Ike strikes “gold”

Mike Iaconelli called it “the best bite I’ve had in a long time.” We’re assuming that statement was heavy with sarcarsm, but the 2-pound, 4-ounce bass was the biggest in...

Iaconelli fired up, ready to go

Mike Iaconelli is so fired up and ready to go that he’s doing handstands on his boat deck, as captured by Steve Bowman. Iaconelli has always walked to the beat...

With Ike for Round 2

The second round of anglers have left the dock and we are on the trail of Michael Iaconelli. He has some history here, having won a MLF event here last...

Anglers moving into position

The other four anglers in the Classic Bracket are on Pokegama Lake, moving into their chosen positions for the 12:30 p.m. start to the afternoon three-hour session. It’s Mike Iaconelli...

Déjà vu at Mille Lacs Lake

During the break between Day 1 Classic Bracket sessions, let’s take a look back at the Toyota AOY Championship at Mille Lacs Lake. There are some remarkable statistics from the...

Lefebre upgrades with two seconds left

The first session of the Classic Bracket ended with a perfect example of one of the rules in this special event. The anglers get exactly three hours to fish during...

First session ends with a bang

The first session of the Bassmaster Classic Bracket is in the books, and Dave Lefebre ended it with a bang. Lefebre landed a 3-pound, 8-ounce bass with only seconds left...

Every cast, every second, counts

With a literal 3 seconds or less left on the clock, Lefebre boats a 3-8 that will surely change the outlook of his match up. If it does anything, it...

Lefebre scrambling to hit another spot

Lefebre has added several ounces in just the last few minutes. With the clock he set the hook and immediately was hung up in a dock. He went to it...

Powroznik, Kennedy with different approaches

It has been interesting to see the contrasting approaches to Pokegema Lake by Jacob Powroznik and Steve Kennedy. It’s best illustrated by the BASSTrakk totals, which show Powroznik has caught...