Museum Archive: Yakima Bait Worden’s Original Rooster Tail, 1/16oz Black spinning lure #8784

Weighing exactly 1/16 oz (1.77 g), this small-profile inline spinner is cataloged under product code 206 MIDN by the Yakima Bait Company. The lure features a monochromatic black color scheme, consisting of a painted willow leaf blade, a weighted body, and a matching hand-tied hackle tail. Measuring approximately 2" (5 cm) in length, the assembly is built on a straight wire shaft intended for light spinning tackle applications. This particular specimen is unused, still sealed in its original vintage cardboard and plastic blister packaging from its manufacturing era in Granger, Washington. The back of the card includes specific size recommendations for targeting species such as trout, perch, and bluegill. The signature Worden’s hackle remains well-preserved behind the painted blade, which is designed to rotate as it moves through the water column.