I am a ima Big Stik. I am a high-tech fish killer that spits, pops, walks, sashays, and drives fish wild. I can pitch water three feet in front of me. I am a magnum popper that can catch anything that swims. I can be fished in fresh or saltwater. No fish is too big for me. I’m a ima Big Stik and love to go out fishing for big bass, monster stripers, giant musky, or anything that’s big enough to take me on!

It doesn’t happen often, but ima Lures built a lure with an attitude. Big Stik just seems to have a nasty disposition; almost antagonizing fish, big fish to attack him. At seven inches long few little fish want any part of this Big Stik.

Professional angler, guide, and ima pro staffer Randy Pringle (www.thefishinginstructor.com) knows all about the Big Stik. “The Big Stik is really a hybrid topwater lure. I designed it to be a cross between a walking and spitting lure. Some anglers cannot walk-the-dog, but they can use this lure like a chugging bait and catch fish,” Pringle continued, “It will catch anything that swims. Out here in the California Delta, I can catch largemouth bass or stripers, but I have caught everything on the Big Stik from peacock bass and saltwater fish. Anything that will eat a topwater will eat a Big Stik.” Pringle noted that fall is prime time for fishing the California Delta with topwater lures. “Bass and stripers will begin feeding heavily on shad that migrate into the Delta. Shad will become a major food source during this time and topwater fishing is a great way to catch big stripers and bass,” said Pringle. By big stripers, Pringle is talking about 10 to 30 pound stripers! “When you are catching big stripers you don’t want your lure to break in two or tear apart. That’s why it was an important feature of the Big Stik to have a wire thru construction. You just can’t have your lures coming apart when you got a big fish on,” said Pringle.

The Big Stik (www.imalures.com) comes in two models. The original Big Stik with eight individual sound chambers and the new Silent Big Stik without the sound chambers, but with the same body shape. “The Big Stik has unique sound chambers; instead of the chambers running back towards the front of the lure they run side to side. So every wave or movement in the line makes the bb’s rattle,” Pringle continued, “no other plug is louder than the Big Stik…it’s louder than all of them.” Pringle noted that fish don’t always want lures that are loud. When fish are lethargic or you don’t have any tidal movement, Pringle advised anglers to change lures to the Silent Big Stik.

The ima Big Stik is available in a rattling/original model and silent model. The rattling/original model features eight individual sound chambers and can make an extremely loud rattling noise or soft rattle depending on how hard the angler pops it back and forth. They both weigh 1.75-ounces and feature a rear weight section that allows for extra long cast; in addition to making it easier to walk-the-dog. The wire thru construction insures that the lure will not snap in two when a big fish gets on. It also has Owner ST-66 #1/0 hooks in the front and rear. It’s available in a variety of color patterns imitating shad, bream, trout or other bait fish patterns.

Are you ready to fish with a Big Stik for big fish? Chances are you will have an opportunity coming up soon with daytime temperatures falling and schools of bait fish migrating towards shallow flats, bays, or inlets. The only real question will you be using the original Big Stik that makes a super loud rattling sound or the Silent Big Stik for those days when subtle is better.