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April 25, 2026

This 7-pound, 12-ounce largemouth gave bass pro Jason Williamson a lead he never relinquished in winning a Bassmaster Elite tournament on Clarks Hill Lake in late May.

Williamson breaks bank at Clarks Hill

Bass pro Jason Williamson of Wagener held on to his third-day lead to win the Bassmaster Elite Series’ Pride of Georgia Tournament on Clarks Hill in late-May by two ounces. […]

Terry James of Wadesboro flipped bushes to win the Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament on High Rock Lake in early April.

James big winner at High Rock Lake

Tony Garitta

Wadesboro’s Terry James probed the bushes at High Rock Lake with a crawdad-colored Shooter jig to win the April 10 Bassmaster Weekend Series event. […]

Joe Cobb won the April 10 Lake Jocassee Trout Tournament with this 4.58-pound rainbow.

Camden man wins Federation crown

Glenn Corley

Jay Keith of Camden came from behind to win The Bass Federation’s national championship in late April on Tennessee’s Watts Bar Lake. […]

Tanner Lindler of Lexington shows off his winning catch of 5.08 pounds in the St. Andrews’ Junior Bass Federation tournament on Lake Murray.

Schindledecker wins Santee BFL

Glenn Corley

With a 5-bass limit weighing 23.3 pounds, Brad Schindledecker of Monks Corner won the FLW Bass Fishing League’s South Carolina Division Tournament at Santee Cooper on March 20. […]

Jon Smith (left) and Jarrett Freeze won the Feb. 27 Yadkin Team Tournament event at Badin Lake.

Cherry, Lineberger win in Ledbetter

Tony Garitta

Hank Cherry of Maiden and Shane Lineberger of Lincolnton topped a field of 189 teams in the March 14 Jim Ledbetter Memorial Team Bass Tournament at Lake Norman, a tournament that raises money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. […]

Scott Hamrick (pictured) and Roger Hoover shared $2,000 for winning won the Norman Winter Team Bass Trail Championship.

Warriors on Water back for 4th year

Tony Garitta

In 2005, three Desert Storm veterans, Hal Abshire, Bob Cunningham, and Greg Lahr, thought of a way of honoring military personnel who had served their country. […]

Steve Dyer of Mt. Pleasant won the big-fish award with this 6.31-pound bass and teamed with Rob Sledzewski of Lincolnton to win the Jan. 9 Southern Championship Fishing Winter Trail event.

Badin tournament date is switched

Tony Garitta

The Southern Championship Fishing Trail’s Yadkin Spring Series opener at Badin Lake has been switched to March 13 to March 14 to avoid conflicting with the March 13 Jim Ledbetter Memorial Cancer Benefit Tournament at Lake Norman. […]

Jerry Hill displays three stripers weighing 24.50 pounds that gave him the win at the Nov. 21 Tarheel Striper Club event at High Rock.

Bayse, Gibson win Wishing Well event

Tony Garitta

Near-freezing temperatures, a cold rain and the threat of snow probably discouraged a number of anglers from fishing the Wishing Well Bass Tournament on Dec. 5 at Lake Tillery. […]

Chris Brown and David Wright, both of Lexington, won the Oct. 24 Barry Lee Moseley Benefit Bass Tournament on High Rock Lake.

Long earns Classic berth

Tony Garitta

Brent Long of Cornelius placed fourth with 28 pounds and won $2,500 at the Oct. 28-30 BASS Federation Nation Championship at the Harris Chain of Lakes in Tavaras, Fla. […]

DJ McEachern of Columbia has a fast start on a professional bass-fishing career; he qualified for the past two Junior World Championships.

Young angler is set to make big strides

Pat Robertson

No one knows what the future holds, especially a 16-year-old, but DJ McEachern of Northeast Columbia is sure of one thing — he will be bass fishing at some level. […]