Mike Iaconelli On Cutthroat Sponsors, “The Come Up”, And Living In HIS WORLD!

On this episode of Low Budget Live (Not So Live), Luke runs his mouth about the WON Bass/Bassmaster collab, everybody and their Mom getting invited to the MLF Invitationals, and talks with the one and only, Mike iaconelli, about fishing with legends, his "come up", how he would fare if his career started now, the sponsor world, his new "My World" show, and more!
#bassfishing #podcast

[@bradmcdaniel9675]

Love Brent Cobb! In his vid on Country Bound 3:18 in he has a shot of our sign here at the ol Flint River Outdoors bait shop................

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

This is legendary!!!

[@steveringeisen9231]

Have a quick story about Ike. 2005 Bassmasters Classic at Pittsburgh. The anglers were positioned on one side of the major point in Pittsburgh where the 3 rivers connect. Ike came around the point to line up and became visible to the crowd for the first time and the crowd just erupted and went absolutely crazy. He was a rock star down there that day.

[@mikepadgett4647]

Great show

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thanks Mike!

[@BillyYoung-b8l]

amazing

[@IRON49ER1]

Nice job Ike. The dedication to the fans is #1

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Dadgum mike drawing thise guys out frona derby man taking about crash course of learning being in the boat with a 4 of them amazing

[@ronaldroehrick4872]

We should all remember the father of structure fishing Buck Perry, whose primary statement was deep water is the home of the fish, Buck said deep water is 10 ft and deeper and also said that all fishing successes or failures come back to depth and speed control and location. A beginning angler would be wise to read and reread Buck Perrys' book it would save them years of frustration.

[@jeffreyyeater1780]

I was at one of his seminars in the 70's . Im 62 , i was probably 12 or so . SPOONPLUGGIN baby !

[@lukebryant5017]

I was positive Fathead’s prank call was gonna get ike jammed up lmfao

[@StephenByrd-tg7dm]

Huge Ike fan, I used to not be but I’ve my mind have been changed, great with kids and love his videos

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

He’s the man. That’s for sure!

[@topwatermafia5374]

Great show!!!!

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thank you!

[@jamesmims5850]

That was fun love Ike. Great time

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thank you James!

[@edwardcowan7012]

Mike is great and helped me a lot when I was fishing. I don’t know why he doesn’t just say it. Pro bass anglers need a UNION if they’re ever going to be a real pro sport.

[@rickvann3489]

If it doesn't go to a PGA Format Bass Fishing is just a joke making money off of every fool wearing patches.

[@cjr4497]

@@rickvann3489 youtube kids selling more lures than the pros is the actual problem.

[@stonehorn4641]

@@cjr4497true, the money isn’t allocated to the same spaces, and it’s sad. It’s more profitable to pay a moron like Ayo or Norm, aor any of those weirdos, and get your product hundreds of thousands of views in the key demographic for a few thousand dollars per video. The pro’s get fucked unless they also have a KZbin prescence and brand, Or are a real name like KVD, IKe, Clunn, and your face sells lures.

[@grantloiler4571]

👍

[@json2763]

Another great PC with a Pro......whether you hate or like him, he's one of the best ones out there.....had a chance to talk to him a for a few minutes at the Toyota's Owners Tx back in October. great guy to talk to . 👍👍

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Ike is a legend!

[@fshn4lmt493]

“F#%K YOU DOG” -Ike Never gets old.

[@fshn4lmt493]

To this day, any time I’m in a tournament and hear a dog bark- that’s all I think of.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

😂😂😂😂😂 legendary

[@tranzformedyouthtn]

That’s who should do a boats a pros with. Do it on both your channels and both of you pay the bill 😂.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

He’s on the list if we get it going again… stay tuned 😎

[@johnnymassengale6275]

Very good interaction and another great interview. Just when you think it can't get any better, you pop off with a killer episode like this! A few years ago Ike was kicking around the idea of retiring. I told him, in print, that while I personally don't care for his antics on the water, the hollering and such, it'd be a shame for him to retire because even though I don't care for the hollering the sport needs him to stay in it. He is responsible for attracting scores of young people to the sport of not just bass fishing but fishing in general. I do think that Ike is a once in a generation type of angler that really connects with more people than people care to admit. Here's to Ike and the hopes that he continues to represent and attract new blood to the sport.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thank you Johnny! I appreciate you brother.

[@johnnymassengale6275]

​@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus likewise brother!!!

