PARIS, Tenn. (AP) — Kevin VanDam beat Edwin Evers by nearly 712 pounds Saturday for his 17th career Bassmasters victory.
VanDam, from Kalamazoo, Mich., caught 21 pounds, 8 ounces of Kentucky Lake bass on the day for a four-day total of 92-5. Edwin Evers was second at 85-12 and fellow Talala, Okla., resident and brother-in-law Terry Butcher third at 80-4.
It was VanDam’s first victory since winning the Bassmaster Classic on Feb. 21.
“I had a pretty good start to the year winning the Classic,” the five-time Bassmaster angler of the year said. “There have been a few scenarios this year where key bites just didn’t go my way and that happens. Sometimes you are on a roll and sometimes you aren’t.”
VanDam now has three first-place finishes, a second and a third in his last five times at Kentucky Lake.
