Core references
- National Fishing Lure Collectors Club: collecting, identification, preservation, and hobby standards.
- NFLCC craftsmen and alteration guidelines: definitions and disclosure principles for reproductions, repaints, and restorations.
- Indiana Historical Bureau: Creek Chub Bait Company.
- Bass Fishing Hall of Fame: James Heddon.
- Bass Fishing Hall of Fame: Fred Arbogast.
- The History Museum: South Bend Bait Company.
- Pflueger company history.
- eBay vintage fishing lure category: current category structure and listing vocabulary.
Editorial rule
Historical summaries are not used as substitutes for model-specific identification. Exact dating and value claims should be supported by catalogs, recognized reference works, collector expertise, and item-level physical evidence.