Damiki hydra

[jr231]

I have some of these on order. Cheaper than the IKA and some cool colors.i read mixed reviews. Mostly saying it's too soft, even softer than a senko. Just curious what you folks have to say about it. 

 

[webertime]

Sinks slower.

Tentacles do the opposite of an Ika, they flair out on the fall vs bunch up.  

Softer than an Ika.

I like Ikas more, but Hydras do catch fish

[KDW96]

You got some great baits there! Yes they are soft, but so are keitechs. Ive beeb using them for 3 years now, always have one tied on. 

1. try rigging them backwards like an ika

2. a bottle of mendit, will be your friend!

3. experiment by cutting the skirt portion off, and attach it to a different color body. Makes for some killer baits. i won a tourney by doing just that.

Your gonna lose some, and tear some. Its no different than fishin a keitech. Another great bait,,,,Damiki Finess Miki

[William Rossi]

4/0 mustad twist loc hook

[jr231]

I like the 4/0 deep throat ewg for the ika. That's what I planned on using for the hydra.

[lo n slo]

i have a bag of those things but have yet to use even one. i had planned on fishing them on a swivel head jig.

[jr231]

4 minutes ago, lo n slo said:

i have a bag of those things but have yet to use even one. i had planned on fishing them on a swivel head jig.

Do you or have you used the GYB fat ika? 

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

JJ's brightens up the skirt nicely.

 

[Cgolf]

I had good luck with them on a drop shot rig in the middle of reed beds. I would rig it on one of those weedless spin shot hooks and cast and retrieve it. Didn't need to work it much, and the fish seemed to like it. 

[fishwizzard]

 I bought a pack of the finesse size ones at the beginning of last year.   I wanted to use them as sort of a tube substitute for smallmouth in a river I fish, so I stuck one on a 1/0 twistlock and cast it out.  

 If I hadn't given up and reeled it in, I think it would still be drifting to the bottom to this very day.  

 I stuck the rest of them on small 1/16oz jigheads and they perform about the same as any other small tube.  

 Now that I know a little more, I might pick up a pack of the full-size ones to see how they do verse the ika.  

[lo n slo]

23 hours ago, Yeajray231 said:

Do you or have you used the GYB fat ika? 

have not

[jr231]

1 minute ago, lo n slo said:

have not

Lol whatttt!?????????? Im sure you have many techniques that produce..but put that on your to do list for 2017. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Have you ever used a GY product that didn't catch bass ? I haven't.  And I think this could be even better than the senko in certain situations. 

[William Rossi]

On 12/7/2016 at 4:37 PM, Yeajray231 said:

I like the 4/0 deep throat ewg for the ika. That's what I planned on using for the hydra.

EWG rip the bait too easily. Try the screw lock

[fishwizzard]

Yea, I too have really never fished the ika, despite owning a few packs of them.  I used them a few times with no hits, then another time where I was getting bit, but my rod was not up to making the hooksets.  They are on the list for next year.  

[CTBassin860]

On 12/07/2016 at 5:12 PM, Yeajray231 said:

I have some of these on order. Cheaper than the IKA and some cool colors.i read mixed reviews. Mostly saying it's too soft, even softer than a senko. Just curious what you folks have to say about it. 

 

They are way to soft for my liking.I also have never even had a bite on them.They do look really cool though.

[Hot Rod Johnson]

I use this bait as a "Dead Stick Bait", Shakey Head, Ned Rig, Neko Rig and Dropshot.

[Kyle46N]

I've used them in a tributary running into the Potomac, full of bass, and fished the side by side with the Fat Ika.  I caught fish on both....no difference between the two.  Fished them side by side on the same day.  They're good baits.  If you have a location or time frame in which you use the Ika...or if you have confidence in the Ika, be confident throwing the Hydra also.