Walker with 2nd keeper

We're watching David Walker fishing shallow near a boat ramp. Zell Rowland just left this spot. Walker slid right in after he left and caught a nice-looking 4-pounder.   Walker was patient,...

Dardanelle level constantly changing

A graph showing the water level of Lake Dardanelle looks like an EKG (electrocardiogram). It's constant ups-and-downs are the main reason why consistency is so difficult for bass anglers here....

Hackney spot-on

Greg Hackney was surprised by his fifth keeper of the day. It was a spotted bass caught deep in this pocket where he's caught all his fish this morning.  ...

The Wonder Boys

Jake Jacobs (left) and Nathan Cathcart are out here watching John Crews fish. They're his only spectators at the moment. Both fished on the college fishing team at Arkansas Tech University located...

Crews has a limit

We caught up with John Crews on a big bay off the main channel. He tells us he has a limit now for about 11 pounds. "No good ones," he said. John...

Hackney stroking ’em

Greg Hackney, with two fish in the livewell, has caught a short fish and another 3-pounder in short order. That gives him three keepers weighing about 8 1/2 pounds. When...

Shout out to the sergeant

U.S. Air Force Reserve master sergeant Jodie Haralson has had a major presence at this tournament. It was his boat that Chris Lane used Thursday and Friday, after Lane's boat...

Moving on from Zell

We followed Zell Rowland across the main channel to a little pocket on the other side and watched him put number two in the livewell. This one appeared to be...

Hackney adds another

Greg Hackney just put another fish in the box. This one weighed about 2 1/2 pounds. Hackney said at yesterday's weigh-in that he was "chunking and winding." For those of...

Zell Rowland update

We caught up with Zell Rowland who started day 3 in third place. He's fishing on the back side of an island off the main channel. Zell is pitching up against the...