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Is the Heddon Zara Spook the greatest topwater lure of all time?
It doesn’t look like much. A boring, almost uninspired shape. No bells, no whistles, no rattles, props, clackers, or blades. A simple design that looks as though someone was given a broken broom handle and told you have 30 minutes to carve a fishing lure…go!

But put this particular lure in the water, tied to the end of a baitcaster in the hands of a skilled angler, and everything changes. The lure comes alive.
It bobs, it weaves, it dances, it walks. You realize you have mistaken simplicity for precision. It doesn’t need bells or whistles; it IS the bells and whistles. Today on Retro Bassin’, we are going to dive into the history of perhaps the most iconic topwater lure ever designed, the Heddon Zara Spook.

Considering the Zara has been in production in some form or fashion for over 100 years, there is no way to fully cover the topic in a relatively short YouTube video. Fortunately, there was a wide swath of material to pull from for this video and I will link every source mentioned below in the video description. In particular, both the Dallas Morning News article on the origins of the Zara Spook and the In-Fisherman article on Charlie Campbell are worth a read, and the links to everything else are down below in the comments section.

JAMES HEDDON BASSFISHING HALL OF FAME
https://www.bassfishinghof.com/induct...

IN-FISHERMAN CHARLIE CAMBELL ARTICLE
https://www.in-fisherman.com/editoria...

DALLAS MORNING NEWS ZARA SPOOK ARTICLE
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2016/...

BASS FISHING ARCHIVES “WHAT IS A SPOOK” ARTICLE
https://bass-archives.com/whats-a-spook/

RANDY BLAUKAT CHARLIE CAMBELL VIDEO
   • The Secret Charlie Campbell Told Me A...  

HEDDON LURES N REELS COLLECTOR SITE
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OLD FISHING LURE HEDDON COLLECTOR SITE
http://www.oldfishinglure.com/heddonl...

HEDDONS ON LURENET
https://www.lurenet.com/brands/heddon

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