KVD’s jerkbait tactics

Kevin VanDam told me this morning he would assess the dynamics of how the Sunday storms affected his area upon arrival. So far so good.  BASSTrakk shows 4 keepers for about 7...

What are the VanDams doing?

Although they didn’t reveal exactly how they’re catching ‘em, Kevin and Jonathon VanDam have provided some interesting details. It’s an offshore pattern, focused on ditches and depressions in otherwise shallow...

KVD with four

I’m just learning that KVD only has 4 in the well. He threw his biggest, a 3-pounder, back fearing it would die. He hooked the fish in the tongue. By...

Water not any muddier

Yesterday afternoon I drove up the Natchez Trace Parkway to see the conditions of the Pearl River. That was where leader Dustin Connell made the cut for Championship Monday. Today he...

Mind = blown

This event is less than 1 hour old and I’ve already had my mind blown twice. Hard to do for an old guy with little mind left. The first was...

KVD in a flurry

KVD just went through a flurry and we watched him catch three keepers, no make that five, on almost successive casts. I can’t say for certain. I was trying to...

The cleanest water I’ve seen all week

I can’t speak for the other anglers, but the big storm that pushed through here yesterday did not trash the water Kevin VanDam is fishing. As a matter of fact,...

Got the t-shirt?

Meet Aimee Fitzhugh. She is a Marshal this week, having ridden with Jordan Lee and Shaw Grigsby. On Championship Monday she’ll ride with Skeet Reese. What’s up with the special...

Postponement warranted

While the predicted 2 to 4 inches of rain didn’t occur during Sunday’s storm, the postponement was well-warranted. In addition to tornado warnings and high winds, there was quite a light show....

Upriver anglers arrive

The upriver anglers have made it safely. At least four of them anyway. Keith Poche, Dustin Connell, KVD and JVD in that order came roaring up the river minutes ago....