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Guys, we are BACK at the bar and this week we have got A LOT going on. 🍺🎣 Mike has been BUSY. Like, really busy. And tonight he and Becky are letting you in on ALL of it — the trips, the tournaments, the memories, and the takes. Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and let’s get into it. First up… British Columbia. 🏔️🎣 Mike just got back from one of the most beautiful places on the planet and he’s breaking down the whole trip — the fish, the scenery, the experience. BC is on a different level, guys, and you’re going to want to hear this one. Then… how about this crossover. ⚽🎣 Mike recently hit the water with Philadelphia Union MLS soccer player Milan Iloski for a fishing trip — and guys, when you get a professional athlete who grew up in the Philly area out on the water for the first time, things get interesting. Mike’s got the full story. And then it’s all about the ROOTS. ❤️ Mike fished a tournament this week with Top Rod Bassmasters — the South Jersey club he grew up fishing with as a kid. The club that helped build the foundation of one of the greatest careers in bass fishing history. Tonight Mike talks about what it felt like to get back out there with his guys and compete at the grassroots level one more time. Plus — the 15th Annual Toyota Bonus Bucks Owners Tournament just went down on Lake Guntersville this weekend. No entry fee. Amateur only. Team Toyota pros on hand. Mike’s got thoughts on one of the coolest community events in all of bass fishing. And last but definitely not least… 📅 The 2027 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule is out. Mike’s breaking it all down — the good, the questions, the scheduling conflicts, and what it all means for the sport heading into next year. Here’s what we’re getting into tonight: 🏔️ British Columbia fishing trip — the full breakdown ⚽ Fishing with Philadelphia Union MLS star Milan Iloski ❤️ Back to his roots — Top Rod Bassmasters club tournament 🏆 Toyota Bonus Bucks Owners Tournament recap — Guntersville, no entry fee, community vibes 📅 2027 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule — Mike’s unfiltered thoughts Real talk. No spin. Straight from the bar. This is Ike Live at its best guys. Let’s go. 🔥 Brought to you by Tackle Warehouse 👉 www.tacklewarehouse.com Support kids fishing 👉 www.theikefoundation.org #IkeLive #MikeIaconelli #BritishColumbia #MilanIloski #PhiladelphiaUnion #TopRodBassmasters #ToyotaOwnerstournament #LakeGuntersville #Bassmaster2027 #EliteSeriesSchedule #BassFishing #TournamentFishing #GrassrootsFishing #FishingPodcast #NeverGiveUp #IkeAndBeck #TackleWarehouse #FishingCommunity #Pivot2026 #BassFishingLife

Guys… suspended bass. The most frustrating fish in the water. 🎣 You can SEE them. You know they're there. And they just… won't bite. Sound familiar? On this week's Ike's Bytes presented by Berkley Labs, Mike sits down with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Logan Parks — one of the best offshore and suspended fish hunters in the game — to go DEEP on exactly how to find, target, and CATCH those tricky suspended bass that have been haunting your fishfinder all season long. Logan's signature strength is offshore structure fishing, and nobody breaks down the suspended fish puzzle better. Whether it's a tough post-cold-front day, mid-summer suspended fish over open water, or finicky bass hanging in the water column on your most pressured lakes — this episode is going to change the way you think about targeting them. Here's what we're getting into: 🎣 Why bass suspend in the first place — and what it tells you about their mood 📡 How to use your electronics to identify truly catchable suspended fish vs. fish that won't bite 🧠 Presentation, angles, and depth control — the adjustments that trigger strikes when nothing else works ⚡ The best baits and techniques for suspended bass at every level of the water column 🏆 How Logan uses his offshore structure expertise to locate and target suspended fish at the Elite Series level 🎯 The mental game — knowing when to commit to suspended fish and when to move on Real talk. No fluff. Just championship-level knowledge from one of the sharpest young minds on the Bassmaster Elite Series tour right now. This is Ike's Bytes — and if suspended bass have ever made you want to pull your hair out, this one's for YOU. Let's go. 🔥

