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I wanna be like Mike!

Struck GOLD Again??! I was about to say that lucky bassturd but he exudes skill & luck & tenacity & intuition & ... well you know...

How about some details for those of us who don't know!:confused: :chatter :uhuh:

Pictures are coming......


:eek:

60 POUNDS

:btu:

If this is the Iron Mike that was in OTW a couple months ago, he deserves that fish, he sure puts his time in.

Nice Going!

:eek: :smash:

HOLY SH*T lets see some PICS !!!

:happy:

The guy is amazing. Snakes? Rubber? or Wood?

Originally posted by Karl F
If this is the Iron Mike that was in OTW a couple months ago, he deserves that fish, he sure puts his time in.

Nice Going! That's him & yes he does! He was the club winner last year and it looks like a repeat! If this is 60 pounds (and I believe it is) this will be his SECOND SIXTY pound bass from shore! He might just be the MOST successful surdcaster pounding the sand these days!

i think this is good news. he got his big fish for the year and now he can pack his gear for the season.

when's the party? we are getting him drunk again, right?

Blueberries

WOW, i'm still trying to get over the 80# bluefin tuna last year and the 50+lb striper last year. IRON MAN you's the best!!!!!! SUPER** ****** congrats,what's next? :happy:

OK, I might be lost but I think Striper Mike and Iron Mike are two different guys . . . correct me if I"m wrong . . . it's never happened before :rolleyes:

You are right Glou.........he be wrong.....Mike

Caught ON a HABS NEEDLE FISH

Hey -
It does not include the latest big fish, but.....
Here is the a link to the Iron Mike article that ran in On The Water.....it has a couple of extra photos and is a little longer than the published version. This is the raw text...Enjoy!
http://surfcasting-rhodeisland.com/IronMike/IronMikeArticle.htm

a HABS needle fish must be a great lure !!

That's a real cow, quite a year for sure, congrats Mike.

Iron Mike - I've fished with the guy probablly 50 times this year if not more....it's usually a few guys that gang up for the night and hammer the surf.....Mike usually starts off with an ice cold BUD and a story of how he worked for 35 minutes today and then did 6 laps around 10 mile drive, had lunch and went home.....a few more cold BUD's and then he might start fishing. Meanwhile the rest of the gang is fishing, maybe catching......Sometimes I think Mike would rather just hang out and enjoy being with the guys than catch a fish....Mike will eventually muster up the energy to make a few casts......

This time Mike leaves the house at 7:30pm - ALONE ( just like all the other times he stuck a cow).....heads out for a few casts alone to "Destination X".....from his house to "Destination X"....figure 20 minutes......8:30pm He's on.....back home at 9:15pm.....:smash:

He had to leave an 18lb bass he was going to bring home for supper on the rocks.....he said he just couldnt carry it back with the other fish.

Mike weighed the fish the next morning. 60.2lbs caught on a 9inch blue and white HABS Needlefish.

I have picked Mike's pickeled brain hundreds and hundreds of time on how he does it......the only thing he can tell me is "I would rather be lucky than good".

This makes three years in a row Mike has made his mark. Two 50's and a 60.

Congrats to my good friend Iron Mike, the guy who somehow managed to shove a lucky horseshoe where the sun don't shine!

As much as I love the guy, and as close as Mike and I are as friends, there is NO ONE in this world that I would like to strangle to death than him right now!!!!!! I just don't know how he does it. :confused:

I'm off the find some leather gloves and a ski mask.:devil:

LOL Tatoo .

Ive met him once seems like a decent guy and he deserves another couple buds or a 60 or both .

Good for you Iron Mike !!

where do you find them hab needles ?

WOW. That is impressive.

A picture is worth a thousand words! We all want pictures. Anyone got any to post? Congratulations Iron Mike.:kewl: :claps:

:claps: This guy rocks.

CONGRATS! :claps:

where do you find them hab needles ?

Chris L - I know where there are about 700+ being painted all colors of the rainbow right now.... :D

Good going!

Ptown ?

Originally posted by JHABS
Caught ON a HABS NEEDLE FISH

Once again, a PROVEN producer
Congrats to Mike and also to Habs :btu::btu:

Bernzy

"Iron" Mike is Da Man! Spoke with him today and he was so matter of fact about it I wondered if he caught a six pounder or a SIXTY pounder.

I am very happy for Mike...good for him!

