I am from Seneca, SC 9,000 people little town. I've swam in lake hartwell before and caught a lot of striped bass there. I couldn't beleive that they held the BMC there this year I wish I still lived there I lived there for 17 years...but its known mainly for its channel cats and hybrid stripers and stripers. I've caught many 20+ lb. stripers and 50+lb. channel cats there. Pretty deep lake too some spots are over 350 feet.