Hackney culling up another

Greg Hackney has spent the past hour catching a lot of small fish– easily 10 smallmouth. None of them have seen the inside of his livewell. But he finally caught another keeper...

In honor of Dick Schweis

We've hit a lull in the action. Greg Hackney has pulled in a couple of  small smallies that he tossed back in the pond. So I'd like to take this moment...

Remember, it’s all about the points

It takes a different mindset to keep up with this tournament. Basically, it boils down to this: Aaron Martens has to finish 16 places higher in the standings than Greg...

Hackney on the edges

Greg Hackney is fishing along the edges of a large bowl near No-See-Em Creek. The middle of the bowl is around 25 feet deep, but around the edges it is only 5...

Hackney: Before the first cast

As Hackney stood on the front deck of his boat waiting in the darkness of pre-dawn inside the harbor at Escanaba’s Ludington Park, a bevvy of thoughts ran through his mind.

Hackney culling

Greg Hackney just caught a nice 3 and a half pounder, culling up about a pound.    "How much you got Greg?" I asked.   "Not enough." He smiled. "On Thursday they...

Hackney with a limit

Greg Hackney just caught a big-un–a 4 pound smallmouth. That's a limit, for about 15 pounds total.  Prior to this fish, things looked a little tense in the Hack boat. But this...

Martens makes a move

Aaron Martens has moved further back in Little Bay de Noc to another spot where we saw him Thursday. We can see Mark Davis and Skeet Reese off in the...

Hackney with No. 4 on a drop shot

Greg Hackney just landed keeper number 4 on a drop shot. This one looked to be about 2 and a half pounds, giving him 11 to 12 pounds for the day. After...

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