News Archive For June 2008
KVD vs. Starks
June 08, 2008 (bassmaster.com, June 8, 2008)
DECATUR, Ala. — Kevin VanDam, often referred to as the Tiger Woods of bass fishing, said he feels like the underdog going into what appears to be a two-man shootout with Jeremy Starks in the Sunday finale of the Bassmaster Elite Series Southern Challenge presented by Advance Auto Parts. VanDam the underdog, even though he’s leading Starks by 1 pound, …Read more »KVD Catching Numbers, 2nd-Place Starks Barely Fishing
June 07, 2008 (bassfan.com, June 7, 2008)
Kevin VanDam and Jeremy Starks have about as much in common right now as Britney Spears and Axl Rose. VanDam smoked an astonishing 22-12 today at the Wheeler Bassmaster Elite Series in Alabama. The 18-year veteran is throwing a ton of different baits and catching lots of fish. He’s also sparing with his words. Second-place Jeremy Starks, in just his …Read more »VanDam Leading, Starks Lurking
June 07, 2008 (basszone.com, June 7, 2008)
Decatur, Ala. – The talk of the tournament on the second day of the Bassmaster Elite Series Southern Challenge at Wheeler Lake was that the conditions made for up and down results. The amount of fishing pressure alone on certain areas of the lake this week could be enough to buckle the resolve of any angler. However, the men competing …Read more »Two-man shootout
June 07, 2008 (bassmaster.com, June 7, 2008)
DECATUR, Ala. — It’s basically down to this at Wheeler Lake: Kevin VanDam in his hole of water versus Jeremy Starks in his hole of water. And just like in a boxing match, the “smack talk” has already started. “I told him he better catch 25 pounds tomorrow if he wanted to win this thing,” said Starks, who goes into …Read more »Scroggins Tops 40 Pounds…Starks Close
June 07, 2008 (basszone.com, June 7, 2008)
Decatur, AL – Alabama’s Wheeler Lake can be a wildly up and down fishery from one day to the next. As with any fishery, factors such as wind, boat traffic, power generation and sky conditions can all effect the way a lake fishes. Add into the mix that Wheeler Lake’s popular community holes, like the Decatur Flats, can receive tremendous …Read more »Scroggins still leading but Starks is surging
June 07, 2008 (bassmaster.com, June 6, 2008)
DECATUR, Ala. — Jeremy Starks has given new meaning to the phrase “survive and advance.” After surviving a bout of food poisoning Thursday, Starks advanced from 10th place to second place Friday and poses a serious threat to leader Terry Scroggins in the Bassmaster Elite Series Southern Challenge presented by Advance Auto Parts. Scroggins actually doubled his lead over his …Read more »‘Big Show’ headlines a big day
June 06, 2008 (bassmaster.com, June 6, 2008)
DECATUR, Ala. — Terry “Big Show” Scroggins had absolutely no confidence in his ability to catch a big limit of bass on Wheeler Lake when he left the launch ramp Thursday morning to start the Bassmaster Elite Series Southern Challenge presented by Advance Auto Parts. “I always struggle when I come here,” Scroggins said. “I always catch a lot of …Read more »IT’S SHOWTIME AT WHEELER
June 06, 2008 (basszone.com, June 6, 2008)
Decatur, AL – BASS has held six tour-level contests on Alabama’s famed Wheeler Lake – starting with 1974’s rendition of the Bassmaster Classic – over the years, but it’s been a few years since they’ve visited Alabama’s second-largest pond. The BASS boys are back, and Wheeler plays host this week to the seventh stop of the 2008 Elite Series trail …Read more »Hockey game at Wheeler Lake
June 05, 2008 (bassmaster.com, June 5, 2008)
DECATUR, Ala. — The professional hockey season officially ended Wednesday night with the awarding of the Stanley Cup to the Detroit Red Wings. But a southern style version of the sport will be in full swing this week during the Bassmaster Elite Series Southern Challenge presented by Advance Auto Parts. Even though Wheeler Lake’s 68,000 surface acres represent the second-largest …Read more »Who will take Wheeler Lake?
June 04, 2008 (bassmaster.com, June 4, 2008)
He would have been one of the odds-on favorites to win the Southern Challenge which begins Thursday on Wheeler Lake in north Alabama. Thirty-five years of experience on a body of water will do that for you. Living two minutes from the boat launch the Elite anglers will utilize this week will do that for you. Victories in more than …Read more »