MFBAB Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 Another thing not mentioned is that kvd has it harder than all of the others. He basically cannot fish a spot twice because of the spectator boats. In a 4 day tourney, he has to find 4 days worth of fresh big fish water to contend. A lot of the other guys can fly under the radar and manage their fish for 4 days, but his spots are usually just burned because 20 spectators will waypoint and fish them behind him. Spectators can impact bass tourneys way more than other sports, one of the down sides of his success I guess. This is one reason why he dominates at ky lake. It is so vast, and he is so good at reading the ledges there, he can just basically go fishing and run different spots each day and still have success. Most lakes just don't have the real estate for that. 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted June 28, 2015 Super User Posted June 28, 2015 Another thing not mentioned is that kvd has it harder than all of the others. He basically cannot fish a spot twice because of the spectator boats. In a 4 day tourney, he has to find 4 days worth of fresh big fish water to contend. A lot of the other guys can fly under the radar and manage their fish for 4 days, but his spots are usually just burned because 20 spectators will waypoint and fish them behind him. Spectators can impact bass tourneys way more than other sports, one of the down sides of his success I guess. This is one reason why he dominates at ky lake. It is so vast, and he is so good at reading the ledges there, he can just basically go fishing and run different spots each day and still have success. Most lakes just don't have the real estate for that. I never understood "so called bass anglers" following other bass anglers to find good spots. Part of the sport is finding your own fish . If you cant do that then you need to try harder . 1 Quote
hoosierbass07 Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 Could it be his style of fishing is not productive any more because the environment and waters have been changing? Or maybe the other competitors have adopted KVDs style and tricks and now he can't beat them because of that? 1 Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted June 30, 2015 Super User Posted June 30, 2015 He may not be #1 right now, but I'd sure take #7 over #104 any day of the week. He's cashing checks and building points. He's got the right idea. Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted June 30, 2015 Super User Posted June 30, 2015 I'm not a fan of KVD. No real reason really. Just a feeling I get towards him. He is human, and had an off year. He also has a bunch of young, hungry guys chasing him. There are a number of possible reasons for why he didn't make it, but I sure as heck won't write him off just yet. The dude can flat out fish, and isn't going anywhere any time soon. Quote
IntroC Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 I was thinking about this exact topic the other day. The thing about guys like KVD is they force the other guys in the sport to perform that much better. It happens in sports all the time. The athletes today are head and shoulders above the athletes of yesteryear. A lot of ole timers would most certainly argue the point. Even mediocre basketball players of today would more than likely have been superstars thirty years ago. Athletes are always getting better and records are always being broken. Same goes for fishing. Like I said could it be that KVD has forced the rest of the field to perform that much better? There isn't a doubt in my mind. And I bet they would agree. 2 Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted July 2, 2015 Super User Posted July 2, 2015 Not that I consider him as such but the phrase "It's better to be a has been than a never was" comes to mind. I know I wouldn't want to put money down against him. Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted July 2, 2015 Super User Posted July 2, 2015 I was thinking about this exact topic the other day. The thing about guys like KVD is they force the other guys in the sport to perform that much better. It happens in sports all the time. The athletes today are head and shoulders above the athletes of yesteryear. A lot of ole timers would most certainly argue the point. Even mediocre basketball players of today would more than likely have been superstars thirty years ago. Athletes are always getting better and records are always being broken. Same goes for fishing. Like I said could it be that KVD has forced the rest of the field to perform that much better? There isn't a doubt in my mind. And I bet they would agree.This is a good logical point. You want to outperform your heroes from when you were a kid. Ex. Michael Phelps vs. Mark Spitz. Ex. Lee brothers vs. KVD Ex. Andrew Luck vs Peyton manning. List goes on and on. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted July 3, 2015 Super User Posted July 3, 2015 Maybe he hasnt been getting as good information as he use to. I suspect todays top pros have a network that assist them . Theres a lot of money involved . Quote
Thornback Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 You could look at it this way -- The Babe slowed down, Ali slowed down, Y. A. Tittle slowed down, Bird slowed down, Tiger is either in a slump or he's slowing down. So we must realize that KVD is also human. He has nothing to be ashamed of and will always be great to many of us. Quote
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