Hank Cherry calls in and Mike asks about the MLF selection process, for instance, why did Scott Martin and Bryan Thrift from the MLF not get the invite? What were the motivating factors in selecting the group of anglers that were invited to be in the field of 80 for the MLF Bass Pro Tour in 2019. Boyd Duckett, founder of MLF, Bassmaster Classic ...…

There's a lot of talk about the 2019 Professional tournament series presented by BASS, FLW and new MLF Bass Pro Tour. In this segment, Ike and the Ike Live crew welcome Bill Taylor from FLW Outdoors. Before Bill Taylor calls in, "Bill Dance" calls in to announce the Legends Gold Bass Tour (LGBT). Bill Taylor calls in to talk about beating Mike ...…

What's going on in professional bass fishing? So many established pro anglers, tournament champions are casting their lot with MLF for the 2019 season. What does the future look like for BASS, FLW and MLF? In this first segment of a 3-part Ike Live bass fishing podcast and talk show. "What's best for the sport of professional fishing?", many an ...…

Mike "Ike" Iaconelli and his wife Becky talk about their recent wedding trip to Iceland, where they also did some fishing. There is continued talk about the possibility of tour changes, including taking calls. The gang opens this month's Mystery Tackle Box PRO Box and talk about some of their favorite lures from the box. Lastly, Mike talks abou ...…

Mike "Ike" Iaconelli talks about his South Jersey derby success. 14 boats competed in the local bass fishing tournament, and Mike and "What about Bob" came away with the win. Second-time guest Justin Atkins, who recently won a Bassmaster Open on Logan Martin and has also won the FLW Cup, Skypes in to talk about his win. This Justin Atkins "BASS ...…

Mike Iaconelli estimates that 60% of top-level tournament pros are losing money in bass fishing tournament competition. Pete adds that the prize for qualifying for the top tours is a $75k bill. Ken Duke knows about as much as anyone about the sport of professional bass fishing, and how entry fees can lead to divorce and bankruptcy. Ken joins th ...…

Caleb Sumrall and his wife join the final segment of the Ike Live bass fishing talk show. Caleb shares how crucial the double Fudge Round is, while the Northerners talk about other regional treats and how Little Debbie is the Pro Keds of the snack cake world, and how it's found next to the truck stop sushi. Everyone opens a Mystery Tackle box, ...…

Josh Bertrand, recent winner of the Bassmaster Elite Series smallmouth slugfest on the St. Lawrence River, Skypes into the Ike Live Bass Fishing podcast to talk about his win. In a tournament that had nearly 60 20-lb bags on the first day of the tournament and 5 anglers over 90lbs for the tournament, it's no surprise that it took nearly 100lbs. ...…

Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Caleb Sumraal and his wife Jacie join Mike "Ike" Iaconelli and the Ike Live Bass Fishing Talk Show cast in-studio. They talk about some recent smallmouth fishing at the recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on the St. Lawrence River. They discuss how exotic species have changed the bass population. This BASS R ...…

The TH Marine contest winner in this third segment of the 80th episode of the Ike Live Bass Fishing Podcast, where viewers were asked to name the TH Marine product that Eric "The Intern" could have used to thwart Randy Howell's pinch at The Bassmaster Classic. The show wraps up with some James Elem musical trivia. This James Elam segment of Epi ...…

For the first time ever, man of mystery Randy Flowers calls into the Ike Live bass fishing podcast. This Randy Flowers Chesapeake postponement segment of Episode 80 of the Ike Live Bass Fishing podcast and talk show is presented by Mystery Tackle Box.

