Iaconelli headed back

Mike Iaconelli is headed back for his 3 p.m. check-in time. He is going to make another cast or two here and there, but he's essentially done for what has been a...

Gotcha!

Mike Iaconelli had made nothing but good decisions today. This photo sequence illustrates his latest. Iaconelli hooked a bass in a gnarly mess of metal and wood near a retention...

Ike’s entourage

Steve Tash and Anthony Stumpo are the latest members of Mike Iaconelli's entourage today. They're fishing for catfish in a slightly more relaxing style than Ike is bass fishing. The...

Ike culls up 2 pounds

Mike Iaconelli just made a 2-pound upgrade after flipping a 3 1/2-pounder in the boat. It came off a "high tide" dock.   "I got rid of that 1 1/4-pounder,"...

Short has four

Just a few minutes ago Kevin Short wondered aloud if he had caught all the fish in this pond. He said he was going to make one more pass at...

Ike adds a few ounces

It's probably not the first time Mike Iaconelli has run his camera boat out of gas, but Pete Gluszek and I had to take a break from the Ike watch...

Love them rivers

Kevin Short's Marshal Donnie Tomlin told me he loved Don Barone's story chastising some of the Elites for whining about the tough fishing on the Delaware River. He's a local New Jersey...

“The bass catching is easy!”

Kevin Short just landed his 3rd keeper and exclaimed, "This bass catching is easy!"  This one didn't hit hard but instead quietly started swimming away with his bait.   Kevin says the...

Ike makes a big move

Mike Iaconelli has just completed a major move north, about 20 miles, in fact. He's already made one great decision today, which produced the last three bass of his limit....

2-pounder for Short

"It started now," hollered Kevin Short as he pulled in a nice 2 pounder. That gives him two bass in the livewell for 3-plus pounds.