Three lasting lessons from Kevin VanDam’s final tournament
We all knew Minn Kota Stage Seven Presented by Suzuki would be Kevin VanDam’s final regular-season tournament, but I don’t think the gravity of the situation was felt until Saturday’s Knockout Round. Entering the semi-final round of competition, you started to hear more emotion in VanDam’s voice during interviews. The weight of the moment was […]
Saginaw Bay Day 3 takeaways: VanDam headed to Knockout Round with momentum
BAY CITY, Mich. – Regardless of where he finishes in the final standings, Minn Kota Stage Seven Presented by Suzuki was always going to serve as a celebration of Kevin VanDam. VanDam, widely heralded as the greatest tournament angler in bass fishing history, announced that he’ll retire from the Bass Pro Tour after this season […]
KVD — The Announcement
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KVD | 30+ Years | One goal — WIN — Kings of Bass 2022 season
Over 30 years on the professional bass fishing tour and @Kevin VanDam‘s goals haven’t changed – winning Championships and taking home Angler of the Year. KVD tackles 3 different lakes in Monroe, La on the first stop of the 2022 MLF Bass Pro Tour. #bassfishing #BassTour #KevinVanDam #MajorLeagueFishing @Bass Pro Shops | @MajorLeagueFishing | […]
MLF Unveils Schedule, Details for 2023 Bass Pro Tour
TULSA, Okla. (Sept. 23, 2022) – Major League Fishing (MLF) announced Friday the schedule for the 2023 MLF Bass Pro Tour. The fifth season of professional bass fishing’s most prestigious circuit will showcase 80 of the top bass anglers in the world competing in seven regular-season tournaments around the country for millions of dollars, valuable […]
REDCREST IV 2023 Field Includes Anglers of the Year, Newcomers and All-Time Greats
Forty anglers will descend on Charlotte, North Carolina, next spring for REDCREST IV on Lake Norman. These 40 pros battled throughout the 2022 Bass Pro Tour season for the right to compete for a $300,000 payday and the fourth REDCREST trophy in existence. Will we see Bobby Lane or Dustin Connell add a second piece […]
KVD heads to NASCAR Victory Lane – Sept 2022
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VanDam Looks Back on an “Extreme” 2022 MLF BPT
Kevin VanDam wrapped up his 2022 Bass Pro Tour season with a solid 29th-place finish on Mille Lacs Lake for Bally Bet Stage Seven Presented by Minn Kota. Bass fishing’s all-time money winner was in his happy place on Mille Lacs last week, catching big smallmouth bass on reaction baits. Head over to Bass Pro Shops […]
Watts Bar, Tennessee – June 2022
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No Surprises Here: KVD Secures Championship Round Bid After Big Day on Watts Bar
SPRING CITY, Tenn. – There are certain initials in the bass fishing world that just seem to fit together: KVD and TVA, for example. At the end of the third day of General Tire Stage Five Presented by Covercraft on Watts Bar Lake, it’s probably a surprise to nobody that one initial (KVD/Kevin VanDam) is […]
MLF BPT Stage 4 Set to Visit Lake of the Ozarks
Major League Fishing (MLF) is set to visit Central Missouri this week, April 30-May 5, for the fourth event of the 2022 MLF Bass Pro Tour regular-season – the Bass Boat Technologies Stage Four on Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Bass Cat. The six-day event, hosted by Central Missouri’s Tri-County Lodging Association and BassingBob.com, will showcase 80 of […]
Kevin VanDam at REDCREST: Baby Carp and a Shotgun Blast
When Kevin VanDam thinks of Grand Lake – “Cold weather tournaments jump to mind,” VanDam said. “The coldest event I think I’ve ever fished was here on Grand Lake in early November of 1991. Ron Shuffield won that one. Boat ramps were frozen, and so were rod guides. It was brutal. And then one year later, again in […]