KVD Helps You Choose a Fishing Rod
June 30, 2008
“The most important thing about choosing a fishing rod is to get the one that works for you,” says two-time Classic Champion, Kevin VanDam. Simply put, “a ‘good’ fishing rod is one that helps you fish effectively and efficiently with the lure you are using.” “Too many anglers worry about materials, mechanics and names. Those things are important but the …Read more »KVD Q&A from the Bluegrass Brawl
June 17, 2008
Highlights from a Strike King Q&A session with Kevin VanDam after the Bluegrass Brawl in June, 2008. KVD finished 1st, for his second Elite Series victory of the 2008 season. Question: When we talked last week in mid-June before the Kentucky Lake tournament and just after the Wheeler Lake tournament, you felt pretty confident about this tournament at Kentucky Lake. …Read more »KVD Q&A from the Southern Challenge
June 10, 2008
Highlights from a Strike King Q&A session with Kevin VanDam after the Southern Challenge in June, 2008. KVD finished 2nd, and 1st place in the following weekend. Question: What did you know about Wheeler Lake before this tournament? VanDam: I’ve fished three or four BASS Tournaments at Wheeler Lake, and I’ve fished three at this time of year. So, I …Read more »KVD’s Red Eye Shad secrets
April 24, 2008 – by Kevin VanDam
If you think I like Strike King’s new Red Eye Shad, you’re right. It’s new, but I’ve already caught lots of good bass on it, won a tournament with it and cashed several checks because of the fish that have hit it. Here are five important things you need to know about the Red Eye Shad: Strike Kings Red Eye …Read more »Kevin VanDams 18th Bassmaster Classic
February 21, 2008
Question: Kevin, what has enabled you to be one of the most-consistent tournament pros in the nation? How have you qualified for 18 Bassmaster Classics and been able to win two of them? VanDam: Part of it is my work ethic. Not only do I work extremely hard like most professional fishermen, but I also have an extremely-high energy level …Read more »KVD’s Best and Worst of the ‘07 Season
December 12, 2007 – by Kevin VanDam
The best thing about the 2007 season for me was winning at Lake Guntersville. I’ve fished a ton of tournaments there over the years, and it’s always been good to me, but I could never pull-off a win. I love that lake, and to finally win there was the highlight of my year. The worst thing about the 2007 season …Read more »Power (finesse) fishing
August 31, 2007 – by Kevin VanDam
Fishing Fast … Slowly Mark Zona and I call it “power finesse,” but other people have described it as how I fish fast … slowly. I get a lot of jokes about always fishing really fast. Mark Davis even tells a story about my fishing a Carolina rig. When he flails his arms around the way he claims I was …Read more »Learning new Techniques
August 24, 2007 – by Kevin VanDam
Expanding Your Horizons Last time we talked about fishing style and how most anglers develop a style based upon where they learned the sport. It’s vitally important to expand upon that fishing style and become more versatile if you want to improve as an angler, but that can be tough to do. How do you go about learning new techniques …Read more »Finding your own fishing style
August 20, 2007 – by Kevin VanDam
A Question of Style A lot of people ask me about my fishing style. They wonder if I fish fast all the time. I realize that I have a reputation as a power fisherman, but I’m also willing to pick up a spinning rod with 6- or 8-pound-test line and go to a shaky head or drop shot rig if …Read more »How Sooner Run was won
June 30, 2007 – by Kevin VanDam
Fluorocarbon is making a big difference in my crankbait fishing. I’ve won two Elite Series tournaments this season using crankbaits (Strike King Series 5 and 6 lures), and both times fluorocarbon line has been a factor. I use Bass Pro Shops XPS fluorocarbon line for most of my crankbait fishing these days for several reasons. First of all, it’s denser …Read more »
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