HomeblogsQ&A with KVD Ike, Swindle from Toyota All Star Week by Alan McGuckin Q: The thing you like most about Muskegon Lake? Ike: Diversity, and it has tons of industrial stuff – like iron pilings – city fishing kinda stuff like I love and grew up on. Plus, docks, vegetation, humps, largemouth, smallmouth. It’s got it all, man. KVD: It’s a really diverse little fishery. Swindle: I like the fact that this lake is small enough for me to actually see my competition. I feel like a free safety in football keeping my eye on the offense. Q: The one song you can’t get out of your head? Ike: Music from the Octonauts cartoons my kids watch. KVD: Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” because they played it live for Mariano Rivera in a retirement ceremony at Yankeee Stadium this week. That was cool and classy, and it’s always been one of my favorite songs. Swindle: Sonny Bama’s “The Bottom” – it’s about life in southern Alabama. Q: The biggest concern you have about the fishing in Muskegon Lake? Ike: Trying to catch one over 3-pounds. It’s loaded with 2-pounders, but to do well, you’re going to have to get the bigger, quality bites. KVD: Making sure I execute. Catching what bites. Fishing mistake free. Swindle: Not jerking too fast when I get a bite. Q: Two lures you won’t leave the dock without on Friday morning? Ike: Shaky Head and a vibrating jig from Molix Lures we call “The Lover.” KVD: politely declined to answer, with a wink and a grin. Swindle: I’m going old skool with a jig and a War Eagle spinnerbait. Q: The best meal you’ve eaten in Muskegon? Ike: A lobster sandwich at Lake House Waterfront Gille. It was awesome! It was on a toasted bun, and came with a side of sweet potato fries. KVD: The beef tips and mashed potatoes at the Shoreline Inn. Swindle: Shrimp stuffed with crabmeat on a bed of mashed potatoes.
