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Clara Phillips dropped her first deer, a 9-point buck, in its tracks on Nov. 23, 2022.
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With a total weight of 79.40 pounds, Team Cat Ship Crazy took first place in the Santee Lakes Catfish Club’s Cooper River tournament on Nov. 5, 2022. Team members Phillip and Noah Mims also took the Big Fish Award with a 42.25-pound fish. Team SC Cats, made up of David Kingsmore and Glenn Suber finished…
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After a years-long quest, Whitney Phillips finally tagged the Old Man on Oct. 13, 2022.
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A night at Santee with Renegade Bowfishing spells success for a hunter looking for a gator.
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Spanky Bryant’s 14-point bean field buck had a unique rack.
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Get away from it all with a camping/fishing trip like Kevin Lakin from Palmetto Cats.
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Don’t let the hot weather get you down — the catfish action is just as hot on the Santee Cooper lakes.
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The Santee Cooper striper season is set to close on June 15, and will remain closed until Oct. 1. And according to guide Leroy Suggs, these fish are biting like there is no tomorrow. Suggs is putting his clients on quality stripers, mainly using live herring as bait. This time of year, Suggs focuses on…
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Sparkleberry Swamp is part of the upper reaches of the Santee Cooper lakes. The boat landing there is a little on the rough side (and the dirt road to get there isn’t so great either), but the fishing in the swamp is excellent. Some of the best crappie and bream fishing takes place in the…
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