Kevin Van Dam Forums

Topwater

2010-03-15T22:27:25Z

Hey fellas, im new to the forums and wanted to start off asking what everyones go-to topwater baits were....

I like throwing a rapala skitter pop and zara spooks..

I’m ready to go!

2010-03-13T18:44:31Z

Here is what I have packed for tomorrow, supposed to be cloudy, windy, and 50deg.

As you can tell I’m hoping on the crawfish being active.

Lipless, shakey head, craw beaver, and the only jig I have lol

Forgetting anything??

2010-03-14T18:25:11Z

Makin a trip to a BPS for the summer (which is pretty far away) so I dont want to forget anything.

I’ve got all my jigs plastics jerkbaits topwaters and spinnerbaits… anything im missing in my arsenal thats been working lately??

cranks , swimbaits??

thanks

Berkley Vanish Flourocarbon

2010-03-12T17:29:32Z

Bought some yesterday and put it on today, im excited to use it but ive read some bad reviews about it. Has anyone used it?

Noticed something interesting about VanDam’s rods….

2010-03-13T22:13:19Z

Kevin VanDam has 3 rods with his name on them. the Kevin Vandam signature series sold at BPS, the KVD tour, and the KVD tour elite.

My question is, does he still use his signature series, or tour series? Or is he all tour elites? I ask because It seems every other pro just upgrades the same line of rods instead of creating a whole new line.

Most versatile plastic???

2010-03-11T14:13:24Z

Hey ive fished a few kinds of creature baits and tubes and ol monsters etc but only have 1 rod for them and am looking for one that can be used for flipping/pitching anything, working submerged hydrilla, rock shoals, wood, etc… best all-around choice…

Also, assuming 3/8 ounce weight will be good for depths ranging from 4-6 feet whether flipping laydowns stumps pads hydrilla or working bottom… got a senko set up weightless if need be..

Lake is clear if it helps

-ad, thanks

coldwater river fishing

2010-03-11T21:44:52Z

im fishing a tournament on april 3rd in the susquhanna river in Pennsylvania. its a jr. tournament so im fishing with kids my age. im thinking about using a finnese jig or maybe a nest robber colored booyah football jig in deeper sections of the river. Also im thinking about fishing around rocky shorelines with those baits or maybe a suspending jerkbait. Anyone else got any ideas on what might work? just describe the situation and ill say if the river has that.

line size

2010-03-12T19:21:40Z

my dad just picked up my birthday present from bass pro shops. my brand new KVD tour reel :D im putting it on a matching 7ft 10in tour kvd cranking rod. i got the reel in the 5.4:1 version and im wondering what the best line size is to put on it. i have 17 lb test flurocarbon im planning on putting on it and im wondering if that was the best. im going to mainly be fishing under 15 ft of water and with redeye shads alot for smallies. i think that i should go with a smaller lb test but not sure. any suggestions?

best swimbait under 10 dollars

2010-02-09T19:03:18Z

cant spend big bucks on top dollar swimbaits. what is the best swimbait for under 10?

anyone got any tips?

2010-03-10T20:33:00Z

i have a pfluger president and i like it for flipping and pitching, but when i cast it, it almost always backlashes. i have 20 lb BPS flurocarbon spooled on and i cant figure out why it is doing this. even when i turn the centrifical brake on the whole way it still does it. it stops if i turn the brake on the whole way, but i can only cast like 10 yds. Help plz