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Kevin VanDam busts records as he claims 4th Bassmaster Classic victory

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Kevin VanDam busts records as he claims 4th Bassmaster Classic victory

Records for most BASS victories and first $5,000,000 man!


NEW ORLEANS — The number four, how sweet it is — for Kevin VanDam, that is. Arguably the world's best bass angler, the Kalamazoo, Mich., pro claimed his fourth Bassmaster Classic win on Sunday.

But for Aaron Martens, the number four isn't so tasty. While VanDam's win tied him with Rick Clunn's 11-year-old record of four Classic trophies, Martens was left with the runner-up spot for the fourth time. The sting for Martens was the repeat of his second-place finish to VanDam in the 2005 Classic.

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Top 25 finish and payouts below.

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    Angler                 Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts Total $$$
1.  Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, Mich.       15  69-11   0 $500,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-03   Day 2: 5   22-08    Day 3: 5   28-00 
2.  Aaron Martens         Leeds, Ala.            15  59-00   0  $45,000.00
  Day 1: 5   20-07   Day 2: 5   12-11    Day 3: 5   25-14 
3.  Derek Remitz          Grant, Ala.            15  56-08   0  $40,000.00
  Day 1: 5   12-15   Day 2: 5   17-04    Day 3: 5   26-05 
4.  Brandon Palaniuk      Rathdrum, Idaho        15  55-07   0  $30,000.00
  Day 1: 5   14-10   Day 2: 5   17-14    Day 3: 5   22-15 
5.  Brent Chapman         Lake Quivira, Kan.     15  54-08   0  $25,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-00   Day 2: 5   20-01    Day 3: 5   16-07 
6.  Boyd Duckett          Demopolis, Ala.        14  53-02   0  $23,000.00
  Day 1: 5   13-12   Day 2: 4   10-09    Day 3: 5   28-13 
7.  Scott Rook            Little Rock, Ark.      15  48-15   0  $21,500.00
  Day 1: 5   19-06   Day 2: 5   12-05    Day 3: 5   17-04 
8.  Todd Faircloth        Jasper, Texas          15  47-03   0  $21,000.00
  Day 1: 5   15-02   Day 2: 5   13-14    Day 3: 5   18-03 
9.  Bobby Lane            Lakeland, Fla.         15  45-09   0  $20,500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-12   Day 2: 5   10-11    Day 3: 5   18-02 
10. Gary Klein            Weatherford, Texas     15  45-06   0  $20,000.00
  Day 1: 5   12-07   Day 2: 5   17-00    Day 3: 5   15-15 
11. Michael Iaconelli     Pitts Grove, N.J.      15  43-03   0  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   13-01   Day 2: 5   11-09    Day 3: 5   18-09 
12. Cliff Pace            Petal, Miss.           15  43-03   0  $14,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-07   Day 2: 5   11-10    Day 3: 5   16-02 
13. Dean Rojas            Lake Havasu City, Ariz 12  42-12   0  $14,250.00
  Day 1: 2    4-04   Day 2: 5   20-03    Day 3: 5   18-05 
14. Skeet Reese           Auburn, Calif.         15  42-03   0  $14,000.00
  Day 1: 5   15-01   Day 2: 5   13-10    Day 3: 5   13-08 
15. Dale Hightower        Sand Springs, Okla.    15  41-14   0  $13,750.00
  Day 1: 5   15-09   Day 2: 5   11-05    Day 3: 5   15-00 
16. Terry Scroggins       San Mateo, Fla.        15  41-00   0  $13,000.00
  Day 1: 5    9-11   Day 2: 5   13-02    Day 3: 5   18-03 
17. John Crews            Salem, Va.             15  38-08   0  $12,900.00
  Day 1: 5   13-14   Day 2: 5   11-07    Day 3: 5   13-03 
18. Kevin Wirth           Crestwood, Ky.         15  38-03   0  $12,800.00
  Day 1: 5   14-02   Day 2: 5   13-01    Day 3: 5   11-00 
19. Tommy Biffle          Wagoner, Okla.         14  37-11   0  $12,700.00
  Day 1: 5   13-05   Day 2: 4   12-13    Day 3: 5   11-09 
20. Shaw Grigsby          Gainesville, Fla.      15  37-01   0  $12,600.00
  Day 1: 5    9-03   Day 2: 5   14-07    Day 3: 5   13-07 
21. Jeff Kriet            Ardmore, Okla.         14  37-00   0  $12,400.00
  Day 1: 5   11-01   Day 2: 4   10-00    Day 3: 5   15-15 
22. Keith Combs           Del Rio, Texas         15  36-12   0  $12,300.00
  Day 1: 5   13-02   Day 2: 5    8-08    Day 3: 5   15-02 
23. Morizo Shimizu        Matsugaoka, Japan      15  35-09   0  $12,200.00
  Day 1: 5   10-00   Day 2: 5   12-13    Day 3: 5   12-12 
24. Greg Vinson           Wetumpka, Ala.         14  30-14   0  $12,100.00
  Day 1: 5   14-03   Day 2: 4    7-03    Day 3: 5    9-08 
25. Paul Elias            Laurel, Miss.          12  29-03   0  $12,000.00
  Day 1: 5   14-13   Day 2: 5   11-06    Day 3: 2    3-00 
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Big Bass of Tournament
     Boyd Duckett            Demopolis, Ala.            8-15  $1,000.00

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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       40       222       555-08
2       35       217       527-12
3       24       122       423-01
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        99       561      1506-05

Help stop invasive spcies. Don't move fish between unconnected bodies of water. Clean, drain and dry your boat before launching on another water body.
Unless clearly stated as such, opinions expressed by Dan Kimmel on this forum are not the opinions or policies of The Bass Federation of Michigan.

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