Lester spinning the wheel

Brandon Lester is doing what many anglers are doing right now on Lake Hartwell — spinning the roulette wheel and hoping it lands on the right cane pile.  Lester told me during...

What the heck is a cane pile?

You hear it anytime we come to South Carolina. That is the term “cane piles,” and nowhere else will you hear it. So what the heck is a cane pile? ...

Running and gunning

That appears to be the name of the game right now on Lake Hartwell. Someone who knows that game well is our photographer Dalton Tumblin, who lives near the lake, and...

Weather watch

What you are seeing on the weather map is the satellite view of the could cover. As you can see, it’s increasing with cloudier conditions on the way, thanks to...

No wind, no friend

During practice the wind was everyone’s friend. The breezy conditions stimulated the bite, which is always good on Lake Hartwell. Get the blueback herring moving and the spotted bass bite...

Time for tournament prep

Catching a few of these Lake Hartwell spotted bass that this fishery is so famous for. Practice is over and now it’s time to prep for the tournament. I’m spooling...

Practicing on Lake Hartwell

It’s trying to turn fall while we’re here for the Hartwell Open event. Hartwell has lots of fishing opportunities and plenty of fishing areas. This is my first time fishing...

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