Fat Ika

[clayton86]

Picked up some fat ikas today in blk/LG blue flake. I tried searching the forum for past threads but came up with nothing so ill start my own. Basically how does one rig or fish them.

I was thinking either on a jig or t-rig or even weightless tossed around cover or in the rocks and twitched

[hmongkidBee]

you can do anything with the fat ikas. My favorite way is to texas rig them upside down with the tentacles on the line tie. This and the senko are basically do anything baits. They will catch fish.

[hookingem]

Came up with nothing!? Those things are legendary literally! The Fat Ika is an all around deadly bait. Weightless is probably the most effective and popular way, but any of the ways you mentioned can work like magic too. Just fish those things! They are fish catching machines. Remember always reverse rig them.

[clayton86]

I remember seeing threads but I'm using my Droid and BRmobil doesn't have a search option. Thanks I can't wait to try em just need it to stop raining or at least the 30mph winds to die so I can fish em

[deep]

Ikas have been good to me lately. Caught me a total of 13 bass over the last two evenings in four hours of fishing. And that's off the shore. Let your imagination run wild with these things. Texas-rigging the wrong way (like the others mention) is my go-to rigging with these, always weightless. What happens then is that the ika pendulums away from you as it falls. It's also a great skipping bait, for which purpose I use the 4/0 or 5/0 Mustad twistlock (or whatever they call it) EWG hooks. Other similar hooks will probably also work. Once you cast it, and let it fall on a slack line, I like to drag it on the bottom, or sweep the rod tip. I don't really fish it like a senko or a T-rig, ever, although I hear that's it's an alternative to the senko.

P.S. It's funny that I never seen an ika knock-off

[kLuo]

P.S. It's funny that I never seen an ika knock-off

Damiki hydra. I like the fat ika more though...

[deep]

Now that you mention them, I do remember seeing those on a TW ICast video.

[clayton86]

Thanks I would've never thought to rig it backwards I can't wait to try em out

[webertime]

Rig them backwards like mentioned above, or on a Football head for fishing rivers and creeks.

[Crestliner2008]

Truly an awesome bait. My sure-fire "go-to" when things turn south. I rig mine weightless and reversed. I never leave home without a couple of packages.

[JoePhish]

I'm a fan of the Fat Ika as well as the Hydra.

I'll join the list of people who pull these out as a slump buster.

The Hydra seems to have a slower rate if fall. The balled ends tend to tangle though.

[jignfule]

Truly an awesome bait. My sure-fire "go-to" when things turn south. I rig mine weightless and reversed. I never leave home without a couple of packages.

YUP (3" ikas have done a great job for me also,though smaller fish generally, but every now and then a hawg

[rubba bubba]

PM Roadwarrior - he's posted a lot of great Ika info in the past. He's a strong proponent of it.

[JaxBasser]

Texas rigged backwards and weightless.

When you rig it this way the bait sinks away from you on slack line so it makes it great for throwing under docks, grass mats, pads, etc...

[BassThumb]

I like to rig them backwards on 4/0 Owner Twistlock hooks. I've have a little better hookup ratios with screwlock hooks than when using standard offset or EWG style hooks.

http://www.***.com/Owner_TwistLock_Open_Gap_Centering_Pin_Hook/descpage-OTLC.html

[Born2fish]

i add a nail weight to the Hydra to change the fall. has anyone tried the Hydra Evolutions yet????

[ChiCityBasser]

No I haven't tried the Hydra Evolutions but they might be worth a try very soon

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Come on guys, stop messin' with Clayton. We all know Ikas don't work. Send what you've got to me and I'll properly dispose of them.

[clayton86]

Come on guys, stop messin' with Clayton. We all know Ikas don't work. Send what you've got to me and I'll properly dispose of them.

I actualy haven't had much luck at all with them rigged every Which way maybe 3 bass all year and try were dinks but I'm still gonna try them more and buy more I only have 1 pack and it's black so maybe a color change because black anything never catches me fish

[NorcalBassin]

Wow, back from the dead 6 months later. I just picked up my first pack last weekend. I'll post the results here in March.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I actualy haven't had much luck at all with them rigged every Which way maybe 3 bass all year and try were dinks but I'm still gonna try them more and buy more I only have 1 pack and it's black so maybe a color change because black anything never catches me fish

Seriously, fish them just like a senko. Weedless, weightless on light line. I throw them to weed edges, exposed wood or blind cast. Let them sink, wait and bring it back with short, slow sweeps of the rod. Smallies and largies both eat them. They are only good in relatively shallow water <10'. Deeper than that they just don't seem to sink and you lose contact. They float up easily too if your trolling throw them up ahead of the boat. I'm thinking of trying them on a Carolina rig for deeper fishing.

[Sam]

Chek this out.

Use a 4/0 or 5/0 extra wide gap hook.

Rig as stated above.

[ChiCityBasser]

I've had success with them this year after reading the "Guaranteed" article. I have them in Watermelon and in Green Pumpkin with different flakes in both of them. I agree with DVT about them being very effective in <10' of water also. I would cast them to open water at one small lake/pond and get hits on the first lift after the initial sinking. I rigged it reversed but also added a worm rattle to it as well.

[Rodney Heupel]

I like them for skipping under docks, rigged backwards with a 1/32 pegged bullet weight to the smallest of split shot on for weight, this levels the bait and slows the fall rate. This slower fall rate is also a has a "sinko" shimmy. Deadly!