Heddon 9630 Punkinseed Lure

The Heddon 9630 Punkinseed Lure was first introduced in roughly 1950. In 47 and 48 we see the new 730 and that is what the spook transitioned from and they even used the same printers block from the 730 in the early 1950s catalogs shown below. This antique fishing lure made by Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan is part of a lineup of quintessential lures. The 9630 was later in the life cycle for this top Heddon seller. The 9630 is made of plastic instead of wood like its earlier kin. The transformation from the wooden 730 Punkinseed completed the body transformation however there were stages inside the 9630 life cycle.

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Heddon 9630 Punkinseed Spook Lure

Initially the Punkinseed Spook could be purchased for $1.35. This collector favorite measured 2-2 1/8″ in length and toped the scales around 5/8 of an ounce. On the earliest lures you will find Surface Rig hook hardware and later the lure will transition to Bell Rig. Eye variants will included, Gold, Cream, White, Yellow, Orange. With hook hardware and eye color you can narrow down the years your Punkinseed Spook was made.

Surface Hardware Belly with 2 Piece Rear Hanger is the Earliest Circa1950

Gold Eye Circa 1950-1961

Surface Belly & Tail Circa 1951-1961

Surface Belly & Bell Rig Tail Circa 1962-1973

Cream/White Eye Circa Circa 1962-End of life

Bell Rig Belly & Tail Circa 1974-1977

The Punkinseed Spook Model 9630 lure was made in eight different standard colors. Within these 6 standard colors schemes you’ll find many variants.

Cataloged Colors

Sunfish – SUN

Bluegill – BGL

Black & White Shore – XBW

Yellow Shore – XRY

Red & White Shore – XRW

Crappie – CRA

Shad – SD

Green Shad – GSD

Besides the 6 cataloged colors there are roughly a dozen uncatalogued colors. Many of these variants and colors can be seen below in the gallery.

Uncatalogued Colors

Red Head Flitter – RHF

Golden Shiner – PG

Smoky Joe – SJ

Pearl – PL

Coachdog – CD

Fluorescent Green Crawdad – GRA

Brown Crawdad – BRS

White – W

Perch – L

Silver Shad – SSD

Chrome with Black Ribs

Chrome with Red Ribs

With all these colors, both cataloged and uncatalogued and the myriad variants of hardware, color and eye variants the Punkinseed Spook fishing lure can be a life long collection.

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1952 Punkinseed Spook Catalog Cut

This lure is now made of tenite, making it as indestructible as the other Heddon “Spook” baits. It is strictly a sinking lure, with a newly created action that duplicates the dash of a panfish, one of the favorite food of gamefishes. The natural lifelike colors are an innovation in baits and have accounted for phenomenal catches of bass, pike and walleyes. It is a natural for lake trout when they are in shallow water. At least one, and as a safeguard two, of these baits should be in every anglers tackle box.