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Nice I was there same time and somehow caught about an 8lb carp on a live shiner. That's new for me. Also a catfish and lost count of the bass.

JWall wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:23 pm

CorsoEnthusiast wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:54 am Some more fun yesterday..

The Fat Ika!!

When you need to get in every little nook and cranny..

Some more fun yesterday..


The Fat Ika!!


When you need to get in every little nook and cranny..


I almost gave up on those buggars after missing so many hooksets. They get bit great but all that plastic to come thru on the set. Trying to skin hook them now. Any tips?



Try using a ...

I never had issues with ikas and hookups. I use super line wide gap hooks, rigged reverse with skirt in the front and weedless just like T RIG.
I fish them like dads, stitch em. And when the fish are chewing them good, I’ll fish two rods with a loop of line hanging. Most bites are when they are ...

camobass wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:45 pm I never had issues with ikas and hookups. I use super line wide gap hooks, rigged reverse with skirt in the front and weedless just like T RIG.

Yep, the backslide rigging is the way. I dunno if there’s a better bait for picking apart a piece of brush.

I do both. I fish them T. Rigged and off center skin hooked to one side, then when the "wear out" i hook them through the skirt on an open hook. I figure they're a free bonus lure at this point

Just to add my 2 cents: Everyone has their way of rigging it, but this is the way I used to rig the IKA.

I use a weedless wire hook and a nail weight in the back end. Ready for action

Just to add my 2 cents: Everyone has their way of rigging it, but this is the way I used to rig the IKA.

I use a weedless wire hook
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and a nail weight in the back end.
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Ready for action
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I can definitely see the nail weight helping in heavy ...

Interesting you nail weight them Vinny. One of the key features is how they sink and they cast far already. I imagine your pitching them in the tules

Did I Catch A 19 Pound Bass?
https://youtu.be/Vg34eCtkxh4

Hey all I headed out to Lake Hodges on Sunday knowing there was a storm coming with the possibility of thunder and lightning. I knew the winds were going to be blowing strong, but really wanted to get out there as it has been a very ...

Another great video and I knew your tube setup does everything, it’s even a floating wet bar!! Love the big catch story and how nice getting to relive that day again! So Hodges back in the day was maybe a red lake like Cap is a green lake etc. Like your jig with a hint of red with the pumpkin, I ...

Another great video and I knew your tube setup does everything, it’s even a floating wet bar!! Love the big catch story and how nice getting to relive that day again! So Hodges back in the day was maybe a red lake like Cap is a green lake etc. Like your jig with a hint of red with the pumpkin, I ...

Hello all,

We got out on the water at 0645. The usual Hodges fog was present and water temp was around 61-62 F. I started along the shoreline and picked up a couple sample size bass ( around a pound or so ). Picked around with the popper and got a couple swirls but again no takers. I had a bait I ...

Thanks! Hanging on the list! Not bad for 26 years later.

I enjoyed that interview, thanks for posting it. To be honest I had no idea that fish was that big from your avatar. I recently started following Double Digit Bass and when I found out it it was 19 and from Miramar, I wanted to hear the story.

Legend!

McFish texted me this morning and wanted to know if I was fishing?
I said not today and after finishing my breakfast,I headed to the post office, then to the grocery store and after taking care of a few chores around the house, I kept thinking about McFishes' text and thought...... hey, why not ...

I usually just fish a Tokyo Rig with a crawfish trailer or a senko. After losing that bass on a Tokyo Rig with a crawfish trailer, I stuck
to it for a while with no other takers. Then I tried senkos in a few different colors as a trailer, then a 7" Roboworm and back to a
6" Roboworm. It was funny ...

So I’m Fishing tomorrow and the forecast is kinda cold. Both high and low temps dropping 10 to 15 degrees from today. My last trip, the Bass were in 0-2 feet of water and busting my weedless Topwater. What is the general consensus for tomorrow. I imagine the Bass will drop out to the outside edges ...

JWall wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:49 pm Its creature city for me tomorrow at El Cap. Jig n craw, fat ika, and a new one, a Yamatanuki.

Are you guys trying to make me go broke?
Talking about some cool bait that I’m gonna have to probably order some on tackle warehouse now that you are talking about it………ha ha

Its creature city for me tomorrow at El Cap. Jig n craw, fat ika, and a new one, a Yamatanuki.


Are you guys trying to make me go broke?
Talking about some cool bait that I’m gonna have to probably order some on tackle warehouse now that you are talking about it………ha ha :-)


You know I’m ...