Fishing
News
 
Google
 
Web www.zeiners.com
www.kansasangler.com cottonwoodmercantile.com
 
Store
| Shopping

  

Fishing News
Archives

Back To
Kansas Angler
Online Edition


Swim Tail® Lures

 The Original Action Tail

Contact Us

Zeiners Angler Supply

Kansas Angler

Swim Tail Lures

 

 sponsored by
Zeiner's Angler Supply
The Kansas Angler Online
and Swim Tail Lures

VanDam Scores 17th BASS Victory at Kentucky Lake Bassmaster Elite Series Event

June 12, 2010 - PARIS, Tenn. – Kevin VanDam has set the bar so high that when the Kalamazoo , Mich. , veteran goes a few tournaments without a victory, bass fishing fans are left to ponder if he has lost the magic.  But VanDam is undoubtedly on top of his game and Saturday, he laid waste to rumors of a struggle, extending his Kentucky Lake domination at the Tennessee Triumph with a four-day total of 92 pounds, 5 ounces. 

The victory, VanDam’s 17th – which inches him closer to the BASS all-time mark of 19 – was accomplished in wire-to-wire fashion and the 20-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier was locked in from the first day of practice.  Most importantly, VanDam accumulated a stout number of Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year points and bumped his standing there up to eighth, which puts him safely in the cutline for the Bassmaster Elite Series Postseason with one qualifying event remaining. 

While his weight steadily decreased each day of competition, VanDam, who earned $100,000 for the victory, brought in four consecutive limits that weighed more than 20 pounds.  His Kentucky Lake ledger includes two firsts, a second and a third-place finish in the previous four times the Bassmaster Elite Series has visited the fishery.

“I kept hearing people say, “Is there something wrong with VanDam,” and it kind of made me laugh,” said VanDam, a five-time Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year.  “I mean, I had a pretty good start to the year winning the Classic.  There have been a few scenarios this year where key bites just didn’t go my way and that happens.  Sometimes you are on a roll and sometimes you aren’t.

“This lake is so special to me and I knew I had a good shot here.  It really suits my style.  It just feels great.”

Fishing fans can catch all of the on-the-water action from the Tennessee Triumph on The Bassmasters, which airs Sunday, July 4, at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN2. The daily weigh-ins for all regular-season Elite events and the two postseason events will air live on ESPN3.com.

It was a typical VanDam setup that propelled him to victory.  He primarily worked two Strike King crankbaits, a Series 6 XD and a silent stalker in chartreuse sexy shad, which boated the majority of his weighed bass.  He mixed in other lures but as in years past, the crankbaits were the main weapon of choice.

While he stuck with an old friend in his presentation method, it was a new toy that VanDam labeled as “key”.  VanDam’s side-imaging unit –he recently inked a deal with Humminbird – gave him the ability to expand on his areas and locate the sweet spots where the bass were holding.  In fact, his three best spots were found using the equipment. 

Once he found the schools of bass, it was a matter of long, precise casts that were able to hit bottom.  If his cast was right, VanDam said, that the bass were so wadded up in the defined areas, that he couldn’t work his lure without bumping a bass. 

“The technology that is available to us nowadays, it’s almost like magic,” said VanDam, a three-time Bassmaster Classic champion.  “You can see the schools of bass and I’m not sure why they were relating to the areas they were in, but they were certainly there.”

While VanDam hasn’t struggled by any stretch of the imagination – he will have won more than $600,000 this year with plenty to remain – he has been disappointed.  In particular, the previous Elite event on Clarks Hill Lake was the first time VanDam felt he left something on the table.  Apparently, he does his best when he’s angry.

“I was really disappointed after the last event,” said VanDam, 42.  “So I wanted to come in here and do everything I could to have a shot at the Angler of the Year.  That has been my goal when I started the season and it will still be my goal when it ends.”

In a distant second was Edwin Evers of Talala , Okla.   Evers totaled 85-12, nearly 7 pounds off of VanDam’s torrid pace.  While Evers lamented some of the bites he failed to put in the boat, the five-time Bassmaster winner took solace in his second-place position in the Angler of the Year standings. 

“It’s an eight-event season and you have to perform throughout,” said Evers.  “I like where I’m at and I can’t wait to get back to fishing next week.”

Right behind Evers was his brother-in-law Terry Butcher, also of Talala.  Butcher amassed 80-4 and moved up to sixth in the Angler of the Year standings with the stellar performance.  Sticking to fourth was Jason Quinn of York , S.C. , with 78-15 while Derek Remitz of Grant , Ala. , snagged fifth with 78-9.  Remitz moved up to third in the AOY standings, which can be found below. 

