News Archive For April 2007
KVD is the man at Guntersville
April 30, 2007 (basszone.com, April 30, 2007)
Kevin Van Dam proved once again why he is the most feared man in professional bass fishing by crushing a final day 25-pound, 5-ounce limit to stage a come from behind win; his first Elite Series championship, with a total weight of 66 pounds, 3 ounces in the weather shortened three day event. This is the 11th BASS victory for …Read more »VanDam up to challenge
April 29, 2007 (espnoutdoors.com, April 29, 2007)
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Kevin VanDam has won two Bassmaster Classics and three angler of the year trophies. However, the 39-year old bass fishing legend had never won an event on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville, which is known as one of the most diverse and challenging fisheries in professional angling. But VanDam’s streak of close calls at Guntersville ended on Sunday when …Read more »Kevinvandam.com Launches the KVD Online Store
April 28, 2007
Kevinvandam.com is excited to announce the opening of the KVD Online Store featuring Kevin’s new KVD brand merchandise. The KVD brand, new for 07, was officially launched at the 2007 Bassmaster Classic in February. “The new brand launch at the Bassmaster Classic was extremely successful. Support for Kevin’s new merchandise has exceeded our expectations and we are excited to make …Read more »BUTCHER CUTS THE FIELD ON DAY ONE
April 27, 2007 (basszone.com, April 27, 2007)
By the end of the first day weigh-in, it seemed that many of the anglers at the lower end of the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race had sensed that urgency and leaped at the chance to gain some ground on the usual front runners, who were largely absent from the top half of the leader board. Terry …Read more »Dealing with change - Day 2
April 27, 2007 (espnoutdoors.com, April 27, 2007)
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — With a myriad of fishing possibilities, Lake Guntersville is not only a proving ground for everyday anglers, but it’s also one of the most challenging stops on the Elite Series tour. Now it seems that Mother Nature is trying to compound that reality during this visit to the 69,000-acre lake in north Alabama. James Overstreet The storm …Read more »Southern Challenge - Day One Cancelled
April 26, 2007 (espnoutdoors.com, April 26, 2007)
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Kevin VanDam and Dean Rojas were among a handful of anglers, co-anglers and BASS officials huddled underneath a canopy on the shoreline of Lake Guntersville Thursday morning, anticipating the kickoff of the Southern Challenge by Purolator. But the group wasn’t talking fishing Thursday morning. Instead their focus was on the weather. As they contemplated the gloomy conditions, …Read more »Running Rookies
April 25, 2007 (espnoutdoors.com, April 22, 2007)
Derek Remitz is running away with the Rookie of the Year title — sprinting off even — but quietly and with much humility. “I never expected to do this well,” Remitz said. “I just wanted to make some checks. This is incredible and I don’t know how to explain it.” With three top 12s in four tournaments, including a victory …Read more »Mike McClelland overcomes 5-pound deficit
April 22, 2007 (espnoutdoors.com, April 22, 2007)
EVANS, Ga. — Forget the old saw that says catching a fish on the first cast is bad luck. Mike McClelland, a compact and earnest 39-year-old from Bella Vista, Ark., bagged a 6½ pounder on his first cast of the Pride of Georgia presented by Evan Williams Bourbon, and lurked near the top of the standings until sacking the biggest …Read more »CHRIS LANE STILL CLIMBING THE HILL
April 21, 2007 (basszone.com, April 21, 2007)
Augusta, GA – Say what you will, but fishing at the week’s Pride of Georgia has been brutal to say the least – to the point where veteran big-stick specialist Tommy Biffle actually picked used a tactic to get a limit for the points. Another wave of spawners moved up over night to dust out vacant beds, but the sight-bite …Read more »Three Questions for the Elites
April 21, 2007 (espnoutdooors.com, April 21, 2007)
EVANS, Ga. — It got cold again last night. The forecast Saturday calls for limitless skies, wind that wouldn’t cool soup and temperatures in the low 80s, but in the gloaming hour before first safe light, the remaining 50 Bassmaster Elite Series pros in the Pride of Georgia presented by Evan Williams Bourbon were bundled against a chill as they …Read more »