Cobb grabs Day 1 lead

ANDERSON, S.C. — When Brandon Cobb realized the bass might be spawning for this week’s Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell, he grimaced just a little bit. Cobb is a South...

Maybe it’ll pay to be sick

The day before Team Toyota’s Matt Arey left home in Shelby, N.C. for the relatively short drive down to Lake Hartwell, he spiked a 101-degree fever. His sweet wife Emily...

What to watch for on Thursday

On Wednesday afternoon myself and Andy Crawford gathered winning weight predictions from the pros. Andy shot the photo gallery and I recorded how they equated the weights. Curiosity also got...

It’s reaction bait time

Spring means different things to different people, but for me, this is reaction bait time. A lot of times the water is still cold, and the fish are not in...

How I’ll fish Lake Hartwell 

This is the third stop of the Bassmaster Elite season, and this is my third time to come to Lake Hartwell. This is my first time here in April, and...

Hartwell funk about to break open

ANDERSON, S.C. — Two South Carolina anglers who know Lake Hartwell used the same word – funky – to describe the fishing here now. But both expect the funk to...

Elites talk turkey and Hartwell

North Carolina’s Matt Arey, Tennessee’s Brandon Lester, and Mississippi’s Brock Mosley all agree on two things, a Toyota Tundra is their choice of tow vehicle, and no season beats turkey...

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