Category: Greg Hackney
The MLF: Just Fun or Serious?
Read with interest a piece on Bassin’Fan the other day about Major League Fishing. Why with interest? Because it piqued (not peaked) my interest a bit. I mean, I’m a bassin’ cynic just like you. Seen it all, done a bunch of it, just give me time to fish and some good tourneys to read [...]
Hack: End Your Day Early
I frickin’ love this! I’m going to use this on the water and hunting too. Check it, Greg Hackney from an interview on the Strike King website: Q: What do you do when you’re in a big-money tournament, and you’ve got 1 or 2 hours before time to check-in at the boat ramp? Most of [...]
Fishing on ‘Roids
If there were a performance enhancing drug for fishing, what would it do? That’s the question Bass Parade asked a handful of Elite Series pros while hanging out at the Bassmaster Classic in New Orleans, La. The answers we got ranged from a potion that would enable you to see through water, to a pill [...]
Classic: Ike at 54, Hack at 60
Interviews with Classic contenders are starting to pop up in newspapers, and the info therein can be used to augment the always-excellent BassFan scouting reports. In an interview with a Pennsylvania paper, Ike says, “I predict about 16 to 18 pounds a day to win.” That’s 54 pounds max. On the other hand, Hack – [...]
Lower Units in Danger at Delta
It’s no secret that the Louisiana Delta isn’t exactly the most navigable waterway on the planet. I’ve been fortunate enough to fish the Delta and I can attest that the place is a virtual minefield of hazards for boaters. And it’s not just your usual reservoir hazards like stumps or rocks. There are old gas [...]
Greg Hackney: The Jig Wizard
I’ve been fortunate to cover this sport in a close-up way, and one of the things that never ceases to amaze me is the insane level of detail and attention that tournament pros give to their tackle and presentations. I’m not just talking about tying perfect knots or trimming up a skirt on a spinnerbait. [...]
So You Wanna Fish the Elites?
So how much does it actually cost to fish a season in the Bassmaster Elite Series? We know entry fees are going to cost you an arm and a leg, but what about all the incidentals—travel, food, lodging, all that fun stuff? Maybe I’ve missed it, but I’ve yet to see a big league pro [...]
BASS, FLW and the Outlier Called KVD
It’s been asked lots of times before. Who has the more competitive field? BASS or FLW? Invariably, the response I hear to that question from the average ESPN-watching, club-tourney fishing, bass-fishing-website-perusing angler dude is: “C’mon, that ain’t no contest. BASS has KVD, man.”
If Bassers Were Beasts
I was up at 3am last night, feeding my one-month-old daughter, when I decided I would turn on the television. My sleep-deprived brain clumsily guided my fingers over the channel-up button on the remote and I was surfing along when I came across a documentary on sloths. You know, those really slow moving animals that [...]
