As noted in today's Grand Lake Bassmaster Elite Series coverage, Kevin VanDam has a flotilla of spectators following him. In fact, when he arrived at his starting spot this morning, he had 53 boats with him. He noted there was one special story from among the crowd.
"I'll tell you what's really exciting, there was this one boat with a father and his two little boys. They followed me in practice for half a day, and followed me all day the first 2 days - start to finish. (The father) told me today that his boys had been looking forward to following me all year. That's pretty cool right there. They have to get up at 5:30 it the morning. It's not like they're out there fishing. They're just sitting in the sun, watching. It's exciting."
