On the water action with Steve Kennedy here on Day 2 of the 2020 Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes brought to you by the United States Marine Corps.
As I wrote yesterday, Bryan Schmitt could not resist the lure of the shallow and treacherous river. He ran up again today, making it "almost to where I got stuck yesterday....
Made it to Clark Wendlandt late in the fishing day. Wendlandt is holding a bag today north of 15 pounds. We were able to see him catch one that went about two-and-a-half...
Timber can be a beautiful thing! The cypress trees of the Santee Cooper Lakes provide some of the most spectacular views in all of bass fishing but it’s the trees we can’t...
Since 9:30 a.m., Brandon Palaniuk had caught only one 1 1/2-pound bass. He had only four keepers as the 2 p.m. hour approached. Then - boom! Palaniuk pulled a 6-, maybe 6 1...
Brandon Card finished Day 1 in 21st place and he only had 3 fish for 14-7. Today he has three fish for 9 pounds 8 ounces. But once again, he has a 6+ pounder. If Card can...
Derek Hudnall is throwing a Missile Baits "The 48" Worm, rigged wacky style, in a labyrinth of cypress trees that remind him of his swampy home waters. He's made it feel...
Steve Bowman and I have followed Carl Jocumsen to a shallow flat covered in floating vegatation.Unlike the last area, where we also saw Gussy, Feider and others, he has...
Yesterday I interviewed Brad Whatley for one of my "Bro Series" articles about him and Frank Talley. You can read it in November at Bassmaster.com.After Talley landed in...
Half an hour after our last blog entry, we have not see Carl Jocumsen set the hook again. He continues to flip patiently but cannot increase his weight. He just told...
Jeff Gustafson has shown just how quickly you can get well at Santee Cooper. With just two bass - both minutes apart near 12:30 - Gustafson has jumped from down in the pack...
It hasn’t been easy on Santee Cooper this week, but Bernie Schultz has a lot of experience fishing lakes that are like the Low Country gem. Schultz started Day 1 below the...
Andy Crawford is with Derek Hudnall, who is fishing round the railroad trestle crossing the Upper Santee Swamp in Lake Marion. He's got 12 pounds in the livewell: a pair of...