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What's Behind The Velvick Revival? |
 California Bassmaster Elite Series pro Byron Velvick is in the midst of a comeback. Until recently, his name wasn't mentioned often unless the discussion turned to all-time weight records. He holds the BASS 3-day tournament record of 83-05 set at Clear Lake, Calif. in April of 2000.
But suddenly, Velvick's in the spotlight and near the top of the leaderboard more often than not.
After six tournaments in the 11-event Bassmaster Elite Series season, he's 35th in the Elite Series points and in position to qualify for his first-ever Bassmaster Classic.
His last three finishes were 15th at Lake Toho, 87th at Clarks Hill and 28th at Murray. He's 150th in the BassFan World Rankings, up from 228th where he started the year.
What's behind the wake-up call? And can he keep it going? Read More |
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After being literally side-by-side from the leader all week, and milking a spot for every viable ounce he could, Byron Velvick noted that he was forced to scramble on the final day. “I only got like eight bites at my primary spot today, so I had to actually move around quite a bit today,” he said.
“It’s really pretty sad to say that you had an off day when you catch 30 pounds, but really, I never got the big bite that I needed.”
While some might argue that he was fishing a bent-rod pattern, Velvick contends that he – along with several others – found the spot during practice. “My fiancé is the one that actually put me on these fish, so a lot of the credit goes to her,” he explained.
“It was without a doubt the single-most unbelievable spot I’ve ever seen.” Read More |
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 Bassmasters - Aaron Martens is almost to 80 pounds after two days on Falcon Lake, and Byron Velvick is on his tail. The BASS record could go down on Day Three. 'Juiced' bass | No wind: look out! | Standings
BassFan - About whether or not he thought the spot could keep producing, he said: "I don't know. I'd like to think these are migratory fish. I'm hoping a bunch more come up and decide to take residence in my little underwater pueblo and I can go out and whack them again tomorrow." Read More |
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Byron Sticks 34-14 Day one Falcon |
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ZAPATA, Texas — All the unbelievable bass fishing stories that surfaced during practice on Falcon Lake this week were proven true on the first day of the Lone Star Shootout, presented by Longhorn.
It was predicted that Dean Rojas' BASS single-day, five-bass record of 45 pounds, 2 ounces, was in jeopardy. And Aaron Martens proved that was true by catching 42-0 Thursday, the second-heaviest single-day bag in BASS history.
He was one of 18 Bassmaster Elite Series pros who caught over 30 pounds on Day One of the four-day tournament. Read More - Mary Has Great Day on the Water Also with a 4th Standings |
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Velvick Slips to Second and KVD Lurking in Third |
| March 15th, 2008 - BassZone.com |
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Story by Dan O'Sullivan - Photo by Mark Jeffreys
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 Lake Whales, Fla. – Day one of the Bassmaster Elite Series Citrus Slam was dominated by sightfishing. Many of the Super 6 anglers after day one are renowned for their skill at locating and catching big spawning largemouth.
However, bass fishing is a sport that reminds us that the only constant is change, and day two of the Citrus Slam presented the 109 Elite Series pros and their Co-angler partners with changing weather conditions. Those changes led many to believe that the leader’s sightfishing approach would be affected.
As day two progressed, the amount of available bed fish seemed to draw crowds and as the anglers crossed the stage they began to talk of turning to other approaches to entice The Kissimmee Chain’s largemouth into striking. Read More... |
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BassFan.com Additional Notes |
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Byron Velvick (2nd): "They're not as big as yesterday. I really disappointed myself and (my fiancé) Mary and probably anybody who thought I could catch them. I saw some big ones, but couldn't get them to go, I tried sight-fishing most of the day. If I can get them to go, I'll catch another 25 pounds. There are some boats beating them up pretty hard. The fish are weird now – sketched out. There's fish moving around, it's just hard to see them. What am I going to do if the wind blows? The second plan is to go to Huddle House." Read More |
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