Museum Archive: Vintage Yakima Bait Worden’s Original Rooster Tail, 1/8oz Gold / Brown Trout spinning lure #6454

Gold-stamped lettering on the willow leaf blade catches the light, identifying this 1/8oz (3.6g) Yakima Bait creation as a quintessential piece of American tackle history. Dressed in the Brown Trout color pattern, the body transitions from a bright yellow belly to an orange-brown back, accented with distinct black spots. Measuring 2 1/4" (5.5cm), the spinner utilizes the classic Worden's design that gained fame in 1950s Wisconsin streams for its effectiveness on pressured fish. This specimen, identified by Product Code 6454, remains in excellent 5/5 condition with the dark hackle feathers of the tail still full and vibrant. The wide-rotating blade is the technical heart of the Rooster Tail, engineered to produce the distinct vibration that trout anglers have relied on for decades.