Zara Spook By Heddon

Zara Spook's legendary walk-the-dog top water lure.

Since 1939, the Zara Spook has been a staple to bass fishing. Imitating a wounded baitfish on the surface trying to flee from a predator. When fishing a Heddon Zara Spook, the absolute key to fishing the lure is learning the proper way to retrieve it and with the Zara Spook there is only one way to fish it for the best results, Walk the Dog.

Heddon Super Zara Spook Lure

Walking the Dog with the Zara Spook.

After you have made the cast let the lure rest on the surface and wait for the ripples to disappear before retrieving, if you have the patience. Hold the rod at about 20° and give the lure a jerk with the rod, not the reel using your wrists and not your forearm to about 40° in a series of short jerks while reeling in line at the same time. The lure will dart to one side or the other. After it has darted reel down keeping the line tight and give it another pull with the rod of the same distance keeping the same path of pull with the rod tip and the lure will dart off to the other side. Repeat the process. The lure will start making a zig-zag pattern on the surface going from left to right. You do not have to pull left or right, the rod tip takes the same path for every pull and the lure will go from left to right and you will be walkin the dog. Don’t use sinking line. Sinking line will inhibit the walking action of the lure. A 5 1/2-foot medium-light action rod with a stiff tip works best.

When a fish strikes make sure you feel the fish sometimes they will slap it out of the water 6 to 8 inches and spin around for a second hit, then sweep and reel on the hook set. If you yank it out of the strike zone then the chances of catching that fish go down.

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