Top 40 cut weight? 22-0

While the top and the bottom of the Day 1 standings at Guntersville and Santee Cooper varied widely, the middle was nearly the same. For instance, 20th place on Day...

Mueller bouncing back

Paul Mueller was in the middle of the hunt for the Bassmaster Angler of the Year race when the Elites left Lake St. Clair in Michigan. He was third place...

Shryock has his head down

Hunter Shryock has moved to a new area which looks eerily similar to the area he started in today. The big difference is current. Yesterday, the Elite Series Pro fished...

Aussies up all night for Carl

Down Under, many expect another night of getting “stuffed,” which in Aussie vernacular means tired. The Carl Jocumsen watch party is on for the pride of Toowoomba. Jocumsen is leading...

Jocumsen’s head clear now

After his early plan, which didn’t go as planned, Carl Jocumsen switched to his punching pattern and found success. He landed what he called a 3-pounder and what looked like...

Jocumsen’s AOY jump

Yesterday Carl Jocumsen was 63rd in qualifying points in Bassmaster Angler of the Year. This morning, he moved up to 42nd, just three positions outside the cutline. That truly demonstrates...

Jocumsen pulls the plug

A few minutes before 9am ET, Carl Jocumsen made the executive decision to leave his schooling fish area with one bass in the box.  We are headed back to drop...

Johnstons’ fortunes good, bad, ugly

Cory Johnston was already having a much better tournament than his brother, Chris. Cory finished 8th and Chris was 73rd after Day 1 at Santee Cooper. Then came Day 2....

Shryock on the board

After a few key misses this morning, Hunter Shryock boats his first keeper, a fish he called a two-and-a-half on LIVE that looks more like a three pounder. Shryock has...

Catfish are king at Santee Cooper

The Santee Cooper Lakes are superb bass fisheries. But this vast 170,000 acres of mostly shallow water may be best known for catfish. Tournament leader Carl Jocumsen was disappointed earlier...