Greg Hackney caught his second straight bag that surpassed 13 1/2 pounds and took over the lead at the Neely Henry PAA Tournament Series in Alabama with 1 day to fish. The Louisianan pushed his 2-day total to 27.31 pounds.
"I've got a couple deals going, and one is cranking," he said. "I've been getting 12 to 15 bites a day and they've just kind of been scattered throughout the day. Fishing's pretty tough and you have to grind through it, and I've been fortunate to get a couple of better-than-average bites each day.
"During the slow periods I'm fishing on the bottom, but when you can get everything working, winding seems to be the deal."
Here are the totals for the anglers who survived today's cut to the Top 15:
1. Greg Hackney: 27.31
2. (tie) Keith Caka: 26.96
2. (tie) Paul Elias: 26.96
4. Kenny Pannell: 26.70
5. Gary Clouse: 26.07
6. Fred Roumbanis: 25.76
7. Jason McCullars: 25.71
8. Bradley Jones: 25.19
9. John Crews: 25.09
10. Mark Menendez: 24.20
11. Matt Reed: 23.98
12. Andrew Johnson: 23.84
13. Russ Lane: 23.83
14. Mark Rose: 23.56
15. Gary Howington: 23.11
