Kevin VanDam
- Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI
- Family: (Wife) Sherry, (Children) Jackson and Nicholas
- Age: 42
- Years Pro:20
- Occupation: Professional Angler
- Hobbies: Deer hunting
- Primary Fishing Strength: Power Fishing
- World Ranking: 1 (2009)
BASS Stats:
- Bassmaster Classics: 20-3 wins (2001, 2005, 2010)
- First Place Finishes: 17
- Top-10 Finishes:85
- Career Earnings: $4,173,476.30
- Avg. Won Per Tournament:$18,634.28
- Total Weight of Bass Caught: 8,063 lbs. 3 ozs.
FLW Stats:
- Career Earnings: $370,950
- Number of Tournaments Won: 0
- Number of Top-10 Tournament Finishes: 8
- Weight of Largest Day's Catch: 20 lbs. 9 ozs. (2001, Wal-Mart FLW Tour, FLW Tour, Okeechobee, FL)
- Number of Events Fished: 21 Since 1999
Website:www.kevinvandam.com
Achievements: BASS Angler of the Year (5 times); FLW Angler of the Year (2001); Bassmaster Classic Winner (2010, 2005, 2001)
Strike King Journal Entries
- 08/30/2010 - Bass Fishing Tips From Strike King's Post-Season Pros
- 08/23/2010 - Favorite Go-To Baits of the Strike King Pros
- 08/09/2010 - The Swimming Jig Tactic You Won't Believe
- 08/02/2010 - Kevin VanDam – New Angler of the Year for 2010 – There’s No Stopping This Strike King Pro
- 07/26/2010 - Greg Hackney and Kevin Vandam at the Ramada Trophy Chase on Lake Jordan
- 07/19/2010 - Expected to Win at Bass Fishing with Kevin VanDam
- 07/05/2010 - Up and Running Again at BASS Tournaments with Kevin VanDam
- 06/28/2010 - Shut Up and Catch Bass – Kevin VanDam Learns that Silence Pays $100,000 on Kentucky Lake
- 06/07/2010 - Denny Brauer, Greg Hackney, and Kevin VanDam Share Bass Fishing Tips and Strategy
- 05/24/2010 - Tips for Better Bass Fishing From the Strike King Pros
- 05/10/2010 - Most Productive Lures of 2010 From the Strike King Pros
- 03/01/2010 - Kevin VanDam’s 2010 Bassmaster Classic Win
- 02/08/2010 - Getting Ready for the 2010 Bassmaster Classic with Kevin VanDam
- 01/25/2010 - Kevin VanDam – How I Got a Head Start
- 12/21/2009 - Kevin VanDam’s Bass-Fishing Heroes
- 11/09/2009 - Bass Tournaments – How to Win Them with Bass Angler Kevin VanDam
- 09/28/2009 - Strike King’s Kevin VanDam’s Keys to Consistency
- 09/21/2009 - Kevin VanDam Wins $200,000 and the 2009 Angler-of-the-Year Title
- 06/29/2009 - Kevin VanDam and the New Strike King Series 6 XD Crankbait
- 05/25/2009 - Top Angler Kevin VanDam Goes Soft with Strike King Lures
- 05/04/2009 - Kevin VanDam’s Shaky Heads $100,000
- 04/13/2009 - Victory from Defeat with Kevin VanDam on Lake Dardanelle
- 02/09/2009 - Kevin VanDam’s Five-Favorite Bass-Fishing Techniques
- 11/10/2008 - Kevin VanDam and the Creation of the Sexy Shad, the Burner and KVD Perfect Plastics
- 08/18/2008 - Kevin VanDam Does It Again and Wins Angler of the Year for 2008
- 06/23/2008 - Kevin VanDam Breaks the $3 Million All-Time Career Winnings Mark at the 2008 Kentucky Lake Elite Event
- 06/16/2008 - Kevin VanDam on Fishing the BASS Elite at Wheeler Lake in June, 2008
- 05/26/2008 - Tournament Fishing at Lake Murray with Kevin VanDam and the New Strike King Shadalicious
- 05/12/2008 - Fishing the Most-Difficult Conditions with Kevin VanDam at Clark’s Hill Lake
- 03/24/2008 - Another $100,000 Win for Kevin VanDam Using the New Sexy Shad Chrome Color
- 01/28/2008 - Kevin VanDam’s 18th Bassmaster Classic
- 11/05/2007 - Finding and Catching November Bass with Kevin VanDam
- 09/24/2007 - A Look Back at Kevin VanDam’s Super Elite Season
- 09/03/2007 - Kevin VanDam Takes 3rd Place at the Bassmaster Legends Tournament on Lake Dardanelle
- 07/02/2207 - Kevin VanDam’s $200,000 Strike King Lure
- 05/07/2007 - Kevin VanDam’s 11th B.A.S.S. Tournament Victory
- 04/23/2007 - Inside the Mind of Kevin VanDam
- 04/02/2007 - Bass Fishing with Kevin VanDam and James Niggemeyer in the California Delta
- 03/19/2007 - Kevin VanDam on Fishing Lake Amistad in March
- 03/05/2007 - The Tiger Woods Of Bass Fishing – Kevin VanDam
- 01/29/2007 - How I’ll Fish the Classic with Kevin VanDam
- 06/26/2006 - Tournament Fishing with Kevin VanDam
- 10/17/2005 - Kevin VanDam - The Classic Mentor
- 09/26/2005 - How Kevin VanDam Won the 2005 Bassmasters Classic
- 08/01/2005 - Kevin VanDam and his Confidence Baits
- 08/01/2005 - Kevin VanDam's $106,000 Weekend
- 04/04/2005 - Kevin VanDam - What to do When Your Fishing Goes to Pot
- 02/14/2005 - Kevin VanDam – How I Make Bass Bite
- 10/25/2004 - Kevin VanDam on Strike King's New Products
- 10/18/2004 - Kevin VanDam: My Five Favorite October Patterns
- 08/23/2004 - Kevin VanDam - How, When, and Where to Fish Heavy Tackle
- 06/28/2004 - The Elite 50 Champs
- 05/31/2004 - Five Critical Keys For Making The Classic by Kevin Vandam
- 10/27/2003 - Life With Kevin VanDam
- 07/07/2003 - Kevin VanDam - Lures That Got Me To The Classic
- 05/05/2003 - Two Bass Master Classic Winners - Mark Davis & Kevin VanDam
- 01/20/2003 - When Strike King Saved the Day for Kevin VanDam
- 12/09/2002 - Kevin VanDam's Life as a Professional Angler
- 09/30/2002 - Kevin VanDam on Pros and Fall Spinner Baiting
- 09/16/2002 - Fishing With Kevin VanDam
- 06/17/2002 - VanDam and the Wild Thang
