This picture shows both the forward and the backward Tootsie Bugs V1 from the 1951-1953 era.
Backwards Tootsie Bug V1 - in the color Shad. This lure is from the period of 1951 - 1953.
Backwards Tootsie Bug V1 - in the color Yellow with a Green Back. This lure is from the period of 1951 - 1953.
Forward Tootsie Bug V1 - in the color Shad. This lure is from the period of 1951 - 1953. Very Rare.
Forward Tootsie Bug V1 - in the color Natural Cedar. This lure is from the period of 1951 - 1953. Very Rare.
Forward Tootsie Bug V1 - in the color Pearl. This lure is from the period of 1951 - 1953. Very Rare.
Tootsie Bug V1 Forward - It was produced from about 1951 to 1953. The color looks like a Silver Rib over perhaps a off White body. This is a color I have never seen before and is an uncharted color.
Tootsie Bug V2 - The bottom lure is the second version Tootsie Bug was a limited production lure.. It uses the name of a Smithwick lure that was produced between 1951 and 1953 and was discontinued. This newer version looked very similar to the Ridge Runner Hustler. The picture shows the Hustler box and the Hustler lure just below it. The Smithwick Tootsie Bug is at the bottom of that picture. The Tootsie bug came with spinners front and back and also without spinners but with a ball weight on the rear.
Tootsie Bug V2 - in the White with Black Stripes. It is in the Jack A. Smithwick personal tackle box. It is on display at Bacon's Tackle in Shreveport, LA.
Tootsie Bug V2 - This lure came out in the 1956-1962 era. It is named after the lure from the 1951-1953 period. It has spinners on both ends. It is in the Dragon Fly color. It is stamped: Tootsie Bug.
Tootsie Bug V3 - This is a Version 3 Tootsie Bug. It does not have spinners. It has a ball weight on the rear. It is stamped: DEVELS Horse. Then another name that I can't make out.
Tootsie Bug V3 - This lure came out in the 1956-1962 era. It is named after the lure from the 1951-1953 period. It has a ball weight on the rear.