Niangua Paperwork

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Then left click on the left side of that photo to see the preceding paperwork or left click on the right side to see the following paperwork.

We can only add what we think we know to be true based upon Nianguas and boxes that we have or have seen. It is important to note that corrupt packages (lures, paperwork, and/or lids being changed) are almost inevitable. Many boxes were unmarked and once the lures were taken out for display the likelihood of those being placed back into the original box with the original paperwork and the original lid is quite low. We are NOT "experts", so errors may be present. Should you see any misinformation, please contact us. We will correct it ASAP!

We have found 5 different pieces of paperwork in the Niangua boxes; therefore, we base our information on what we know from them. We have also seen many packages with no paperwork. Whether it came that way originally or was taken out later is anyone's guess.

Lanier's Collector Card

The first paperwork that seems to appear is Lanier's Collector Card. It is simply a business card. We have only seen these in the Wooden Minnow boxes. Although we would not be surprised if they weren't included in some of the early Worded Wood boxes. Thanks to Doug Bull we now have confirmed that the cards were definitely included in, at least, some of the Wooden Minnow boxes. Only 1 side of the card has printing on it.

Gasconade Paperwork

The next piece of paperwork we found in two of our Worded Wood boxes that were dated 1999. We had reservations as to the correctness of them in the boxes until we received information from another collector indicating that he had the Gasconade Paperwork included in two of his Worded Wood boxes, too. We are now fairly convinced that this paperwork is correct for at least some of the early Worded Wood Boxes. THANKS ED!!!. It is possible that Lanier did not have any of the Niangua Paperwork available at the time and simply included these. With Lanier almost anything is possible. Again, it's an unknown that will probably remain that way. The paperwork is GREAT because it announces the arrival of the Niangua and Little Osage on March 15, 1998.

Niangua Paperwork

The next piece of paperwork seems to have appeared with the "true" Niangua Minnow in 1998. It was used until 2002. There is a slight variation which is apparent in the picture below. The first Niangua Paperwork was on a darker, heavier paper. It appears to have been issued until sometime in 1999 then the lighter paper was used. There is absolutely no difference in the text on these.

Entire Little Sac Line Paperwork

The next piece of paperwork to be found is the Entire Little Sac Line Paperwork. This paperwork began to appear in 2002, same year as the first Meramecs. It was likely designed to replace all other Little Sac paperwork. It includes information on all the Little Sac lures at the time. It could be correctly used with any of the Little Sac lures. This paperwork was used with the Nianguas until 2006.

Little Sac Card

The last paperwork used with the Nianguas is the Little Sac Card. It first appeared in 2006 and is still in use today. It is similar to the preceding Entire Little Sac Line Paperwork because, it can be used for any of the current Little Sac lures. The card is just stamped with the correct Style (lure name) and Color. It is designed to fit flat in the new Picture cardboard boxes.

This is all the information we have at this time regarding paperwork. If you have additional information, we'd love to hear about it.