[@DanielDalienVignjevic]

Ike is such a great interview...always....one of the greats!

[@jeremywrightfishing]

Dude, first off. Luke love you and the podcast. Mike, I really hope you see this, but I used to be the guy who thinks you bass pros have it all!! Don't get me wrong, it's a blessing, but you guys have to work hard and continue to be revelant. It is tough. You guys always have a supporter here, just an Atrocious Angler, who works 9-5 but loves this sport!!

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thank you brother! I’ll make sure he sees this!

[@academicmailbox7798]

I happened to tune in for twenty minutes to Pete Gluszek, an eastern coast angler who had fifteen years of touring professional career under his belt. And Pete tried to explain to Matt Pangrac about the origins of his organization called the Bass University. It was interesting, because Pete went into the aspects of things to do with economics. Matt also mentioned that in that year that Pete was talking about. Matt was only just starting his journey on his working life, and Pete was having to deal with the first significant 'bump in the road' in his working life. It reminded me though of one thing, and about where fishing as a recreational sport has originated from period. Forget 2008, just think about what happened in Ireland. At a time, I remember saying to Bradley Hallman when native Americans from the State of Oklahoma (even before it was a State), had sent money to help out the starving poor folk across the Atlantic ocean. Some of the tribes in Oklahoma sent money to Ireland.

[@academicmailbox7798]

There was a small place that's quite forgotten about now (Siemens electrical company were invited in, in the 1930's and they created the first electrical power station in Ireland at that time). Where they damed and diverted the river Shannon. There was a film that Robert Mitchum once acted in, about the Second World War in Italy (that's approximately at the time that those large mouth bass fish somehow made their way from America to Italy). It's a 1968 film called 'Anzio' that was adapted for screen by HAL Craig, based on a 1961 novel by Wynford Vaughan-Thomas. And on the script writing team for that film were guys who grew up on the banks of the Castleconnel river in Ireland. Immediately prior to when the dam construction work happened. That's just a side mention. What few understand is one of the first major fishing tackle companies established in the mid nineteenth century. Was started by the Enright family in Castleconnel. A year after 'Black 47', the height of the Irish potato famine. And one son of the Enrights was still competing in casting tournaments in New York. By the time that Theodore Roosevelt was in office. And what we also understand now from history. Is that much of the habitat and environment that existed in the unexplored western States. We wouldn't really have that much of it now, but for the attempts of Theodore and some others. At that time. A lot of habitat restoration projects started before the Depression years and continued during and long after it. Fishing is something that folks have turned to frequently, during hard times.

[@academicmailbox7798]

Recently I listened to Episode 533 of the Wet Fly Swing podcast from Oregon State, in which Trey Combs tried to explain part of that history. It was a lot to do with the hat-making craze of Queen Victoria's era. She was a Queen who began her reign in the middle part of the nineteenth century, and continue to rule until the end of it. It was a time in which Britain had control over the oceans. The sad part being that it materialized into trade in feathers. To make those fancy hats that folks wore to parties, and going horse racing. Bird populations, habitats and whole forests were cleaned out. Such was the demand for fashion raw materials. And part of that supply chain came through Ireland back then. And the early fishing lure industry spun out of that during the second half of the nineteenth century. A lot of the first fishing lures were made by Irish designers who worked as guides on those Atlantic salmon and trout rivers. Which were really like Florida at the time. It was where folks went to have holidays and party.

[@academicmailbox7798]

The odd thing is, long after that tradition in Scotland and Ireland had all but disappeared. In the middle of the twentieth century in Canada. Trey explained that Canadians rediscovered that fishing method, which had come from the British Isles. The Canadians revived it, partly for reasons of nostalgia and wanting to believe they were in homeland. It led Trey's publication of his steelhead book. Which people now realize, was a snapshot of a generation of anglers who have now gone. Apart from that book from 1971 they are forgotten about. The story of the western States to do with rivers, water, urban expansion and native salmonoids. Is a story of two halves. On the one hand there are world-class smallmouth rivers like the Columbia and others. And also the western reservoirs into which the Florida bass were transplanted there at one stage. Some today question why the fish and game authorities, have ceased feeding the large mouth bass with rainbow trout (a phrase that has been used to describe rainbow trout from a large mouth bass point of view, is they arelike floating candy bars). Michael Iaconelli was present at the time, when the anglers there realized. That saltwater swimbaits could work for large mouth bass in those reservoirs out west. And so started the swimbait fishing thing.

