Ike keeping an open mind

Mike Iaconelli hoped the pattern would continue that allowed him to catch an 18-14 big bag of Day 3 on Lake Dardanelle, but he knew that was unlikely. It’s been like a new lake/river every day here, and today is no exception.

Iaconelli has been on the move this morning, after discovering what worked yesterday won’t work today. According to Steve Bowman, Iaconelli has been in Illinois Bayou, Keener Cove and Dardanelle Bay, searching for clues.

“The key for me this week has been keeping an open mind and practice fishing, sort of, as the day goes on,” Iaconelli said yesterday. “The fish are in flux. In practice, I thought I could win this tournament fishing grass. That totally went away. Now I’m doing other stuff.”