Kevin VanDam

Smack down from KVD

June 23, 2007
(espnoutdoors, June 22, 2007)

GROVE, Okla. — Kevin VanDam thinks Grand Lake is simply grand. Not only did he bring another 21-pound, five-bass limit to the weigh-in stand on the second day of the Bassmaster Elite Series Sooner Run, unofficially, he zoomed past Skeet Reese in the Toyota Tundra Angler of the Year standings.

The three-time BASS Angler of the Year from Kalamazoo, Mich., has a two-day total of 43 pounds, 3 ounces. Rookie Marty Robinson of Landrum, S.C., remained in second place with another 20-pound bag Friday, giving him 40-5 for the tournament. Edwin Evers of Mannsville, Okla., made a big move, from 10th to third with 19-9 Friday to give him 37-13 overall.

Evers was just one of a handful of anglers making similar jumps up the leaderboard Friday. Although VanDam is the all-time BASS money leader with over $2 million in career earnings and known for being tough to overtake in a tournament, Grand Lake has proved productive enough to keep this race wide open.

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