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...

Hackney nearly in Tennessee

Toyota Angler Of the Year leader Greg Hackney is inching his way northon the Elk River. He’s just 7.5 miles away from the Tennessee border.The water is skinny here and...

Fist bump for Crews and cameraman

This photo taken by James Overstreet says it all. The fist bump with JM cameraman Eric Kaffka signals that a limit is aboard the boat of John Crews. He caught that...

Smallmouth bass are crazy

Takahiro Omori caught a 4 1/2-pound smallmouth bass this morning that put on quite an aerial display as seen on Bassmaster LIVE. “It’s crazy,” Omori said as he reeled-in the...

“Always fish a willow tree”

Greg Hackney is currently targeting a willow tree, with his Power Poles down. “Always fish a willow tree,” said my partner and photographer Steve Bowman. Why? “They generally grow close to the water...

Hackney with No. 4

Toyota Angler Of the Year leader Greg Hackney now has four bass resting in his livewell. That gives him 7 to 8 pounds. Hackney is pitching a Strike King Rage Bug into...

Hackney fishing in a minefield

AOY leader Greg Hackney is fishing way up the Elk River. For an average bass boat the journey, from takeoff in Decatur to Hackney’s first spot here, would take at...

Crews with a limit

After the wind kicked up the surface went from slick calm to a steady chop. The shad spawn went away and so did Crews. He’s now fishing on the windblown,...

What’s a dornick?

Dave Lefebre uttered a word yesterday previously unheard on the Elite Series – dornick. When asked to explain, he said, “We call them dornicks, wood that’s sticking out in the...

What’s in Dave’s tree houses?

Dave Lefebre has a secret weapon in his arsenal today. On Friday with 21-3 in the bag early Lefebre had some time to kill. Wood structure has been one of...