Guys, we are BACK at the bar and this week there is A LOT going on in the world of bass fishing. 🍺🎣 The 2027 schedules are out for both the Bassmaster Elite Series AND the Bass Pro Tour — and Mike and Becky are breaking down every single stop, every single decision, and every single thing that has them fired up heading into next year. But first… the future of bass fishing is in GOOD hands. 🙌 The 2026 Bassmaster High School Combine just wrapped up at Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama — 100 of the nation's top high school anglers going head to head in skills challenges and meeting with college coaches from 25 of the best fishing programs in the country. Mike's got thoughts on what this event means for the future of the sport, and guys — it's exciting. Now let's get into the REAL talk. 🔥 Here's what we're getting into tonight: 🗓️ Full 2027 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule breakdown — Okeechobee opener, back to back Florida events, Lake Fork, Lake St. Clair, Mississippi River finale and everything in between 🗓️ Full 2027 Bass Pro Tour schedule breakdown — St. Johns River opener, REDCREST on Logan Martin, Kubota Heavy Hitters on Kentucky and Barkley lakes and more 📡 FFS in 2027 — Is Bassmaster going back to full use? Banning it entirely? The answer is here and Mike's got an unfiltered take on what it means for the sport ⚠️ THE SCHEDULING CONFLICT — The 2027 Bassmaster Elite Series opener AND the Toyota Series Southern Division are BOTH scheduled on Lake Okeechobee at the EXACT same time. Same lake. Same dates. We need to talk about this, guys. What does this mean for the grassroots angler? What does it mean for the Elite pros? And how does something like this even happen? 🎓 Bassmaster High School Combine recap — the next generation of bass fishing stars and why Mike is pumped about the future of the sport Real talk. No spin. Straight from the bar. 🔥 Brought to you by Tackle Warehouse 👉 www.tacklewarehouse.com Support kids fishing 👉 www.theikefoundation.org

Guys… this is a BIG one. Like, one of the BIGGEST Ike Live episodes we've ever done. 🍺🎣 Tonight is the night. LIVE on Ike Live — Mike and Becky are drawing the winner of The Ike Foundation's Boat Sweepstakes. One lucky angler is about to find out they're taking home Mike's fully loaded 2025 Bass Cat Puma — valued at over $100,000 — powered by a Yamaha V6 V MAX SHO 250 with four Lowrance HDS Pro units and a Lowrance Ghost trolling motor. The boat that spent its entire life competing at the highest level of professional bass fishing… could be sitting in YOUR driveway. 🏆⛵ LIVE. TONIGHT. Right here. But that's not all, guys. This episode is also a milestone moment for Mike, Becky, and this entire community. The 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series is officially in the books. Mike's final two tournaments are done. He's giving you the full honest recap — what went right, what didn't, and what he learned from his very last days competing on the biggest tour in bass fishing. And then… we look FORWARD. 🔥 Because this isn't a goodbye. This is a PIVOT. And Mike and Becky have never been more fired up about what's coming next. New projects. New content. New ways to engage with this incredible community that has supported them for over 30 years. Here's what we're getting into tonight: 🏆 THE LIVE DRAWING — Ike Foundation Boat Sweepstakes winner announced LIVE on air ⛵ Everything included in the prize package — and what this boat means to the lucky winner 📊 Honest Elite Series final recap — the last two tournaments, real talk, no spin 🎣 31 years of competing at the highest level… and what comes next 🚀 The pivot — new projects, new content, and what Mike and Becky have planned for 2027 and beyond ❤️ A thank you to the fans, the sponsors, and everyone who has been part of this incredible ride This community made all of this possible, guys. Tonight we celebrate together. Pull up a chair. Grab a drink. And let's close this chapter the right way. 🔥 👉 Support The Ike Foundation: www.theikefoundation.org 👉 Shop Tackle Warehouse: www.tacklewarehouse.com

