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Greg Hackney Takes Toyota Bassmaster Angler Of The Year Title - Photo by Seigo Saito/BassmasterESCANABA, Mich. — Louisiana’s Greg Hackney, 41, is the 2014 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year (AOY). Over nine events, Hackney outpracticed, outstrategized, outfished and ultimately outlasted the other 107 Bassmaster Elite Series anglers who started the season.
Hackney finished 24th in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship on Bays de Noc Monday after weather forced the postponement of the second (and final) round for three days. It was enough to lock up his first career AOY title.
Along with the sport’s most prestigious title and trophy, Hackney earns $100,000 as bass fishing’s best angler in 2014. The other 49 competitors earned shares of the rest of the $900,000 purse, based on their rankings in Angler of the Year points.
His season was solid right out of the gate. He finished a respectable 38th in the opener on Lake Seminole and followed it up with Top 16 finishes at the St. Johns River (16th), Table Rock Lake (third), Lake Dardanelle (third) and Cayuga Lake (first). His worst finish of the season was 48th at the Delaware River. He was the only angler in the series to earn a prize check (Top 50 finish) at every tournament.
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Angler Of The Year Championship Competition Will Resume MondayESCANABA, Mich. — Bassmaster Elite Series tournament officials postponed competition in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship for an unprecedented third consecutive day today because of unsafe boating conditions.
The third day of competition was postponed Sunday because of steady north winds gusting to 20 miles per hour which resulted in small craft advisories for the Escanaba area of Lake Michigan.
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Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brett Hite of Phoenix, Ariz., loads his boat back on the trailer after being notified that Day 2 of the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship held on Bays de Noc out of Escanaba, Mich., will be postponed because of strong winds.ESCANABA, Mich. — Bassmaster Elite Series tournament officials postponed competition in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship today after building winds created unsafe boating conditions.
“In the interest of safety, today’s fishing has been canceled,” said Trip Weldon, B.A.S.S. tournament director. Winds from the south, including gusts to 35 miles, and 5-foot seas were predicted for today, and a small craft advisory was in effect. “We will err on the side of caution and the safety of our anglers and their marshals,” he added.
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David Lautt (Leiters Ford, Ind.) and Joe Gregory (Macy, Ind.) won the Hoosier Pro Tournament last weekend on Lake Tippecanoe.
The winners ($510) had 9.86 pounds in five keeper bass they caught around docks. They declined to describe the lures they used. They also had the tournament's biggest bass ($85), a 3.29-pound largemouth.
Kyle and Brad Kaser (Plymouth) were second ($306) with 7.13 pounds while Paul Hollabaugh and Frank Berning (Fort Wayne) were third ($204) with three fish weighing 5.54.
The next event is the Classic Oct. 5 on Dewart Lake. Registration starts at 7:00 AM at the DNR ramp. Start time will be at sunrise.
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Ron Fabiszak and Ron NelsonRon Fabiszak (South Bend) and Ron Nelson (Berrien Springs) caught an 11.87-pound limit to win the R&B Bass Circuit event on Diamond Lake last weekend.
The winners also landed the Money Mouth Baits Big Bass prize with a 3.50-pound largemouth worth a bonus $350. Their fish fell victim to 3/8-ounce Poor Boy's Finesse Jigs fished in 2-4 feet of water.
Rick Thatcher (Fort Jennings, Ohio) and Stan Bebout (Decatur, Ind.) threw º-ounce tube jigs in 15-17 feet of water to finish second ($472) with 9.86 pounds.