[@academicmailbox7798]

The reality is, that one cannot underestimate nostalgia. The Americans who were serving in the military in Italy were so homestick for Florida too. That they imported the actual fish, literally. They didn't only try to copy the tackle or anything. Or where hats like Sherlock Holmes would wear and smoke pipes. The Americans in Italy in the forties or fifties went straight into bio-hacking. The story of fishing in the western States in America. Is a story about how native migratory rainbow trout species habitat overlapped with the new water infrastructure projects and ecosystem transformation (where biologists tried to turn California into Florida from a bass angling point of view). What you find is fishing always is about times and places where different angling traditions overlap. The one that Trey Combs talked about. Where steelhead anglers want to pretend they are in mid nineteenth century Scotland. And the anglers of Michael Iaconelli's generation, who are using saltwater swimbaits. And pretending they are on Lake Okeechobee. Even though they are not.

[@academicmailbox7798]

The oddest thing I understood, about the intersections of these different angling traditions and stories. Bradley Hallman went to Lake Okeechobee in 2023 to fish an Elites event. And the lure that anglers in Florida like to throw is called a golden roach. Bradley was clueless as to why a bait would be called that (roaches in America mean something totally different, to what it meant when in started out). The golden roach was a small course fish, sort of like a bluegill. That anglers on the Blackwater in county Cork used to throw for migrating Atlantic salmon there. Until a lot of their live bait escaped and decided to take up residence on the river Blackwater. It's an imported species of bait fish, and that's where that name of lures in Florida comes from. The thing to understand is that Ireland bred a lot of horses for Britain during the heights of it's empire. Ireland was like Kentucky is to America. And wherever there's horses there's racing. Wherever there's racing there's a need for finery, gambling, showing off and yes. Hats. And it was that supply chain or demand for fine hats in the nineteenth century. Where the men folk in places like Cork. Said to those hat makers, would you be able to make me a fly that imitates a golden roach? And hence the Atlantic salmon fly making trade spun out of the other one. The hat making. The end.

[@tlkaetz1234]

Fantastic interview! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Ike is crazy and awesome!

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@winstonrocco1981]

Mike sounds like old school was cool

[@johncure8268]

Ike is an all time favorite..the Jersey Legend.

[@kennethfedder8995]

Your shows are all so great . Thank you for your effort and fantastic content each week!

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Wow, thank you! I appreciate that more than you know!

[@iamcrankinstein8013]

Ike is one of my favorites. I compare him to some teachers I had in school. They were not the cookie cutter teacher that the school wants but they can get everyone to understand the material. His career has been great but his ability to teach people how to fish is top 3 in the industry. Passion thru the roof as well!!!

[@wingort9]

I admire a lot of fishing pros, but Mike is the only one I would truly like to meet because I feel like he would appreciate the interaction as much as I would. Lots of respect for Ike.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

He’s one of the best to ever do it. That’s for sure.

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Hey Roger!

[@jimbaumgardner1436]

Great guest and topic LD. I could listen to Ike all day. Good to hear we the fans kept him going.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thanks Jim! This was a fun one for me.

[@msole98]

Great show man. Always enjoy listening to Ike especially on LBL. Guy has a ton of knowledge and introspect. Appreciate the content as always and thanks for another banger as the kids say.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thank you sir!!

[@jeffporter100]

Awesome interview! Ike is a super special guest and is very knowledgeable about how the inner workings of Pro Bass fishing

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bobbybaker5304]

Always a great day when Ike is on the Mic. Great show and looking forward to a live broadcast.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thanks brother!!

[@bobbycolson1957]

Over the years I have become an ike fan

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

He’s a great dude

[@rogerdudra178]

Having followed bass fishing for a good 50 years of it being on television I am glad to see some kind of attempt at linking the two sides of our country together in fishing.

[@charlesgrahammacleodstuart510]

I’ve known Mike for over 25 years. We fished together on the Susquehanna on the old REDMAN series, and I’ve never forgotten him, and whenever we saw one another on BASS or a trade show, he always took time to say hello. Very proud to,know him, and I often talk about him to folks who,listen to me talk about fishing, telling them, he had long hair, and glasses that looked like they belonged to John Lennon…. 😂😂😂 He has always been a character ……

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

That’s awesome!! He certainly is a character

[@ClayWilliamson]

Ike’s the snoop dogg of bass fishing! He’s everywhere and he’s got a number for almost anything

[@jamesmurphy1040]

Great show Luke!

