Hudnall’s game plan

Andy Crawford is once again with fellow Louisianian Derek Hudnall, who is back at it with his weightless, wacky-rigged Missile Baits “The 48” worm. He just boated a 4-pounder that...

Prime time?

On Days 1 and 2, Carl Jocumsen’s bites started shortly after 8am. That’s where we are now, and surely he is feeling the pressure. Yesterday he bailed on this area...

More disappointment

Carl Jocumsen’s multi-species trail of tears contineus. This time it appeared to have been a pickerel. It took his chatterbait, costing him time to re-rig. The hunt goes on. He...

Palmer not rattled

Luke Palmer has started off Saturday morning in an area flipping cypress trees. The Oklahoma pro is working fast this morning. He’s on the trolling motor taking a shot or...

Weather watch

Carl Jocumsen is casting his all-white Z-Man Chatterbait Jackhammer in his big fish area, commenting that conditions are ideal. “Low light and a ripple in the water is key,” he...

Hite’s forecast proving accurate

South Carolina native Davy Hite, a Bass Fishing Hall of Fame member, knows the Santee Cooper Lakes as well as anyone. His prediction of how this tournament would go remains...

Here kitty kitty

First fish of the day for Carl Jocumsen provided a brief moment of excitement and hope, punctuated by disappointment — a catfish. It is darker than it was yesterday at...

Waiting on Carl

Steve Bowman and I made it across the lake to Carl Jocumsen’s expected starting spot. It wasn’t rough by any means, but choppier and cloudier than yesterday for sure. Maybe...

Gustafson shows Santee’s potential

After a day when three 20-pound bags came across the Elite Series stage, Jeff Gustafson proved the show goes on at Santee Cooper Lakes. Anchored by the big bass of...

Schmitt’s Creek, revisited

As I wrote yesterday, Bryan Schmitt could not resist the lure of the shallow and treacherous river. He ran up again today, making it “almost to where I got stuck...