I pulled out a Fat Ika today as a result of this thread and had some success

I caught a little (13" or so) Largemouth and lost a much bigger one after it jumped and somehow threw the hook.  These really are a great secret.  My only problem with them is that it seems to be a "1 bait, 1 fish" type of bait.

Nah, I sometimes fish hours with one bait. The Fat Ika is so "fat' it

doesn't tear easily, but sometimes a big bass will throw it of the hook.

I guess that's the price you pay for catching big fish!

8-)

I cut 1/4 of an inch off mine basically in half up to the point of the hook...works wonders in better hook sets.It's lighter and has a slightly slower fall.

Nah, I sometimes fish hours with one bait. The Fat Ika is so "fat' it

doesn't tear easily, but sometimes a big bass will throw it of the hook.

I guess that's the price you pay for catching big fish!

8-)

Or in this case, a 13" runt  

Next time I'll get its momma

When I first joined this forum I read all 9 pages of this thread and after I was convinced that I had to try out the Fat Ika. I bought a couple packs of dark colors and tried them out a couple days later. Once I got down how to work them, I was getting bites almost every cast. In my first two trips I caught 15-20 bass from 10-15 inches along with many others that got off. I went to the same pond two nights ago and tried everything from Trigged worms to spinnerbaits to buzzbaits and could not catch anything. I put on a Fat Ika and instantly started catching bass. I ended the night catching 12 bass, one was four pounds, along with 5 crappie that were all over 12 inches long. Yesterday I went to bass pro and bought almost all the Palm Trees that they had left. This lure is the real deal. Thanks everyone for the information on it!

- John