Palaniuk pulls ’em in
Follow along with Brandon Palaniuk as he brings in bass after bass on the first day of the 2023 AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
Cook culling, helping a brother out
“What’s your smallest one Wes,” Drew Cook asked fellow competitor Wes Logan as Cook boated another near 4-pound bass off bed to cull up to 19-2. “One eighty,” said Logan....
Making moves with Matsushita, Menendez, and Kennedy
Catch up with Masayuki Matsushita, Mark Menendez and Steve Kennedy Day 1 of the 2023 AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
Robertson just keeps catching them
Matt Robertson now has over 25 pounds, with a limit of cookie-cutter 5-pounders. Not much by way of the water to actually report on how Robertson is catching them. But...
Cook and Benton clawing
Drew Cook and Drew Benton are two of the few hopefuls looking to do well here exclusively targeting shallow bass on bed. Benton has ground his way to a small...
Marshals: Santee Cooper
Inside the boats with the Elites, the Marshals share the highs of fishing at the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes
Foggy flyover of Cook
Get a bird's-eye view of Drew Cook's foggy start to the 2023 AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
The midway point
Matt Robertson has the lead at the midway point again here on Day 1, having led the first day at Lake Murray last week as well. He has a five...
Mind your manners!
A topic that’s widely discussed these days among the local trails, particularly among the youth anglers, is on the water etiquette. How you conduct your business on the water is...
104 runnin’ and gunnin’ shots from takeoff
See the Elites race to their starting spots on Day 1 of the 2023 AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!