KVD Tells What It Takes to Win at St. Clair

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Published: 21 August 2013

(Provided by Plano Molding)

KVD tells what it takes to win at St. ClairThere’s a reason Kevin VanDam (KVD) is the all-time money winner ($5,499,476.33 to date, to be exact) on the Bassmaster Tournament Trail: The 45-year-old, 7-time “Angler of the year” knows how to boat bass of all species better than anyone else on earth – and numbers don’t lie.

And that’s why we interrupted the Plano prostaff’s pre-fishing before his last tournament of the year, the 2013 Elite Series Plano Championship Chase on Lake St. Clair/Detroit River.

It’s all to bring you KVD’s first-person and private (well… until now) look at this phenomenal fishery and what it’s going to take to win the $100,000 purse at the end of the three-day event.  And best of all, KVD—who’s now in third and verging on his eighth “Anger of the Year” title—was more than willing to answer our inquiries.

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Wobble Bobbin’ Walleyes

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Published: 20 August 2013

by Daniel Quade

(Provided by PRADCO Tackle)

Wobble Bobbin’ WalleyesComplex presentations get plenty of press these days, but few walleye tactics are as deadly—or as easy to fish—as the simple slip-bobber rig. With a well-balanced float, you can efficiently and precisely suspend mouthwatering live bait in front of hungry ’eyes. Plus, you know exactly when a fish has inhaled your bait.

Veteran guide Mike Christensen is a big-time believer.

From his home base out of historic Hunter Winfield’s Resort on the scenic south shores of Minnesota’s mighty Mille Lacs Lake, the jovial yet dead-serious walleye hunter launches literally hundreds of missions onto the fabled fishery with one goal in mind: connect clients with the big lake’s walleye bounty.

His success rate is epic, and one of his favorite presentations throughout much of the season is, you guessed it, a slip-float rig.

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