Bassmaster Elite Series angler James Elam joins Mike "Ike" Iaconelli in-studio as the co-host (sitting in for Sweet Pete Gluszek, who is practicing for the Champlain Open tounament) for the 80th episode of the Ike Live bass fishing podcast. Skeet Reese also calls in to talk about the Chesapeake Bay postponement due to flood conditions. Heavy ra ...…

Chris Zaldain and Ron Champion join Mike Iaconelli and the Ike Live Bass Fishing Podcast before 2018 Ike’s Celebrity Pro-Am Bass Tournament, Celebrity Pro-Am Benefit Dinner and Ike’s Free Family Fun Fest. Ike Live welcomed several of the pro anglers that arrived the night before the benefit dinner. The pro-am bass tournament was held on July 21 ...…

Kevin Short aka K-Pink joins Mike Iaconelli and the Ike Live Bass Fishing Podcast before 2018 Ike’s Celebrity Pro-Am Bass Tournament, Celebrity Pro-Am Benefit Dinner and Ike’s Free Family Fun Fest. Ike Live welcomed several of the pro anglers that arrived the night before the benefit dinner. The pro-am bass tournament was held on July 21st on t ...…

Carl Jocumsen and Kayla Palaniuk join Mike Iaconelli and the Ike Live Bass Fishing Podcast before 2018 Ike’s Celebrity Pro-Am Bass Tournament, Celebrity Pro-Am Benefit Dinner and Ike’s Free Family Fun Fest. Ike Live welcomed several of the pro anglers that arrived the night before the benefit dinner. The pro-am bass tournament was held on July ...…

Ott Defoe joins Mike Iaconelli and the Ike Live Bass Fishing Podcast before 2018 Ike’s Celebrity Pro-Am Bass Tournament, Celebrity Pro-Am Benefit Dinner and Ike’s Free Family Fun Fest. Ike Live welcomed several of the pro anglers that arrived the night before the benefit dinner. The pro-am bass tournament was held on July 21st on the Delaware R ...…

Returning Ike Live guest and inaugural Ike’s Celebrity Pro-Am Bass Tournament champion (and winner of a BassCat boat), UFC lightweight veteran Jim Miller. Jim will be returning this year to compete in the benefit bass fishing tournament. Jim shares his personal battle with lyme disease, and the work he is doing with Global Lyme Alliance. This J ...…

Nicholas Wedel qualified for the Hobie Worlds by winning the kayak division of The Ike Foundation Ike’s Celebrity Pro-Am Bass Tournament in 2017. Nicholas is fresh off his trip from Sweden competing in the Hobie Worlds kayak fishing tournament and is on Ike Live to share his experiences. This Hobie Kayak Worlds in Sweden Segment of Episode 78 o ...…

After weeks, if not months, on the road, Mike "Ike" Iaconelli is back home after a top 20 finish at the Bassmaster Elite Series Sabine River bass fishing tournament, which was rescheduled after heavy rains caused flooding in April. Mike talks about his Sabine River tournament, which started slow, but improved with a bigger bag of bass on day 2. ...…

Mike Iaconelli Skypes in from New York City and talks about what he's doing there. The crew opens their Mystery Tackle Box Pro Box. This Mike Iaconelli from the road segment of Episode 77 of the Ike Live Bass Fishing podcast and talk show is presented by Mystery Tackle Box and Reelsnot.

Jason Lambert, recent winner of the Kentucky Lake FLW event where he caught over 100 lbs, including a 9lber on day 3, and beat the rest of the field by nearly 30lbs! Jason talks about how he was fishing and the baits he used. This Jason Lambert FLW Kentucky Lake Champion segment of Episode 77 of the Ike Live Bass Fishing podcast and talk show i ...…

Pete Gluszek and Dave Dave Borodziuk host this episode of Ike Live, with special guest Noah Wheeler and Reelsnot. They talk about their unfortunate incident with two unsavory trailer thieves at the Bassmaster Classic this year and unveil their special shirts designed by Steve Donis. This Reelsnot line lubricant segment of Episode 77 of the Ike ...…

Stormtrooper talks about his bass fishing success, including tournament success. Eric "The Intern" talks about the "Ike Dude" combos that were being given away at the Haddon Lake Kids fishing event made possible by The Ike Foundation. Eric managed to catch a monster largemouth and smallmouth on these combos to demonstrate the quality of these c ...…

25-time Bassmaster Elite Series-level tournament champion Kevin VanDam, arguably the greatest bass angler of all time, joins The Ike Live Bass Fishing podcast and video talk show. Kevin talks about how any win at the top level is an accomplishment, and how each win is special, even after 25 wins, he's motivated to take long shots to try to win ...…

