Hackney working his way

Greg Hackney is working every interesting cover he can find with a Rage Bug. So far there are no takers.

Waiting for the boats

Now that this is underway, we are sitting here waiting for the onslaught of boats to come burning up Taylor Bayou. Yesterday it was a cool site, knowing some of...

A short run, and he’s fishing

Greg Hackney did not take long. We ran north for maybe five minutes and find him already going to work. He’s working the bank, and instead of the serene sounds...

Fog update

The fog has thickened as we get closer to Taylor Bayou, but still not as thick as the previous day.   But that's in this area. When we were here...

Headed West

We are headed West this morning to cut off Chris Lane and the other leaders. This is the first morning we've had a sense of urgency to get there. The fog...

It’s a shallow bite on the Sabine

It's officially the first day of spring, so you'd expect bass to be shallow in the southern U.S. In a river/bayou/marsh system like the Sabine River, the fish don't have...

An ounce could make all the difference

One ounce cost Chris Zaldain $10,000 the last time the Elite Series came to the Sabine River. In 2013, when the 100-man field was cut to the top 50 after...

Lane using a new bait

Right now Chris Lane is fishing with a new bait he developed with Luck-E-Strike. It's called the Drop Dead Craw, a soft plastic, and it's not on the market yet. Well, as...

In the boat with Lane

I've hopped in the boat with Chris Lane for a few minutes. He has a limit for at least 10 and a half pounds. In 15 minutes he has caught three small...

Lane in his comfort zone now

With a limit weighing about 10 pounds in the boat today, Chris Lane is in the same position he was yesterday when he weighed-in a tournament leading 15-10.   If...