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KVD In Niagra Win
Kevin VanDams on-water performance is on fire. In May, VanDam won on Toledo Bend, followed by an exclamation point at Cayuga in June. This most recent win at the Bassmaster Classic Bracket tournament on the upper Niagara River makes it a trifecta of wins in as many months.
The top eight anglers from the Busch Beer Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake tournament were pitted in a head-to-head competition. Of those initial eight, four were official Humminbird pros: Keith Combs, Brett Hite, Koby Kreiger, and Kevin VanDam.
Day Fours final shoot-out pitted Arizonas Brett Hite against Michigans Kevin VanDam with a new format of rules that changed the usual five bass limit, to total weight of all legal bass caught throughout the tournament day.
As spectators watched in real-time via Bassmaster LIVE, VanDam finished with 11 bass for 20-3. Brett Hite caught 7 bass for 13-9.
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Derrick Allred and Kyle Leamer, Cedar Lake Winners
Derrick Allred and Kyle Leamer, Cedar Lake Winners
Derrick Allred and Kyle Leamer (Coloma) caught 11 pounds, 2 ounces of bass at Cedar Lake to win the Clear H2o Big Bass Challenge last weekend.
The winners ($245) caught their fish on shaky heads in 10 to 12 feet of water.
Buck Mallory (Lawton, Mich.) and Steve York (Bronson, Mich.) were second ($150) with 10-7 caught on drop-shot rigs in 15 to 20 feet.
Clint Marlar (Hobart) and Phil Duracz were third ($65) with 9-4 caught on worms along the outside weed edge. Louie Stout and Chuck Powell were fourth with 9-2 and won the big bass pot ($65) with a 3-6 largemouth caught on football jigs.
The next regular event is Aug. 6 at Lake of the Woods (Decatur, Mich.) from 7-2. Also, there are still spots left on Eagle Lake for the Clear H2o Big Money event July 31. The field is limited to 20 boats on Eagle and 20 on Juno. The Juno field is full. Register at Clear H2o.
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VanDam Clinches Bass Fishings Elite 8 Bracket Championship in controversial finish.
Click here for video explanation of the controversial ending of the tournamant.
In the final round of the Bassmaster Classic Bracket event on the upper Niagara River, Michigans Kevin VanDam collected his 23rd B.A.S.S. win in a dramatic ending to this first-of-its-kind tournament.
In Fridays championship match, VanDam was pitted against Brett Hite of Arizona, and fans were able to watch live on Bassmaster.com as the two Elite Series anglers clashed rods for a berth in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro and a $10,000 first-place payday. Unlike the first two elimination brackets of this derby and traditional Elite Series tournaments where a five-fish limit was the goal, every legal-size bass caught today was weighed and counted.
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KVD Advances to finals via the tie-breaker
A blowout and a tiebreaker made the semifinal round of the Bassmaster Classic Bracket event on the Niagara River a must-watch six-hours on Bassmaster LIVE being streamed on Bassmaster.com.
Arizona's Brett Hite faces Michigan's Kevin VanDam for the championship match today to determine who receives $10,000 and a berth in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro.
The first-of-its-kind competition is being played out entirely live and is shown using Bassmaster LIVE technology. Fans watch competitors in side-by-side screens as they fish for bass on the Niagara. Their catches are weighed by a tournament official in each boat, and the fish are released immediately.
This semifinal round was rich with drama. VanDam faced Florida's Koby Kreiger, a Mishawaka, Ind. native. It looked as though the Michigan superstar would be able to coast through the match until Kreiger made a big move and found several bass where he landed his only keeper yesterday.
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Renee and Brian Hensley
Renee and Brian Hensley