Kevin VanDam
Kevin VanDam
Kevin VanDam, often called simply "KVD," is a professional bass fisherman from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is the all-time money winner in professional bass fishing, having earned $5.66 million through September 2014. He has captured four Bassmaster Classic titles, seven Toyota Tundra Angler of Year titlesand was also the FLW Angler of the Year in 2001. VanDam has predominantly fished the Bass Anglers Sportsman SocietyBassmasters tournament series during his career...
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth14 October 1967
CityKalamazoo, MI
chose definitely early fish grew hoping january move nice past scout spring warm
I grew up sight-fishing in Michigan, but I have chose in the past in a lot of these tournaments to look for other fish. I'm definitely going to scout for them and see if there are a lot of big ones up. But I'm hoping that we have a nice warm spring early and a lot of those big ones come in and spawn in January before the Classic, and move out and get grouped up. That's the kind of fish that I like to fish for.
compete love
I love what I do and you have to, to compete at this level.
enthusiasm exciting great learning means
It's great to see their enthusiasm. The learning curve's a lot steeper for them, being out there with a pro. It means so much to the kids, but it's really exciting for all of us.
coolest prepared
You've got to be prepared for everything, because we don't know where we're going. That, to me, is the coolest thing of the whole deal.
bass bowl comparison harder super three winning won year
I won FLW Angler of the Year, and BASS Angler of the year three times, but there is no comparison to winning a Classic. It is kind of sad, because winning Angler of the Year is harder than winning a Classic. But it is just like football; the Super Bowl is the deal.
attitude mind fisherman
A positive attitude and an open mind are true characteristics of all good fishermen