How good is Kevin VanDam? Scary good. Here's a quick look at the numbers.
> He's currently the No. 1 angler in the world according to the BassFan World Rankings.
> Even with a DQ at Santee-Cooper, which put him at dead-last in the field with no Angler of the Year (AOY) points accrued, he's 4th in the BASS AOY race – 124 points behind Mike Iaconelli. So the AOY title is within reach, although he needs some help from those ahead of him.
> He followed up his insane three consecutive Bassmaster Elite 50 wins in 2005 with a 5th at the Bassmaster Classic, then a 6th at Amistad and 3rd at Rayburn.
> He came back after his DQ with a 4th at Guntersville.
> In June and July he fished five events and finished inside the Top 10 four times, including a two 3rds and a 2nd.
Here's what his stat sheet looks like for the 10 Elite Series events and two Bassmaster Majors this year, starting with the most recent event:
Potomac River – 30th
Wylie (Major) – 2nd
Champlain – 9th
Oneida – 3rd
Kentucky Lake – 3rd
Grand – 22nd
Eagle Mountain (Major) – 26th
Clarks Hill – 50th
Guntersville – 4th
Santee-Cooper – 103rd (DQ)
Sam Rayburn – 3rd
Amistad – 6th
