Michael Iaconelli

Michael Iaconelli (born June 17, 1972) is a professional bass fisherman from Runnemede, New Jersey United States. He has 3 children, Drew, Riley and Vegas.^[1] Iaconelli is best known for his trademark scream when he lands a big fish.

Early career

Michael started fishing at an early age where he regularly hunted for trout, panfish, and salwater fish. He would then come to enjoy fishing for bass with artificial baits. As a young man in grade school he regularly practiced and learned about new baits and ways of catching bass. By the time he graduated high school he had already joined a local bass club and was now experiencing a new competitive aspect of bass fishing. Michael then sought after a college degree, backing his plan to make a living off of fishing. Iaconelli graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Rowan University in 1996. While in college he had a job as a disc jockey.^[2]

B.A.S.S.

His first major win was to place in the 1994 BASS top 100 amateur anglers, where he was presented with a brand new Ranger ^[3] bass boat, allowing him to upgrade from his previous 12 foot john boat.^[4] He went on to win the 2003 Bassmaster Classic. He was also the 2006 Bassmaster Angler of the Year.

Iaconelli's sponsors include Dick's Sporting Goods, Berkley,^[5] Tru-Tungsten,^[6] HOOAH! Bar, Abu Garcia,^[7] Cocoons,^[8] Toyota,^[9] Bass Cat, SpiderWire, and Yamaha.

Awards

Iaconelli won the 2003 Bassmasters Classic and also won angler of the year award in 2006.^[10] Michael came in 2nd place in the 2009 Bassmaster Classic, just behind the winner by 11 ounces. Michael qualified for the Bassmaster elite in 2009, and has qualifed for the 2010 Bassmaster Classic that will be held on Lay Lake^[11] in Birmingham, Alabama on February 19–21, 2010.^[12] Iaconelli has qualified for 10 Bassmaster Classics. Michael also fishes in FLW Outdoors tournaments (Forrest L. Wood), where he has won, to this date, 3 tournaments and has 14 top ten finishes ^[13]

City Limits Fishing

He also hosts a TV show called City Limits Fishing on the Versus network. The show consists of Iaconelli trying to find great fishing places within bodies of water located in urban areas. Michael is tested to see if he can catch a limit (5) of specified fish. The cities used include:

• New York - Michael fishes salwater with Captain Joe Mattioli for striped bass, false albacore and bluefish.
• Washington D.C. - Michael fishes in the Potomac River with professional angler Robert Pearson for a limit of largemouth.
• Chicago - Michael fishes on the Chicago River with John Milio.
• Sacramento - Michael fishes with Kent Brown on the Sacramento river for salmon and then bass.
• Philadelphia - Michael comes to his home to catch a limit.
• Tampa - Michael fishes saltwater in a cold front.^[14]
• Nashville - Mike fishes the Cumberland River
• Tempe - Mike fishes the Tempe Town Lake
• Memphis - Mike fishes the Mississippi River
• Milwaukee - Mike fishes in the Milwaukee Bay for a limit of brown trout.
• Jacksonville- Michael fishes for Flounder, Red Fish and Spotted Bass.

Books

He co-authored an autobiography with co-authors Andrew and Brian Kamenetzky in 2005. Fishing on the Edge was the title, which shows Iaconelli with a bass held up to his nose.

References

1. ^ Angler Profile
2. ^ Bass Resource
3. ^ Ranger Boats
4. ^ Bass Resource
5. ^ Berkley pro
6. ^ Tru-Tungsten "Ikey Heads"
7. ^ Abu Garcia
8. ^ Cocoon Pro Staff
9. ^ Toyota Tundra Fishing team angler
10. ^ 2003 Classic
11. ^ Lay Lake
12. ^ Bassmaster Classic 2010
13. ^ FLW Outdoors
14. ^ basszone.com

External links

• Bass Resource
• bassmasters.com
• Official Website
• City Limits Fishing
• [1]
• Lay Lake

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