News Archive For June 2010
NASCAR & Bass Fishing
June 28, 2010 – by Kevin VanDam
We spent most of last week talking about the ups and downs of professional bass fishing. In my mind that’s important. Fans need to understand that fishing is knowledge based but it isn’t done with scientific precision. Some things are out of your control. You have to learn to deal with them. That’s true for recreational anglers, too. Don’t get …Read more »AOY: Classic qualifying berths determined
June 21, 2010 (bassmaster.com, June 21, 2010)
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — After an eight-event regular season stretching from California to Georgia, a bevy of Bassmaster Elite Series anglers were able to cash in on the fruits of their labor Sunday in the form of Bassmaster Classic berths. The final Elite event of the regular season, the AutoZone Sooner Run on Fort Gibson Lake, is in the books and …Read more »Tommy Biffle takes fifth BASS victory
June 21, 2010 (bassmaster.com, June 20, 2010)
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — While the AutoZone Sooner Run was the official name of the Bassmaster Elite Series regular-season finale, it could, and perhaps should, have been titled the Tommy Biffle Invitational. The Wagoner, Okla., veteran dominated the event — not to mention the conversations surrounding it — with a four-day total of 73 pounds, 11 ounces. Fishing Fort Gibson Lake, …Read more »Looking Towards Alabama
June 21, 2010 – by Kevin VanDam
The regular season is over. I’m sitting in 4th place in the Top 12 for the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title. I’m OK with that. Of course, I’d rather be higher but overall I can’t complain. I’m in a position where winning is possible. That’s about as much as you can realistically ask for as a professional …Read more »Biffle extends his lead - KVD in 3rd
June 19, 2010 (bassmaster.com, June 19, 2010)
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — If this is how Tommy Biffle performs when the Wagoner, Okla., veteran is just “goofing around,” the other 46 Bassmaster Elite Series anglers that qualified for the weekend at the AutoZone Sooner Run should beware. Biffle smoked 18 pounds, 9 ounces, on Fort Gibson Lake to build his two-day total to 38 pounds, 4 ounces, enough for …Read more »Biffle uses homefield advantage
June 19, 2010 (bassmaster.com, June 18, 2010)
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — On Wednesday, 92 Bassmaster Elite Series anglers scoured Fort Gibson Lake, looking to glean any bit of knowledge from the Oklahoma fishery during the truncated one-day practice period. The 93rd, Tommy Biffle, mowed his lawn. After all, the Wagoner, Okla., has been fishing Fort Gibson for 40-plus years so an extra day of practice could only reveal …Read more »AOY the beginning of the end
June 19, 2010 (bassmaster.com/, June 18, 2010)
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — When BASS announced that the AutoZone Sooner Run would be held in Muskogee, Tommy Biffle, who lives just a long pitch away from the Arkansas River, no doubt smiled. On a scale of one to 10, his grin might’ve registered a 7. When the tournament was moved to Fort Gibson Lake, his home body of water, with …Read more »It’s About Performance
June 14, 2010 – by Kevin VanDam
This week was a good one for me. I not only got another Elite Series win I pulled up into the Top 12 in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race. I’ve never made a secret of the fact that my goal is to fish the postseason. After the first day I knew I had a chance to …Read more »KVD 2 away from BASS record
June 14, 2010 (bassfan.com, June 13, 2010)
Time to put a stop to all of the “What’s wrong with KVD this year?” talk. A visit to the healing waters of Kentucky has gotten him well in a hurry. After a sub-par start to the 2010 Bassmaster Elite Series season, the five-time Angler of the Year is right back in the hunt for his sixth points crown. He …Read more »KVD cranks out 17th victory
June 13, 2010 (bassmaster.com, June 13, 2010)
PARIS, Tenn. — Kevin VanDam has set the bar so high that when the Kalamazoo, Mich., veteran goes a few tournaments without a victory, bass fishing fans are left to ponder if he has lost the magic. But VanDam is undoubtedly on top of his game and Saturday, he laid waste to rumors of a struggle, extending his Kentucky Lake …Read more »