There is no question that Strike King has a premier pro-staff. Year after year their anglers rise to the occasion and this year is no different.
Kevin VanDam won his 6th BASS Angler of the Year on Saturday and his 3rd Angler Of the Year in a row as a member of the Strike King Team!
KVD also won the Classic back in February. With this win, Kevin becomes the first person since Mark Davis, also a Strike King Pro Staffer, To win both the Classic and Angler of the Year in the same season. Davis did it in 1995.
Kevin also won the last postseason event yesterday giving him a total of 19 BASS Wins!
Kevin mentioned on stage during the event that he won using a Strike King Series 5 Crankbait and his NEW KVD1.5 Signature crank both in Sexy Shad color. "Sexy" has taken fishing to a new level.
Since the inception of the Sexy Shad color back in 2007, KVD alone has won the following :
2 Postseason BASS Events
7 Elite Series Events
3 Angler of the Year Awards
1 Classic Championship
Other Strike King notes:
Greg Hackney also fished in the top 12 Postseason event and came home 8th in points.
At this point in time, Strike King will be sending four anglers to the BASSMasters Classic in February in New Orleans, La.
They are KVD, Greg Hackney, Shaw Grigsby and Mark Davis.
Strike King pro Mark Rose will be fishing in the Forrest Wood Cup this coming weekend on Lake Lanier in Georgia.
Using Strike King lures definitely paid for these pros!
