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Old December 2nd, 2007, 02:40 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
SHRED
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Default Cabelas pulling a fast one (buyer beware)

I thought this was a good deal until I asked Customer Service.

The price is for ONE Fat Ika, in it's own package.

$39.80 for a regular 10 pack sounds like a great deal!
I'll tale 5 packs please....holy crap!

http://www.cabelas.com/link-12/produ...8122065a.shtml



What the ....?
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Old December 2nd, 2007, 02:49 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
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Default Cabelas pulling a fast one (buyer beware)

SHRED wrote:
I thought this was a good deal until I asked Customer Service.

The price is for ONE Fat Ika, in it's own package.

$39.80 for a regular 10 pack sounds like a great deal!
I'll tale 5 packs please....holy crap!

http://www.cabelas.com/link-12/produ...8122065a.shtml



What the ....?




I say "fast one" because $3.98 is close enough to the 10 pack price and
therefore leads you think that it is a great deal; and far enough away
from the typical price for a single Fat Ika (70 cents) for you to think
that no way is that a price for just one.
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Old December 2nd, 2007, 03:19 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
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Default OOPS

SHRED wrote:
SHRED wrote:
I thought this was a good deal until I asked Customer Service.

The price is for ONE Fat Ika, in it's own package.

$39.80 for a regular 10 pack sounds like a great deal!
I'll tale 5 packs please....holy crap!

http://www.cabelas.com/link-12/produ...8122065a.shtml



What the ....?




I say "fast one" because $3.98 is close enough to the 10 pack price and
therefore leads you think that it is a great deal; and far enough away
from the typical price for a single Fat Ika (70 cents) for you to think
that no way is that a price for just one.



ops: ops:

I was just informed the site says "per 5".

I didn't see that part, I then contacted "live help" on their site, got
a customer service person who checked and told me that price was for one
individually packaged Ika.


as you were

;-)
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Old December 2nd, 2007, 04:29 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
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SHRED wrote:


Ikas do not excite me. They get bites for me, but they tend to block hook
sets even on an extra wide gap hook. I may try them on a hitchhiker hook
and see if that keeps them back enough for hook ups.


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Old December 2nd, 2007, 05:04 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
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Bob La Londe wrote:

Ikas do not excite me. They get bites for me, but they tend to block hook
sets even on an extra wide gap hook. I may try them on a hitchhiker hook
and see if that keeps them back enough for hook ups.




Bob,

I use the 5/0 Owner TWISTLOCK™ 3X w/ CENTERING PIN
http://www.ownerhooks.com/pages/prod.../basshooks.htm

He
http://www.bassdozer.com/articles/mi...ward-ika.shtml

I goop mine up with "Hot sauce" crawdad scent.
The trick for me is to let the bass have this bait and not "pop" set the
hook like a plastic worm. I set the hook more with a strong sweeping motion.

I know what you mean however. The hooksets are not as "for sure" as with
other baits.
I like the 4" bait because it tends to get me bigger fish.

Here is another rigging for the 3":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs1N9...eature=related




Now here is an excellent way to rig the "standard" Ika:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUdWS...eature=related

Hope this helps
tight lines
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Old December 2nd, 2007, 05:08 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
Bob La Londe
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"SHRED" wrote in message
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Bob La Londe wrote:

Ikas do not excite me. They get bites for me, but they tend to block hook
sets even on an extra wide gap hook. I may try them on a hitchhiker hook
and see if that keeps them back enough for hook ups.




Bob,

I use the 5/0 Owner TWISTLOCK™ 3X w/ CENTERING PIN
http://www.ownerhooks.com/pages/prod.../basshooks.htm


That is a lot like the Frog Hooks by Stanley, Sizmic, and Zoom. Basically
the same concept as the Hitch Hiker used on the Daiichi Copperhead hooks. I
think I like the centering pin idea. Its takes a little knack to get it
just right on the others.


--
Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com




He
http://www.bassdozer.com/articles/mi...ward-ika.shtml

I goop mine up with "Hot sauce" crawdad scent.
The trick for me is to let the bass have this bait and not "pop" set the
hook like a plastic worm. I set the hook more with a strong sweeping
motion.

I know what you mean however. The hooksets are not as "for sure" as with
other baits.
I like the 4" bait because it tends to get me bigger fish.

Here is another rigging for the 3":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs1N9...eature=related




Now here is an excellent way to rig the "standard" Ika:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUdWS...eature=related

Hope this helps
tight lines




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