Vintage Ultra Rare Fishing Lure Leboeuf Creeper Frog
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:19759380 | Brand: Heddon |
| Fishing Type: Freshwater Fishing | Type: Vintage Frog Lure |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Little has been written on the LeBoeuf Creeper frog. so take notes! This lure was made by the LeBoeuf Bait Company of Pennsylvania, starting sometime in the early 1940's, probably 1942 or 1943. The original version of the lure was made of wood and it came in two sizes, 2-1/2" and 3-3/4". Like Heddon's Crazy Crawler, it was a surface lure which 'waddled' from side to side across the surface of the water due to its metal wings. These lures came in two different colored cardboard boxes, o...ne a solid lime-green and the other maroon.
Sometime around 1947-1949, the 'heavy' plastic version of the lure was made, again in two sizes. Still later, in the 1950's and until the 1960's, a lighter plastic version was made. One key difference besides the type of plastic used is in the eyes, with the heavier version having an 'embossed' eye while the lighter version has a painted eye.
The wood and heavier plastic versions came in two colors, leopard frog and bull frog. The lighter plastic version came in both those colors plus a solid black, but the frog colors were in multiple shades of green rather than just one shade.
These are extremly rare and hard to come by and i have 2 of them i will just be posting this one for now im not exactly sure which year or type i have i just know there all very rare and are not very commonly talked about because there is so little of these in existance today. I have not been able to locate any of these as being for sale on any other site and people that do have them are not willing to sell them. I am fond of them but am not a collector so am willing to part with both of them i have a red one and a green one
Vintage ultra rare fishing lure leboeuf creeper frog. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
Sometime around 1947-1949, the 'heavy' plastic version of the lure was made, again in two sizes. Still later, in the 1950's and until the 1960's, a lighter plastic version was made. One key difference besides the type of plastic used is in the eyes, with the heavier version having an 'embossed' eye while the lighter version has a painted eye.
The wood and heavier plastic versions came in two colors, leopard frog and bull frog. The lighter plastic version came in both those colors plus a solid black, but the frog colors were in multiple shades of green rather than just one shade.
These are extremly rare and hard to come by and i have 2 of them i will just be posting this one for now im not exactly sure which year or type i have i just know there all very rare and are not very commonly talked about because there is so little of these in existance today. I have not been able to locate any of these as being for sale on any other site and people that do have them are not willing to sell them. I am fond of them but am not a collector so am willing to part with both of them i have a red one and a green one
Vintage ultra rare fishing lure leboeuf creeper frog. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
