Hello shauntopofthings,
You can record your whole display with the rectangle mode of the Screen Recording Mode that has been supported with the older versions of Bandicam.
https://www.bandicam.com/how-to/screen-recorder/
1. Select the 'Rectangle on a screen' mode.
2. Select full screen(Ctrl+Enter).
3. Click Show/Hide(Ctrl+Alt+H).
Then, you can record full screen without showing the status bar.
Thank you.