New Elite: Greg Hackney

Louisiana’s Greg Hackney has succeeded at every level since he began competing in bass tournaments as a teen growing up in Arkansas. At the end of 2019 he found himself...

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Overcoming cold, muddy water

For tournament anglers, there are a number of intervening conditions that can turn a good bite sour. Louisiana pro Greg Hackney doesn't sugarcoat it: "Cold, muddy water is by far the worst set of conditions you can fish," he says.

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Don’t get stumped by stumps

Tree falls or meets the axe and what was once a tower of wood and leaves now stands as a subtle monument to a past life. But, enough with the...

AOY: The most respected title in fishing

Kevin VanDam has won the Bassmaster Classic four times during his illustrious career, and he remembers vivid details of each victory. It’s hard to forget 2001, after all, hoisting his...

Fishing rivers in the fall

It’s hot now but in no time it’ll be fall and that means good river fishing. The water will be low, or maybe normal given all the heavy rainstorms we’ve...

Think about bites this summer

Everywhere you can think of right now it’s the dead of summer, and that means it’s the toughest time of the year to think about size when you’re bass fishing....

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