Mike Iaconelli When I think of the best months of the year for bass fishing, March is at the top of the list. Of course, the bass are doing different things in different parts of the country, but almost everywhere, they're big and they're biting. North of the Mason-Dixon Line – from Virginia on - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli When the water is cold, or cold but warming up, a lipless crankbait is an absolute killer. There’s a misconception that it’s only good in the spring. I hear that all the time, but this is a lure that works in all four seasons. It’s during the winter and pre-spawn when it really - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli In many of my previous articles discussing wintertime techniques I’ve been focused on comparatively deep water scenarios and the tools to attack them. But what about places where it typically doesn’t get very cold? Or where there’s not a lot of deep water? In Florida, 5 feet may - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli If you’re a hard core bass angler, you probably don’t stop fishing just because the water is cold, and you know that one of the best wintertime categories of lures is typically referred to as “metal.” That describes them perfectly, because all of them are simply a hunk of metal - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli The jig has been a staple of bass fishing since before I was born, but there’s one category of jigs that I’ve become extremely fond of in the past half dozen or so years that doesn’t get a lot of love. They’re called “micro jigs” and while we’ve long had compact versions - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli There are plenty of well-known wintertime bass techniques – things like fishing a jig or a blade bait or a spoon – and they all have their time and place, but recently I was reminded of one of the ones that hasn’t been explored quite as broadly. I call it “downstream deadsticking,” - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli Abu Garcia IKE Finesse Series Spinning Rods & Abu Garcia REVO SX Spinning Reel In my last column, I outlined five of my favorite power fishing lures for winter bass. There are times when power fishing is the deal and you can use baitcasting gear to force the bass to react. However, - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post