Mike Iaconelli has destroyed all stereotypes of what a bass fisherman is perceived to be. Iaconelli is a city kid; he grew up in New Jersey, a stone’s throw to the east of Philadelphia. He’s proud of his urban upbringing, and he backs-up his pride with a fishing career that’s been filled with peak performance.

He brought loud screams of celebration and break-dancing to bass fishing, and has celebrated often as he won the 2003 Bassmaster Classic and the 2006 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title.

When not on the road competing or working for sponsors, Iaconelli relaxes by trading his urban roots for a rocking chair on the porch of his new country home -- adjacent to the pond he used to sneak into to fish as a teenager.