KVD’s penalty vs Hackney’s DQ

During the championship round of Friday’s Bassmaster Classic Bracket, Kevin VanDam fished briefly outside the tournament boundary line, just south of the railroad bridge on Niagara River. While out of...

VanDam is a fish locator

Boat driver Don Staczyzyk has given me some added perspective this week on how good Kevin VanDam is at finding fish. On the spot where VanDam is catching fish now,...

KVD’s last fish did not count

Kevin VanDam did indeed catch one bass south of the tournament boundary, which is south of the International Bridge. That fish weighed 1 pound 13 ounces. The tournament official in the boat...

KVD with No. 8

Kevin VanDam just boated bass number eight. This one weighed 1-1 and brought his total to 14-11. The location was about 100 yards south of the International Bridge. Brett Hite has four...

VanDam with 9, 10 and 11

Kevin VanDam moved north to fish the area he started in this morning. And the move paid off with a 1-12, a 2-3 and 1-9 for a total of 20-3....

Don’t overlook heavy weights for drop shotting

During the unique 8-man Bassmaster Classic Bracket tournament on New York’s Niagara River, Jacob Powroznik showcased the importance of going big with your drop shot weights when conditions call for...

VanDam loves the wind

Kevin VanDam was looking forward to today’s windy conditions. The perfect formula for catching smallmouth bass in clear water like the Niagara River is wind and sunshine, but wind is...

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