Wesley Strader, who won the latest Bassmaster Elite Series event, joins Ike Live the Friday night before going on the win the latest BASS Open event on Lake Norman. Mike Iaconelli and the gang talk about sharting, and why you should wear dark underwear when fishing, handing spectator boats and Bassmaster live "when nature calls", and Beverly Hi ...…

Mike "Ike" Iaconelli and the rest of the cast of The Ike Live bass fishing talk show and podcast welcome active duty Marine Marco and his wife Leah to the show. They discuss how fishing has helped them through some very difficult times. This segment of Episode 75 of Ike Live is presented by Mystery Tackle Box.…

After talking about the Sabine River cancellation, Jordan Lee returns to the Ike Live bass fishing talk show and podcast for the second straight year as the Bassmaster Classic Champion, having won the 2018 Bassmaster Classic bass fishing tournament on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina. One of only three anglers to accomplish this feet, it puts hi ...…

Because of the cancellation of the Sabine River Bassmaster Elite Series event, due to water levels, Mike "Ike" Iaconelli was able to be in-studio for the April 8th episode of the Ike Live Bass Fishing Podcast and Live streaming show. The crew talks about what's been happening over the past month, including Dave's departure from the flip phone a ...…

On the final day of the 2018 Bassmaster Classic before the weigh-in, FLW and MLF angler JT Kenney, Pat Renwick from Stray Casts and Pete Gluszek from The Bass University talk about the exciting final day events. Jason Christie, Jordan Lee and Brent Ehrler were jockeying for position on the final tournament day. This JT Kenney and Pat Renwick se ...…

Ken Duke is the operator of Fishing Tackle Retailer, and former senior editor at BASS. Pete, Mark and Ken talk about some bass fishing and Bassmaster Classic history, how technology has changed the the tournament landscape. This Ken Duke from Fishing Tackle Retailer segment of Ike Live was recorded at the Geico Bassmaster Classic and brought to ...…

Kent Brown is a West Coast angler who has been doing Ultimate Bass Radio for 13 years. In this video, Pete, from The Bass University and Mark Jeffreys from Bass Talk Live and Bass Zone talk with Kent about the early days of bass fishing braodcasting, the 2018 Bassmaster Classic and other fishing-related topics. This Kent Brown from Ultimate Bas ...…

Cliff Crochet takes over the Ike Live show at the 2018 Bassmaster Classic and talks with soon-to-be-doctor Andrew Holbert, who loves fishing, but also intends to be a radiologist, which he describes as being like reading a depth finder. Andrew also predicts that the final weigh-in will between Jason Christie and Jordan Lee. This Andrew Holbert ...…

Bassmaster writer Don Barone aka DB, joins Pete Gluszek on the The Bass University Live from the 2018 Bassmaster Classic. Don talks about some of the most exciting occurrences he had in investigative journalism, including the Olympic ice skating scandal and the Olympic bombing, among other exciting events during his time at ESPN. Don talks abou ...…

Pete Gluszek from The Bass University and Mark Jeffreys from Bass Talk Live welcome Basscat boats founder Rick Pierce to the live show on the second tournament day of the 2018 Bassmaster Classic bass fishing tournament. Rick discusses exciting things happening in the industry and at Basscat boats. Rick also shares some exciting tournament stori ...…

Kristin Tatti talks about how Otterbox got started as basically a dry box storage company, and evolved through PDA cases, to modern-day smart phone cases for thousand dollar phones. In 2017 Otterbox launched the Adventure cooler line, which can hold 51 beers and keep ice for 17 days! This Otterbox Adventure cooler with Kristin Tatti segment of ...…

Dean qualified through the BASS Nation in Australia and fished in the Nation Championship on Lake Hartwell, essentially the first time he'd fished for largemouth or spotted bass. He talked about his research process, including how bassu.tv played a part in perfecting the techniques he heard were prominent for previous tournament winners. This D ...…

Pete Gluszek talks with Phoenix Boats owner and MLF/BASS Open angler Gary Clouse. Gary discusses how he got involved in fishing at an early age and is an angler first, who later got into boat building. He talks about the excitement of the MLF tournament format and more. This Phoenix boats and Gary Clouse segment of Ike Live was recorded at the ...…

