Have you tried Yamamoto's 4" Fat Ika? My wife has been catching fish consistently with the green pumpkin w/black flake. She T-rigs it on a 4/0 Gammy offset worm hook. Here's a nice 4lb'er from last weekend.

It's amazing, but the green pumpkin has been the only color to produce consistently so far. I've tried color #286 Pumpkin w/black and also #021 Black w/blue flake with no takers (yet)

Welcome aboard! Green pumpkin is my go to color for plastics. Looks like you have a beautiful lake to fish of.

     Yes they do work,and quite well   Started using them last year(did so-so),this year they have been on,one of my go to lures.That's a nice bass your wife has there,good for her. Caught the one in my avatar on pumpkin/black & green rigged backwards

Nice fish, good for her! Dark plastics rule.

Excellent Bass and pic! 8-)  You are a fortunate man!

Dan

Fat Ika?  

Welcome aboard!

(I'm kinda fond of the bait, too.)   :

The fish in my avatar was caught on a Fat Ika green pumpkin with black flake

Fat Ika?

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you !!!

Sounds like a politically incorrect name if you ask me.

It should be called "plus sized Ika" or something else that doesn't offend.

j/k  dude,  you came to a fanzine for fat Ika's.

Yes, they do work.

How does she rig it.  skirt up or down.  both work well,

but in my weedy florida lakes the the skirt up rigging is much more effective.

I have found black/blue to be a killer color.  Guess it depends on time of year and your particular area. Not to mention that ole factor known as "confidence"  the #1 ingredient.

Nice goin.

I've found rigging either ways works when the bite is hot. I'll rig it skirt up and after it's destroyed I'll flip it and fish it skirt down. I'm cheap, but I catch fish. ;D

Hey guys, thanks for the welcome. We rig the Ika skirt down and when the tip gets trashed, usually after about the 2nd fish, we cut it off and go down one hook size to make it fit again. I'm embarrassed to say it, but we never even considered turning them upside down...well, DUH! :-? That's what is great about this forum, there is so much to learn. Glad I'm among the "enlightened" when it comes to the Ika. Man, what a bait...but shhhh, we'll keep it our little secret along with CB's Hog Sauce.

Tim