Just bought my first name brand Zara spook.  Pulled it outta the package and the attachment point/line loop looks all crooked.  Is it supposed to be like this for the walk the dog action, or is this just a quality issue with this particular example?

I mainly fish super spook jr's which have a straight line tie. But I do have a couple full size spooks and the line tie is offset like the one in your picture. Unless both of mine have the same issue as yours I would say it is normal.

those line tie loops are screwed on, you can just twist it. Don't worry about its durability, i have yet to have one pull out, and many lures use screw-in line/hook ties

Straighten it out and put a split ring on it. You'll be walking in no time.

easy peasy lemmon squeezy, just give it a twist

It should be straight vertically,  And quite importantly,.. these lures should be either, tied on with a loop knot, connected to the line with either a snap or a split ring, for them to walk correctly. Tying directly to the loop with a polamar knot, improved clinch knot, etc.,..will hinder its action.

Thanks everyone!

Keith, I watched Glenn Mays video last night on the spook and he mentioned the same thing.  I'll be using a split ring.

If you do unscrew it and such i always crazy glue it back in ...never had one come out its just what i do to any bait with screw in eyes and hook hangers

I've always thrown any walk the dog lure on a swivel. It makes it much easier to work the bait. Plus, if you swivel it, it won't matter if the eyelet is crooked. 

Unfortunately they make these like garbage these days.  You would do well to replace the crappy hooks while you are at it.

 

 

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Have a spook story to tell that only fishermen will appreciate.

Yesterday, I was parallel-casting my favorite spook and got it hung up in an overhanging tree. I thought I had lost it for sure (I wasn't on a boat so I couldn't just go get it). I pulled back on the line so hard, expecting it to break, and all of a sudden I see the lure come flying back at me. It wasn't until I reeled in the line that I realized the loop on my rapala knot simply came off the eyelet, but it did in a way that allowed the lure to sling-shot back at me. All I did was reclip the loop back on the bait and went back to fishing. I kept thinking how lucky I was...I mean what are the chances of that?  But that's not all...

About 15 minutes later, I got hung up on another branch. This time I could tell the hooks were locked in and it wasn't breaking loose. I had no choice but to cut the line. Except when I did, the lure dropped straight down into the water and the current floated it right back to me! At that point, I had no explanation for how lucky I was not to have lost that lure.

I caught more than just tree limbs too. Hooked into a couple fish as well.  Long live the Zara Spook!

Go buy a lottery ticket now.