James Watson aka JMFW is the guest host of this segment of Ike Live bass fishing podcast from the first tournament day of the 2018 Bassmaster Classic. He is joined by professional bass tournament anglers Jeff Kriet and Scott Suggs. This pro angler James Watson guest-hosted segment of Ike Live was recorded at the Geico Bassmaster Classic and bro ...…

Pete "The Dean of the Bass University" Gluszek is joined by Michael Updike and Paul Garret at the Bass University Live booth at the 2018 Bassmaster Classic. Michael and Paul discuss what they have been up to with Special Ops Survivors in the past year, including taking vets fishing and presenting the FLW trophy, among other things. They remind ...…

Reelsnot, a long-time supporter of the Ike Live bass fishing podcast, is a great product to stop frost buildup on rods and bags, improve casting distance and decrease line tangles. Noah Wheeler joins "Sweet" Pete Gluszek to discuss Reelsnot's unfortunate circumstances of their Reelsnot trailer theft. Buy some Reelsnot at Tackle Warehouse. This ...…

Pete Gluszek is joined by Mark Jeffreys from Bass Talk Live and Pat Renwick from Stray Casts. This is the opening segment of the Ike Live bass fishing podcast coverage of the 2018 Bassmaster Classic, which streamed live March 16-18, 2018. This Ike Live segment from the Geico Bassmaster Classic from Lake Hartwell was brought to you by Mystery Ta ...…

The Bass Zone's Mark Jeffreys joins Pete Gluszek, Dave Borodziuk, Brian "The Carpenter" and Eric "The Intern" on this 74th episode of the Ike Live Bass Fishing Show and Podcast. Mark talks about his new show Bass Fishing 1 on 1 Live, with the debut show featuring Wesley Strader vs. Gerald Swindle. Be sure to checkout the next live show Jason Ch ...…

Florida angler and YouTuber mikeybalzz fishing calls in to the Ike Live bass fishing podcast and live video show to talk, in part, about winning the Uploaded video grand prize, a new boat! This Uploaded grand prize winner and YouTube fishing OG portion of the Ike Live podcast was brought to you by Mystery Tackle Box and Hobie Kayaks.…

Eric "The Intern" talks about some of the latest adventures on his YouTube channel, Bass Fishing Jersey. Later in the show, Mike "Ike" Iaconelli Skypes into the show, following the first Bassmaster Elite Series event of 2018 on Lake Martin. Mike is joined by fellow BASS tournament anglers Brandon Palaniuk, Justin Lucas, James Elam & Mike McClel ...…

Payneoutdoors.com's Chris Payne, an expert in kayak fishing, joins Ike Live to talk about his 10 years of learning kayak fishing "the hard way". He has written for Bass Pro shops and also ran Kayak Bass Fishing Magazine. The Ike's Flambeau boat load tackle winner Kyle Curry Skypes in to close out the show in style This kayak fishing special of ...…

Ike Live is joined by Brian Robison, a basshead who is making a run at a Super Bowl title, slated to face Pete's Philadelphia Eagles this weekend. The Ike Live show also welcomes Kayak Bass Fishing's "The TEN" co-champ Ron Champion and his son Branton. This kayak fishing special of the Ike Live podcast was brought to you by Mystery Tackle Box a ...…

We apologize for the audio levels in the video version of this segment of the Ike Live bass fishing show and podcast. We have resolved the audio in the podcast mp3 version of the show. In the first part of this episode of Ike Live, recorded January 15th, 2018, Mike "Ike" Iaconelli, Pete Gluszek and the rest of the Ike Live crew welcome Keeton E ...…

Jeff Kriet Skypes in for an abbreviated segment of the Ike Live bass fishing podcast.

Bass fishing legend Kevin VanDam calls into the Ike Live bass fishing podcast from duck hunting with his kids.

In this special Christmas episode of the Ike Live fishing podcast and video show, the first to stream from Mike Iaconelli's Youtube Channel, Mike Iaconelli and Pete Gluszek (Santa) welcome TH Marine's Gene Eisenmann to talk about inventing the Hydrowave. In this holiday episode, the Ike Live cast focuses on giving away prizes to the Ike Live au ...…