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Lake Marion

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Apr 2, 2025

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Patrick Walters

Blue Ambassador

5/28/23

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°

With Summer time finally here, the bite on Santee Cooper Chain of Lakes has finally started to heat up! I recently fished an NPFL event on Santee Cooper an amassed 67 pounds and 12 ounces over the course of the three day tournament! Averaging a little over 20lbs a day. The first day of the tournament, I focused on the south end of Lake Marion on Post-Spawn bass that were targeting bream in shallow water. Anywhere from two to five feet of water, around patches of water-willow grass and eel grass, the more isolated the better. Then on days two and three I focused on the North side of Lake Marion, due to high winds and the water dirtying up in my main area that I fished on Day one. Focusing more on isolated brush piles and cover in 8ft-12ft of water, with a Spinnerbait and Jerkbait as my main two weapons! Using a new Rapala Jerkbait that is soon to be released to help fill my limit everyday and try to get a kicker. The Brush piles were the deal on the north side of the lake because there is less grass present and not much grass offshore, so the fish still tend to use the hard cover, where on the south end of the lake they are predominantly using the grass as cover.

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Terminator Super Stainless Spinnerbait - EOL 1/2 oz / Silver Shad

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Keitech Fat Swing Impact 4.8" Sight Flash / 4.8"

$7.99

Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon 12lb / 200 Yards

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Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon 20lb / 200 Yards

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Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL Right / 8.1:1

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Daiwa Tatula Elite Casting Rods 6'10" / Medium / Regular - Patrick Walters Jerkbait

$189.99

Daiwa Tatula Series Casting Rods - EOL 7'4" / Heavy / Moderate-Fast - Bladed Jig

Out of Stock

Jonnathan Smith

Bronze Ambassador

6/5/23

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°

Slow rolling over submerged grass or vegetation in a vertical presentation did the trick.

Hotbait

Big Bite Baits Dean Rojas Fighting Frog 4" / Tilapia Magic

$5.49

Alex Watts

Gold Ambassador

6/9/22

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Lily Pads

Throw wacky rigs on Cypress Trees and let sink, then slowly work back to the boat. Fish stage on them early in the spring

Hotbait

Missile Baits The 48 Stick Worm - EOL Green Pumpkin / 4 4/5"

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Gamakatsu G-Finesse Weedless Stinger Neko Hook #1

$9.29

Seaguar Tatsu Fluorocarbon 12lb / 200 Yards

$51.99

Toolman Tim

Gold Ambassador

5/4/24

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
79°

Fish were finicky and had to resort to finesse presentation with a wacky rigged senko

Hotbait

Yamamoto 5" Senko Worm Green Pumpkin Black / 5"

$7.49

Owner Sniper Finesse Hook 1/0

$3.99

Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 10lb

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Shimano Vanford Spinning Reel - EOL 2500 / 6.0:1

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Abu Garcia Veritas Tournament Spinning Rods - EOL 7'0" / Medium / Fast

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Clay Burch

Gold Ambassador

5/1/22

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill

Hotbait

Scum Frog Launch Frog Sloppy Toad / 2 3/4"

$8.49

Scum Frog Launch Frog Bullfrog / 2 3/4"

$8.49

Scum Frog Launch Frog Bluegill / 2 3/4"

$8.49

Bob Downey

Blue Ambassador

4/28/23

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
70°

2023 Bassmaster Elite - Santee Cooper. In practice I was catching fish shallow on a swim jig, frog an chatterbait. That bite really faded on me as the tournament started so I switched up and threw a wacky rig on cypress trees during the second half of day one and the entire day on day 2. Day 2 was much better. Had 20lbs and almost slipped into the day 3 cut. a touch deeper trees in 2-4ft with some eel grass nearby was key.