Hack and G-man’s mutual admiration society
I snapped the above photo of Greg Hackney (left) and Gerald Swindle after Day 3 on Lake Texoma. Swindle had just come off the weigh-in stage and walked over to...
Daily Limit: He can Hack AOY
Two Elite events ago, during a short night of sleep, Greg Hackney’s second Toyota Angler of the Year celebration came in a dream. Tasked with photographing the trophy presentation, a...
Ashley back on top
DURANT, Okla. — Casey Ashley of Donalds, S.C., bounced back to reclaim the lead today after bringing 17 pounds, 5 ounces to the scale during the semi-final round of GEICO...
Playing in the mud
If you’ve been following Bassmaster LIVE, you know that the lake conditions we’re dealing with here at Lake Texoma in the GEICO Bassmaster BASSfest are flood-like. It’s part of being...
Things I do that you shouldn’t
Whenever I write one of these columns I try to keep in mind that not everyone is a serious tournament angler. I’d guess that readers just want to catch more...
Swindle: From hare to tortoise
DURANT, Okla. — Gerald Swindle’s past two days are symbolic of his 2016 Elite Series season. Swindle has transformed himself from the hare into the tortoise, if you remember Aesop’s...
Why Ashley practiced with braid but is fishing fluorocarbon
Casey Ashley’s tremendous success at GEICIO Bassmaster BASSfest along the flooded June shorelines of Lake Texoma is partially attributable to his decision to trade the braided line he practiced with...
Keep an eye on Clunn
“Random” seems to be the word of the week at Lake Texoma. Even the most successful anglers over the past two days have claimed they haven’t figured out a pattern....
BASSfest has been “Hacked”
DURANT, Okla. — “You live by the sword, you die by the sword.” Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La., uttered those words immediately after he weighed in a 20-pound, 2-ounce limit to...