News Archive For May 2011
We’ve got an AOY race!
May 24, 2011 – by Kevin VanDam
It looks like we’ve got us a dandy Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of Year race — one of the best we’ve had in a long time. My buddy Big Show is sittin’ on top and Alton Jones and I are only 19 points behind him. Edwin Evers and Steve Kennedy are breathing down our necks, and there are only two …Read more »Bassmaster Kevin Vandam was the star attraction at annual Portage Fishing Fair
May 23, 2011
PORTAGE — Taking a break from signing autographs, Kevin Vandam walked down to the shore of Long Lake to give fishing tips to a crowd of families. The six-time national Bassmaster Angler of the Year and four-time Bassmaster Classic winner was going over the differences between spin-cast reels and open-face reels when Mindy Kulasa noticed that the way Vandam had …Read more »Who moved, who shook at Murray?
May 16, 2011 (bassmaster.com, May 16, 2011)
Welcome to the tightest Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race since 2008. Currently, there are four anglers within 100 points of the lead. Three years ago, when there were six anglers within 100 points of the lead after six events, things were a bit tighter, but with a very big difference. That year there were 11 regular season …Read more »How to break a tie?
May 16, 2011 (bassmaster.com, May 16, 2011)
COLUMBIA, S.C. – For a few tense moments Sunday afternoon, it looked like the Evan Williams Bourbon Carolina Clash was going into overtime. Davy Hite sat in the “hot seat” on the left side of the weigh-in stage. He had the lead with a four-day total of 58 pounds, 1 ounce, but he had to wait for several anglers to …Read more »Casey croons at Clash
May 16, 2011 (bassmaster.com, May 16, 2011)
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two 3-pounders in the last 45 minutes of competition helped Casey Ashley to the win Sunday in the Evan Williams Bourbon Carolina Clash with a total weight of 61 pounds, 3 ounces. Ashley, the leader on Day Three in the Lake Murray event, closed the deal with a fourth-day catch of 15-5. The bag gave him a …Read more »* News AOY race goes Boom-Boom
May 14, 2011 (bassmaster.com, May 14, 2011)
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fred Roumbanis’ nickname is “Boom-Boom,” which is borderline appropriate for the explosions taking place up and down the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race. We watched yesterday as Alton Jones stumbled and fell out of the top of the standings with an 88th place finish, allowing Steve Kennedy to take over the lead in that …Read more »It’s turning into a tight fight on Lake Murray
May 14, 2011 (bassmaster.com, May 14, 2011)
COLUMBIA, S.C. — It’s a tight tournament on Lake Murray, and Elite anglers say the waning blueback herring spawn and Friday’s sunny conditions are the reason for the lack of separation on the leaderboard. After Day Two of the Evan Williams Bourbon Carolina Clash, less than 4 pounds separate leader Fred Roumbanis and fifth-place angler Rick Clunn. Jami Fralick, the …Read more »To make Classic, these big names need win
May 12, 2011 (bassmaster.com, May 12, 2011)
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nine anglers have already qualified for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic. Five of them qualified through the Elite Series by virtue of a win. Kevin VanDam — the reigning Classic champ — is also in. The remaining three earned their spot by winning a Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open. For the Elite field, at least 28 anglers will …Read more »AOY hunt break down
May 11, 2011 (bassmaster.com, May 11, 2011)
It's definitely good to be Alton ... Jones, that is, the guy in the driver’s seat of the 2011 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race. He hasn’t got it quite sewn up — not just yet — but he’s going to be very, very difficult to catch. For starters, the next stop on the Bassmaster Elite Series trail …Read more »KVD charge fended off with great finish by Jones
May 11, 2011 (bassmaster.com, May 11, 2011)
LA GRANGE, Ga. – After dropping over 23 pounds on the scales on Day Two, Kevin VanDam looked poised to make another late-season run to win the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race, but the only thing on his mind was winning the Pride of Georgia. “I wanted to win,” VanDam said. “If I was totally focused on …Read more »
