MLF RAW: 2.5 Hours in a boat with Kevin VanDam.

MLF pro Kevin VanDam had a very impressive win at the 2016 Summit Cup with 40 fish weighing 74 pounds, 9 ounces. This video is from inside KVD's boat for all of Period 2. It's long, but worth a watch.

[@nio8231]

I fell asleep watching DemolitionRanch and ended up waking up to this

[@amelia198]

@hache same lol but first befor i was watching that i was watching DALLMYD

[@forrest1893]

Me too

[@ramohart]

Same here

[@calebpittman982]

It’s is our destiny

[@dravenshahan9567]

Samme

[@metroplexbassaddicts]

Great video! KVD is the best there is! We wish y'all would do more videos like this, we could watch them all day long!

[@the45er]

I was asleep when this came on. Good thing I woke up 'cause this sounded like my white noise machine. I might have slept another two hours.

[@michaelsoutdoorlife]

This is why I used to love Saturday mornings on the old network TNN (The Nashville Network). You could watch hours of Bill Dance Jimmy Houston Roland Martin and Bassmasters we need more of this but with the newer legends of the sport

[@bleebleeblahblah]

I was watching KZbin videos at 3:30 a.m., fast forward 3 hours later and I wake up to this video. I've been fishing and have some great memories. Nice video though, regrettably, I gotta wake up now... Later.

[@joeecord5102]

See, I could watch videos like this all day. To me this is the best stuff to upload.

[@finnafishfl]

Literally how

[@magovenor]

This is a serious yawnfest!!!

[@paulesq2588]

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[@LucasBassFishing]

You need to post more of these videos. I watched it from start to finish. please, please post more of these videos!

[@finnafishfl]

Hahaha

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[@danielnamkung4242]

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[@steve4321able]

We need more videos like this so people can see how hard the pros work!

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

Yeah! No one really understands how hard it is to go fishing! Some people even somehow pull it off without endless sponsorships, piles of electronics, and payments! It's just extreme!

[@scottporter4524]

17:45 Whenever I have weeds/grass on my lure, I always hit the lure on the water kinda hard to knock it off very fast n easy. Nice to see KVD doing this too! It's a really great tip and saves you a ton of time and effort!!

[@gastch]

Long videos like this are awesome!

[@mr.e695]

Man that was awesome!! The first 10 minutes was like a time machine for me back that first wide open run in my first bass boat. Super cool!

[@generalpatton71]

Seriously loving this! Please post more of these!!!!!!!!

[@danielzappo2745]

Please post more of these. They are so educational

[@tristanwhite8530]

Cool to see just how efficient and fast he is everyday on the water, it's like you get to be right there in the boat with the GOAT 🐐 there's truly nobody better than KVD!

[@Wav3GangQuan]

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[@Wav3GangQuan]

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[@xlxDirtyxlx1]

No one fishes harder than KVD. I dont know how he keeps up that pace. Amazing video!

[@kdigiacomo]

Billy Martin - lol Coke

[@gamezilluh]

by the way, MLF please keep this up I love this live content. Two thumbs up

[@cryptic8389]

I feel asleep watching KZbin and ended up on this. WTH!!?!!

[@minitackle077]

Same

[@destinhurley9111]

Literally same i went back in youtube when i woke up amd there was this

[@daviscook268]

Same

[@masonmacdonough]

SAME

[@mikebeacom7973]

Same

[@ToledoBendLoLife]

I want more of these videos on every pro. I'll watch these all day. Thanks

[@chrisfoley3320]

Camera man riding on the bow on plain with no life jacket on. I love it!

[@weswood05]

Love watching him work like this! He is just unreal!

[@ncimson5318]

Nice vids and thanks for sharing. Ive caught more large mouth using an ugly stick gx2 medium heavy rod with Lews 6:1 gear ratio spinning reel lined with power pro 10lbs braided. Ive always been a fan of texas rig around this time of the year. Good luck fishing to yall

[@acelife545]

amazing job guys . i enjoy so much to watch your act

[@ThePercanegra]

Very nice and real tournament video!!

