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Day 4: Kevin VanDam on What Makes a Great Bass Fisherman Great
Editor’s Note: Today, there’s not a more-dominant tournament angler in the world of bass fishing than Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, Michigan. In the last 3 years, VanDam has won three Angler-of-the-Year titles, back-to-back Bassmaster Classic titles and nine BASS event series titles. Now he’s moved to the leader in all-time career money winnings for BASS, over $5 million. How does Kevin VanDam consistently win tournaments and titles and completely dominate the sport of tournament-bass fishing? VanDam revealed his secrets of success in the press conference that followed after he won the 2011 Bassmaster Classic. Each day, this week, VanDam will tell us what makes him successful, and how he has won big tournaments and become the leader in all-time career winnings in bass fishing.
Kevin VanDam studied the best bass fishermen in the world of professional competitive bass fishing to learn what made them better than everyone else. He learned that the observation skills of the best bass fishermen are extremely keen. “These fishermen are able to pick-up subtle changes in water, wind, weather and bait movement that other fishermen don’t see or don’t pay attention to,” VanDam says. Watch as VanDam tells us what makes a great bass fisherman great.