Catch up with all the action as Kevin VanDam takes on the second day of the A.R.E. Truck Caps Bassmaster Elite at Toledo Bend.
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Due to Toledo Bend's challenging cell service, Bassmaster LIVE viewers got a healthy dose of Kevin VanDam today. His area was one of the few with good service.
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A little windy offshore. Nothing someone from Michigan isn't used to.
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This is the kind of fish that puts you on top of the field for another day.
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One slight problem. that's a KVD 10XD, with giant Mustad treble hooks...
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...which are great for hooking 7-pounders. But they are very sharp.
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Sharp enough to hook not just a 7-pounder, but also one of the greatest fishermen of all time.
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Kevin can't worry about it right now, though. He's got to take care of some business.
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...even while one of his signature crankbaits is embedded in his hand.
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It may hurt a little bit, but he said later he's take a hook in a hand for a 7-pounder any day.
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VanDam calls over photographer Garrick Dixon, seen earlier running along the shore. Garrick gets another chance to get in this photo gallery.
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