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Fired up for Jordan
July 22, 2011 – by Kevin VanDam
I just finished my first day of practice on Lake Jordan, site of the first leg of the Toyota Trucks All-Star Week in steamy Alabama. Let me say, I liked what I saw. We’re here about the same time this year as we have been for the past two years (for postseason events on Jordan and the Alabama River) but …Read more »Welcome to generation EXO
July 20, 2011
It's where addition is achieved by subtraction. Where we shoot conventional design full of holes. And where mere ounces feels like a ton of fish-fighting muscle. Presenting the Quantum Exo PT™ Series – our lightest, most advanced rods and reels ever. Visit quantumfishing.com/exo to take an interactive tour of Exo PT gear. Thanks to our exclusive exoskeletal design, Exo PT …Read more »Some exciting gear coming your way
July 11, 2011 – by Kevin VanDam
If you love new products – and what bass fisherman doesn’t – you’re going to love what you see coming out of the ICAST Show on this website and others next week. For those who don’t know, the ICAST show is where all of the new tackle for 2012 gets introduced to the tackle trade and media. Every major buyer …Read more »Talkin’ all-stars, holidays and new baits
July 05, 2011 – by Kevin VanDam
It’s good to be home for awhile after a wild season. The fact that I won another Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of Year title still hasn’t sank in and I still can’t believe it’s four in a row. But the work never ends. Although I’m back in Michigan around family and friends, Sherry and I have been busy working in …Read more »KVD Cranks Up AOY #7
June 22, 2011 – by Alan McGuckin
Skies turned dark and winds picked up minutes before weigh-in began at the final regular season Bassmaster Elite Series tournament being held on Lake Wheeler. Photographers took cover to keep their cameras from getting wet, and fans kept an eye on the sky. Fortunately, the rains never really soaked Ingalls Harbor -- and nothing got blown away -- until Kevin …Read more »Walker Gets His Wish, KVD 2nd
June 19, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 20, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. — Most David Walker fans automatically assume he’s won a major tournament in his career, and now they are correct. Amassing a Wheeler Lake catch of 63 pounds, 10 ounces the Sevierville, Tenn., pro took possession Sunday of the Bassmaster Elite Series Dixie Duel trophy, his first win in a premier circuit. “I’ve fished a lot …Read more »29 new Bassmaster Classic qualifiers
June 19, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 20, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. — Twenty-nine Bassmaster Elite Series pros nailed down qualifications on Sunday for the Feb. 24-26 Bassmaster Classic. With the nine Elite anglers who qualified earlier in the season, there are 38 who can get ready for the Red River world championship out of Shreveport-Bossier City, La. Some of the pros had known they’d have enough points to …Read more »Eight of 12 Toyota Trucks All-Star Week qualifiers determined
June 19, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 20, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. — Eight pros earned their way Sunday into the Bassmaster Elite Series postseason, the July 23-31 Toyota Trucks All-Star Week in Alabama. The list of eight initial qualifiers was topped by Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., newly crowned 2011 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year. The other seven set for the postseason were Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla.; …Read more »DeFoe wins Rookie of the Year
June 19, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 20, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. — It was no surprise on Sunday when 25-year-old Ott DeFoe of Knoxville, Tenn., was declared the 2011 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year. Anyone who had even casually tracked DeFoe’s first year in the Bassmaster Elite Series knew that he wasn’t a typical rookie. His strong performances all year pointed to the fact that he’d pick up …Read more »Seven for Kevin
June 18, 2011 – by BASS Communications
DECATUR, Ala. - Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., amassed enough points Saturday to close the deal he said he's been focused on since his first cast this season: the 2011 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year award, his seventh best-angler title and fourth consecutive. Kevin VanDam, 2011 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year (Photo BassFIRST Not even the …Read more »