Winyah Bay holding true to form – again

As both a history buff and a numbers freak, I enjoy compiling comparisons like the one below, which contrasts the Winyah Bay Elite Series tournament in 2016 with the one...

Saturday forecast update

A small chance of showers and thunderstorms will remain possible as a warm front will begin to move northward in advance of a dynamic system that will be moving into...

Hunter Shryock with a game changer

We’ve talked about the risk vs. reward strategy this week. Hunter Shryock didn’t make the run to the Cooper River and he didn’t stay super close to Gerogetown, but he’s...

Palmer saves his day

Luke Palmer finally said goodbye to the bank in the Cooper River that had been so productive for him on Day 1 when he posted a third-place total of 14-2....

Palmer’s guarded bank

Palmer has left the bank he’s so ferociously guarded for two days.  He’s got a decent limit but has no idea the standings have flipped like they have. Our guess...

Todd Auten posting huge rally

There will be some bigger than normal ups-and-downs in the Day 2 standings today when compared with Day 1. It’s the nature of the Winyah Bay fishery. But none will...

Palmer’s struggle

Palmer has struggled a bit all day. We’ve seen him miss a half dozen fish, lose one or two. But he’s still managed to squeak out a limit. And he’s...

Santee River is high-risk, high-reward

Hunter Shryock’s 5-pounds-plus bass just before 11 a.m. is typical of what Elite Series anglers have found in the Santee River going back to the 2016 tournament. It’s high-risk, high-reward....

Shryock: “One fish changes everything!”

Hunter Shryock just put a jolt of electricity in his day. After spending most of the morning with one small bass in the boat, Shryock boat-flipped a 5-pounds-plus largemouth just...

Where Elites are fishing

The map gives you a glimpse into where the Elite anglers fishing on Day 2. The short story is they are spread way out. One angler ran from Georgetown up...