Michael Iaconelli, also known as Mike and by his nickname "Ike", (born June 17, 1972 in Runnemede, New Jersey) is a professional bass fisherman, television personality, and podcast show host from Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey.

Iaconelli's major accomplishments include the longest active streak of Bassmaster Classic qualifications with 17 consecutive appearances,[1] the 2017 Major League Fishing Summit Cup Champion,[2] 2003 Bassmaster Classic champion, as well as the 2006 Toyota Tundra Angler of the Year.

At a young age, Iaconelli was introduced to fishing on summer trips to the Pocono Mountains.

His first largemouth bass catch came at age twelve during his family's annual summer trek to the Pocono Mountains.

[4] After high school, Iaconelli founded the bass fishing club, "Top Rod Bassmasters".

In 1992, after three years of fishing in Top Rod Bassmasters, Iaconelli made the transition to the pro-am circuit.

In the following days of the North Carolina Top 100, he would also draw well-known fishermen David Fritts and Gary Klein.

[5][6] After Iaconelli won a Ranger 374, he began to tackle the Red Man and Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.)

The great finish at the Bassmaster Classic culminated in Dick's Sporting Goods and Daiwa becoming major sponsors for Iaconelli.

[5] In September of the same year, Iaconelli collected his first victory in the professional ranks by winning the Bassmaster Vermont Top 150 on Lake Champlain.

[5] During practice, Iaconelli traveled down to the Venice, Louisiana pool where he found the backwater pond nicknamed "the Heart".

On Day Two of the Bassmaster Classic, Iaconelli vaulted into first-place with a five bass limit weighing 11 lbs and 14 oz.

He finished a pound and ten ounces behind the 2005 Bassmaster Classic champion, Kevin Vandam.

[7] Iaconelli started off the 2006 season with a career-low 51st-place finish at the Bassmaster Classic on Lake Tohopekaliga.

For the remainder of the 2006 season, he recorded top-twenty finishes in seven of the eight Elite Series events.

One of his top-twenty finishes of the 2006 season included a victory at the Bassmaster Elite Series Southern Challenge on Lake Guntersville.

Iaconelli did not record another top ten finish until the Bassmaster Elite Series Tennessee Triumph on Old Hickory Lake.

[7] Toyota, Yamaha Motor Company, Berkley (fishing), Abu Garcia, Bass Cat Boats, Rapala, VMC, Tackle Warehouse, Renegade Eye Gear, Molix, Hobie Fishing, Flambeau Outdoors, Lowrance Electronics, Power-Pole, Missile Jigs, RAM Mounts, and Reelsnot [13] Iaconelli started the 2009 season by finishing second at the 2009 Bassmaster Classic on the Red River.

[15] Iaconelli's 2010 season began at the Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake in Birmingham, Alabama.

[7][12] At the 2011 Bassmaster Classic held on the Louisiana Delta, Iaconelli posted an eleventh-place finish.

[7][12] Following the Elite Series tournament on Lake Guntersville (Al.), Iaconelli had surgery at the Huntsville Orthopaedic Clinic to remove blood pooling in his right calf.

Iaconelli finished 12th in the Guntersville event despite fishing the entire tournament with the injured leg.

[17] Going Ike reveals thrilling footage captured while filming at epic fishing destinations.

[21] The Daily Show: Ed Helms takes a look at Mike Iaconelli, a renegade bad boy in the world of bass fishing.

[23] Mike is married to Rebecca "Becky" Iaconelli and he has four children: Drew, Rylie, Vegas, and Estella.