Mike Iaconelli No matter how many lures you carry in your boat there’s always a color you need but don’t have. That’s a problem that plagues professional anglers just as much as recreational anglers. You just can’t carry every color combination of every bait out there. I’ve solved that problem - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli One of the questions I get all the time is how to keep a plastic bait from sliding down the hook. I get it. Ruined plastics don’t catch bass and they can get to be expensive over time. Here’s how I’ve learned to solve that problem: Use a screw-type, spring looking bait keeper when - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli That’s a question I get all the time, and it’s a good one. They’re both similar at first glance but they behave very differently and they should be used under very different conditions. Here’s how I make the decision… If I want my presentation to look vertical, I go with a Neko - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli A bait that’s really started to shine over the past few years is the squarebill crankbait. Their shine is well deserved, too. They catch bass in heavy cover when they’re shallow, and there are always a few good ones shallow regardless of the season or the weather. Squarebills will - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post

Mike Iaconelli One of the great things about fishing is that everything old will become new again if we wait long enough. And so it is with the free rig, a new technique that’s really a take-off of the old Texas rig. We’ll talk about building a free rig first and then we’ll talk about what - Read Entire Ike Fishing Post