Guys… this one is different. And trust me — you need to hear it.    On this week's Ike's Bytes presented by Berkley Labs, Mike sits down with one of the most accomplished tournament walleye anglers on the planet — two-time National Walleye Tour Champion John Hoyer — for a conversation that is going to change the way you think about fishing. Period. Because here's the thing, guys. Bass anglers and walleye anglers have been fishing side by side for decades — and most of them have no idea how much they could be learning from each other. The baits. The techniques. The presentations. The strategies. There is a MASSIVE crossover happening right now and John Hoyer is the perfect guy to break it all down. Here's what we're getting into: The crossover baits that are flat out KILLING it for both bass AND walleye — and why more anglers aren't using them What bass guys can steal from the walleye world to immediately catch more fish   What walleye pros are taking from the bass fishing playbook and using to win tournaments How fishing pressure and clear water tactics translate across both species Why the gap between bass fishing and walleye fishing is smaller than you think  John's journey from musky guide to two-time NWT Champion — and what it taught him about reading fish across every species This is Ike's Bytes — and this one is a MUST WATCH for any angler who wants to think outside the box and catch more fish. Let's go.

Guys, we are BACK at the bar and this week it's all about ICAST 2026. The world's biggest fishing tackle show just went down in Orlando — and there is A LOT to talk about. New baits. New tackle. New technology. And of course… more urchin baits than you can shake a rod at. Mike and Becky are breaking down everything that matters from ICAST 2026 — the stuff that's going to change the way you fish, the products that caught their eye, and the real talk on what's actually worth your money and what's just hype. Here's what we're getting into tonight: The urchin bait takeover continues — EVERY major brand showed up to ICAST with their own version. Which ones are actually worth it and which ones are just chasing the trend? Missile Baits dropping TWO new Ike-designed products — the Micro HD Football Jig AND the Dice Jig, which solves ALL the rigging and storage headaches around the urchin bait craze Abu Garcia's new VoltIQ reel — digital cast control that is changing the game for casting light baits accurately Best of Show breakdown — what took home hardware and why it matters to YOU on the water Mike's unfiltered take on the state of the tackle industry in 2026 — what's innovative and what's just noise The products YOU need to have on your radar heading into the back half of the season.

Guys… glide bait fishing just hit a new level. 🎣🔥 Hunter Shryock just put together one of the most impressive performances of the entire 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series season — finishing 3rd at the Maxam Tire Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound with 86 pounds 10 ounces. He threw the ONLY 30-pound bag of the entire tournament on Championship Sunday. And on that final day he pulled a 7-pounder and an 8-pounder out of the same brushpile on back-to-back casts. The bait? The Berkley PowerBait Chop Block. On this week's Ike's Bytes, Mike sits down with Hunter Shryock to go DEEP on the soft glide bait that's quietly becoming one of the most deadly big fish baits in tournament bass fishing — and break down exactly how Hunter used it to nearly win one of the biggest events of the year. Here's what we're getting into: 🎣 Exactly how Hunter fishes the Chop Block — retrieve, rod, line, and setup 💥 The Championship Sunday story — back-to-back giants out of one brushpile 🐟 Why a SOFT glide bait outperforms hard glides in certain situations 💰 Why the Chop Block is the best value in glide bait fishing right now — at a fraction of the cost of hard baits Tune in for championship-level knowledge from one of the most consistent performers on the Elite Series tour right now. This is Ike's Bytes — and this one is a MUST WATCH for any angler who wants to throw big baits and catch bigger fish. Let's go. 🔥

