Mike Iaconelli – Ike's Fishing Blog

The Rapala DT8

Finally, after 10 years I got what I wanted in the Rapala DT series of crankbaits. I’m talking about an 8 size. We’ve had a […]

Hey everyone out there, ICAST is underway. One of the new products we’re introducing is the new Missile Mini Swim. It’s the real deal, different […]

For a while now I’ve wanted to do something different with a spinnerbait. The challenge is that almost everything that can be done with one […]

We all know that there are hundreds — thousands — of plastic swimbaits available to bass anglers. Some of them are a little better than […]

In Part 1 of this series on Tokyo rigs — there’s more than one style, we covered the basics of what they are and how […]

This is the first part of a series on a rig that has revolutionized bass fishing rigs. At one time it was called the leadered […]

Most of you know something about the chicken rig. Traditionally, the chicken rig was a weedless way to Neko rig a straight tail worm. I’m […]

This is one of the toughest blogs I’ve ever written. The bait I’m about to tell you about has been my money springtime bait for […]

What’s the greatest bass lure ever invented? That’s the one question I’m asked most often, and it’s a tough one considering all the lures that […]

I get asked all the time for my recommendation on old school baits that still work today. There are a lot of them around, and […]