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Last Update: January 19, 2011

1933-1947 Shur-Strike Cross Reference Color Chart

This chart defines Shur-Stike colors in the following order (left to right):

• The official 1933-1947 Shur-Strike color catalog numbers.
• The official color name(s). ONLY catalog colors are listed. No Specials!
• Dr. Smith's numbers for these lures in his second edition of "Collector's Encyclopedia of Creek Chub Lures & Collectibles".
• A common current collector's name for each color. It may or may not match the original name from the catalog & varies from one collector to another.

Pike Scale or Pikie

Frog
(This # & color, #4 & #5 Series only - also see #19)

Yellow Back & Scale Finish or Light Scale or Yellow Scale

Green Scale
(This color & #, FO & TO Series only - also see #9)

Yellow Perch Scale

White & Red or White-Red Head
(Also, see similar SS #44)

Black & Silver or Silver & Black Head or
Aluminum Body & Black Head

Silver Scale
(This color, #6 Series only)

Yellow Body-Black Head or Yellow & Black

Red Side or Silver Scale - Red Side on Aluminum.
Note: 2 patterns of #5 color – Old Red Side, red scales extends to lure’s back. New Red Side, alum. scales & red stripe on side.

Aluminum Body-Red Head

Aluminum & Red

Brown Body & Scale Finish or Dark Scale or Shiner Scale or Silver Scale- Red Side or Heddon P Finish

Mullet Scale

Rainbow

Green Scale
(FO, TO Series only - also see #1)

Red Scale
Listed on some letter code Series.

Black-White Head
(This # & color, CR & MO series only - also see similar #46)

Silver Flitter or Silver Flash

Grey or Grey Mouse
(CR or MO Series only)

Yellow Body-Black & Red Stripes
(CR Series only)

White Body-Red & Green (or Black) Spots
(#25, CR Series only. See #43 for other series)

Red & White Stripes
(BGM & GM Series only)

All White
(PP Series only)