Not sure about IKE. I thought he was a Berkley man when it comes to soft plastics. I think Luke Clausen used the hardnose worm to win The Classic at Toho. Junebug if I'm not mistaken. I really like the hardnose worm. It's got a big tail that will move more water than a ribbon tail... I'm horrible about basic life details, people's names, etc. When it comes to fishing details though, I'm a steel trap! It's like, "Hey, remember that 6.2 I caught last year on May 6. The one that slammed my white 3/8 oz. buzzbait by that log at around 8:26 AM? That 73 degree air temp, incoming front and 9MPH SW wind had to play a part!"