Congrats Mike! Keep em coming. Also glad to hear the AquaSkinz helped ya out in that surf;)

Kadir aka: Rock Hopper

Hi Kadir :hidin: :wave: :wiggle: :wavey:

BTW, :claps: and :thanks: on the Aquaskinz.

Found this on the Salt Water Edge.

http://www.saltwateredge.com/images/ironmikebass1_g.jpg
Caption: Iron Mikes 60.2lb fish taken this week

Wow.

Every one NEEDS AQUASKINZ :D

Im 6' 240 lbs with prob. a 18.5" neck I tried on the 2x an felt like i was in a noose.Do U make a 3x is the neck cut larger. I was really disappointed cause I wanted the jacket it is a well made Item.

Oopps.

Holy crap, what a fish.:drool: :drool: :drool:

RIDICULOUS!!!
:laughs: :smash: :smash: :laughs: :smash:

Wow..What can one say...nice fish...you ARE the man.

That's some fish. Dig that funky blue needle!

What a monster, man they almost get mutant looking at that size, congrats Mike.

i am glad to hear mike stuck this fish! it is good to hear somebody that knows what they are doing get in on the action this year. i have just about had enough of people "falling" on a cow this year! great job mike!

wow:D :happy:

:eek5: :eek5: :D

Nice fish Iron mike, some fisherman just take it to another level..

TAHT FEEESH EEES GYNORMOUS!!!!






Who's ready?

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps:

Wow.

:claps:

It's going to be tough to get back to work now.

krap, nice.:eek: :D

Wow! What a fish! Anyone got a picture of a habs needlefish? I think it deserves to be posted as well.

There is one hanging from Mrs. Bass....

Congrats to Iron Mike and John Habs....what a great fish!

WOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:bgi: :bgi: :bgi: :bgi: :bgi: :bgi: :bgi: :bgi:

How's this?:D

now that's THE one i want! still haven't seen that size in stores. :(

Just proves that if you put in your time.....

Mike I will drink 2 that u dog.
I might even switch to budweiser :)

VB

TATTOOOOO, REMIND me to pick that PLUG up . You HO'D me................................................ .................................................. .....HI VB soon I will do your 48 inch NEEDLE

:btu: :btu: :btu: :btu: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Nice fish hot rod. Damn, that fish makes big fish look small. Do you all know that Budweiser is set to retail higher here in St Louis than back east and it still sells best? I just got a bottle of El Tesoro, Anejo tequila tonight.... to celebrate Mikes Fish I guess!

Hello guys!

Hi Mike P:) How are ya bud? Hope the AquaSkinz serve ya well!

Hello JHabs, you know that little shorty blue and white you gave me...well, I have kept it as an ornamental piece but I am afraid it will have to go to work now. Just wondering, if it's half the size, does it mean that it will only catch a fish that is half the size of its brethren.... ;-)

NIB, WOW you have a huge neck man...yes the larger sizes do have larger necks but they are proportionately cut. The thing with the AquaSkinz neck and wrist seals are that they are generally very comfortable, unlike the latex gasget type of seals. That was one of the considerations we had when we disigned them. To be honest, once you have the jacket on (the right size of course) for a few minutes you barely realize you are sealed up and water tight.

Rock Hopper

:eek:Sick dude:eek:

i'll be damned.

Holy schtuff! Awesome fish Mike! The catch of a lifetime! You could probably ride that sucker in the water like a dolphin its soo big. :)

It's amazing. That fish is 8 pounds bigger than mine,and yet it looks gigantic! Congrats Mike, helluva fish!

Besides this 60.2 IRON MIKE also took a 52.5 a 42 and a couple over 30 lbs. ALL on the HABS NEEDLEFISH. THANKS MIKE and KEEP up the GOOD work........

Awesome fish Iron Mike! :eek: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Hi Krissy:D
Oh Habs needles get 30lb bass we all know that :happy:
we only want to see them Big ones now:D :happy:

We dont have any Habs Needles here in NJ:(. I need some Habs Needles bad.

DAVES, COMING to LONG ISLAND real soon.. FREDDIES store...........

:happy: :cheers: :btu: :soon:

Congratulations to both Iron Mike and JHabs !

How much did Iron Mike's other sixty pounder weigh? Anyone...Bueller....anyone?:confused:

MIke's other 60 was 63.5lbs.

Came from CuttyHunk Island on an eel

thought i'd bring this thread back~~ so we all know what we're looking for!!!!!!! :happy: