DOWAGIAC, Mich. Almost every serious angler knows about the Heddon Zara Spook, one of the top-10 artificial lures of all time and still a standby after 80 years. But did you ever wonder how it got its ...

Right to left, Walter Biggs, Alan Haynes and Beau Biggs, spinning yarns in a Concho County hunting camp. Walter Biggs told how a popular fishing lure, the Zara Spook, got its unusual name. Special ...

The Heddon Zara Spook lure is as well known for its zig-zaging motion as it is for catching bass. It is a difficult lure to learn to use, but once you learn to walk it across the surface properly you ...

Sometimes, the tried and true methods of catching fish are the best ones. The fishing lure industry brought in $5.8 billion a year in 2013, according to the American Sportfishing Association, but it’s ...

If there is just one topwater lure to have, it’s the Heddon Zara Super Spook. It comes in a variety of colors and is deadly for trout, redfish and bass. It has been around since 1939 and is a perfect ...

Largemouth bass are opportunistic feeders. Everything is on the menu for these aggressive fish, from baitfish to crustaceans to worms to frogs to mice. I even once hand-fed a piece of fried chicken to ...

Michiana has had a hand in the making of America in so many different ways, including some fishing tackle as we know it today. Legend has it that at the turn of the 1900s, James Heddon was carving a ...

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Similar to oil painting, the age of the work, the artist’s name and reputation are all factors. Antique lure collecting boils down to three things: Nostalgia, craftsmanship and money. Finding that ...