It’s wet

Hank Cherry in a steady downpour on Day 2 of the Bassmaster Elilte at Lake Hartwell. 

Limits no problem at Hartwell

If you’re following the BASSTrakk, you know it’s already flashing like a strobe light. Rain or no rain, catching a five-bass limit of 12-inch minimum length bass at Lake Hartwell...

Lake Hartwell’s funk continues

The words “funk” and “funky” were mentioned several times by anglers before this tournament began in describing the state of bass fishing on Lake Hartwell. The cold front earlier this...

Cobb’s history paid off

Although he’s a 29-year-old Elite Series rookie, Brandon Cobb was one of the pre-tournament favorites because of his lengthy history at Lake Hartwell. However, after practice Cobb thought that history...

Cobb has a limit

It would be shocking if Brandon Cobb didn’t have a bass in the boat after six hours on Lake Hartwell, which he knows as well as anyone in this tournament....

Horne lays out for a lunker

Harvey Horne had to lay down on his belly and reach over a cable dock to land a bass earlier to day, and it was worth the effort. Horne, the...

No looking for Rivet

“I hate sight fishing, I have a very hard time leaving a fish on a bed — I’d dedicate too much time to it,” Tyler Rivet said. “They will break...

Wait for it…

Keith Combs has a decent limit, but he doesn’t know how decent it is. At the time of this writing he’s in 29th place with a little over 11 pounds....

“They’re skinny as a rail”

Stetson Blaylock has culled two or three times now. Each bass has been in the 2 pound range. “No more 2 pounders,” he said with a smile. These fish all...

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