Museum Archive: Yakima Bait Worden’s Original Rooster Tail, 3/16oz spinning lure #16474

Weighing in at 3/16oz (4.7g), the weighted blue body with silver horizontal stripes is paired with a silver willow leaf blade featuring vertical blue lines and red dots. This Yakima Bait original, carrying product code 16474, measures 2 3/4" (7cm) and is found in unused condition. The design features a hand-tied hackle feather tail in a mix of black and teal-blue, a tradition started by Howard Worden to provide attraction in pressured waters. Manufactured in Mexico, the lure is built for casting in streams where the willow blade’s wide rotation creates a distinct vibration. The retail packaging remains intact, preserving the reflective silver finish of the blade and the delicate hackle.