i know RW swears by the fat ika.... (and i am a cult follower)  i can't find them any where near me. 

i have used the double tail hula grub..... isn't it the same except it has "tails"??

is there a "best" best way to fish it/them?

thanks...

Dick's and Gander Mountain sell the Fat IKA, or you can order them from Yamamoto Baits.  The Fat Ika has tenacles and can be fished weightless, Texas rigged, because it is so heavy.  I also rig mine upside down with a 5/0 EWG hook with the tenacles on top and bass love the presentation.  Just throw it out, let it settle to the bottom and pop it a few times.  I use 14lb BPS floro on a MH baitcast rod.

If you remove the twin tails on the grub it would be similar.

The fat ika's body is much larger around so it a little heavier.

if you do find the fat ika's in stores they never have a good selection of colors.Lucky if we have 3-4 colors around us.

I do not think its a great seller for them.

Even though I love that type bait.

Dick's and Gander Mountain sell the Fat IKA, or you can order them from Yamamoto Baits. The Fat Ika has tenacles and can be fished weightless, Texas rigged, because it is so heavy. I also rig mine upside down with a 5/0 EWG hook with the tenacles on top and bass love the presentation. Just throw it out, let it settle to the bottom and pop it a few times. I use 14lb BPS floro on a MH baitcast rod.

5/0 hook... what size Ika?

The "FAT" ika only comes in -1- size.

The Hula twintail grub and the Fat Ika are two different animals, diffent action, different weight, different sink rate and the twin tail doesn 't do what the Fat Ika does.

You are only a click away from them.

I use a 5/0 in my Fat Ika to insure a hook up.  These things are thick and 5/0 goes through on the bottom and skin hooks nicely on the other side.  Never lost a bass with this set up.

i didn't realize they were so much bigger than just taking the tails off the dbl tail hula grub.  which is what i had done a couple times since i could not find the Ika anywhere.

1/2 oz eh?

guess i'll need to talk to the Bait Monkey....  8-)

In my case, the fat Ika's seem to catch mo fish...t rigged upside down, 5/0 hook, weightless..don't be afraid to try the darker colors like the blues/purple ect..  

It seems lately the fat Ika's are selling fast, so the selection at my local tackle shop is slim...might have to make the long drive to bps.. :-/

Don't waste your time driving all the way to BPS.  I'll send you a PM with a few shops that have them closer to you.

Got it, Thanks bro..

Don't waste your time driving all the way to BPS. I'll send you a PM with a few shops that have them closer to you.

GYB Fat Ikas are the BOMB!  7 out of 10 of my biggest fish have come on these baits.  I personally use the watermelon and black flake, Texas rigged with a 4/0 Gamakatsu hook.  Look up Tackle Wharehouse and get a couple of bags, you will find that these will quickly become one of you favorite go to baits. 8-)

The Hula twintail grub and the Fat Ika are two different animals, diffent action, different weight, different sink rate and the twin tail doesn 't do what the Fat Ika does.

You are only a click away from them.

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To expand, the hula grub is generally used on a jighead, or t-rigged, and either fished like a grub or a jig. The Ika is fished weightless, usually backwards (if you talk to people on this site), and fished exactly like a senko. If you do it right, you can actually have the bait sink away from you, into cover.

You'd probably fish the two baits around the same types of cover, but the action is completely different.