Just wanted to let you guys know that I've been having success using ikas type baits as topwaters. It really only works over mats of vegetation, though. I rigged the ika like I usually do (skirt on the hook's eyelet) and I cast it out onto the mats. I would slowly drag it across, giving the ika a few pops and the water resistance of the skirt in front of the bait (because it is rigged upside down) would make it spit a little like a soft plastic popper. I've been  popping and shaking it across and into the weed cover and patches and even into open water right off the mats and catching a few bass when other things wouldn't work. When the bass hit it, they CREAM it, too.

Anybody else every done this?

Nope, never tried like that before but I'll definitely give it a shot next time.  Another use for the magic lure =D

Wow! I actually use Ikas all the time, and I have never thought of using them as a topwater.  I might give it a try... :-?

Just remember it's gotta be on top of some vegetation that will help hold it at the top, otherwise, you will have to reel too fast to keep it on the surface.

You can walk the dog with them too.