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Lucky Kevin VanDam stacks up more than 3-pound lead at 2011 Bassmaster Classic

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B.A.S.S. News

‘Lucky’ Kevin VanDam stacks up a more than 3-pound lead at Bassmaster Classic in Louisiana

Kevin VanDam, often described as the best angler in the world, said he simply got lucky Saturday when he hauled 22 1/2 pounds out of the Louisiana Delta on a day when other Bassmaster Classic anglers fishing beside him fell behind.

“I don’t think that I’m doing anything different than anybody else there,” said VanDam, the defending Classic champ and reigning Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year from Kalamazoo, Mich. “I got lucky and made a couple of right casts and had my bait go by a bass that was in the right mood.”

Read entire article on GreatLakesBass.com Tournament News

Complete weight standings below.

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   Angler             Hometown           No./lbs-oz Pts
1. Kevin VanDam       Kalamazoo, Mich.     10 41-11  0
Day 1: 5  19-03  Day 2: 5  22-08
2. Brent Chapman      Lake Quivira, Kan.   10 38-01  0
Day 1: 5  18-00  Day 2: 5  20-01
3. Aaron Martens      Leeds, Ala.          10 33-02  0
Day 1: 5  20-07  Day 2: 5  12-11
4. Brandon Palaniuk   Rathdrum, Idaho      10 32-08  0
Day 1: 5  14-10  Day 2: 5  17-14
5. Scott Rook         Little Rock, Ark.    10 31-11  0
Day 1: 5  19-06  Day 2: 5  12-05
6. Derek Remitz       Grant, Ala.          10 30-03  0
Day 1: 5  12-15  Day 2: 5  17-04
7. Gary Klein         Weatherford, Texas   10 29-07  0
Day 1: 5  12-07  Day 2: 5  17-00
8. Todd Faircloth     Jasper, Texas        10 29-00  0
Day 1: 5  15-02  Day 2: 5  13-14
9. Skeet Reese        Auburn, Calif.       10 28-11  0
Day 1: 5  15-01  Day 2: 5  13-10
10. Bobby Lane        Lakeland, Fla.       10 27-07  0
Day 1: 5  16-12  Day 2: 5  10-11
11. Kevin Wirth       Crestwood, Ky.       10 27-03  0
Day 1: 5  14-02  Day 2: 5  13-01
12. Cliff Pace        Petal, Miss.         10 27-01  0
Day 1: 5  15-07  Day 2: 5  11-10
13. Dale Hightower    Sand Springs, Okla.  10 26-14  0
Day 1: 5  15-09  Day 2: 5  11-05
14. Paul Elias        Laurel, Miss.        10 26-03  0
Day 1: 5  14-13  Day 2: 5  11-06
15. Tommy Biffle      Wagoner, Okla.        9 26-02  0
Day 1: 5  13-05  Day 2: 4  12-13
16. John Crews        Salem, Va.           10 25-05  0
Day 1: 5  13-14  Day 2: 5  11-07
17. Michael Iaconelli Pitts Grove, N.J.    10 24-10  0
Day 1: 5  13-01  Day 2: 5  11-09
18. Dean Rojas        Lake Havasu City, AZ  7 24-07  0
Day 1: 2  4-04  Day 2: 5  20-03
19. Boyd Duckett      Demopolis, Ala.       9 24-05  0
Day 1: 5  13-12  Day 2: 4  10-09
20. Shaw Grigsby      Gainesville, Fla.    10 23-10  0
Day 1: 5  9-03  Day 2: 5  14-07
21. Terry Scroggins   San Mateo, Fla.      10 22-13  0
Day 1: 5  9-11  Day 2: 5  13-02
22. Morizo Shimizu    Matsugaoka, Japan    10 22-13  0
Day 1: 5  10-00  Day 2: 5  12-13
23. Keith Combs       Del Rio, Texas       10 21-10  0
Day 1: 5  13-02  Day 2: 5  8-08
24. Greg Vinson       Wetumpka, Ala.        9 21-06  0
Day 1: 5  14-03  Day 2: 4  7-03
25. Jeff Kriet        Ardmore, Okla.        9 21-01  0
Day 1: 5  11-01  Day 2: 4  10-00
26. Matt Herren       Trussville, Ala.     10 20-12  0
Day 1: 5  12-15  Day 2: 5  7-13
27. Mark Davis        Mount Ida, Ark.      10 20-09  0
Day 1: 5  7-00  Day 2: 5  13-09
28. Edwin Evers       Talala, Okla.         8 20-09  0
Day 1: 5  14-02  Day 2: 3  6-07
29. Dave Wolak        Wake Forest, N.C.    10 20-06  0
Day 1: 5  13-02  Day 2: 5  7-04
30. Brian Snowden     Reeds Spring, Mo.    10 19-14  0
Day 1: 5  10-08  Day 2: 5  9-06
31. Gerald Swindle    Warrior, Ala.        10 19-13  0
Day 1: 5  10-10  Day 2: 5  9-03
32. George Crain      Cropwell, Ala.        7 19-05  0
Day 1: 2  3-12  Day 2: 5  15-09
33. Terry Butcher     Talala, Okla.        10 19-01  0
Day 1: 5  9-09  Day 2: 5  9-08
34. Mike McClelland   Bella Vista, Ark.     9 18-11  0
Day 1: 4  9-05  Day 2: 5  9-06
35. Randall Tharp     Gardendale, Ala.      8 18-08  0
Day 1: 5  11-12  Day 2: 3  6-12
36. Andy Montgomery   Blacksburg, S.C.      9 18-06  0
Day 1: 4  9-02  Day 2: 5  9-04
37. Kelly Jordon      Palestine, Texas      7 17-02  0
Day 1: 5  14-03  Day 2: 2  2-15
38. Brian La Clair    Denton, Md.           8 16-05  0
Day 1: 5  10-03  Day 2: 3  6-02
39. Bill Lowen        Brookville, Ind.     10 16-00  0
Day 1: 5  7-11  Day 2: 5  8-05
40. Ryan Said         Wixom, Mich.          8 15-08  0
Day 1: 3  4-15  Day 2: 5  10-09
41. Dave Watson       Sullivan, Ind.        7 15-05  0
Day 1: 5  11-04  Day 2: 2  4-01
42. Greg Hackney      Gonzales, La.         8 15-01  0
Day 1: 3  4-03  Day 2: 5  10-14
43. Ryan Mcmurtury    Abbeville, S.C.      10 14-14  0
Day 1: 5  10-09  Day 2: 5  4-05
44. Sean Alvarez      Rutland, Vt.          8 14-14  0
Day 1: 5  8-00  Day 2: 3  6-14
45. Russ Lane         Prattville, Ala.      5 14-14  0
Day 1: 0  0-00  Day 2: 5  14-14
46. Stephen Browning  Hot Springs, Ark.     7 14-02  0
Day 1: 5  8-12  Day 2: 2  5-06
47. Jason Williamson  Aiken, S.C.           8 13-10  0
Day 1: 5  7-01  Day 2: 3  6-09
48. Steve Kennedy     Auburn, Ala.          3  6-10  0
Day 1: 2  2-06  Day 2: 1  4-04
49. Tracy Adams       Wilkesboro, N.C.      2  5-02  0
Day 1: 2  5-02  Day 2: 0  0-00
50. Clark Reehm       Lufkin, Texas         4  0-11  0
Day 1: 0  0-00  Day 2: 4  0-11
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Totals
Day  #Limits  #Fish   Weight
1        40    222    555-08
2        35    217    527-12
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         75    439   1083-04

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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