Hackney makes another small cull

Greg Hackney has continued to pick apart this shallow, stump-filled cove just off the main river channel. Mostly he's throwing a Strike King chartreuse body, black back square-bill crankbait. But...

Will Clunn get a later bite?

We pulled up on Rick Clunn about this time yesterday. Maybe it was closer to noon, and he caught a 4-pounder. He's now at the same spot and we're wondering if he'll get...

Clunn on a milk run

We watched Rick Clunn fish about half of Saturday and all of Sunday so far. He's fishing a series of points on Piney Bay, and when he goes into Piney Creek he's generally hitting spots where...

Hackney upgrades again

Greg Hackney may spend the rest of the day here, the way he's talking – and catching fish – right now. He described this area as a big shallow flat....

Clunn has a limit

Things have heated up for Rick Clunn. he's in a flurry now with three keepers in 10 minutes. He's culled once.We got close enough to ask him about his numbers. "I've...

Hackney moves to his sweet spot

Greg Hackney has moved further up Lake Dardanelle to the cut just past the mouth of Piney Creek. It looks like he's throwing a spinnerbait, but it may be a...

Clunn with 8 pounds

Rick Clunn just moved to the mouth of Piney Bay, where it connects with Piney Creek, and immediately hooked up with a nice looking bass. We're estimating it to weigh around 3...

Appreciating Rick Clunn at 67

In the past 2 hours the fishing has been slow for Rick Clunn. He has caught a couple of small fish, not keepers, but it's not like he's slowing down. In fact...

Hackney makes a big move

Greg Hackney has moved out of Illinois Bayou and has stopped just off the main Arkansas River channel. He began by throwing a spinnerbait across a large, lily pad-covered flat....

“The bridge deal” still working

Greg Hackney mentioned yesterday that he was "surprised the bridge hadn't played out. I'm going under about every one of them there is here and there are boats on every...