Guys, we are BACK at the bar and tonight we're getting into something that affects EVERY angler — from the weekend warrior to the full-time pro. 🍺🎣 Local tournament organizations scheduling events on top of major national tournaments. It's happening more and more — and it's creating real problems for anglers, clubs, and the sport as a whole. Tonight Mike and Becky are breaking it all down. No spin. No agenda. Just an honest, balanced conversation about what's really going on, why it happens, and what it means for the future of competitive bass fishing at every level. Because here's the thing, guys — local clubs and grassroots organizations are the BACKBONE of this sport. But there's a right way and a wrong way to handle the calendar. And we want to hear YOUR thoughts too. 👇 And that's not all… Mike just got back from the Toyota Series event on the Potomac River — and tonight he's breaking down one of the most interesting strategic challenges of his entire career. ⚡ With Major League Fishing's new rule limiting forward-facing sonar to just THREE hours per tournament day, Mike walks you through exactly how he managed his time, made his decisions, and strategized his entire tournament day differently than he ever has before. Here's what we're getting into tonight: 📅 Local clubs scheduling on top of national events — the real impact on anglers and the sport ⚖️ The pros AND the cons — a fair, honest look at both sides of the debate 📡 The 3-hour FFS rule at the Toyota Series — how Mike managed it on the Potomac 🧠 Time management and strategy in a new era of tournament fishing 🍺 All the stories, opinions, and unfiltered takes — straight from the bar Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and let's get into it. This is Ike Live at the Bar. 🔥

Guys… if you haven’t heard the name Pake South yet — you will. 🎣 This 21-year-old rookie from Winnsboro, Texas just set a RECORD at Sam Rayburn with a 96-pound 15-ounce total… then turned around weeks later and won AGAIN at Lake Eufaula. Back to back Bassmaster Open wins. Records shattered. And one bait at the center of it all. The Urchin Bait. On this week’s Ike’s Bytes, Mike sits down with Pake South to go DEEP on the bait that’s taking over bass fishing in 2026 — and the guy who’s been using it to break records and turn heads at the highest level of the sport. Here’s what we’re breaking down: 🦔 Exactly how Pake rigs and fishes the urchin bait at the tournament level 🎯 Why this bait triggers strikes when NOTHING else will — especially on pressured fish 📡 How he combines it with forward-facing sonar to target suspended bass 🏆 The inside story on his record-breaking Open wins and what the urchin bait had to do with it 🧠 When to throw it, how to work it, and why most anglers are still sleeping on it 🎣 What the future of finesse fishing looks like from one of the sport’s brightest young stars No fluff. No spin. Just straight fishing knowledge from a 21-year-old who’s already figured something out that most pros are still trying to catch up to. This is Ike’s Bytes — and this one is a MUST WATCH. Let’s go. 🔥 👉 Learn more about the Berkley Lab Series: www.berkleyfishing.com

Guys, we are BACK at the bar and we've got a LOT going on. 🍺🎣 Memorial Day weekend is behind us — and Ike and Beck are breaking it all down. How they spent it, what it meant, and why this time of year just hits different heading into the back half of the season. Speaking of the back half… we've officially crossed the halfway point of Mike's FINAL year on the Bassmaster Elite Series. How's the season going? What's working? What's not? An honest look at where things stand with nine tournaments on the schedule and the clock ticking on one of the most legendary careers in the history of the sport. And then… the topic EVERYBODY is talking about right now. The Fuzzy Ball. The Coike. The Urchin Bait. Call it whatever you want — this thing is TAKING OVER bass fishing in 2026 and we are diving ALL the way in. Here's what we're getting into tonight: ➡️What IS this bait and why are fish going absolutely CRAZY for it? ➡️How Mike sees it fitting into competitive bass fishing at the Elite Series level ➡️Why pressured fish are eating this thing when they won't touch anything else ➡️Why it's sold out EVERYWHERE and back-ordered at $20 a bait ➡️Honest Elite Series halfway point check-in — the highs, the lows, and what's ahead This is Ike Live at its best, guys. Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and let's get into it. Brought to you by Tackle Warehouse 👉 www.tacklewarehouse.com Support kids fishing 👉 www.theikefoundation.org

