Mike Iaconelli This rig is basically a weedless version of the Ned rig. At the same time, though, it has a completely different look to it. The weedless part is a big deal. We all know that the Ned rig is one of the hottest finesse techniques around. And for good reason. It catches bass by the ton. - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli We all know that one of the biggest problems with tube fishing is that they snag easily. The stupid tube rig solves that problem. It’s totally weedless. A second problem with conventional tube rigs is that all they’ll do on the fall is spiral. I’m not saying a spiral’s totally - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli (photo by Phoenix Moore) Our next part of the Top Secret! series of new, fish catching, rigs is called the cat rig. I named it that because when you get done building this baitfish imitating lure it’ll move like a cat — subtle on the fall with just a little shimmy, and it stays - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli OK, this is a great rig for when the bite is a little slow and they’re short striking your lure. Basically it’s a cross or a hybrid between a Neko rig and a chicken rig. That sounds crazy, I know. But as you read on and figure out what I’m doing it’ll all make sense to you.  Here’s - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli There must be a thousand fishing lures on the market. Choosing only six of them for this blog was no easy task. But sometimes we need to downsize so I did just that. I’ve listed the baits below in no particular order. The first three are power fishing lures. The last three are more - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post