Palmer now over 30 pounds

Luke Palmer is as excited as he’s ever been in a bass tournament, maybe as excited as he’s ever been – period. Catching a 9 1/4-pounder after what had already...

Blaylock moving up with 5-pounder

Stetson Blaylock is among the leaders in Angler of the Year points after two Elite Series tournaments this season. He’ll still be there after No. 3 at Santee Cooper. The...

Palaniuk sees a big one

After spending some time trying to catch a big bass on bed with no success, Palaniuk has moved to another offshore spot and within a couple casts caught a good-sized...

Cook looking for a big one now

Drew Cook landed his fifth keeper, a 3-pounder, at 12:14. He’s back in the lead with an unofficial total of 77-5. He began the day with an official 56-9 over...

Kennedy in contention for Day 4

Steve Kennedy has performed consistently well on Santee Cooper this week, and it’s continuing this morning. The veteran Elite Series angler from Auburn, Ala., had a limit weighing 17-9 at...

Kuphall lands 7-8 on a spinnerbait

B Caleb Kuphall had experienced the most dramatic catch of the day. He was just about to lift his white spinnerbait out of the water to make another cast when...

Kelley building on big Day 2

Elite Series rookie Jonathan Kelley struggled on Day 1 at Santee Cooper Lakes. He caught only 4 keepers that totaled 8-15, which left him in 85th place. However, the 26-year-old...

Palaniuk fills his limit

By After a couple moves with no success, Brandon Palaniuk landed his fourth and fifth keepers of the day on a jerkbait just after 9:30. “Time to start culling,” Palaniuk...

Cook starts with a 5-8

If Drew Cook is going to top 100 pounds in this tournament, and he’s on pace with 56-9 after two days, he’s going to need bass like the first one...

Palaniuk off to hot start

Brandon Palaniuk is off to a hot start with three bass. They were caught within 15 minutes around the 8 o’clock hour. The Idaho native entered Day 3 in second...