Museum Archive: Vintage Yakima Bait Worden’s Original Rooster Tail, 2/5oz brass spinning lure #20737

A brass willow leaf blade, stamped with the heritage logo, serves as the centerpiece for this 2 3/4" (7 cm) Worden’s Original Rooster Tail. Weighing in at 2/5 oz (11 g), this Yakima Bait creation (Product Code 20737) departs from the traditional feather-tail design by utilizing a soft plastic, tentacled trailer in a translucent olive-brown hue with dark flecks. The central weighted body is finished in a vibrant pink and white scheme with black dots, providing a sharp contrast to the polished gold-tone metal. Originating from Howard Worden’s 1950s Wisconsin workshops, the Rooster Tail was engineered specifically for a quiet, low-splash entry that won't spook wary trout in clear streams. This specimen maintains a 5/5 condition, with the wire hardware and soft plastic remaining remarkably clean and supple. The willow blade is configured for a wide rotation around the wire axis, trailing the multi-tentacled squid body through the water column.