Ive been watching MLF all season long. i haven't seen Mike in fish a round yet and Saturday was the last event in the first round. Anyone know why Ike isn't fishing MLF? I only watch the Elite tour for Ike. I am partial to the FLW tour but love watching Ike.

Just my guess but it seems he is not a fan of the rules, and the penalty he got. Such as the penalty for graphing an area during the break in between periods.

I was surprised to not see him on this weekend too. They still have him listed as one of their anglers on the MLF site, so maybe he just had a commitment or something and couldn't make it. Hopefully he makes it for the second 2016 tourney of theirs... still enjoy the show quite a bit but it's not the same without him.

12 hours ago, Chance Brown said:

I only watch the Elite tour for Ike. 

I wont watch any tournament crap because of Ike

17 hours ago, 0119 said:

I wont watch any tournament crap because of Ike

I find him entertaining at times, over the top often, but I like what he does.It's good to have some personality in fishing. Heck I can watch a bunch of middle aged, grumpy, lying jerks (myself included) on my own local tournament trails, I don't need EVERY ONE on TV to be like that too. Him and I would be like oil and water, but I still would like to take him fishing, and push him off the boat................. because that would be entertaining too. 

Entertaining? Yes, That's a good way to put it but he still drives me nuts sometimes watching him. 

 

Mike 

Ike is pretty entertaining but I haven't even thought about him on MLF. I have enjoyed it.  I couldn't believe Hackney got beat after that unbelievable start. His area must have shut down tight!!

9 minutes ago, stkbassn said:

Ike is pretty entertaining but I haven't even thought about him on MLF. I have enjoyed it.  I couldn't believe Hackney got beat after that unbelievable start. His area must have shut down tight!!

HEY!! HEY!!.................some people have it on the DVR and haven't watched it all yet...............ZIP IT. LOL.

12 minutes ago, ww2farmer said:

HEY!! HEY!!.................some people have it on the DVR and haven't watched it all yet...............ZIP IT. LOL.

Sorry man, my fault!! I think that's what happened anyway...I could be wrong!! I was napping in parts ...LOL

ike will be back. He's a bit more laid back than a few years ago. Don't know him, just a fan. Come from the same part of the world.

I think Ike is pretty straight forward when he gets into techniques and baits.

 

 

On 2/28/2016 at 5:12 PM, BrianinMD said:

Just my guess but it seems he is not a fan of the rules, and the penalty he got. Such as the penalty for graphing an area during the break in between periods.

I could see that. I read an article after the selects that wheeler and Watson were complaining that the rules are too strict

I would like to see him settle into a show like Zonas or the dude from Boston I think it's Charlie Moore with wide range of guests.

18 hours ago, Spankey said:

I would like to see him settle into a show like Zonas or the dude from Boston I think it's Charlie Moore with wide range of guests.

Aren't all three of them really the same person?  I suppose his first guest could be Pres. Trump. He'd being claiming he is an avid striper fisherman on the east river while the camera shows him really his spinner backwards with the reel on top of the rod!!

18 hours ago, Spankey said:

I would like to see him settle into a show like Zonas or the dude from Boston I think it's Charlie Moore with wide range of guests.

I loved City Limit Fishing or whatever it was called that he hosted. It wasn't the same when Byron Velvick took it over. I watch his YouTube shoes Going Ole and Ikr Live.

City Limits Fishing with Ike was one of my all time favorite fishing shows. I just liked the format and a lot of it reminded me of the places I fish. He wasn't constantly hawking some product and I find him to be quite likeable most of the time. Maybe not so much when he'd throw a tantrum be it was entertaining so, in a way, even that was likeable.