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Mike Iaconelli

Topic 1: Deeper, Thicker Current: Ike's Summertime Fishing - Many anglers shy away from heavy current, but not Mike Iaconelli. He does the opposite: During the summer he'll often seek out the hardest flows he can find just to try and figure out how bass behave in them. It's just like fishing heavy cover: you don't go for the edges, you dive right into the heart of it. He'll explain how he analyzes current, which baits he uses, and how he positions his boat for maximum effect.

Topic 2: Tight Lining - As finesse fever has spread to even the most indisputable power fisheries, anglers who wish to make the most of light line need to stay ahead of the curve. Mike Iaconelli is a master with a spinning rod, and has used light line and small baits successfully coast to coast. Now, for the first time, he'll share some of the secrets he's been reluctant to give up about two game-changing vertical tactics: the Damiki Rig and the Spine Rig.

Mike Iaconelli's Gear

Rods

  • Abu Garcia IKE Delay Series Casting Rods

    The product of collaboration between Abu Garcia and Ike, the Abu Garcia IKE Delay Series Casting Rods are built with premium 36-ton graphite blanks and an innovative HSG (high strain glass) construction process that creates the ideal parabolic action for moving baits. 

  • Abu Garcia IKE Finesse Series Spinning Rods

    Painstakingly developed by one of the best finesse anglers on the Elite Series, Michael Iaconelli, the Abu Garcia IKE Finesse Spinning Rods are built upon premium 36-ton graphite blanks, and offered in a carefully selected range of lengths ant tapers to achieve the very best in light line performance. 

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