News Archive For June 2011
KVD Cranks Up AOY #7
June 22, 2011 – by Alan McGuckin
Skies turned dark and winds picked up minutes before weigh-in began at the final regular season Bassmaster Elite Series tournament being held on Lake Wheeler. Photographers took cover to keep their cameras from getting wet, and fans kept an eye on the sky. Fortunately, the rains never really soaked Ingalls Harbor -- and nothing got blown away -- until Kevin …Read more »Walker Gets His Wish, KVD 2nd
June 20, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 20, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. — Most David Walker fans automatically assume he’s won a major tournament in his career, and now they are correct. Amassing a Wheeler Lake catch of 63 pounds, 10 ounces the Sevierville, Tenn., pro took possession Sunday of the Bassmaster Elite Series Dixie Duel trophy, his first win in a premier circuit. “I’ve fished a lot …Read more »29 new Bassmaster Classic qualifiers
June 20, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 20, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. — Twenty-nine Bassmaster Elite Series pros nailed down qualifications on Sunday for the Feb. 24-26 Bassmaster Classic. With the nine Elite anglers who qualified earlier in the season, there are 38 who can get ready for the Red River world championship out of Shreveport-Bossier City, La. Some of the pros had known they’d have enough points to …Read more »Eight of 12 Toyota Trucks All-Star Week qualifiers determined
June 20, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 20, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. — Eight pros earned their way Sunday into the Bassmaster Elite Series postseason, the July 23-31 Toyota Trucks All-Star Week in Alabama. The list of eight initial qualifiers was topped by Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., newly crowned 2011 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year. The other seven set for the postseason were Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla.; …Read more »DeFoe wins Rookie of the Year
June 20, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 20, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. — It was no surprise on Sunday when 25-year-old Ott DeFoe of Knoxville, Tenn., was declared the 2011 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year. Anyone who had even casually tracked DeFoe’s first year in the Bassmaster Elite Series knew that he wasn’t a typical rookie. His strong performances all year pointed to the fact that he’d pick up …Read more »Seven for Kevin
June 18, 2011 – by BASS Communications
DECATUR, Ala. - Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Mich., amassed enough points Saturday to close the deal he said he's been focused on since his first cast this season: the 2011 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year award, his seventh best-angler title and fourth consecutive. Kevin VanDam, 2011 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year (Photo BassFIRST Not even the …Read more »So You’re Saying There’s A Chance
June 18, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 18, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. – One of my favorite characters of all time is Maxwell Smart of “Get Smart” fame. For those of you in the younger generation you’ve probably seen the remake of the movie. Nothing is like the original. It was in black and white. Smart would be faced with the most incredible odds of all time and always come …Read more »Walker leads by 14 ounces in Dixie Duel
June 18, 2011 (bassmaster.com, June 18, 2011)
DECATUR, Ala. — David Walker, who fished a major circuit for years before leaving it to join the Bassmaster Elite Series this season, says everyone believes he’s won a major tournament in his career, but that’s not true. Walker of Sevierville, Tenn., came closer Friday to filling that hole in his history by taking the lead with 35 pounds, 3 …Read more »Turning up the heat at Wheeler
June 17, 2011 – by Kevin VanDam
It’s important to get off to a good start in any tournament, but it’s extremely critical in one like the Dixie Duel here on Wheeler Lake. Especially for me. I came here in position to win a fourth consecutive Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of Year title. The 15-6 I weighed in yesterday padded my lead and gave me a little …Read more »DeFoe Grabs Lead, KVD Closes On AOY
June 16, 2011 (bassfan.com, June 17, 2011)
Grass or no grass, there are still plenty of bass to be caught at Alabama's Lake Wheeler. All but three of the 99-angler field weighed limits today as the Bassmaster Elite Series regular-season finale opened up on a fishery that many claimed to be in peril due to the absence of milfoil. The departure of the grass, reportedly due to …Read more »
