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Pace, Wheeler & Evers All Catch 25+ Pound Limits to End Day Close Behind VanDam, 40 Anglers in Group B Begin Competition Tomorrow
UNION SPRINGS, N.Y. (June 6, 2023) – Just prior to the start of the 2023 Bass Pro Tour season, the winningest professional bass angler of all-time, Kalamazoo, Michigan’s Kevin VanDam, announced that he is retiring and that the 2023 season would be his last as a touring professional. The seven-event Bass Pro Tour season would be his farewell tour.
Tuesday, on Cayuga Lake, VanDam showed that he is not going away quietly.
VanDam caught 12 scorable smallmouth bass, with his best five weighing 28 pounds, 1 ounce to take the early lead in Qualifying Group A on Day 1 of the of the Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Favorite Fishing Stage Five on Cayuga Lake Presented by ATG by Wrangler. Weights remain fairly tight throughout the remainder of the top 20, as 20 pounds, 1 ounce is the current mark to break inside the Toro Cutline and advance to the Knockout Round.
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standings for the 40 pros in Group A after Day 1 on Cayuga Lake are:
1st: Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich., five bass, 28-1
2nd: Cliff Pace, Petal, Miss., five bass, 25-15
3rd: Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., five bass, 25-10
4th: Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla., five bass, 25-3
5th: Mark Davis, Mount Ida, Ark., five bass, 24-11
6th: Dustin Connell, Clanton, Ala., five bass, 24-6
7th: Luke Clausen, Spokane, Wash., five bass, 24-3
8th: Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 23-12
9th: Jared Lintner, Covington, Ga., five bass, 23-3
10th: Scott Suggs, Alexander, Ark., five bass, 22-15
11th: James Elam, Tulsa, Okla., five bass, 22-10
12th: Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., five bass, 22-3
13th: Bradley Roy, Lancaster, Ky., five bass, 22-2
14th: Dylan Hays, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 22-1
15th: Alton Jones Sr., Lorena, Texas, five bass, 21-15
16th: Dakota Ebare, Brookeland, Texas, five bass, 21-9
17th: Mark Daniels Jr., Tuskegee, Ala., five bass, 21-8
18th: Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif., five bass, 21-4
19th: Jeff Sprague, Wills Point, Texas, five bass, 20-14
20th: Fred Roumbanis, Russellville, Ark., five bass, 20-1
21st: Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., five bass, 19-15
22nd: Keith Poche, Pike Road, Ala., five bass, 19-4
23rd: Russ Lane, Prattville, Ala., five bass, 19-1
24th: Jacob Wall, New Hope, Ala., five bass, 19-0
25th: Brandon Coulter, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 18-7
26th: Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La., five bass, 18-3
27th: Stephen Browning, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 17-15
28th: Gerald Spohrer, Gonzales, La., five bass, 16-12
29th: John Hunter, Shelbyville, Ky., five bass, 16-9
30th: Jesse Wiggins, Addison, Ala., five bass, 16-9
31st: Skeet Reese, Auburn, Calif., five bass, 15-7
32nd: Shinichi Fukae, Osaka, Japan, five bass, 15-6
33rd: Todd Faircloth, Jasper, Texas, five bass, 15-4
34th: Josh Bertrand, Queen Creek, Ariz., five bass, 15-2
35th: Jeff Kriet, Ardmore, Okla., five bass, 15-1
36th: Gary Klein, Mingus, Texas, five bass, 14-11
37th: Tommy Biffle, Wagoner, Okla., five bass, 14-3
38th: Brett Hite, Phoenix, Ariz., four bass, 12-9
39th: John Murray, Spring City, Tenn., five bass, 12-8
40th: Matt Lee, Cullman, Ala., two bass, 5-13
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