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AOY over? Maybe, maybe not
June 16, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 16, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. -- If you were a betting man, then it would be easy to say that the odds are in Kevin VanDam’s favor to win a seventh Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title. It would be hard to argue the point. VanDam made a strong case today (finishing in 8th place with 15 pounds, 6 ounces) that …Read more »Good Karma, Bad Karma
June 16, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 16, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. — Good things and bad things have happened to Bobby Lane at Wheeler Lake. “Wheeler’s been an interesting place for me,” said the pro from Lakeland, Fla., on the eve of the June 16-19 Dixie Duel, the season finale of the 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series regular season. The good: he won his first Elite Series qualification and an …Read more »Gentlemen, Start Your Squarebills
June 14, 2011
Certainly, there are parallels between professional bass fishing and NASCAR. This week at the Bassmaster Elite Series event on the Arkansas River brings to light many comparisons between the two sports of deep Southern roots -- including the race to gain an advantage while using essentially the same equipment. There have been daily, long, hot, grinding races down the …Read more »AOY: The Big 12, maybe
June 12, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 13, 2011)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Denny Brauer took home $100,000 in cash after the Diamond Drive, but the other big winner of the day may have been Edwin Evers. Evers didn’t make one red cent. But he did gain 12 points in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race. Without ever making a cast, the distance between VanDam in …Read more »Denny locks up win
June 12, 2011
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Relief, joy, exhaustion, stress, validation: Denny Brauer ran the gamut of a winner’s emotions Sunday as he claimed the Diamond Drive title on the Arkansas River, his 17th Bassmaster tournament victory, and the first Bassmaster Elite Series win since 2006. Relief, he said, was his strongest emotion as he stepped off the stage after closing on what …Read more »VanDam hurdles an AOY obstacle
June 12, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 11, 2011)
LITTLE ROCK – Preventing him from launching his boat on the Arkansas River might be the only way to keep Kevin VanDam from claiming his seventh Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title. And that almost happened Saturday morning. VanDam was driving on the Wilber D. Mills Expressway (630) headed toward the North Little Rock launch ramp when he …Read more »Five points on AOY points
June 12, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 11, 2011)
Data mining of the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year points standings as of Friday night, June 10, turned up a few interesting, um, well…points about possible Classic qualification scenarios. One: Brothers Chris and Bobby Lane have 1,494 points each. They sit at 14th and 15th place, respectively. That doesn’t pit brother against brother because where they’re standing, the …Read more »KVD’s AOY standings update
June 12, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 12, 2011)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Let’s be honest. After yesterday’s weigh-in most were already crowning Kevin VanDam Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year. The one they call “KVD” has already won so many of the titles you can’t count them on one hand, and he’s intent on making it that way for the other hand. Then he’s going to start …Read more »It’s Denny’s Drive
June 11, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 12, 2011)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — If they’re honest about it, most bass pros would have to admit they’ve learned from Denny Brauer. Saturday, the famed pro from Camdenton, Mo., schooled some of the best in the business by keeping his lead for the third day in the Bassmaster Elite Series Diamond Drive. Brauer’s catch of 10 pounds, 12 ounces, fended off …Read more »Fishin’ on instincts
June 11, 2011 – by Kevin VanDam
Game on at the Arkansas River. We’re in the second day of the crucial Elite Series Diamond Drive, the next to last event and one that will have a major impact on the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of Year race. This tournament is shaping up to be a power fishing tournament which plays to my strengths. Although the river was …Read more »