I hope somewhere far, far, away from my viewing.
I can't believe BassCat still sponsors that douche.

I used to think the same until I met him, and we spoke for about 20 minutes.....and witnessing how he engages with kids.

Who cares, what a friggin poor sport! Has no idea how fortunate he is. I personally wont buy anything associated with him, as much as possible anyway. Just sayin.

An act? So slamming down trolling motors, throwing rods in the lake, throwing gear around is an act? Not buying it, he's an A$$

That's what I said. IMO an act. Respect your right to not buy it but since I've met him, talked to him and talked to others that have done the same and all have the same opinion. An act!

Ike is the guy that we love to hate. Many sports has these guys, it's their way of getting attention.

McEnroe in tennis comes to mind,...I bet he don't act like that at home.

Iaconelli has anger issues. He goes into it in his book. I'm confident that the excitement part is exaggerated but he is pretty open about handling his rage problems especially in competition.

I have never met the man. Can he be annoying sometimes on TV? Yes, He can. But I have heard countless stories of him spending time with youth and helping them. His act has also calmed down quite a bit. I tend to believe the countless stories. There can�t be a lot of stories of a guy being quality and helping kids and spending time with them if it ain�t true. Just my .02

His behavior may, in fact, be an act.
If so, he acts like a complete idiot.

those hard core u-tubesteakers are a dose for sure

It is an act Fish and is for promotional purposes. Lot of what the pro's do is acting for the camera and to liven up the show a little. Let's face it, fishing can be pretty boring unless you're the one doing the catching.

No disrespect Fish but that's pretty harsh coming from someone that posts a pic of every 2 pounder they catch.

Love him or Hate him, he makes it much more engaging to watch. I think he is good for the sport. There are TONS of guys out there that can catch fish but they are about as entertaining as watching paint dry.

It's great that he spends time with kids but my opinion is that he should spend more time modeling quality behavior for kids. Whether it's an act or not, his temper tantrums are not a good example for young competitors in fishing or any other sport.

At the Conroe classic he called a local guy fishing probably 100+yards from him an a** hole. If I remember correctly he said "Look at this a** hole over here..." or something along those lines. Before that, he was annoying, after that he is a jerk.

Omg that's mild compared to what YOU AND I have said about people fishing near us, and a lot of the time they heard us say it! lol