Fish with KVD winner announced

Ryan Gard of Floral City, Fla., is the winner of the Ultimate Fish with KVD sweepstakes.

Ryan Gard of Floral City, Fla., is the winner of the Ultimate Fish with KVD sweepstakes. Gard is 31, and he has never been a B.A.S.S. member but does fish on occasion. He is originally from Kalamazoo, Mich, and that is why he entered 70 times. There were 590,000 entries from over 64,000 people. Gard won the following package valued at $35,000.

Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a prize package consisting of:

  • One (1) trip package for one (1), to a to-be-determined U.S. location to fish with Kevin VanDam. Trip Dates and location to be determined by the Sponsor, based on Kevin VanDam’s availability. Trip package includes:
              – Round-trip, coach-class airfare for one (1)
                (domestic flight only)

              – Three (3) nights/four (4) days hotel 
                accommodations based on single-occupancy
              – Rental car for the duration of the trip

  • $500 spending money;
  • Assorted Gear from GoPro;
  • Assorted Gear from Strike King ;
  • One (1) Quantum Tour TKD Baitcast Reel (TKVD150hptb) matched to a Tour KVD  7’4” cranking rod;
  • One (1) Hummingbird 999HD SI KVD Model Fish Finder;
  • One (1) Oakley KVD Polarized Flak Jacket XLJ signature series eyewear;
  • One (1) Oakley KVD Polarized Batwolf signature series eyewear;
  • One (1) Bass Pro Shops $1,000 gift card;
  • One (1) Motorguide Charger Pack; and
  • One (1) Nitro Z-7w Boat with Mercury 150 Pro XS motor, trailer, MinnKota Maxxum 70# 24v 42” trolling motor and a Lowrance Mark 5X.