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  • Oakley Big Bass Tour: Kevin VanDam Classic Rolls Through Table Rock Lake, Missouri

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    Posted 12 months ago by John Ohail

    The fourth stop on the Oakley Big Bass Tour saw some of the best amateur anglers in the country take to the water at the Kevin VanDam Classic this past weekend at Table Rock Lake, Missouri. Dubbed the signature event of the Oakley Big Bass Tour, the two-day open big bass tournament was packed with exciting fishing action. Anglers were competing for thousands of hourly cash payouts and of course the grand prize: a 2012 NITRO Z-8 bass boat w/ 200 HP Mercury OptiMax Pro XS motor and matching trailer valued at $35,000 for the overall largest big bass. Steven Porter topped the field with a 6.60lb bass to take home the championship and grand prize.

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

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    Posted about 2 years 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 2 years 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.

Kevin VanDam

KVD Bluegrass Braw I
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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