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thanks James! This one was a lot of fun.

[@JoeGerossie]

My 5 year old girl loves Ike like me. The freak out compilations crack her up, pine coneee!

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

He’s the best

[@DHW448]

You are truly self-employed if your a pro fisherman. I enjoyed this podcast as the similarities are very close. Being self-employed myself, the longer you do it. You realize your last job could literally be your last job.. If you're going to get paid, you have to go to work everytime. Keep doing you.

[@Knineampit]

I was fortunate to draw David in a Top 150 on the James River in Virginia. I learned more about how to fish a crank bait than I ever knew or ever will know. He was a great gentleman and a great teacher. In the same tournament, I also drew Mark Davis. This was the year after Mark won his Classic. What a tournament! Great job Luke. Mike Iaconelli is a class act.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

I’m sure that was an amazing experience! Thank you for sharing and for the kind words!

[@Briarhake418]

Another awesome show Luke! Ike is one of the guys I grew up watching.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thank you sir!

[@TGossOutdoors]

If i had 1$ for every time muke said ya know? I could fish the elites lol

[@barryprice7692]

Ike is always a great interview. Can't wait to see him at Toledo Bend this year. Jacob Foutz is alot like my son. He was not born with what I cal the "BS gene"! It is tough for those guys to speak and be out there as a spokesperson. That "BS gene" can't be faked. So I feel for guys like Jacob that are really good at fishing but will get passed over by a lesser angler that can influence a brickwall!! Oh yeah I won a tuesday nighter on the Calcasieu river, but I turned down my MLF invitation!!

[@thelakecommander7632]

Champions will never be average. They will always find a way to win. Don’t let Ike sandbag us lol if he was in the tournament he would find a way to win #nevergiveup

[@johnm2617]

😮Glad i was born in 64 ! Got too see the great days of bass fishing ! When ya had to find your own fish < LISTEN THE IKE ARMY WOULD KILL FOR THAT DUDE

[@stonehorn4641]

Eg, FFS won’t survive. If tournaments don’t ban it, states will start doing it for them. Some states are already exploring legislation against them.

[@jeffriggle4127]

Another great show! And although I enjoy each and every show, I really like the behind-the-scenes look at the industry and how things work! If you really listen to these podcast, there’s a little bit of nuggets to take from each and everyone of them they can help everyone out ! Keep rolling them out brother !

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thank you brother!

[@jareddyer2900]

Great show how is your lake doing that you stocked

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Going to make a video very soon!

[@ronswinford4952]

I have attended a few of the BassU events at Gadsden Alabama, and they are very well done. I learned a lot about some fringe things and even learned some stuff about cranking shallow cover from Matt Herren. All the presenters were prepared, some even had their own power point presentation (Chris Zaldain) and they were helpful answering questions. I saw Ike make a small kids day in one of those events, and it was great to see. Good job Luke

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Thanks Ron! Bass U is one of the best things that has ever happened if you’re serious about bass fishing. That’s for sure

[@robbiejohnson3698]

I give up tournaments 6 years ago here in Florida 30 years I said that’s enough the sponsors want you to work for nothing my present job 42 years and iam just a number hanging around for a few more years

[@garyphillips2650]

College athletes have NLI deals that pay better than the "PRO" Fishing tour! That's SAD!

[@jerryhall437]

Great show …. Ike has always been unapologetically Ike… even when a couple times he was forced to apologize. As I get older I appreciate his honest approach much more. I’ll be buying that second book when it comes , but hope he fishes for several more years !

[@blakeraider5312]

Sidney Crosby loves fishing! Active Hall of Famer!

[@kihara4244]

It is thanks to guys like Ike that there are so many youngsters in the sport - not the technology

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Man, that’s a great statement!

[@bamadondon0495]

MLFW... I just caught that😂😂😂

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

😂😂😂

[@johngoodwill9310]

Great show!!! At our age just have to say “f it” definitely what I’ve said the past few years… lol

[@captainmike988]

I will be there!! Stutgart

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Let’s go!

