Jersey boys put on a show
Mike Iaconelli and Adrian Avena – the two New Jersey natives – staged quite a battle this morning, but Avena falling one bass short of a limit on Day 1...
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LIVE: Avena and Ike’s Jersey connection
Adrian Avena and Mike Iaconelli are two anglers from New Jersey and live within 15 minutes of each other. Avena tells a cool story about how Ike helped answer his...
Powroznik, Lefebre take early leads
POKEGAMA TOWNSHIP, Minn. — After the first morning session of the Classic Bracket, all four anglers involved are still squarely in contention to advance. Top-seeded Steve Kennedy of Auburn, Ala.,...
LIVE: Capitalizing on a missed bite
Mike Iaconelli missed a fish 5 times in a row, but after a slight change he caught the fish, one that was a big fish.
Avena bails on the “pike hole”
Adrian Avena’s calculated gamble for some big bites in Little Pokegama Lake didn’t pay off. His buzzbait produced several big bites, but they were all northern pike. “I’m going to...
LIVE: Avena’s morning charge vs. Ike
Adrian Avena made a charge to close the gap between himself and Mike Iaconelli early on Wednesday morning.
Avena taking a calculated gamble
Adrian Avena knows he needs some big bites to catch Mike Iaconelli in this last hour of their match. That’s why he’s risking the trip into Little Pokegama Lake. “It’s...
Ike answering Avena’s challenge
Mike Iaconelli has changed horses for the last hour, switching from swimming a jig in pencil reeds for largemouth bass to casting a jerkbait along a sloping sand flat for...