[@bryansilwanicz791]

guy on shore asks what they are doing and then says yea I watch it on tv. how the hell can you stand there and not know your in the greatness of KVD

[@donaldscearce5687]

Greatness LMFAO

[@dieterolcott3959]

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[@colesanchez3018]

@@donaldscearce5687 Well yeah no fishermen is better than him lol

[@adamcole7826]

Drives fast af fishes fast af. This dudes the goat

[@tommy3512]

i like these videos much better than the edited made-for-tv versions. you actually learn MUCH more from the time they AREN'T catching fish. cant hardly stand to watch ESPN fishing cause every time the camera changes to another guy you know he's a half second away from setting the hook, and that doesnt teach anything.

[@timb8970]

Awesome video. More please! But please put a mike on the anglers.

[@jtmoney606]

Thank you!!! I could watch this for days and it be great if you could do this with other anglers.

[@masonstephens7631]

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[@Srrb.x]

I fall asleep watching duck dynasty and end with this

[@user-hc9ig4le2s]

Loved the video guys 👍😎

[@IanDirtySouth615]

I am only 30 seconds in, but I am so happy right now.

[@svmoua24]

Great shots of my home waters. Gotta say though that 4:17 was kinda scary. I've gone through that same opening of that wing damn numerous times but never that fast.

[@phillamoore157]

It's amazing to watch legends work. BIG difference between recreational fishing, and tournament fishing. What surprised me most is how much time he spent working that area. Anyone else know what he kept looking at? It was like he kept looking over his shoulder like he was expecting someone to take a swing at him....a really strange paranoia (for lack of better words).

[@TheTodd2u]

I like how he sat the spinning rod down and picked up another one, until competitors boat passed. That is old school tournament angling at it's finest. He keeps his head on a swivel also. He checks his 6 often.

[@raymondyagle3168]

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[@BestPlconEarth50]

Did he do that to fool the other person into thinking he was using different bait?

[@mastersong11111]

I love this!!~~ thank you thank you for the upload

[@MikesWorld1]

Incredible how fast he fishes. I’ve never had success fishing fast.

[@dansfishing]

Good stuff. Thank you for posting!

[@MrAlley32]

Great instructional video. I watched the episodes on TV too. The audio in this video was way low. I'd like to see more Raw footage like this with all of the MLF Pros!

[@meh2365]

Nobody: KZbin:lets recommend this random ass fishing video

[@Hudson.Yancey]

Well welcome to the fishing side of KZbin😂😂

[@riplips6746]

i could watch videos like this all day

[@smorrow0816]

What an amazing comeback!

[@FishingThePNW]

Would be great to see more like this! Would like to see a video of Palaniuk or Ehrler like this!

[@trippn2785]

G hi Gn h go huh ggg gg yyy DU hi yyy u it guy u go if guy

[@kalamazoobassjunky]

Id love to know what kept him glued to this spot/school for 2.5 hours. How id love to pick his brain. I just saw kevin 2 days in a row at a fishing expo in both of our hometowns and didnt have the stones to go say hi lol

[@xclaya]

Liked before I even watched it.

[@atvraceryfz77]

+xclaya Samezies :-)

[@iraxxle8269]

Me to

[@greanbeen7458]

Just fell asleep and woke up 2 hours into this

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

That's ironic. I woke up two hours ago then fell asleep after the first 2 minutes of this video.

[@anglingnvirginia1346]

Omg I love this PLZ do more!! At least do one with swindle

[@patrickaustin4975]

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[@jeffwerth2707]

Subscribe to MoTV.com - they have MLF Extended casts where they have more RAW footage - a whole period with someone. You can watch Ike swear a touch and get so dehydrated that he could not crack the bottle of his drink open

[@dillonfishing]

This ALWAYS comes up when my I fall asleep and my phone just keeps playing videos

[@fahed7316]

I woke up and my phone iz now 11% fuck

[@codymartin9703]

Same lol

[@bryceboatman3462]

Same wtf! Thanks for letting us know we are together!

[@jofritz]

Omg. Same. Weird

[@breakingtrailofficial]

That is so weird 😂 same!

[@scottyhoxsey5513]

He picked every single part out in those two locations unbelieveable!!KVD!!

[@chadblackwell1133]

I've fought bass like this in Louisiana in bogalosa pull bluff . Yall need to come down here n do a fishing league n minchin me chad blackwell Jr bc I'm a big fan of this

[@HoppedUpOnBass1983]

This is a great video to watch, especially to those just beginning to bass fishing. Shows the ways you can work baits that you so uh lent think to do. great video

[@Stiksfishingchannel]

i love this footage

[@robinhood9241]

Great video. I wish there was some way to watch the episodes online for those of us who don't have cable. :(

[@stanleycarter9014]

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[@siralswidi]

i fell asleep and woke up to this video

[@OhioLipRippers]

wish there was more videos like this. Get one with someone like hackney who likes swim jigs and flippin. learned a lot

[@kentwoodpd843]

Is he fishing a grass flat at the beginning? Bad boy!! Rocks, grass, creek bed...Wish I was that good!!

