Museum Archive: Yakima Bait Worden’s Original Rooster Tail, 1/8oz spinning lure #16096

Gold-finished willow leaf blades characterize this Yakima Bait Rooster Tail, specifically the 1/8oz (3.6g) version in Flame Coachdog. The orange body with black spotting is paired with a hand-tied gray hackle tail, a hallmark of Howard Worden's design intended to add a natural profile behind the spinner. Cataloged under product code RT.208.FLCD.B6 (Ref: 16096), the specimen remains unused in its original factory packaging. Details on the back of the card indicate production in Mexico with a date stamp of 08/18. Optimized for casting into smaller streams, the 2 1/4" (5.5cm) frame is built around a central wire shaft that holds the weighted body and feathered treble. The willow leaf blade is designed to rotate widely to create vibration in the water during the retrieve. The packaging is fully intact, preserving the bright colors of the card and the clean finish of the lure components.