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I’m on the road to Lake Champlain this week for the FLW Open event. Lake Champlain is a great fishery and I can’t wait to get up there and whack both big largemouth and lunker smallmouths. On...

Last weekend I got my competitive juices flowing when I participated in my first Triathlon. The race included a 500 meter swim, a nine mile bike ride and a 3 mile run. I enjoyed it quite a bit and was able to...

All I can say is, on the road again, packing for Lake Champlain and B.A.S.S. Open on Oneida. So next week, not this Sunday but next Sunday, I will be on Lake Champlain practicing for the FLW...

I knew it was the perfect “spot”, the only piece of structure in an otherwise barren lake. A small culvert emerged from the bank with strands of bulrush on either side and a flowering bush covering...

I had one business trip this week. I did a fly-in, fly-out deal in Phoenix for Berkley Havoc and Spiderwire. Other than that it has been a good week of family, work and exercising. That seminar was great; I...

The 2011 Forrest Wood Cup was incredible. I was pleased to see my friend Scott Martin take home the Cup, and I know he will make a great Champion. Scott did an outstanding job finding and catching the winning...

Sometimes you get lucky. It happened to me last week. Twice actually. I was in Sandusky, Ohio to compete in the BASS Northern Open event on Lake Erie. The first piece of luck happened when I found a roadside...

I got a huge rush of adrenaline this weekend. If you remember back a few years ago, I was introduced to Brian Barnhart, the President of the IZOD Indy Car Series and Kevin “Rocket” Blanch; the...

Advanced Angler reader and Lobina Lures Rico Fan John Karbowski, of Gloversville, NY, recently discovered that the Rico is capable of catching huge numbers of bass all day long, and big bass too. On an outing...

It’s my birthday and I’ll Blog if I Want To 8-25-2011 Well, it was actually yesterday. I turned the big 39 yesterday, and it was a good day. I spent a portion of the day at the pool with the...

Last October, the good folks at Toyota Racing graciously issued Mike Iaconelli a custom-fitted fire suit for a 120 mph hot lap with NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. around Charlotte Motor Speedway. Later that...

I thought this summer was going to be a take it easy, relaxing summer. Instead, I have something going on pretty much every weekend and lots of projects around the houses. I visited one of my sponsors,...