The Heddon Zara Spook invented the walk-the-dog retrieve more than 50 years ago, and despite being copied literally hundreds of times during the past decade, the Zara is still the king of topwater fishing. The Zara Spook is just the right size and produces just the right side-to-side retrieve for anglers looking for big fish. The Zara Spook has been a “go-to” lure for bass, striper and pike fishermen for generations.

Zara Spooks are designed to allow you to control the lure’s action. This is done with a slack-line twitch of the rod tip that creates the left-right, “Walk-The-Dog” action for which these lures are famous. It’s best if you start slowly. Once you’ve obtained the zig-zag action then increase the speed. These lures have a reputation for drawing fish from as far as twenty feet away and the strikes are arm bending.