I ws excited to hear that Ike and Bass Cat got together. I took the time to read his book and found it to be quite entertaining. He seems to be a regular guy like the rest of us. That means he makes mistakes as well as having his moments of glory.
I’ll be interested to see how he and Bass Cat choose to market the relationship for their mutual benefit. I got out of his book that he very much about maximizing that relationship in both directions. Don’t sell your image for less than its worth, and give them everything they are paying for.
I agree, Mike’s book Fishing on the Edge is very good and gives a good insite into how much effort he put(s) in to working his way into the Elite field. I met him at a Bassmaster University he is very well spoken and between him and KVD they had the best presentations. This was about 3 years or so ago.
If others like this type of reading Bass Madness by Ken Schultz is also a good read. It’s kind of a “behind the scenes” look at pro fishing and the 2005 and 2006 Classics. The author discusses “Ike” quite a bit in it also.