2019 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell,

Anderson,

South Carolina

April 4 ~ 7, 2019

Tournament Statistics

2019 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell Updates

Rigging a Hobie Outback with power and a Humminbird system

James Hall and Thomas Allen demonstrate how to install lithium batteries and a new, after-market Humminbird transducer mount on a Hobie Outback.

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TV: Watch Hartwell and Winyah Bay Elites

Watch the full shows from two Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments from 2019 — Lake Hartwell and Winyah Bay.

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Lake Hartwell and Anderson County: 'Where Champions Fish'

By Industry News

Visit Anderson and Anderson County took a leap of faith in 2016 when they put financial support behind two young professional anglers and budding stars Brian Latimer of Belton and Brandon Cobb of...

Super stats for Hartwell: Cobb flirts with perfection

By Steve Wright

There are quantifiable ways to determine perfection in some sports. Baseball has its perfect game, when a pitcher allows no baserunners for nine innings. Bowling has its 300 game, achieved by...

<b>Stetson Blaylock (68-11; 2nd)</b><br>Stetson Blaylock rotated through these rigs for bed fishing. A 3.5-inch Yum Christie Craw rigged on a 3/0 Gamakatsu G-Finesse Heavy Cover Hook and 7/16-ounce sinker was a top choice. So was a Yum Dinger rigged on N

Top lures at Hartwell Elite

See the top lures from last week's Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell out of Anderson, S.C.

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Best of Hartwell LIVE

Relive some of the best fish catches and moments from Bassmaster LIVE this past weekend.

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Cobb completes wire-to-wire win

By Bryan Brasher

South Carolina's own Brandon Cobb secured his first Bassmaster Elite Series title with a four-day total of 72-14!

Hartman hauls home Toyota Bonus Bucks

By Alan McGuckin

Jamie Hartman loves his current job as a “part-time truck driver” far more than the 10-years he spent hauling paper products around Central New York near his home waters of Oneida Lake.Now, as a...

Behind the scenes of Championship Sunday

Take a look behind the scenes of Championship Sunday at the 2019 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell.

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The best fans in America

On Championship Sunday of the Hartwell Elite, fans came out in droves to support their local hero, and the winner, Brandon Cobb.

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Cook, Blaylock, Hartman Day 4 magic

Photographer Andy Crawford captured Drew Cooks Championship Sunday at Lake Hartwell which put him in the top spot of the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race.

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Cobb's Championship Sunday

Does Brandon Cobb have what it takes to pull of his very first Elite Series victory with a wire-to-wire finish?

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Hartwell: Day 4 weigh-in

See how the top Elites fared on the final day of the 2019 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell.

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Championship Sunday morning on the water

Anglers look for fish on the final day of the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell.

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Pipkens' party bed

Follow along with Pipkens' magical Day 4 morning.

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LIVE: Blaylock's amazing topwater catch

Stetson Blaylock entices a big largemouth to bite a topwater on Championship Sunday on Lake Hartwell.

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Championship Sunday with Cherry

Hank Cherry took advantage of some bedded bass on the final day of the 2019 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell.

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'Saves' important in AOY race

By Steve Wright

Similar to a “save” in baseball, when a relief pitcher comes in to quell an opposition rally, an angler needs some “saves” during the Elite Series season if he’s going to compete for the Toyota...

Fantasy Fishing: You should have picked Stetson Blaylock at Hartwell

By Thomas Allen

ANDERSON, S.C. — Once again, Anderson, South Carolina, didn’t disappoint bass-fishing fanatics. The 2019 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell lived up to it’s legacy and attracted big numbers of fans,...