Iaconelli putting on a show

No one on the Elite Series can entertain like Mike Iaconelli. This morning has been another example, and it has included another boat deck handstand, after Iaconelli caught a 2...

Ish’s frog bite heating up

Ish Monroe went the entire first hour without a keeper – the only angler to experience such a drought. But he’s heating up with a frog now, adding a 1-7...

Ike went Ike

Ike has put on a show this morning on the way to jumping way out in his match up with Adrian Avena. We’ve had two moments where he went a...

Ike demonstrates followup technique

Mike Iaconelli just put on a textbook demonstration of a followup technique, and it paid off in a big way. Iaconelli has been swimming a jig to catch his first...

Ike, Avena going mano a mano

Mike Iaconelli and Adrian Avena have put on a heated, back-and-forth show in the first 30 minutes today. One man catches a fish, then the other matches it. So far,...

Ike: “It’s all about momentum”

By Mike Iaconelli is a big believer in the power of momentum in tournament bass fishing. So when he caught his first 2-pound, 1-ounce fish at 7:43, he deemed it important...

Avena gets even with Ike

Adrian Avena was the first angler on the board today with a 2-pound, 4-ounce largemouth caught on a buzzbait. That was exactly what he needed to get even with Mike...

Ike on his way

Iaconelli has already ran further than any angler in the field but it seems to be getting him nowhere. Evidently his first spot was trashed, as was his second and...

No surprises in Ish’s game today

Ish Monroe is a noted topwater frog specialist. That’s how he caught most of his fish yesterday. And with these overcast skies, there’s no doubt what Monroe’s primary weapon will...

More late heroics

While not quite as dramatic as Dave Lefebre’s last-second 3 1/2-pounder in the morning session, Mike Iaconelli added some late heroics in the afternoon matchups. Adrian Avena had closed to...