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9/1/1973

Greg Hackney

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Gonzales, Louisiana
Age	51
Former Occupation	Logging contractor (part-time)
Height	5' 10''
Weight	185 lbs.
Injuries	None

Stats

Years Pro	23
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	85 (11) As of 7/23/2024
Career Earnings*	$3.8 million As of 7/23/2024
Current World Rank	53
Current Bassmaster Standing	41 (506 points)
Best Finish in 2024	6 - St. Johns River, 4/18/2024
Best Finish in 2023	7 - Lake Seminole, 2/23/2023
Last 3 Finishes	46 - St. Lawrence River, 8/15/2024 33 - Lake Champlain, 8/8/2024 78 - Smith Lake, 6/27/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	18 (0) As of 7/23/2024
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	1 (0) As of 7/23/2024
Titles/Honors	B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year (2014), Forrest Wood Cup champion (2009), FLW Angler of the Year (2005), B.A.S.S. Rookie of the Year (2004), Major League Fishing World Champion (2018)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Rick Clunn - "What really got me wanting to do this was in 1984. I was 12 years old and my father and I attended the last day of the Classic at Pine Bluff. And I like the way Rick does things. He doesn't get any help."
Favorite Lake	Lower Arkansas River delta (Pendleton area) - "That's where I was born and raised, and I still love to fish it."
Least Favorite Lake	"I really don't have one, but for some reason I have a lot of trouble in Alabama. I like the lakes, but haven't done well there."
Favorite Technique	Flipping a jig
Primary Fishing Strength	Shallow water
Secondary Fishing Strength	Figuring fish out quickly
Biggest Weakness	Suspended fish
Boat	Phoenix
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Mercury, Phoenix Boats, Lowrance, Lew's, Lithium Pros, Gamma Fishing Line, T-H Marine, Strike King Lure Company, Mossy Oak, Next Gen Lithium Batteries, Gamakatsu
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy 2500 (Duramax)

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Boiled seafood (shrimp, crawfish, crabs)
Favorite Music	Alternative rock (e.g., Oasis, Pearl Jam)
Favorite Book/Movie	Jaws (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	Father - "He has a really good work ethic, and taught me a lot about life."
When Not Fishing	"I like to hunt deer with a bow and rifle."
Why He Fishes	"I love to catch them, and I just love the outdoors."

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Tournament Finishes

(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/15/2024	BElite	St. Lawrence River	46
8/8/2024	BElite	Lake Champlain	33
6/27/2024	BElite	Smith Lake	78
6/13/2024	BElite	Wheeler Lake	25
5/9/2024	BElite	Lake Murray	97
4/18/2024	BElite	St. Johns River	6
4/11/2024	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	13
3/22/2024	BElite	Grand Lake	49
2/29/2024	BElite	Lake Fork	39
2/22/2024	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	93
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	46
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	62
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	9
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	17
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	77
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	74
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	16
3/24/2023	BElite	Tennessee River	10
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	7
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	35
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	33
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	81
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	8
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	47
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	13
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	75
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	8
3/4/2022	BElite	Lake Hartwell	25
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	12
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	58
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	35
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	46
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	3
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	16
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	38
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	52
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	52
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	7
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	2
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	79
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	49
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	14
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	17
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	29
8/21/2019	BPT	Mississippi River	2
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	55
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	18
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	35
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	61
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	23
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	12
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	21
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	17
9/20/2018	BElite	Lake Chatuge	19
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	80
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	84
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	94
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	1
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	35
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	8
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	62
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	35
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	27
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	40
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	46
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	9
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	28
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	14
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	66
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	42
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	19
3/24/2017	BElite	Lake Conroe	30
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	5
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	47
9/15/2016	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	37
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	29
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	13
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	107
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	1
5/20/2016	TTBC	Lake Ray Roberts	10
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	43
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	6
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	13
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	29
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	2
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	10
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	16
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	53
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	8
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	3
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	65
5/23/2015	TTBC	Lake Fork	27
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	43
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	24
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	96
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	5
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	26
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	24
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	1
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	48
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	138
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	6
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	1
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	3
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	34
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	96
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	3
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	3
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	16
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	38
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	58
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	75
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	19
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	65
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	70
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	52
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	84
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	11
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	34
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	45
2/22/2013	BElite	Grand Lake	13
10/11/2012	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	22
9/28/2012	TTBC	Lake Conroe	44
9/20/2012	FLWT	Wheeler Lake	15
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	66
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	25
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	15
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	4
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	23
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	51
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	82
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	8
2/24/2012	BElite	Red River	22
10/20/2011	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	61
9/15/2011	FLWT	Lake Champlain	18
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	6
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	42
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	43
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	48
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	90
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	6
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	13
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	69
2/18/2011	BElite	Louisiana Delta	42
10/1/2010	TTBC	Lake Conroe	14
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	18
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	37
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	55
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	65
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	28
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	10
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	16
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	3
2/19/2010	BElite	Lay Lake	45
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	7
7/30/2009	FLW	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	1
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	66
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	78
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	13
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	4
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	34
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	49
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	20
2/20/2009	BElite	Red River	20
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	30
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	12
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	25
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	73
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	74
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	17
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	42
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	7
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	74
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	62
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	109
2/22/2008	BElite	Lake Hartwell	5
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	25
8/23/2007	BMajor-l	Lake Dardanelle	8
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	38
7/26/2007	BMajor-m	Lake Oneida	24
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	5
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	21
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	32
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	14
5/17/2007	BMajor-a	High Rock Lake	41
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	92
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	63
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	50
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	10
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	42
2/23/2007	BElite	Lay Lake	30
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	32
8/24/2006	BMajor-l	Arkansas River	2
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	12
7/27/2006	BMajor-a	Lake Wylie	13
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	54
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	65
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	45
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	35
5/18/2006	BMajor-m	Eagle Mountain Lake	6
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	41
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	43
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	11
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	1
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	4
2/24/2006	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	19
8/12/2005	Top Gun	Eagle Mountain Lake	10
7/29/2005	BT	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	42
7/13/2005	FLW	Lake Hamilton	22
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	4
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	4
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	46
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	1
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	4
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	20
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	23
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	73
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	39
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	66
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	37
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	66
8/11/2004	FLW	Logan Martin Lake	16
7/30/2004	BASS	Lake Wylie	35
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	64
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	10
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	8
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	39
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	2
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	2
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	50
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	9
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	6
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	4
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	16
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	36
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	59
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	7
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	116
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	15
9/10/2003	FLW*	James River	12
8/1/2003	BT*	Louisiana Delta	31
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	24
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	111
4/9/2003	FLW	Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)	65
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	71
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	58
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	12
9/11/2002	FLW*	Cross Lake	13
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	45
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	78
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	18
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	12
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	65
1/23/2002	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	36

*BASS events (all events because BASS does not report Tour and Open earnings separately) and FLW Tour.

Biographical data last updated: 7/23/2024

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