After a disappointing finish at the Bassmaster Elite at Arkansas River, it sure felt good to leave South Carolina with a Top 10 at Lake Murray and a top 20 at Santee Cooper Lakes. I felt confident going into those two events, and I really performed how I wanted to.
I feel comfortable in the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee because you typically have to fish the way I like to fish. It all just makes sense to me, so I tend to do better on the fisheries in those states.
By contrast, when we go to fisheries like the Arkansas River during the spawn, where you can’t see into the water, it doesn’t give me the opportunity to fish my style. That becomes a mental struggle for me, and I have a hard time keeping my head in the game…