front. A clevis attachment allows the blade to rotate close to the wire shaft, which is tipped with a treble hook wrapped in a generous white bucktail dressing. The dressing is secured with bright red whipping thread near the eye of the hook. This specimen is in excellent shape, showing well-maintained hardware and a clean finish, earning a 5/5 condition rating. Collectors will appreciate the crisp stamping and the integrity of the natural fibers in the tail dressing.