Category: "KVD"
Cliff Pace Takes Lead In Muskegon All-Star Event
By editor on Sep 27, 2013 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, KVD, Michigan | Send feedback »
Reigning Bassmaster Classic Champ Cliff Pace Takes Lead In All-Star Event, KVD in 2nd
MUSKEGON, Mich. — Cliff Pace got a surprise package Friday.
He was presented with a Bassmaster Classic ring, which he earned last February. "It was totally a surprise — a good one," he said.
Great Lakes provide a great finish to the Elite season
By Jeff Nedwick on Sep 13, 2013 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, JVD, KVD, Chad Pipkens, Michigan | Send feedback »
The Bassmaster Elite Series Plano Championship Chase was billed as Lake St. Clair's chance to show the world why it was named the best bass fishing lake in the U.S. But Lake Erie and Lake Huron didn't follow the script, stealing the limelight from Lake St. Clair and putting the "great" in Great Lakes bass fishing.
A lot was at stake in the final Elite tournament of the year but most of the drama ended before the tournament did. The 2013 Angler of the Year (AOY), 2013 Rookie of the Year (ROY), Toyota All-Star Week tournament bids and 2014 Bassmaster Classic bids were mostly decided by the end of the third day leaving only the outcome of the tournament itself in question going into the final day.
AOY and Classic bids at stake for Michigan pros in Elite Series finale
By Jeff Nedwick on Aug 18, 2013 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, JVD, KVD, Chad Pipkens, Michigan | Send feedback »
There's nothing like a little Great Lakes smallmouth bass fishing to bring out the best in Michigan's Bassmaster Elite Series pros.
Detroit Lions and Kevin VanDam team up for charity
By Jeff Nedwick on Jun 20, 2013 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, BASS, KVD, Chad Pipkens, Charity Tournament | Send feedback »
Detroit Lions players, bass fishing pros and sponsors battled the elements and the bass on Monday in the 2nd annual Detroit Lions / KVD Charity Fishing Tournament. And like last year’s inaugural event, the bass proved to be a tougher opponent than any the Lions will likely face on Sundays.
2013 Bass Pro Shops KVD Charity Classic Fans Fun
By editor on Jun 8, 2013 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS Elites, Pro Anglers, JVD, KVD, Chad Pipkens | Send feedback »
Detroit Lions fans and pro bass tournament fans both have a great opportunity to see and mingle with their favorite sports stars up close during the dinner weigh-in this Monday, June 10 at Kensington Metropark's Kent Lake, site of the 2013 Bass Pro Shops KVD Charity Classic fishing tournament! Watch the football and fishing pros in action as they compete against each other in a relaxed summer event.
2013 Bassmaster Elite Series has a Great Lakes feel
By Jeff Nedwick on Apr 5, 2013 | In BASS Elites, BASS, JVD, KVD, Chad Pipkens | Send feedback »
On September 10, 1813 U.S. Navy Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry took advantage of a wind shift on Lake Erie to defeat a British squadron led by Commander Robert Heriot Barclay in the Battle of Put-in-Bay.
Nearly two hundred years later, Bassmaster Elite Series pros are looking forward to another potential Lake Erie battle – this time for a chance to be crowned 2013 Bassmaster Angler of the Year.
Michigan's Bassmaster Classic history
By Jeff Nedwick on Apr 5, 2013 | In BASS, Bassmaster Classic, Pro Anglers, Ryan Said, JVD, KVD, Chad Pipkens | Send feedback »
Since its debut in 1971, Michigan anglers have qualified for the Bassmaster Classic thirty six times and only six times in the last 32 years has the state failed to produce a qualifier. In fact, only 14 states have produced more Bassmaster Classic qualifiers than Michigan.
However, before engaging in any inter-state trash talking, know that these statistics are significantly skewed by the fact that 23 of those 36 Classic appearances are attributed to one angler - Kevin VanDam. Exclude VanDam's numbers and Michigan's representation is a more pedestrian 13 appearances by 10 anglers over the 42 year history of the Classic.
2013 KVD Charity Classic Back on Kent Lake
By editor on Apr 4, 2013 | In Bass Tournaments, BASS, Pro Anglers, Pro Teams, KVD | Send feedback »
Detroit Lions and Kevin VanDam team up again for a charity fishing tournament on Monday, June 10, 2013
The 2013 KVD Charity Classic returns to Kent Lake Monday, June 10, 2013 allowing anglers the chance to fish and compete with the Detroit Lions and seven-time BASS Angler of the Year, Kevin VanDam. The event consists of a day on the lake competing with Head Coach Jim Schwartz, players, alumni, KVD and other Elite Anglers to catch the biggest bass.