KVD is a MACHINE

[BPenrod]

I think the format will be changed next year.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Angler of the YEAR

Skeet has 6 top 5 finishes in 8 regular season events with 2 wins and missed another win by 1 ounce.

KVD has 1 top 5 finish in 8 regular season event with 1 win

Skeet average finish 15th

KVD average finish 28th

The "Chase" format in the Elite Series is DISGUSTING. You take 8 - 4 day tournament results, 32 days of fishing, and condense them into 2 days of fishing. You take a man with a 100 point lead over 2nd place and 300 point lead over the eventual "Champion" and move the decimal to the left one place which makes it a 10 point lead over 2nd and 30 point lead over the eventual "Champion", then give them 2 days on the water to battle it out. This ranks right up there with College Football and the way they decide who plays for the National Championship. At least in Nascar they have 10 final full races to fight it out, in NCAA Basketball they have to win 6 games to determine the title, NBA-NFL-MLB all have playoffs of full games to determine the title. I have an idea, lets take the 162 game regular season schedule of the MLB - figure out who the top 4 teams are, then play 2- 5 inning games to determine who will meet in the championship and then a 5 inning game for the title on neutral fields. Take the NBA and play 1 - 12 minute quarter to decide it, run 122 miles of a Nascar race instead of the usual 500 miles .......... Don't get me wrong, I think KVD is the best fisherman EVER but for 2010 he was not the Angler of the Year, Skeet Reese won that honor, but in today's system he did not. Basically an angler could win all 8 regular season events of the Elite Series but by moving the decimal to the left one spot - all 12 of the finalist could win the AOY. Just like Nascar, if you finish 13th in the final standings before the "Chase" starts and then win all 10 of the final events you have no shot at winning the Nascar Championship. Somebody has to come up with a way that makes it fair for ALL.

[Jbyrd]

While I tend to agree that the format was there for everybody, If they didn't shrink the points, Skeet wins easily, not only this year, but last year as well. Let's compare the finishes for the season:

Claifornia Delta:
Skeet 2nd. (by 1 oz.)
KVD 29th.

Golden St. Shootout:
Skeet 5th.
KVD 59th.

Blue Ridge Brawl:
Skeet 1st.
KVD 22nd.

Alabama Charge:
Skeet 5th.
KVD 57th.

Southern Challenge:
Skeet 1st.
KVD 9th.

Pride of Georgia:
KVD 38th.
Skeet 59th.

Tennesse Triumph:
KVD 1st.
Skeet 48th.

Sooner Run:
Skeet 2nd.
KVD 6th.

Fact is, Skeet did not bomb the last two tournaments. He didn't bomb at all. He finished ahead of KVD all but two tourneys during the regular season. He had perhaps the best bass tournament season in history, but because of the new format lost. The only problem I have with the new format is when the seperate first and second by a mere 15 points.

You said he didn't bomb any events with only 95 anglers two of the events 50% of the field beat him . OK he did BOMB when it counted THE LAST TWO EVENTS And again if you want to compare angler to angler PUT Ever's numbers up there Skeet didn't beat him either. Points are points SKEET CHOKED !!! If you watched the coverage today you could see the panic Flipping and the trolling motor on High 102 lbs thrust. He knew his reign at the top was over....

[Tim_T]

You said he didn't bomb any events with only 95 anglers two of the events 50% of the field beat him . OK he did BOMB when it counted THE LAST TWO EVENTS And again if you want to compare angler to angler PUT Ever's numbers up there Skeet didn't beat him either. Points are points SKEET CHOKED !!! If you watched the coverage today you could see the panic Flipping and the trolling motor on High 102 lbs thrust. He knew his reign at the top was over....

He didn't bomb in any way, shape or form. If they did not adjust the points to make the race tighter, he wins regardless of his finishes. They each missed the first cut twice, but Skeet had better finishes until the two post season tournaments. If that logic eludes you, I guess I can't help!

