I caught a few minutes of a recent MLF tournament... and thought I saw KVD was using Lowrance on his boat.  Has he switched over from Hummingbird, or is that just a different set up he uses for MLF tournaments?  

I believe that MLF supplies the equipment

He is using 1100 series Humminbirds at the Delta this week. Pictures on BASS

 

http://www.bassmaster.com/slideshow/elites-hunt-big-bass-sacramento

 

There was another picture of him with Humminbird ONIX units a week or so ago.

Yeah, he's one of the original Hummingbird guys and has signature models now.  Hence my surprise to see him in a boat decked out with Lowrance.  Must just be an MLF thing.  Awkward, but sponsors are probably a little more flexible on these things with certain elite-level pros.  

 

Seeing it was kind of like watching Mike Rowe show up in a Silverado

The boats are supplied by MLF and their sponsors.

And if Mike drove a Chevy, he'd be on time.

"And if Mike drove a Chevy, he'd be on time."

 

TOUCHE' !!

If you haven't noticed MLF puts the pros in identical Z7's.

I know I saw a couple Z-7's and thought those were a little small for the elite level guys ... but it looks like they are on smaller bodies of water in MLF than your typical FLW formats.   Levels the playing field to all have the same set up.  Interesting format ~

I know I saw a couple Z-7's and thought those were a little small for the elite level guys ... but it looks like they are on smaller bodies of water in MLF than your typical FLW formats.   Levels the playing field to all have the same set up.  Interesting format ~

Went to the classic this year since it was close by, VanDam’s boat this year is a new Z21, all HB electronics, 360 imaging transducer, hydro wave, can't remember if it had power poles or not. Wrapped in blue vinyl that was made up of thousands of pictures of KVD family stuff not professional pictures it was pretty cool. And the new Nitro Z21 was a beast