On the Sabine River with Greg Hackney

Photographer Garrick Dixon met up with 2014 Angler of the year Greg Hackney as he climbed into the driver seat and got his boat ready for a long Day 3 on the Sabine River.

Dixon asked Hackney what his bait of choice would be today and he replied, âMan, it could be anything today, but Iâll probably throw that bug up there on the deck.â

After a slight fog delay, “Hack-Attack” hits the throttle and heads into the swamp.

Arriving at his first stretch of bank, Hackney began to make a series of flips to shoreline cover.

Hackney meticulously fished every pocket and piece of cover hoping for a bite.

âIt could be this log, or that stump, or any of this, reallyâ¦â

Hackney said he hadnât fished this stretch of bank yet during competition and was anxious to see if there were any fish ready for a quick meal.

He was almost like a brain surgeon, picking apart every little piece of bank, making sure not to miss anything.

Yup, still throwing âthat bug!â

Hackney calculates his next flip.

After an hour or so working the bank, he climbed right up into the brush and continued to make flip after flip.

âIâll go in there and get âem if I have to.â

Maybe another color will be a little more productiveâ¦

A quick rig change and he was back at it.

In case you hadnât heard, Hackney was flipping banks with his âBug.â

Nobody was home on this off-the-bank wood.

Hackney continues to break apart the Sabine, which almost resembles Jurassic Park … we can neither confirm nor deny that we saw several Velociraptors running down the shore.