mark poulson Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Who makes a Fat Ika mold besides Del? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 i think bass tackle has it mark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 fat boy kit http://www.basstackle.com/FatBoy_Kit_p/902-1-3.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 http://www.shopbaitjunkys.com/BillzIKA_p_591.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 boy I like that mold davemc1 wish a skirt mold came with it to. ..i like the extra body... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) The reason I asked is because Ray is looking for a mold, and so much has been posted here about problems getting Del's molds on time. Maybe that has changed now, but I wanted to see what else is out there. It's good to know there are some alternatives out there. The Del's mold is actually a little longer than the original Ika, 2.25" plus the nib for skirt attachment,and a little fatter, 5/8" at the 1 1/8" long cylindrical middle section. It tapers the same at each end, similar to the original. It makes casting them weightless even better. Plus the added length lets me use a 5/0 VMC EWG hook. I load them up (a cup of plastic) with both salt and blasting medium, plus a table spoon of my old Caney Creek sinking additive, to make them stronger. They cast like missles! Edited November 14, 2015 by mark poulson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBehr Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 I have the Bass Tackle kit and it is great! I mold the bodies with high density additive from Do-it....rig the bait backwards and the thing falls backward...just like a real craw! Great for throwing under a dock or hanging brush ! I use the yellow high vis Power Pro so I can give it a lot of slack to let it swim...and watch the line for the hit. A really good way to make the hot blade to mold the two pieces together is to weld a metal scrapper onto a soldering iron tip. You can buy a flat tip soldering tip (kind of looks like a screw driver blade) at Home Depot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Didn't someone have a three piece mold that shot the body and the skirt at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Bob, Did you ever make a prototype? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 I messaged Ray about a mold I have , Did not here back from him. But he mite not have wanted what I had to offer ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbob Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 Dumb question. How do you fish a fat ika? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) Dumb question. How do you fish a fat ika? I like to think of the fat Ika as a weedless finesse jig. I rig it with the 5/0 ewg hook going through the skirt end 1/4"+-, then turned out, and passed through the bottom of the bait, 1/4" up from the end, and skin hooked. It is fat, so you need a hook with a big bite/gap, so when the fish bites it his bite can move the hook belly enough to pop the point out. I usually pinch a split shot on the line above the hook , and slide it down tight to the line tie, to help it fall a little faster. I vary the size of the split shot, depending on wind, current, and how deep I'm fishing. If I'm fishing grass, I put a buck shot double rattle claw on the hook before I pass it through the bottom, so the rattles look line pinchers, and are dragged behind the bait as it comes through the weeds. I use a baitcaster, a med. heavy rod, and 17lb fluoro. The Ika casts really well. Just pull it slow, and keep it moving slowly. When it hits something, pause and then pull it free. I usually get bit when it comes free, as though they have been following it, and decide to eat when it looks like it's escaping. In clear, rocky lakes with weed edge, I cast up onto the bank, drag it back out to the weed line, and then pull it through until it snags. When it pops free, they bite. Or throw it parallel to the shore on the inside of the weed line, and drag it slowly back. The bass are right on the inside edge, and will eat it. If there is an outside weed line, again throw it parallel and work it slowly back. It is a good bait to pitch tight to cover, since it's almost weedless and doesn't snag very often. Yo yo it up and down in brush and trees. The skirt flares as it falls. It falls away from you, so you can pitch it to overhangs, and it will glide back, if you give it line. Green pumpkin with green and purple flake is a great bluegill imitator, and looks like a crawdad, too. Oxblood/red flake works, watermelon/ red flake works, black/red or blue flake works. In the winter I fish it even slower, and use scent. Edited November 15, 2015 by mark poulson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ray Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 Hey thanks Mark you are too cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon-son Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 try rigging it wacky with a fat circle hook....the bass just love em that way...up north that is...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 when I wacky rig um I skirt both ends ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
