News Archive For May 2010
Williamson holds off Crochet by 2 ounces
May 26, 2010 (bassmaster.com, May 24, 2010)
EVANS, Ga. — The stars were perfectly aligned for Jason Williamson heading into the final day of the Pride of Georgia on Clarks Hill Lake. His sisters performed the National Anthem prior to the weigh-in and the crowd was filled with family, friends and fishing buddies who he had smoked in years past at local tournaments. But the Wagener, S.C., …Read more »Slow Bass, Fast Cars
May 24, 2010 – by Kevin VanDam
The Clarks Hill event was a disappointment to me. It was tough. This is the kind of tournament where you can make-up some ground. But, it didn’t happen. I just wasn’t able to put everything together. I lost a couple of good fish which made the difference in the end. At this level you don’t miss opportunities, especially not with …Read more »Run and Gun
May 17, 2010 – by Kevin VanDam
With over half the season behind us I have to say I’m looking forward to climbing back in the saddle and competing on Clarks Hill. According to the guys who should know it’ll be very different from some of our other events, especially Guntersville. For one thing Clarks Hill will fish big. I like that. Anywhere I can move from …Read more »AOY Update: One for the ages
May 13, 2010 (bassmaster.com, May 13, 2010)
Don’t look now, but Skeet Reese is having the best season of any BASS pro since Roland Martin in 1973. That was back in the day when Martin and Bill Dance traded off on who would win the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year award. Reese and Kevin VanDam have those roles now. The two have taken each of …Read more »Tons of Fish
May 10, 2010 – by Kevin VanDam
First, let me apologize for missing last week. Everything got crazy busy and I didn’t get it done. I try not to miss. I take this blog seriously. Nevertheless, sometimes it can’t be helped. Guntersville is now in the past, and the Elite season is more than half gone. It’s amazing how time flies in this business. It seems like …Read more »Kevin Van Dam Big Bass Classic on Table Rock Lake, June 5-6, 2010
May 10, 2010
Oakley, Bass Pro Shops and the #1 Angler in the World have partnered to present this unprecedented open big bass tournament event. SPRINGFIELD, MO, April 27, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — Based at Big Cedar Lodge, the 1st Annual Kevin Van Dam Big Bass Classic comes to Table Rock Lake on June 5-6, 2010; offering amateur anglers the chance to compete for …Read more »Skeet’s magical run
May 10, 2010 (bassmaster.com, May 10, 2010)
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Skeet Reese exuded calm Sunday morning heading into the final day of the Synergy Southern Challenge. Perhaps it’s easy to be carefree when you are sitting on a pile of momentum — Reese had already notched one Elite victory this year and four consecutive top-5 finishes — but the Auburn, Calif., angler figured he had no shot …Read more »Winds, traffic pick up on Guntersville
May 08, 2010 (bassmaster.com, May 8, 2010)
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Stiff winds and the threat of isolated storms greeted Bassmaster Elite Series anglers at the Day Three launch of the Synergy Southern Challenge on Lake Guntersville, but another threat out of the anglers’ hands might be more vexing. “It’s Saturday, there’s 9 or 10 other tournaments going on,” said Skeet Reese, leading after two days with 53 …Read more »Back to old heights for Hite
May 08, 2010 (bassmaster.com, May 8, 2010)
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Davy Hite knows what it’s like to be in the zone. There was a time when Hite, a two-time Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year, was rewriting the BASS record books and consistently contending at tournaments. But the Ninety Six, S.C., veteran has had a tough go of it the past year, failing to notch a top-10 …Read more »More current, less locals
May 08, 2010
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — As Day Two of the Synergy Southern Challenge got underway Friday, the common sentiment was that the key for catching another good bag would be continued current and low pressure from local anglers. With the number of recreational boats on the lake, the latter has been hard to come across, but Denny Brauer was fortunate to have …Read more »