LITTLE JACK - IKA-DAY-NIGHT 30mm 2.3g SQUID LURE CAST LURE LIGHT GAME

Little Jack Ika-Day-Night 30mm 2.3g Squid Lure

The Ika-Day-Night is a 30 mm sinking lure shaped as a small squid rather than a baitfish, aimed squarely at light game. Squid are a staple food for inshore predators almost everywhere, yet very few lures small enough for ultralight tackle carry that silhouette. The body is built on a wire-through triple structure with a low centre of gravity, so it casts well for its weight and holds a stable, level posture on the drop instead of rolling over. Twelve colours run from natural smoke and clear-brown squid tones through holographic finishes to glow and keimura (ultraviolet-reactive) patterns, which is where the name comes from: natural and holographic tones for clear daylight, glow and keimura for dusk, night and lit harbour water.

Key Features

• Compact squid profile at 30 mm and 2.3 g, sized for ultralight and light game tackle
• Wire-through triple body construction for strength
• Low centre of gravity gives a stable sinking posture without rolling
• Twelve colours spanning natural, holographic, glow and keimura ultraviolet finishes
• Suits lift-and-fall, stop-and-go and slow straight retrieves

How To Fish It

• Lift and fall — Let it sink to the bottom, lift the rod tip smoothly to about 10 o'clock, then follow it down on a semi-slack line. Most takes register as a jump or a stall in the line on the fall.
• Stop and go — Wind three or four slow turns, then stop for two seconds. The pause lets the lure settle level, which is when following fish commit.
• Slow retrieve along the shadow line — Under harbour and jetty lights, keep it just outside the lit water and retrieve slowly. Use glow or keimura colours and recharge glow finishes with a torch.
• Bottom drift in current — Cast up-current, let it sink and drift naturally along the bottom with only enough retrieve to stay in contact.

Target Species By Region

• Southeast Asia — Small trevally, queenfish and needlefish off breakwaters and jetties, mangrove jack and small grouper around rock walls, and squid taken from lit piers at night.
• North America — Speckled trout, small striped bass, black sea bass and porgy around inshore structure and pier pilings.
• Japan & East Asia — A light game lure for horse mackerel (aji) and rockfish (mebaru, kasago) on ajing and mebaring tackle, and for small squid around harbours at night.
• Australia, Middle East & Europe — Whiting, flathead and bream in Australian estuaries; small queenfish on Gulf flats; wrasse, bass and squid off European harbour walls.

Specifications

Colours in this listing: #01 White Clear Holo, #02 Hiika Clear Holo, #03 Real Smoke Ika, #04 Real Clear Brown Ika, #05 Chart Glow, #06 Pink Glow, #07 Pink Clear G Frake, #08 Clear G Frake, #09 Blue Holo, #10 Red Gold Holo, #11 Keimura Clear Purple, #12 Keimura Pink.

Recommended Pairing

• Ultralight spinning rod rated roughly 0.5–7 g, 6 to 7 ft 6 in, with a sensitive light game tip
• 1000–2000 size spinning reel, PE 0.2–0.4 with a 4–8 lb fluorocarbon leader
• Drop to a 3–4 lb leader in clear water; step up to 10 lb around barnacle-covered structure