Walters scores wire-to-wire victory in Bassmaster Elite Series event at Lake Murray

South Carolina’s Patrick Walters records a wire-to-wire win at the Minn Kota Bassmaster Elite at Lake Murray with a four-day total of 93-15.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

May 13, 2024

Walters scores wire-to-wire victory in Bassmaster Elite Series event at Lake Murray

PROSPERITY, S.C. — Despite the gloomy weather, Monday brought bright prospects for Patrick Walters, who leveraged the opportunity to inflict a straight-up South Carolina smackdown en route to notching a wire-to-wire victory in the Minn Kota Bassmaster Elite at Lake Murray.

“What an amazing week; I don’t even know where to start,” said Walters, who notched his fifth major victory with B.A.S.S. “Today, I would have been happy with 17 pounds. Every single spot we went to today, we caught ’em.”

Following Thursday’s storms, which postponed the event’s scheduled start to Friday, a mostly cloudy Day 1 saw Walters catch 25 pounds, 8 ounces and establish a lead of 3-3. Adding a…