Saturday, 25th May, 2013

Posts Tagged ‘Kevin VanDam’

It’s Spinnerbait Time!

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Early in my career, a lot of B.A.S.S. tournaments were held during the fall. That schedule fit my style because it was often prime time spinnerbait fishing — just as it is in many parts of the country right now. The spinnerbait is a great tool for the power fisherman because you can cover water [...]

Evers & DeFoe On Top Of All-Star Week Again

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The second annual Toyota Trucks All-Star Week is shaping up a lot like the first one ended, with Oklahoma’s Edwin Evers and Tennessee’s Ott DeFoe sitting atop the leaderboard. After finishing second and first, respectively, at the inaugural All-Star Week in 2012, the two are poised to advance yet again. With one day to go [...]

Toyota Trucks All-Star Week Starts Thursday

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As the 2012 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year, Brent Chapman is red-hot in pro bass fishing. But he is going into Toyota Trucks All-Star Week stone-cold. “As far as not really knowing anything about a couple bodies of water, this is definitely as new as it gets,” he said. He’s not alone. Few, [...]

TTBC Field Taking Shape

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The Toyota Texas Bass Classic is fast approaching and the field has started to take shape over the past several weeks with the completion of the FLW Tour and Bassmaster Elite Series schedules. The Top 15 finishers in each tour’s respective Angler of the Year (AOY) standings earned invitations and the balance of the field [...]

Bassmaster Toyota Trucks All-Star Week Is All Set

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And then there were 12 — All-Stars, that is. After nearly 400,000 votes spread among 89 candidates, the final four places in Toyota Trucks All-Star Week are set. Along with the Top 8 anglers in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year rankings for 2012, the fans have selected Gerald Swindle, Aaron Martens, Michael Iaconelli [...]

Striving For Perfection

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With the regular season behind us, I’m spending my time assessing the past Elite season while turning my focus to the Toyota Trucks All-Star Week coming up Sept. 20 in Decatur, Ill. I’m grateful to have qualified for All-Star Week because it’s always a great time. The top eight Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the [...]

KVD’s Stressful Week At Oneida

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By Kevin VanDam We kicked off a big week here in Syracuse, N.Y. on Oneida Lake. This is where all the chickens come to roost; the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of Year, Elite Series Rookie of the Year, 2013 Bassmaster Classic Elite Series qualifiers and Toyota Trucks All-Star Week contestants all will be determined. Everyone is making [...]

Chapman Reaches Lifelong Goal Of AOY

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By Deb Johnson Maybe Brent Chapman will let up now. The man many regard as the most focused, single-minded angler of the 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series has accomplished exactly what he set out to do at the beginning of the season. Saturday, Chapman of Lake Quivira, Kan., was crowned 2012 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the [...]

2013 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule announced

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The 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series offers something for everyone: rivers and lakes; largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass; opportunities for record catches; and plenty of challenges for the world’s greatest bass anglers. Eight events in seven different states promise to create a true test of the best and one of the most exciting Elite seasons ever. [...]

Fishing The Wind Like KVD

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By Mike Pehanich I confess. Once upon a time, I hid from the wind. Hated it! Fled from it! Hunkered down in the hollow just to fish the flat water away from the waves and rumble! No more! I fished a 30-plus acre lake recently, and it delivered some fast bass fishing action on a variety [...]

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