[Jbyrd]

Giving credit where credit is due Skeet had a great SPRING. With exeption of the classic ,oh yea where did he finish????? hummmm BUT when the fishing got tough (HOT SUMMER) were was the golden boy????? Back stage crying like a girl..... OK don't get me wrong that golden boy can fish . He has proven that. But at the begining of the year they ALL know KVD is coming, Regardless of post season ,mid season , turkey season, deer season, squirrel season,dove season (did I leave one out ,lol) KVD is coming . He will be there to contend with in the end

[Tim_T]

Giving credit where credit is due Skeet had a great SPRING. With exeption of the classic ,oh yea where did he finish????? hummmm BUT when the fishing got tough (HOT SUMMER) were was the golden boy????? Back stage crying like a girl..... OK don't get me wrong that golden boy can fish . He has proven that. But at the begining of the year they ALL know KVD is coming, Regardless of post season ,mid season , turkey season, deer season, squirrel season,dove season (did I leave one out ,lol) KVD is coming . He will be there to contend with in the end

You continue to miss the point, If they didn't shrink the lead going into the post season and adjust the points, only Evers had a shot at beating Skeet and KVD would have been somewhere in the top 10. They changed the points, much like Nascar does. I think KVD is the greatest bass tournament angler to live, but you cannot with a straight face tell me he would have won had BASS not rearragned the points going into the post season.

[DJD]

You continue to miss the point, If they didn't shrink the lead going into the post season and adjust the points, only Evers had a shot at beating Skeet and KVD would have been somewhere in the top 10. They changed the points, much like Nascar does. I think KVD is the greatest bass tournament angler to live, but you cannot with a straight face tell me he would have won had BASS not rearragned the points going into the post season.

Yep same in Nascar I didn't like it the first few years they did that because I felt it hurt the consistant team who might have a several hundred point lead.
I think Kenseth won the last year before they started the Chase points and he didn't win a race or maybe only one. I remember people saying that his safe driving was the reason they wanted to spice up the racing at the end or the year.
I think the rules were to be followed by everyone and if you lose you lose. If you don't like the rules pick up your ball and go home. There will be a line behind you wanting to take your place.

[tracy]

In my opinion the post season points screw job is just as stupid as FLW zeroing the weight after the first two days. I have a buddy that got screwed in the 2004 stren series championship because of this. On the co-angler side the guy that won was in 9th place after day 2. The weights zeroed and because that guy caught a bigger bag on the final day he won. Never mind total all 3 days together Earl would have won by over a pound.

Also H.C. Sumpter lost because of this format.

[Tim_T]

In my opinion the post season points screw job is just as stupid as FLW zeroing the weight after the first two days. I have a buddy that got screwed in the 2004 stren series championship because of this. On the co-angler side the guy that won was in 9th place after day 2. The weights zeroed and because that guy caught a bigger bag on the final day he won. Never mind total all 3 days together Earl would have won by over a pound.

Also H.C. Sumpter lost because of this format.

LOL you should have seen how much money that cost Kevin Wirth when he was fishing FLW! Only about $300,000.

[elnutsmalljaws]

lol... sorry Woody I guess i should have added "in December"

I did not know you could catch Smallmouth at Dale Hollow in December. When did this start happening? Any tips you could give a fella ? Seems the water would be too cold for the fish and fishermen at that time. My guess is a Carolina Rigged Pink Double Blade Buzzbait with a 10" Black Grape Powerwom trailer would work in December.

[roadrunner]

I did not know you could catch Smallmouth at Dale Hollow in December. When did this start happening? Any tips you could give a fella ? Seems the water would be too cold for the fish and fishermen at that time. My guess is a Carolina Rigged Pink Double Blade Buzzbait with a 10" Black Grape Powerwom trailer would work in December.

You got it; I'm sure that is what you won the Westmoreland Tourney on.

[elnutsmalljaws]

You got it; I'm sure that is what you won the Westmoreland Tourney on.

You caught me, I admit it. It was not a Double Bladed Pink Buzzbait, it was a Single Blade Orange Buzzbait. Besides, I did not win the Westmoreland, Catchemall did. I was just a NETBOY.