[@macking4942]

Ohh lort. Ben and Randy debate!!!! whewww 🤣😂🤣😂

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

I’ve seen the clips 😂

[@macking4942]

@@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus😂😂

[@glenncivale6824]

There is a viable way to restructure professional Bass orgs to the benefit of the angler- No cash entries, No cash prizes by the orgs themselves. Prizes whether cash or boats, trucks, electronics, etc etc, to be awarded by the sponsors too the anglers. These sponsors will support the org through advertising costs that will pay all the costs salaries and returns to the investors, via live and TV broadcasting. Anglers will form a union where they will pay a due's (a set small fee of several hundred dollars for every event on the schedule. This will cover the cost of running the events. Everything will be regionally structured to limit travel expense (10 or 12 regions), then a national classic. Now, anglers are awarded based on talent, sportsmanship etc without the influence of gaming or attachment to sponsors. After all, why should anyone be awarded via social media skills. Why should any angler lie about what lure won the event for them. Why should the most talented anglers out there be denied a chance of accomplishment because the sport is way to expensive to play the game. imo

[@WarEagleTheBest]

BASS exploits anglers and makes millions of profit! It is BASS responsibility to find sponsors and pay anglers a base salary. Never become a member of bass.

[@nunyabusiness102]

The Stone Jig😅

[@joshuagreene9976]

What a cool angler

[@ernestcoleman4672]

Ike. He's the one who destroyed Ranger boat because his fish died. Which was his fault.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Ernest… you might want to go back and watch that footage. You have several of your details wayyyy wrong haha

[@J-remyM]

22:31 you couldn’t ask for a better line up of pro anglers to fish with

[@FVPS904]

Ike got screwed on the Under Amour deal and it shows

[@bkehl1]

It is December 4

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Haha YEP

[@J-remyM]

37:21 pro bass fisherman starting their own lure companies is akin to rappers starting clothing lines after they blow up. Every pro angler should do. If 50% of your job is to promote sponsor companies atleast one of those should be your own.

[@Woefman911]

Mike is right about hanging together and pros been taking advantage of. Now the game is keep ffs in to run old timers out. Then the kids be paid peanuts. Same thing happening in NHL

[@michaeleads9294]

Would like to see BASS Elite come to Central Illinois again or St Louis area.

[@billboard4928]

what would they fish for? I was in Alton ill years ago NEVER should BASS GO BACK!!

[@byronhendrixfishing8393]

When the current All American drops a post to fish the EQ’s and then when he calls me to detail his rig and says he loves the people over there but the writing is on the wall and doesn’t want to qualify for something that might not be there in a few years. And then he here’s they’re inviting BFL co-anglers he said that tells you all you need to know.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Big time writing on the wall

[@J-remyM]

26:51 it’s hard to knock any advances in technology in the fishing industry. I’d use FFS if I could afford it but I can fish just find without it. I’d like to see it used the first 1-2 days in tournaments then taken off the boats for the last 1-2 days

[@genepatterson2521]

Anglers MISS THE BOAT WHEN IT STARTED WITH RAY SCOTT STARTED IT ALL…

[@kenmardy5937]

Your opening intro song is fire that you ??

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Yes sir. My song Biloxi Blues!

[@bassnbuckbillyb824]

Foutz follies over his words a lot and he repeats a lot.He just seems like he has some kinda disability,like Asperger’s syndrome.Im not making fun.He just can’t speak well.He stammers quit offen and he can’t even make eye contact with the camera.How in the hell does he think he’s gonna get sponsor’s?I feel kinda sorry for him but on the other hand not so much because he depends on his parents for back up money.He needs to get some serious help,either with speaking or marketing or both. He’s one of those quite type that ya gotta watch because he could go postal at any moment!Someone needs to sit him down for a reality talk like my family did me back 30yrs ago.When I seen I wasn’t going to play college ball anymore.Grades ugh!I had to get a job because I lost scholarship an my family couldn’t afford to pay it.He needs that talk.Give it to him Luke!You know as well as anyone else in this industry.Great show we love some Ike!👍🏼👍🏼

[@BrandonX444X]

Jacob really went about his vid the wrong way. He’s not gonna last long after he done that vid.

[@RaymondR2998]

The legends of the spot knew this. Back in the day, Jimmy, Bill, Roland, and Hank spent more time pushing spinner baits and making corny Sunday morning shows. This was all designed to sell products.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Facts! And they sold A LOT!!!

[@J-remyM]

44:47 nobody should design and put their name on lure without getting a % of sales and any company that doesn’t automatically give that to the angler shouldn’t be allowed in the sport

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

FACTS

[@F.Ronnie]

Every time the podcast starts I sing along as loud as I possibly can and pisses my wife off cause it comes out of no where and scares the shit out of her. It’s great. I need to record the look on her face. Most of the time she is on the phone working and has to apologize. F’n fantastic.

