James Heddon Inventor & Creator of Artificial Fishing Lures – Beer Can Fishing
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Heddon Lures 1898 – The original fishing lures frogs carved from
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Heddon Lures 1898 – The original fishing lures frogs carved from
James Heddon came upon the idea for an artificial fishing lure in 1894 when he threw a stick he had whittled into a local lake known as Mill Pond and
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Heddon Lures - Make Your Own Luck 1894
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Heddon – My Bait Shop, LLC
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Heddon Fishing Lures - Bahoukas
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Heddon Originals- A Lesson In History
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Heddon Lures 1898 – The original fishing lures frogs carved from
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Heddon Lures 1898 – The original fishing lures frogs carved from
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Our Story – Livingston Lures
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Heddon Originals- A Lesson In History
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James Heddon's Sons Lures - Dowagiac, MI
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Heddon Dummy Double Lure - Fin & Flame
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Sold at Auction: Heddon Tiny Punkinseed Fishing Lure
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James Heddon's Sons Fishing Lures
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