Valascus, ignore all the hype of the Fat Ika, they do not work.    RW is just being paid by GYCB to help get rid of the old stock that has been sitting around for years.  ;D

Brad

I only rig them skirt up, I don't know what situation you would want to rig them the other way for.

Colors should depend on water clarity, where I fish it's pretty clear so I use natural colors, green pumkin, water melon seed and sometimes motor oil all with different colored specs in them.  If you fish stained water, you might want to try darker colors.

Go on the Yamamoto sight to see the different colors.

Hey GobbleDog,

 I also live in Orlando and know who you are talking about.I generally deal with John and he seems to be a good guy.I ordered my Ikas from tackle warehouse online.I havent used them much yet to know how well they work here but the swim away action intrigues me.The flying lure has the same principle and I have killed them with it skipping them under docks.They will reach where most baits cant be presented.

              Tennsopher

Hmmm. Perhaps GYCB clipped the legs off of this bait to create the Fat Ika? http://www.***.com/descpageSFSYAMA-YA4DTHG.html Sure looks similar to me. For the money I would just buy a bag of these Hula grubs and cut the legs off and shazaaam I have a Magic Bait for less money.

Wrong...

The Fat Ika also looks like a Gitzit, but the action is SIGNIFICATLY different. I fish single tail and double tail Hula Grubs, too. They have SIGNIFICANTLY different action than the Fat Ika.

RW is right (no surprise  ).  I bought some kinami double tail hula grubs to use as jig trailers.  Turns out they also worked pretty good for me pitching into weeds or casting to a drop off a little further from shore, t-rigged weightless.  After one got pretty beat up, I tore off the tails to see if it would approximate an ika.  NO WAY!  The body is way too short and it had NO action whatsoever.  

I'm waiting on my first order of FAT IKAs to arrive...can't wait!

gonna go pick up some of those definately

I am sorry if this has already been asked or said

but what color was the fat ika?

I will defere to RW and Fatboy since I have not held them in my hand or seen up close. They do look similar to the Hula Grub though although slightly smaller. That alone probably makes the action dissimilar.

I am sure they are fine baits. GY makes good baits. He just is so proud of those darn things though.  :-/

I was at a seminar in 1997 and met a pro who introduced me to the Senko. Prior to that encounter, I was one of those guys that thought a great day fishing was catching a couple of bass, regardless of the size. That particular moment changed my bass fishing life, this was "THE MOMENT" I started catching big bass on a regular basis.

Today is July 13, 2006, nine years later.

The Fat Ika is "UNKNOWN". Away from this forum, virtually no one fishes this bait. I have never met anyone not associated with GYCB that has ever heard of the lure, let alone fishes it. This bait may be next year's hot item, but right now it's a sleeper.

I'm new to this forum as of today. I've got a fishing trip starting tomarrow for a week with the family (read that as can't fish as much as I want) and I had heard about the FAT BOY IKA somewhere else recently and had just recived my order of them this week.  Saddly my rod snapped last friday and my new one hasn't arrived yet (read that as I'm going insane every day when I get home and it's not there yet).   But I'm glad I found this thread I wouldn't have even though of riging it backwards and now I'm really looking forward to pitching it into Keoka Lake in Maine  ( if my wife allows as soon as we get there tomarrow night.)

Let me also just say that I've been searching the internet extensivly for a forum that's this active for about a month and am really glad that I found this one.  And you can bet that the 4" 297 GYCB FAT IKA will be the first thing pitched tomarrow in after reading this thread.

See you in a week.

><  I wish people wouldn't be so vocal about that bait lol.  Thats my  backpocket secret in my neck of the woods.  I still have yet to see more than 3 people fish an ika here.  Everyone loves those jigs...and they can have them.

anyone know where in alabama i can get those fat ika's?

i dont know if its the lure or not becuase i have been in ponds where fish have never seen a lure. back at my buddys house he didnt know this pond was on his property its like a small lake. but the fish would just come like crazy to the lures and hold them forever. 2 and 3 lb bass. i have had this happen with lures in ponds a couple of times. so those fish in the tank all they get fed by is the fish feeder people then when they saw that lure they hit it it was somthing different.

This thing works miracles for me  ;D. I outfish my friends constantly now, and my friend still doubts it calling it "too stupid looking" but hey, when im pulling up 3 bass to your 1, then he doesn't say a word haha.

how & where are you fishing these??

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texas,, weightless..Caro,,, ect..

slow retrieve,,, fast ,, ect...

deep water,, shallow..ect.

I tried the ika recently and unfortunately had no luck at all  :'(    Fishing from shore at one of my local ponds i know of a "Spot" that i always get afew nice ones.  Not sure if its a brush pile or a drop off or what but anyway,  i was throwing the Ika out there and not getting anything, not even a nibble,  went up and down shore with it = nuthin.  Tossed on my powertube (Same color as ika) and started getting them.  No idea why.   I fished the ika weightless \ texposed with the legs up top near my line.  Not sure what was wrong but I havnt given up on it ,  it must work because of how people rave about it.  Just having a hard time tying one on because of that experience.  I'm thinkin i would have better luck in the River with it.

Hmm,

I wonder if you would have tried it with the legs ( as you called them )

to the back so it looked like the tube ??

I can't beleive it's been over a year since you posted this RW

I thought the MAGIC LURE title looked familiar.

I have a few bags collecting dust.

I have a few bags collecting dust.

Great!

I'll pay you $3 a bag plus postage...Don't care about the color

or even if you used a few. Just don't send them UPS, those guys

can't be trusted!

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;D

Grrrrr! I am still having trouble gaining confidence in this lure! I use it every now and again with very mild success.

I dont fish clear water much so maybe It would be a good idea if I seen it in clear water or a swimming pool so I could get an idea of what it looks like. :-?

Here it is in a fishtank. Doesn't get much clearer than that. Shows the lures action albeit's being worked a bit fast but hey it's a fish tank....

I just put in an order for 2 packs of *'s with the guys at ***.  Will let you know how it goes with them here on Lake Norman.  I got the green pumpkin and the watermelon seed with red and gold flake.

fin@tic,

maybe , try another color for the murky water?

also try um hooked from both ends..

One end at a time of course.

now, ( thinking out loud )

where is the spell check button,, I know

Tin is watching. come on,, where is it,,

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