Hackney enters 11 pound territory

Greg Hackney just upgraded with a 3 and a half pound bass. “I missedthe mark I was aiming for by two feet,” he said. “But that one shotout from a...

Swindle scrapping…again

Gerald Swindle had one little keeper in the boat at this time yesterday. Today he’s got 12 pounds. The fact that Swindle was able to scrap his way into today’s...

Hackney with a limit

Greg Hackey, our Toyota AOY leader, just put bass number five into thelivewell. That gives him in the neighborhood of nine pounds. He caughtthis one on a jig, up near...

Rest in peace, cell phone

Hearing from tournament staff that Luke Clausen’s Marshal lost his phone in Lake Wheeler. So we won’t be getting BASSTrakk updates from him the rest of the day. 

Surprise! Crochet frogging

It will surprise no one familiar with Cliff Crochet to know that he’s been catching his fish on a frog this week. It’s the Cajun Baby’s favorite bait. It took...

Hackney finds success in channels

Greg Hackney, the current Toyota AOY leader, just told his Marshal hestudied Google Earth to see if there’s a pattern to where he’scatching fish this week. And there was. He’s...

Crews on a culling run

Here’s a mouthful. Crews just culled again, this time using a wacky-rigged tube jig on a drop shot rig. He’s still in the narrow creek and spun around to catch...

Schedule lining up for a Hackney AOY run?

When you look at the remaining Elite Series schedule it looks tailor-made for a strong Greg Hackney run at the Toyota Angler Of the Year title. Toledo Bend, Texoma, Cayuga,...

Crews culls again, Overstreet overboard

The move to the back of the creek is worthwhile as John Crews culls up his weight with another keeper. Meanwhile, I’ve lost my partner. He’s gone overboard, sort of,...

D-Bombing a creek

John Crews ventured into a creek after the shad action subsided on the main river. He’s also switched from a reaction bite, appropriately, to a keenly focused pitching-and-flipping tactic. The...