Ike's Bytes ft. Mark Sexton & The Berkley Lab Series Guys… this one's a GAME CHANGER. 🔬🎣 You've seen the buzz. You've heard the name. And if you watched the 2026 Bassmaster Classic, you KNOW the Berkley Lab Series soft plastics are the real deal. But what's actually going on inside that bait? How did the scientists at Berkley build something this different? That's exactly what Ike's Bytes is all about — and today Mike sits down with Berkley's own Mark Sexton to go DEEP into the science behind the most talked-about soft plastic release in years. Here's what we're breaking down: 🧪 What makes the Berkley Lab Series unlike ANYTHING else on the market 🎨 How they cracked the code on combining true color AND MaxScent — something nobody thought was possible 👃 The two-phase scent system — Rapid Release Slime PLUS long-term MaxScent dispersion — and why it triggers bites from even the most pressured fish 🎣 Why these baits were specifically engineered for the forward-facing sonar era ⚗️ The small-batch pouring process and why it matters for performance Real talk — this isn't just another bait drop. This is 40 years of Berkley science coming together in one bait. No spin. No fluff. Just straight science from the guys in the lab coats who built it. If you want to catch more fish — you need to understand what's in your hand. Let's go. 🔥 👉 Learn more about the Berkley Lab Series: www.berkley-fishing.com

Guys, we are BACK at the bar and we've got A LOT to talk about. 🍺 It's been a couple weeks since the last Ike Live — and trust me, there's been no shortage of action. Mike and Becky are breaking down the last two Bassmaster Elite Series events… one that went really good, and one that just didn't go the way we wanted. Real talk. No spin. Just an honest look at where things stand heading into the rest of this final season. But here's where it gets fun… 🎣 Earlier last week, Ike teamed up with fellow Elite Series pro Drew Benton for a Bassmaster Tuesday Nighter on Table Rock Lake — and they got the WIN. Yeah. You heard that right. Tonight we're breaking it all down: 🏆 The Tuesday Nighter win on Table Rock with Drew Benton — how it went down 📊 Honest Elite Series recap — the highs, the lows, and what's next 🎯 Where Mike's head is at heading deeper into his final season on tour 🔥 All the feels, all the stories, straight from the bar This is what Ike Live is all about, guys. Pull up a chair, grab a drink, and let's get into it.

Welcome back to Ike’s Bytes – The Science Behind the Bite. In this episode, Mike Iaconelli sits down with Berkley’s lead hard bait designer, Dan Spengler, to break down the science, engineering, and creativity behind designing hard baits that actually catch fish. From crankbaits to jerkbaits, we’re diving deep into what makes a bait perform the way it does — including action, buoyancy, bill design, weight distribution, and sound. If you’ve ever wondered: Why some hard baits get more bites than others How Berkley designs baits from concept to production What small details make a huge difference underwater This episode gives you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how hard baits are created and perfected. Whether you’re a weekend angler or a tournament fisherman, this episode will change the way you look at every hard bait in your tackle box.  Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes as Ike continues to explore the technology and science behind Berkley’s best products.

This week on Ike Live, Mike and Becky are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day the only way they know how — live from the bar with good conversation, laughs, and plenty to talk about from the world of bass fishing. First up, Mike shares his thoughts on the recent Bassmaster Classic, breaking down the event and reacting to the newest Classic champion. They’ll also talk about the new Ike Foundation sweepstakes, how it works, and how it helps support the mission of getting more kids involved in fishing and the outdoors. Plus, expect the usual Ike Live fun — random stories, industry chatter, and whatever else comes up along the way. So grab a drink, wear your green, and join us LIVE for this special St. Patrick’s Day edition of Ike Live. ☘️ Fishing talk. Classic reactions. Big sweepstakes news.

How Berkley fishing line is made. Mike Iaconelli investigates the science behind fishing tackle with Berkley labs. Ike sits down with one of the scientists responsible for developing Berkley’s fishing line, Chris Pitsilos, to break down the research, engineering, and testing that goes into creating some of the most trusted fishing line in the world. From strength and abrasion resistance to sensitivity and casting performance, we’re diving deep into the R&D process that turns raw materials into the line anglers rely on every day. If you’ve ever wondered: How fishing line is engineered * What makes certain lines stronger than others * How Berkley tests their line before it ever reaches the water * This episode gives you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look inside the Berkley innovation process. Subscribe for more episodes as Ike continues exploring the technology, science, and innovation behind Berkley baits and fishing gear.