Ike fulfills ailing girl’s wish

  • Jeremiah Shaver
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 4941
    May 28, 2009 at 4:43 pm #1263064

    I know IKE isn’t liked by some (right riverfan? )- but his positives outweigh whatever negatives people think he has…

    Bass pro Michael Iaconelli fulfills ailing girl’s wish, and then some:

    Michael Iaconelli, one of the world’s top pro bass anglers and a former Bassmaster Classic champion, recently complied with a terminally ill girl’s simple request to chat with him.

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/05/bass-pro-michael-iaconelli-fulfills-ailing-girls-wish-and-then-some.html

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3682
    May 28, 2009 at 4:52 pm #780008

    Thats cool. Ike

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    May 28, 2009 at 5:07 pm #780010

    You should move this over to the GD. Way cool!!

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13475
    May 28, 2009 at 5:26 pm #780014

    This should be a testiment to us all that it is the little things in life we all should do every day… Great to read stuff like this!

    nic-habeck
    Lake Mills, WI
    Posts: 831
    May 28, 2009 at 6:18 pm #780039

    Nice story. Reminds me I should do something like that. Don’t know if Kenney would answer my call though?

    Way to go Ike, even if you are a “bit” over the top.

    oldrat
    Upper Midwest
    Posts: 1531
    May 28, 2009 at 7:29 pm #780060

    Hey.. at least IKE is willing to step up.. unlike Rodland martini.. who left a kid dying.. with the quote “why should I change my schedule for one kid”…

    it was so bad that the USATODAY stepped in.. and got Bill Dance and Orlando Wilson to take the kid fishing.

    or its even like here.. when we should say and do certain things and we don’t..

    and its all about reputation.

    Ike has a bad one, but if you watch his fishing show, City Limits fishing, I saw him work with a kid who didn’t know him from Adam. and help the kid out..

    Sometimes we judge a book by its cover or hearsay.. and we don’t take the time to FIND OUT THE TRUTH.. or find out the heart of a guy..

    my rant for the day..

    BomberA
    Posts: 649
    May 28, 2009 at 7:38 pm #780063

    Quote:

    or its even like here.. when we should say and do certain things and we don’t..

    and its all about reputation.

    my rant for the day..

    tee hee hee

    ggoody
    Mpls MN
    Posts: 2603
    May 28, 2009 at 7:49 pm #780070

    Michael Iaconelli ROCKS any day and Sunday!

    Oh wait he had a temper trantrum while fishing for a Million dollars once… he must be a bad person…

    Great Job as always Mike!

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    May 28, 2009 at 8:12 pm #780081

    Quote:

    Oh wait he had a temper trantrum while fishing for a Million dollars once… he must be a bad person…

    Hell, I throw temper tantrums while fishing, and there is never money on the line. What’s that say about me???

    Way to go, Ike!

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    May 28, 2009 at 8:15 pm #780082

    I’d be a lot more worried about what a speedo says about you than your temper.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    May 28, 2009 at 8:34 pm #780085

    Quote:

    I’d be a lot more worried about what a speedo says about you than your temper.

    I like support when I swim

    riverfan
    MN
    Posts: 1531
    May 30, 2009 at 1:47 pm #780475

    I know IKE isn’t liked by some (right riverfan? )-

    Your right but it’s the “Ike Show” I don’t like. Kudo’s to Mike for doing what he did.
    What’s interesting is watching old (before the show) tournament tapes of Ike. There was a tournament on the out east where he did well and thanked his wife and mom on stage. When was the last time you saw that?

    John

    woody
    Onalaska Wi.
    Posts: 58
    May 31, 2009 at 2:16 am #780536

    I like Ike, I’m happy to hear he took the time to talk to the little girl. I have a couple thoughts on “Going Ike” one- it could be at the request of ESPN to add a little color to watching fishing on TV—not quite NFL viewing, I have seen a few other big name guys try similar antics and it looked phoney and forced and I never seen them do it twice. Another thought is look at the air time he gets, if he is way up the leader board or washing out he always gets air time and his sponsors just have to love that!

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