1953 – 1957 ? (DEVELS) (estimated date range)
Limited Production/distribution
I believe that the new stick baits become instant super stars in the Smithwick lineup.
I believe that Jack Smithwick quickly discontinued the My Pet, Tootsie Bug, Stud Duck and Gandy Dancer and expanded the “stick family”. Notice in the chart below that they changed the way the identified the lures. They now begin to use, Series and an Alphabet letter.
1953-1957 estimated
By the time this chart was out they had dropped some lures from the chart and added others.
Added: F-100 Devels Horse, Series 600 Prancer, F-700 Devels Horse Dancer Floater, S-700 Devels Horse Dancer Sinker, A-900 Scooter, B-900 Devels Horse Ma Scooter, C-900 Devels Horse Pa Scooter, Series 300 Devels Horse Rooter (I believe it is a different lure than the (H) Well Digger) Not on the Chart: Series 500 My Pet, Series 600 & 700 Tootsie Bug, Series 1100 Gandy Dancer, Series 1200 Stud Duck, (H) Well Digger
1953-1957 Insert estimated