Cook found a five-bass bed

En route to his 20-pound bag yesterday, Florida native Drew Cook experienced a sight-fishing first – five bass on one bed. And he caught four of them. “I pulled up...

Lowen already back in it

After a speedy repair job and a quick boat run back into his fishing spot, Bill Lowen made about 10 casts before catching his first keeper of the day —...

Close to a limit for Cook

Drew Cook just landed his fourth fish, a 2 3/4-pounder. He now has an estimated 8 pounds, 10 ounces in the livewell – enough to put him on top of...

Lowen back at Green Pond

Bill Lowen started his day in fourth place, and had to make a 25-minute run to reach his first spot. But things didn’t go as planned. Due to a serious...

Safety first

Trip Weldon and the team go above and beyond to make sure the Elites are taken care of – even checking on boats in the pit area.  Photo by Bassmaster Marshal...

Lake Hartwell forecast: Less funk

After falling slightly the past two days, Lake Hartwell’s water level will be stable over the weekend, rising slightly with very little power generation today and Sunday, according to the...

Forecast update for Lake Hartwell

Looks like we’ll start off the day on Saturday with some fog possible over and around Lake Hartwell with temperatures in the lower 50s at takeoff. We’ll have mostly cloudy...

A game of whack-a-mole?

Jamie Hartman discovered something very interesting in his livewell at weigh-in on Day 2 of the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell. Now we all know that bass eat all sorts...

Takeoff delay, set for 7:15 a.m.

Due to a traffic accident that occurred on the bridge crossing Lake Hartwell and near Green Pond landing the Saturday takeoff is delayed. Tournament director Trip Weldon announced that all...

Lunch before the weigh-in

Some of the wives and girlfriends got together for lunch before weigh-in. Anna Fraizer, Kayla Palaniuk, Kimberly Lester, Lindsey Blaylock, Emily Arey, Jennifer Lowen, Kelly Card, Emily Watkins, Patty Wendlandt,...