![Tournament leader Mike Iaconelli spent a good part of his](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1-IMG_2216.jpg)
![These rods were taken out of the boat and wonât be used on the final day of fishing on Lake Erie.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2204.jpg)
![A professional fishermanâs life is a series of packing and unpacking.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2205.jpg)
![Ike jumps into the boat to work on tackle.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2206.jpg)
![The cone he uses to reserve his parking spot has seen some miles.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2209_0.jpg)
![He was letting his shoes dry out, saying they stunk. He was right ... they did.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2211.jpg)
![Trash was building up outside the cottage.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2212.jpg)
![Ike was preparing spare drop shot leaders, saying it saved a lot of time on the water.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2213.jpg)
![One of the most important boat maintenance tasks is tightening down bolts that connect the motor and jack plate to the transom.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2217.jpg)
![Ike torques the bolts as tight as he can get them.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2225.jpg)
![Got to tighten them all and some are harder to get to than others.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2241.jpg)
![An extra bilge pump was installed on the floor of Ikeâs boat.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2242.jpg)
![Iaconelli talks to writer Craig Lamb about his chances to earn a berth into the Bassmaster Classic with a win on Lake Erie.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2244_0.jpg)
![Jason Root had his boat parked beside Iaconelliâs.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2245.jpg)
![Iaconelli is sharing a cottage with fellow competitors Beau Bickford and Jason Root.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2246.jpg)
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"Downtime" was not in leader Mike Iaconelli's vocabulary on a defunct Day Two.