Up next for the Elite Series is the regular-season finale, the June 17-20 AutoZone Sooner Run on the Arkansas River out of Muskogee , Okla.  

The local sponsor of the Tennessee Triumph is the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce.

The Bassmaster Elite Series Postseason, Toyota Trucks Championship Week, is set for July 24-31 and will be played out once again on two productive Alabama fisheries. The first leg, the July 24-25 Trophy Chase, returns to Lake Jordan out of Wetumpka. The finale, the Evan Williams Bourbon Trophy Triumph, is slated for July 30-31 on the Alabama River from Montgomery .

Bassmaster Elite Series Official Sponsors: Toyota, Berkley , Evan Williams Bourbon, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota , Skeeter, Yamaha and Bass Pro Shops.

Bassmaster Elite Series Supporting Sponsors: Lowrance, Triton Boats, Nitro Boats and Ramada.

FINAL STANDINGS- TENNESSEE TRIUMPH

2010 Paris , TN 6/9-6/12

Kentucky Lake , Paris   TN.

(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo , MI           20  92-05  320 $100,000.00

  Day 1: 5   25-00     Day 2: 5   24-02     Day 3: 5   21-11     Day 4: 5   21-08  

2.  Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              20  85-12  295  $25,000.00

  Day 1: 5   19-14     Day 2: 5   21-12     Day 3: 5   23-12     Day 4: 5   20-06  

3.  Terry Butcher          Talala, OK              20  80-04  290  $20,000.00

  Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   21-10     Day 3: 5   19-10     Day 4: 5   23-01  

4.  Jason Quinn            Lake Wylie , SC           20  78-15  285  $15,000.00

  Day 1: 5   20-13     Day 2: 5   21-01     Day 3: 5   21-00     Day 4: 5   16-01  

5.  Derek Remitz           Grant , AL                20  78-09  280  $14,000.00

  Day 1: 5   18-11     Day 2: 5   16-01     Day 3: 5   21-15     Day 4: 5   21-14  

6.  John Crews              Salem , VA               20  77-11  276  $13,500.00

  Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   18-00     Day 3: 5   25-00     Day 4: 5   20-03  

7.  Kelly Jordon           Mineola , TX             20  77-10  272  $14,500.00

  Day 1: 5   16-06     Day 2: 5   26-12     Day 3: 5   24-00     Day 4: 5   10-08  

8.  Matt Herren            Trussville, AL          20  75-05  268  $12,500.00

  Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 5   19-04     Day 3: 5   18-01     Day 4: 5   19-03  

9.  Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        20  71-13  264  $12,000.00

  Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   19-10     Day 3: 5   22-01     Day 4: 5   15-01  

10. Matt Greenblatt        Palm Beach Gardens, FL  20  69-08  260  $11,500.00

  Day 1: 5   20-00     Day 2: 5   18-09     Day 3: 5   19-01     Day 4: 5   11-14  

11. Scott Rook             Little Rock , AR         20  67-02  257  $11,000.00

  Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   22-05     Day 3: 5   16-11     Day 4: 5   13-00  

12. Keith Poche            Troy , AL                 19  65-11  254  $10,500.00

  Day 1: 5   20-01     Day 2: 5   21-07     Day 3: 5   14-06     Day 4: 4   09-13  

BIG BASS OF TOURNAMENT

     Kelly Jordon             Mineola , TX         10-01      $1,000.00

BERKLEY HEAVYWEIGHT OF TOURN

     Kelly Jordon             Mineola , TX         26-12        $500.00

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Totals

Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight

 1        84       449      1374-09

 2        81       436      1397-08

 3        42       225       727-04

 4        11        59       202-08

----------------------------------

         218      1169      3701-13

TOYOTA TUNDRA BASSMASTER ANGLER OF THE YEAR STANDINGS

 

