Hackney now spotless

Greg Hackney has continued to catch fish, just not much that could help him. Three straight were unhooked and tossed back without a second glance. But Hackney just caught a largemouth that may have helped him. The key word there is "may."

Hackney reached in the livewell to grab his smallest fish – the spotted bass that filled his limit – held it up next to the largemouth he'd just caught and tossed back the spot.

"I was tired of looking at him," Hackney said. "This ain't no mixed bag fishery."