[@erikjbrown]

man he really hit this spot hard - even though not catching many. i always imagined the pros moving from spot to spot much faster.

[@cutemoutdoors3059]

Hey KVD like to work spots over maybe there was timber brush or rock on bottom he had on locater showing fish

[@wesjanz]

Erik Brown Kevin's methodical, not much of a junk fisherman

[@kalamazoobassjunky]

his efficiency is insane! also, that cameraman is a Savage up there on the front deck.

[@ZYTHUM13]

Awesome vid!

[@hoopsheavenpa]

G.O.A.T. 🐐

[@Sevelan]

I know it's only a gopro, but I wish the audio was a little better. Can't really make out what anyone is saying...

[@mgt00656]

+Bob Hammond that's what I was thinking!!! Mic em up!!!

[@andrewsobeck5123]

Just watching random fishing videos and pop onto this one in waters I actually know lol

[@scrobtimusprime]

KVD must have played baseball as a kid. Every time he casts, he's stepping into the swing.

[@chrislee4463]

Scott Robinson no he doesn’t.

[@kdigiacomo]

Chris Lee - I don't see it either

[@matthewsaunders8187]

Scott Robinson Bldr yl

[@jeffwerth2707]

He has a video on how to get more distance - he does say to get your body into the cast....I would liken it more to a QB throwing a pass since he does not raise a leg to kick

[@marvinmarvin6672]

He played for the yankees

[@nccw8683]

Kevin you probably don't remember me I was up on Kerr Lake with you followed you everyday you won the tournament and one day you had Michael Iaconelli on your boat well most of the time on the front with you but that was a long time ago and I watched a good man fish

[@Ktm85]

I fell asleep to Kendall Gray and then I looked at my phone and it was still playing this video

[@GabooNx]

Wish you could get the online version!!! I don't get outdoor channel (

[@nrxhavoc]

Me also, have to pay extra since my cable provider dropped them

[@stevesigler5241]

What time of the year is this? I thought I read the summit cup was end of Feb to March. How are there leaves on the trees in Wi.?

[@BigDrawls79]

More like this please 👍

[@partsshooter]

When you let the videos play, it goes to this! At 3a

[@yalleatfeet3053]

customhonda wtf this just happened to me today

[@AlexHernandez-zf8vh]

Aoxy Fn tthe at tethis r

[@fidelcordova9374]

what kinda rod is he using for the jerkbait .?

[@kgeyedoc]

What lure does he start using around 1:50?

[@OldPoser]

Wondering the same thing

[@bartnukem]

camera man doesn't need no stinkin life-jacket!

[@arsalmonar]

Is the paint dry yet?

[@eriesmallies]

Is the camera guy wearing a life vest while KVD is running full speed? Couldn't see one, but maybe I'm just missing it. Love the video, but I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw no life vest. I've rode shotgun with the Elites (as a Marshall) and know how dangerous it can be out there... Thanks for sharing the raw video... Love MLF...

[@joeecord5102]

+eriesmallies Didn't look like he was at the beginning.

[@Sevelan]

+eriesmallies It kinda looks like he has something on under the grey shirt, like a black neoprene one, maybe?

[@LaTajOfficial]

I read that title oh so wrong 🤣

[@Shawnpimpin601]

😂😂😂

[@jsimo1431]

I know these guys are living a great life, but it's weird to think of what fishing has come to. a cameraman in every boat.

[@tphvictims5101]

INTENSE

[@nolanminor6761]

RIP KVD's wrists

[@NORMANI7]

you guys should get a 360 camera

[@mdubs54]

Lmao 1:03:07 does he nail that pontoon on the lift with his crank?

[@kdigiacomo]

Conor Tully - Yep!

[@thechamplainfisher7854]

Conor Tully I cried🤣🤣🤣

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

That's a pro move. Wakes the fish up. Hopefully he'll do a 4 hour video on that technique. MLF baby!

[@j.t.molina7223]

Whoever forces kvd to deal with extra cameramen, u funny

[@davidferrari4264]

How awesome would it be to be KVD for a day

[@bigj164]

What does he constantly keep looking over his shoulder for? Like someone is sneaking up on him.

