Hackney on How To Choose Between Jigs and Texas Rigs

By the time the Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake Dardanelle concludes, just about every one of the countless shallow water targets along this sprawling 34,000 surface acre portion of the Arkansas River will have had a jig or Texas-rigged soft plastic lure pitched...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — “Steady” was the first word John Crews came up with when asked about his first day of competition in the May 15-18 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Dardanelle. “One good one here, one good one there, and at the end of the day, it was looking really nice,”...

5,4,3,2,1 at Dardanelle

From barbequed rice to burgers made of fresh ground chuck — this portion of the Arkansas River features good eats and a healthy fishery too. Five jig colors we found in one pro’s boat. Can you guess what pro it was? Black and blue still seems to be the most popular...

KVD on Dardanelle: “I like this place.”

Kevin VanDam sat alone on the front deck of his boat in a less-than-glamorous hotel parking lot making final tackle preparations for Lake Dardanelle with a Waffle House sign as the only bright spot among a ceiling of grey clouds overhead. There’s nothing gloomy about...

Cliff Notes: Volume 18

Cliff Crochet brings Volume 18 to us straight from Lake Dardanelle. Big tournament equals changing conditions. Cliff still expects solid weights and talks about his secret bag of baits. Keep up with Cliff on Facebook and on his website.