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All-Star Pro Team

Greg Hackney
James Niggemeyer
Jonothan VanDam
  • Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI
  • Family: Single
  • Age: 23
  • Years Pro: 3
  • Occupation: Professional Angler
  • Hobbies: Deer hunting
  • Primary Fishing Strength:
  • World Ranking:

BASS Stats:

  • Bassmaster Classics: 0
  • First Place Finishes: 1
  • Top-10 Finishes: 6
  • Career Earnings: $96,916.71
  • Avg. Won Per Tournament:$3589.51
  • Total Weight of Bass Caught: 662 lbs. 5 ozs.

Website: www.jonathonvandam.com

Achievements: Was the youngest angler on the 2011 Elite Series Trail.

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)

Mark Davis