As Ish Monroe noted on “Bassmaster LIVE,” he’s going to be fishing against one of his best friends in the world tomorrow in Mike Iaconelli. Monroe cruised to a victory over Jonathon VanDam. He started with a big lead today and expanded it, finishing with a two-day total of 22-9 to VanDam’s 10-6.
Thursday’s semifinal matchup of Iaconelli and Monroe will feature the two anglers with the experience of fishing Pokegama Lake a year ago in a Major League Fishing event. For everyone else in the Classic Bracket, this is a brand new lake.