I was going through some of my old stuff last weekend, and found a shad colored Heddon Bayou Boogie. I'm pretty sure I bought this one in the early eighties. I remember it being a good lure, and catching quite a few fish with it. These were 2" long, and came in several colors. They're easy to recognize because of the slant or angle cut face, which is usually painted red. At some point, the Whopper Stopper company became involved with these lures, and I've seen some new in package with both Whopper Stopper and Heddon logos on them. There were other slant face lures. The only one I know of was the Pico Pearch bait. It looked almost identical to Heddons Bayou Boogie. I've never fished a Pico Pearch. I think this slant face style of lure was very popular from the 1950s- 60s clear up into the early eighties. The fact that they made them in different sizes and so many colors says there was a good market for them. I think they lost popularity when the Bill Lewis Rattletrap hit the scene. I wish they would bring them back. Does anyone remember fishing the Bayou Boogie, or the Pico Pearch?
