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  • Calling All Anglers: The Oakley Big Bass Tour is Underway

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    Posted about 1 year ago by Elishia Matta

    Now in it’s second year, Oakley’s amateur Big Bass fishing series provides anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to experience some of the nation’s best bass fisheries with events at Lake Conroe, Table Rock, Lake Norman, Smith Mountain, Sam Rayburn and Lake Guntersville.

  • Reeling ‘Em In: Kevin VanDam Cans Record Fourth Bassmaster Classic Title, World Championship

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    Posted about 1 year ago by Andrew De Lara

    Man, that’s a big fish…err fishes. Kevin VanDam’s three-day total of a massive 69 pounds, 11 ounces from this past weekend in New Orleans (Mississippi River Delta) is the heaviest ever taken to the scale in a Bassmaster Classic with a five-fish daily limit. That’s some major fishage. Major enough for Kevin to reel in yet another World Championship and a record-tying fourth Bassmaster Title.

  • KVD Wins In Paris, Tennessee

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    Posted almost 2 years ago by Matt Murray

    This past weekend Bassmaster Elite series pro Kevin VanDam wearing his Signature series Polarized Flak Jacket XLJ with his favorite Oakley Minute Machine watch, won the Tennessee Triumph with a four-day total of 92 pounds 5 ounces.

Kevin VanDam

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Date of Birth:
October 14, 1967
Hometown:
Kalamazoo, MI
Sponsors:
Outdoor Management Group, Nitro Boats, Bass Pro Shops, Strike King, Toyota, Quantum Fishing, Mercury Marine, Motorguide, Plano, Stowmaster
Hobbies:
Deer hunting

Career Highlights

    • Outdoor Sportsman of the Year by ESPN (2002)
    • Bassmaster Classic championship (2001 and 2005)
    • Ranked #1 in World (#1 ranking 7 of last 8 years)
    • 5 time BASS Angler of the Year – 1992, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2009
    • FLW Angler of the Year - 2001
    • 16 BASS 1st place finishes
    • 84 BASS top 10 finishes
    • 134 BASS top 20 finishes
    • 20 time BassMaster Classic qualifier
    • 2 time BassMaster Classic Champion – 2001, 2005
    • 1st angler to reach 2M and 3M in career earnings
    • Career Earnings: $3.6 million

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