Opens profile: Crawford nabs Division 2 AOY lead
In his third consecutive year of competing in the Bassmaster Opens, Oklahoma’s Kollin Crawford is right on track to fish the Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers. After the first two Opens tournaments...
Elite Analysis – Day 4 at Santee Cooper
Did Chris Johnston just launch the Coike craze into overdrive? What does a dominant win at Santee Cooper mean for the AOY race and the Johnston brothers’ momentum? Pete Robbins breaks down Johnston’s runaway victory, Century Belt history and the biggest storylines from Championship Sunday in this edition of Elite Analysis.
Chris Johnston dominates at Santee Cooper to capture second Elite Series win
With a four-day total of 113 pounds, 12 ounces, Chris Johnston wins the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes by a winning margin of 19 pounds, 12 ounces.
Elite Analysis – Day 3 Santee Cooper
Can anyone catch Chris Johnston and Brandon Palaniuk at Santee Cooper? Are Century Belts all but guaranteed on Championship Sunday? Pete Robbins breaks down the two-man race, giant bags and the storylines still keeping hope alive in this edition of Elite Analysis.
Johnston takes control heading into Championship Sunday
Chris Johnston surges into the Day 3 lead at the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes with a three-day total of 82 pounds, 13 ounces.
Elite Analysis – Day 2 Santee Cooper
The Major League record for home runs by a pair of brothers is 768, held by Hammerin’ Hank Aaron and his younger brother Tommie. Hank hit 755 of them and...
Palaniuk grabs Day 2 lead with second mega bag at Santee Cooper
With his second 29-pound bag of the tournament, Brandon Palaniuk grabs the Day 2 lead at Santee Cooper! Today Palaniuk weighed 29-15, only one ounce from the coveted dirty thirty! He is looking to claim another win on Lake Marion and Moultrie at the Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
Elite Analysis – Day 1 Santee Cooper
I went to high school with two absolute first-class brainiac geniuses. One became a professor of astrophysics and consults for NASA. I lost track of the other one after he...
Johnston jumps into the Day 1 lead at Santee Cooper
Cory Johnston weighs 29 pounds, 6 ounces, to jump into the Day 1 lead at Santee Cooper! The lake is showing out with 20 bags over 20 pounds at the Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
All-in on Herring at Lake Murray
Fishing a blueback herring lake is always a dynamic situation, but Lake Murray seemed to fish a little differently than it has in the past. The fish didn’t school as...