[@F.Ronnie]

Also let’s her know not to bother me for the next hour or so. Lol

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love it

[@martyaustin6545]

Luke, I heard Baitworx went out of business, ??? Ok another question, would you rather live in the music world and play on the road or would you rather fish elite on the road?? You got to choose one buddy,,, Awesome show

[@bamadondon0495]

BOATWRX . not BAITWRK

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

No sir. They’re rocking and rolling. Music world over the Elites for sure! I’m going to get down to Corinth soon and say hey!

[@stonehorn4641]

Fouts sounds like a whiny child. He chose to become a pro fisherman. When he whines about having to GUIDE on his time off just sounds absurd to me. Im a charter owner, 4 boats, saltwater (tuna, striper, and almost any other pelagic fiss and some shark, all catch and release. I couldn’t be happier to run a business to be able to afford to compete in our tournament trails on a new boat. Crying because fishing is hard work.

[@winstonrocco1981]

Corporate takeovers have ruined business in America now it seems to be happening in bass fishing

[@rickvann3489]

Love how no one will drop names...for self is these peoples problems. At some point you all sacrifice for the next generation of fisherman but you all in it don't know anything about the greatest generation.

[@Kylewatchesstuff]

So Major League Baseball has the MLBPA and the goal of the MLBPA is to create fair pay for the players. If they don’t get what they want, then they strike and don’t play. Thus taking money out of the owner’s hands. The only way to change it into the angler’s favor or benefit is for the Angler’s not to fish, or show up at a tournament. But you need the balls to go on strike. If social media is so powerful for sponsors, then fishing tournament’s shouldn’t matter as much as so many have said.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Without the balls to do it… it will never matter. That’s for sure. Has to start there and that’s easier said than done

[@lancepoore3045]

Was wondering though...what was wrong with Ike at the end of the season? He seemed perturbed over something the last couple of weigh ins that I saw him. He would just walk off the stage with a sour look without saying anything.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

I missed all of that. Not sure. He takes competition as serious as anyone I’ve ever known.

[@devinwillis7787]

Probably just annoyed and burnt out from having a mediocre season. He had a few good finishes but he had a lot of 40+ finishes and I’m sure he isn’t happy with those. Hard to get it turned around after weeks of that in a row without some time off

[@primetime1868]

21 min and your just bringing on your guest cmon now shame on you to think people have time sit and wait on you 21 min to get to what the video is titled cmon now.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

Yeah man I do this show every single week… 52 weeks a year… for the last few years. I think I’ll just keep doing it the way I do it👍🏻. Also… fast forward exists. Thanks for stopping by and for timing the show.

[@stonehorn4641]

Yeah, most of us do have the time to listen to the whole show.

[@rickyledford9486]

Said it before. If the Anglers dont stand together and strike for a year or two. And stand fast. Its not gonna be better. And I believe like Ike said sponsors would be for it. SMH.

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

They better figure it out. That’s for sure

[@livingmissourisoutdoor6815]

Are (PRO)fessional fishermen destroying the tournament dream? How can fisherman keep going on the , See, speak, hear no evil mentality. What happened to “Truth shall set you free”? Love to hear your opinion on this…….

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

I think it’s the industry self more than the current touring pros… BUT you’re not wrong. So many are afraid to speak out about the realities involved

[@byronbrush9030]

There is no such thing as a professional fisherman...only entrepreneurs that like to fish. 🤷‍♂️

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

You might want to talk to a few of the guys that get to put that on their tax returns haha.

[@byronbrush9030]

@@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus 😂

[@billboard4928]

Iacanelli is the legend of " HAVING FITS" showing his butt, and exhibiting how NOT to act in public. The induction to the BASS HOF , says to me .SHUT IT DOWN if Iacanelli is in it DAMNNNNN he is a joke!!

[@shanehamilton6708]

Hater’s gonna hate

[@billboard4928]

U cant stand the truth canu dreamer@@shanehamilton6708

[@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus]

There are dumb takes… and then there’s this one. Bless your heart.

[@billboard4928]

apparently, YOUdont know of his past!! Second rate, second class! I fished against him DID YOU?? U do have a circus and u seem tobe the clown@@LukeDunkinsTravelingCircus

[@rickvann3489]

It doesn't take determination today, it takes mommy and daddy's money. These guys can't fish they play video game fishing and get in their click groups. Back in the 90's it was one or two guys maybe share info.

[@vintux1211]

Great show