[@kdigiacomo]

Big J - Maybe so he doesn't slap the camera guy with his 8'? That's what I thought....

[@jeffwerth2707]

I think its crowd management - you have more of this on the BASS tour where folks know when the pro's will be on a body of water. He is making sure they stay far enough away to not impact his fish....

[@shawnbeck2303]

The man and his golden wrists. He has to work out. No one can do that for 9 straight hours. Shawn

[@nccw8683]

also I was in the blue and white Sprint have followed you a Car Lake always wanted to be a pro fisherman but I'm from the Poor Side of Town

[@jeremypefferkorn8640]

wow! he fishes FAST! I always heard he fishes fast, but i didn't realize to what degree lol

[@danedwards3015]

HP matters!

[@Jay_Wood]

First thing we see is the camera man on the deck of the boat with no life jacket during blastoff. Nice...

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

I love how KVD is not JUST a walking, talking billboard, but he actually catches fish without worms, bobber, and a bible. So extreme.

[@lunawolf8035]

Alan Howell the new music

[@lunawolf8035]

Alan Howell is that

[@paulbaker4248]

Keys on. So are all life jackets !

[@dylanmangelsdorf111]

Who thought the camera man went over board at 1:35 😂😂😂😂

[@brianschaper9234]

1:14:08 Never thought id see old KVD digging through a tree for a lure

[@zrulz]

You'd think they carry everything in the world with them but a heavy boat can't get just anywhere. I've come to realize from seeing these guys fishing over the years that time is money and if its the last one you have and its catching fish, you'd go swimming for it. Timmy Horton may be able to talk him into a Money Pole!

[@dbrzezicki]

Brian Schaper kkdd,

[@TC-yx1qt]

He broke it off on a cast like ten minutes earlier I think..

[@visualkeirockstar]

Nice day at the office.

[@manifestgtr]

Seems like they might’ve cut out some of the audio of him cursing out fellow boaters, etc. He keeps looking out onto the water and saying stuff but there’s no audio of those parts hahaha Keep this stuff up, though. It’s absolute gold to see these guys with this kind of detail as opposed to the usual 30 second highlight reels and ads where they’re explaining some technique that everyone already knows.

[@sabastianscottmcclintock4062]

Fell asleep and woke up to the end of this video

[@7milealldayy756]

I fell asleep in the beginning and woke up in the middle😂

[@Joshmango86]

I’m over here just dreaming of the chance to stand on a bass boat and fish. To hell with my kayak. I need actual boat!

[@SMEGMA-ROVER]

His Quatums are probably exploding after 1 day of fishing. Must feel bad being stuck with Quantum for so long. Poor KVD, must be frustrating.

[@rickhambricjr5148]

I'm no quantum fan, but evidently they work pretty good for him!

[@chrislee4463]

Rick Hambric Jr he probably has to set up a whole new reel each tournament.

[@thatfishingguy11b]

It's to prove a point...you don't need a $400 reel to become a legend.

[@hunternixonfishing2500]

B U N G I E Quantum’s are ok they aren’t my favorite mainly cause of the braking system on them. I’m a Lews and a Shimano man

[@itsbigcon8428]

My quantums are my favorite reels tbh. Like my tour s3’s more than my chronarchs and curados and my lews custom pros

[@AcEFilmsStudio755]

nice

[@BigDrawls79]

Can’t thumbs up this enough…

[@tphvictims5101]

It’s definitely an art. And, what am I doing wrong? Is that all monofilament? What kind of reels?

[@cocorkiller2322]

All of it ur doing wrong

[@manifestgtr]

Honestly, forget about gear and just learn about fish behavior. Learn what they see, how they perceive your lure, what makes them hit, where they go and when they go there. It also doesn’t hurt to “specialize” in a few techniques. Myself...I’m way into flukes, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits and frogs. Because I know, with those baits, I can get a knee jerk reaction out of certain fish...even ones that aren’t interested in feeding. And if you MUST obsess over gear, shimano makes the best reels, closely followed by daiwa and abu garcia. Get yourself a shimano slx or two...maybe a curado or an aldebaran down the road and you won’t be sorry. As far as line goes, moss green monofilament works for 90% of your applications. Straight 50lb braid for topwaters, frogging and close quarters cover.

[@tphvictims5101]

A Rod for every lure.