2010 Tennessee Triumph - Paris , TN Pro Points After Kentucky Lake , Paris , Tenn.   Ending 06-12-2010, Day 4

-------------------------------------------

Place  Name               St             Pts

-------------------------------------------

  1 Skeet Reese           Calif.        1821

  2 Edwin Evers           Okla.         1759

  3 Derek Remitz           Ala.          1673

  4 Brian Snowden         Mo.           1617

  5 John Crews            Va.           1609

  6 Terry Butcher         Okla.         1606

  7 Cliff Pace            Miss.        1596

  8 Kevin VanDam          Mich.         1549

  9 Aaron Martens         Ala.          1539

  10 Greg Hackney          La.           1528

 11 Bill Lowen            Ohio          1512

 12 Gary Klein            Texas         1511

 13 Dave Wolak             N.C.          1508

 14 Jeff Kriet            Okla.         1499

 15 Russ Lane             Ala.          1498

 16 Morizo Shimizu        Japan        1489

 17 Michael Iaconelli      N.J.          1481

 17 Mark Davis            Ark.          1481

 17 Todd Faircloth        Texas         1481

 17 Tommy Biffle          Okla.         1481

 21 Jason Williamson       S.C.          1470

 22 Dean Rojas            Ariz.         1467

 23 Mike McClelland       Ark.          1459

 24 Scott Rook            Ark.          1457

 25 Shaw Grigsby          Fla.          1451

 26 Bobby Lane            Fla.          1435

 27 Stephen Browning      Ark.          1434

 28 Greg Vinson           Ala.          1431

 29 Gerald Swindle        Ala.          1426

 30 Matt Herren           Ala.          1401

 30 Terry Scroggins        Fla.          1401

 32 Steve Kennedy         Ala.          1380

 33 Kevin Wirth           Ky.           1377

 34 Boyd Duckett          Ala.          1364

 35 Clark Reehm           Ark.          1361

 36 Brent Chapman         Kan.          1360

 37 Kelly Jordon          Texas         1354

  38 Cliff Crochet         La.           1319

 39 Jared Lintner         Calif.        1318

 40 Denny Brauer          Mo.           1306

 41 Mark Tucker           Mo.           1299

 42 Jason Quinn            S.C.          1295

 43 Casey Ashley          S.C.         1290

 44 Paul Elias            Miss.        1282

 45 Mark Menendez         Ky.           1280

 46 Matt Reed             Texas         1274

 47 James Niggemeyer      Texas         1272

 48 Bradley Roy           Ky.           1268

 49 Takahiro Omori        Texas         1261

 50 Marty Robinson        S.C.         1248

 51 Ish Monroe            Calif.        1243

 52 Kotaro Kiriyama       Ala.          1241

 53 Billy McCaghren       Ark.          1233

 54 Timmy Horton          Ala.          1225

 55 Davy Hite              S.C.          1218

 56 Dustin Wilks           N.C.          1216

 57 Alton Jones           Texas         1208

 58 Guy Eaker              N.C.          1200

 59 Rick Morris           Va.           1195

 60 Bradley Hallman       Okla.         1183

 61 Randy Howell          Ala.          1177

 62 Pete Ponds            Miss.        1169

 63 Pat Golden            N.C.         1163

 64 Zell Rowland          Texas         1162

 65 J Todd Tucker         Ga.           1155

  66 Jeff Connella         La.           1143

 67 Kenyon Hill            Okla.         1141

 68 Marty Stone           N.C.         1139

 68 Kevin Short           Ark.          1139

 70 Peter Thliveros        Fla.          1137

 71 Matt Greenblatt       Fla.          1132

 72 Bernie Schultz        Fla.          1131

 73 Byron Velvick         Texas         1128

 74 Fred Roumbanis         Okla.         1112

 75 Charlie Hartley       Ohio          1111

 76 Rick Clunn            Mo.           1098

 77 Chris Lane            Ala.          1077

 78 Mark Tyler            Okla.         1075

 79 Britt Myers            S.C.          1065

 80 Jami Fralick           S.D.          1053

 81 Chad Griffin           Texas         1051

 82 Grant Goldbeck        Md.          1045

 83 Keith Poche           Ala.          1035

 84 John Murray           Ariz.         1027

 85 Yusuke Miyazaki       Texas         1007

  86 Dennis Tietje         La.           1005

 87 Wade Grooms           S.C.         1001

 88 Vince Fulks            Okla.          947

 89 Byron Haseotes         Mass.          903

 90 David Smith           Okla.          875

 91 Jeremy Starks         W.Va.          867

 92 Mark Burgess          Mass.          837

 93 Scott Ashmore         Okla.          755

 

Back to
Zeiner's Angler Supply | Kansas Angler Online | Swim Tail Lures

 

 
Website

Shopping Cart

 
Copyright 1999-2010 by The Kansas Angler - PO Box 357 - Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845 - Phone 620-273-8100
Questions or problems with this website should be directed to webmaster.
 

~~


Visit Our Sister Sites

Cottonwood Mercantile - River City Associates