Wiggle Wart and age of said WW

[skunked_again]

Does anyone know of a site that has timelines for Wiggle Wart production? Found not one but 2 odd Wiggle Warts floating last week on Table Rock. This one looks like every other one I've seen, but the other states "Suspending".

 

Thanks.

[fishballer06]

Really no way to date a Wart unless you have the original box. The box style and label coloring changed through the years, so that's really the only way to date one. I can tell you that the super early ones, the stamped "suspending" on the side of the body back by the tail. 

 

That blue craw was part of a Bass Pro Shops special run that was done in the mid 90's. If you are interested in selling it, I'd be interested. That's one of my favorite colors to fish. 

[Bluebasser86]

I believe the ones with the flat bill and the ones with the dimple at the line tie are a way to tell which is older (not sure if it applies to suspending models though). I've heard guys say that one is older than the other by whether it has the flat or dimpled bill but I can't remember which is which.

[fishballer06]

1 hour ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I believe the ones with the flat bill and the ones with the dimple at the line tie are a way to tell which is older (not sure if it applies to suspending models though). I've heard guys say that one is older than the other by whether it has the flat or dimpled bill but I can't remember which is which.

The dimpled bills are the super old one's. There was a modern company that copied that same mold with the bill dimple and they look exactly identical. 

[rangerjockey]

They are both pre rapala. The suspending ones usually don't bring as much. 

They are both painters , I'd think you could get 20 bucks or so for  each for them.