Two classic baits I've been using for the first time. Both excellent

[waymont]

This season I decided to try two baits considered classics that I have never tried. I guess there's a reason these baits are so well respected.

Both have been catching numbers, and good size bass. I guess I'll be stocking two more baits to keep in regular rotation.

Try the classics!

 

Culprit 7.5" red shad

Yamamoto 4" Fat Ika

I've been rigging the Ika with the skirt by the hook eye. Looks like a fat TRD, until to move it, then it swims erratically and sinks away from you.

[JustJames]

Nah Fatika doesn’t work ???. Don’t need to try send all of them to me, I’ll take care for you.

[Nelson Delaney]

9 hours ago, waymont said:

until to move it, then it swims erratically and sinks away from you.

yes.  Cast to edge of Lilly pads & hold on

[MidwestBassAttack]

Classic baits? Don’t forget good ole’ Uncle Josh now

[roadwarrior]

Fat Ika

 

https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/lake-guntersville-2012.html

[Jar11591]

7.5” Culprit ribbon-tails and YCB Fat Ikas are both mainstays in my tackle box. 

[Jrob78]

I've been killing them on the Fat Ika this year, awesome bait.

[BrianMDTX]

I rig the Fat IKA both ways. Sometimes one attracts bites better than the other. Great bait!

[Functional]

I conveniently bought some Culprit 7.5 FAT in 2 colors yesterday (before reading this)....now I'm excited to try them.

[Munkin]

So I have a bunch of Fat Ika baits but admit I don't fish them as much as I should.  Where this bait shines for me is skipping under boat docks unweighted backwards.  There's one lake that I use this technique a lot but since I quit my bass club I have not fished there in 5 years.

 

Allen 

[Cbump]

Look what I picked up today because of this post

 

 

[waymont]

20 minutes ago, Cbump said:

Look what I picked up today because of this post

 

 

NIce! I did great to day with that red shad worm on a shaky head.

[JustJames]

2 hours ago, Munkin said:

So I have a bunch of Fat Ika baits but admit I don't fish them as much as I should.  Where this bait shines for me is skipping under boat docks unweighted backwards.  There's one lake that I use this technique a lot but since I quit my bass club I have not fished there in 5 years.

 

Allen 

I’ll help you get rid of those Fatika

 

 

 

 

if the price is right ????

[WVU-SCPA]

For whatever reason I moved the Fat Ika out of the rotation last fall and has been sitting on the sidelines since.

 

I think I'll dedicate a rod tonight so it can be a player the next couple weeks.