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.