Bass Fishing News

This past weekend, 94 anglers competed at Santee Cooper chain of lakes in South Carolina. Unstable weather conditions leading up to the event made it a mystery if the anglers would be able to hit the century mark. In the Bassmaster Elite Series, if an angler has a combined weight of over 100 pounds within one single event, they become a part of the century club. This is a very hard thing to do and only a certain number of anglers have done it over the years. Fortunately, two anglers at this event were able to reach the century club. Drew Cook won the event with 105 pounds and 5 ounces. Drew led the event every day and was able to catch all of his fish off beds using a Big Bite Baits Fighting Frog. Drew Cook is one of the best bed fishermen on earth and he was able to exploit his precision and accuracy to the fullest extent this week. From his techniques to the equipment he used, he was able to catch every fish that he needed to get in order to raise that blue trophy. The second angler who was able to break the century belt was Caleb Kuphall. Caleb is a Wisconsin native angler and has become a big threat on the Bassmaster Elite Series. He finished the event with 103 pounds and 1 ounce along with a second-place finish. Each day, Caleb brought some massive fish to the scales but a slip up on day two of the event made him fall short of the victory. He only came in with four fish on that day and had very little fish for the type of fish he was used to catching. Either way, he showed that Wisconsin anglers are able to compete with all of the anglers in the country. Pat Schlapper is also a Wisconsin native and he was able to finish 10th in the event. The last Wisconsin angler on the Bassmaster Elite Series is also a rookie and he is currently leading rookie of the year and finished Santee Copper with a 24th place finish. Hopefully, all of the Wisconsin anglers can keep the ball rolling into the next event!