kvd would beat me...

kvd would beat me...

 

He would beat me too fisher, but think of what we could learn, even if we just sat in the back of the boat

and watched.

 

Hootie

Nope I'd be to busy trying to get him to sign my baby

He could easily figure something out

He would beat me too fisher, but think of what we could learn, even if we just sat in the back of the boat

and watched.

 

Hootie

x2 Hootie

I have read all the replies and i'm shocked! Come on you guys, the OP asked if you could. I have seen posts where a lot of you have given some great information on different techniques and doled out some superior fishing wisdom. I do believe Catt could bet him on Toledo Bend. i also think SpeedBead (sp) could get some pigs with his swimbait prowess and I know AJ and Hootie have caught some huge fish over the last couple years. Tom seems like he has the SoCal area locked down tight and he has caught lots of DD fish. Heck even some of the newer fisherman on the forum could do it. I know he's a pro but so what. On any given day......

 

In my humble opinion, i think that there are anglers out there that pursue this crazy hobby with passion but don't care about tournaments and making money doing it. I hope that several of you could and would do it. I would watch and I wouldn't root for KVD or any other pro against one of the non-pro BassResource members.

If KVD reads this it may give him the confidence to overcome this "slump" he is in. I actually think you guys give him too much credit, I think I would have a good chance of beating him 1 on 1 in a one day tournament. Now a year long aoy race is a different story at this point in my fishing career given his vast knowledge of fishing and competition.

He can have whatever he wants... If its bank fishing with no fancy gear i think i could do ok against him. Especially if i get to choose the battle ground.

It would be fun to even try though

"Ike" fished a local buddy tourney yesterday and did not win. Nor did he make the top 3. 17 boats competed at a highly pressured puddle about ten minutes from his house. It's impossible to win every event.

Sure I think I could beat KVD if he was limited to a spincast reel.  The rods that go with those reels are flimsy, and would be hard to work most lures, not to mention the gear ratio in it would drive you nuts.  With him never using a spincast reel, he'd be less accurate with it and the reel would feel awkward to him.  He may be able to find the fish, but he'd be frustrated all day trying to catch them.  Good luck running and gunning with that combo also, flipping is pretty much out also.  

Key word: one against one?

I would win!  With my, 6 outing of experience.

That, would be so easy.

First 2-3 days before,  I would locate power plant, near to body of water, that you will be competing on.

Second, I would drag large cable from power plant to said, body of water, throw the cable in water and turn on switch, stun all the fish.

Then, I'd gather all fish and place them gently into, one or several  semi-truck size aquariums, (he always has at the BPS events).

Lastly, cherry pick the 5 biggest bass, and anchor/livewell, cull, them in little corner of body of water. Note: stash them near ramp.

Then, use blow dart, dipped in some spider venom, (not sure of species), just to slow him down. Dull his senses.

He leaves ramp, I could run over to my 5 Big Bass,

WHAT !!!!!! He has already located them and is having a KVD, Square bill, commercial advertising, how great it searches for bass with that tight pattern.

P.S. I Dart myself, and win in my dreams, ***.. 

 

 

 

It would be like a division 2 school playing a good Sec team.They might win 1 out of 35 times or so.So,sure KVD could be beaten under any circumstance, just not very often.

It would also depend on the circumstances... Would someone be going up against him on his home turf fishing for smallies they never fished for before, or would he be on their home turf? Or, would both be out of home base?

KVD would be tough to beat in any given situation because he has many years of experience under his belt. But it is a toss up when fishing! Even lucky can win sometimes! Even a blind squirrel can find a nut sometimes!

On my home lake, the competitor in me says I've got a shot. Last february I caught 5 fish that went 42 pounds.... but the realist in me says the chances are highly unlikely.

In my lake, with my gear, no electronics for either of us and he gets a spincaster? I'd have a chance. Not a great chance, but still a chance.

KVD and all the top pros today do their homework along with fishing with local guides, getting GPS waypoint cards from fans and locals, and pre-fishing as much as possible. 

That's why the average Joe and most pros can't touch them. 

 

 

If I can pick the lake, I stand a good chance. He is a numbers guy, finds some big bass too, and while I can't fish as fast as he can, I can always scrape together a good batch of 5 fish on this lake. Also being a northern WI bass lake there just aren't a lot of big bass which would keep it close where anything can happen. 

I wanted to add that he can use all his gear, if I were to beat him I would want to earn it. Him fishing with inferior stuff would just make it an unsatisfying victory. I would rather get pummeled then win that way  

It would be a lot of fun to fish against him for a day and then With him for a day to see how he picks apart a lake. 

11 hours ago, Mosster47 said:

KVD and all the top pros today do their homework along with fishing with local guides, getting GPS waypoint cards from fans and locals, and pre-fishing as much as possible. 

That's why the average Joe and most pros can't touch them. 

 

 

I listened to KVD on Ike's show and it sounded like they aren't into getting waypoints, but does sound like some guys out there are. That isn't right, but I don't think they could really ever police it. Maybe that is why those two have struggled the last couple of years. 

16 minutes ago, cgolf said:

If I can pick the lake, I stand a good chance. He is a numbers guy, finds some big bass too, and while I can't fish as fast as he can, I can always scrape together a good batch of 5 fish on this lake. Also being a northern WI bass lake there just aren't a lot of big bass which would keep it close where anything can happen. 

It would be a lot of fun to fish against him for a day and then With him for a day to see how he picks apart a lake. 

I listened to KVD on Ike's show and it sounded like they aren't into getting waypoints, but does sound like some guys out there are. That isn't right, but I don't think they could really ever police it. Maybe that is why those two have struggled the last couple of years. 

 

I've heard Hackney speak out against it to, but he was pretty diplomatic about it and stated a couple times that because there are no rules against it you can't fault anyone for doing it. 

Rick Clunn had the best take on it. Regardless of how good a fisherman you are, the guy with the card is going to beat you most the time. If a cove has 30 docks the average guy has to fish every dock to find fish. The guy with the card zooms in, fishes the two that hold fish and is out of there.

I love KVD and I'm a spinnerbait disciple because of him, but if you're not on the cutting edge you get left behind. 

My home lake is a little river cove that holds a good amount of smallmouth and some largemouth. It's very tough to fish and I have found the best approach is to wade, not even be in a boat. I fished it nearly everyday for an entire summer and I feel like I have that place on lock; what baits work when and where. I think that given his expertise and his amazing reputation as an angler, I may have a 50 to 60 percent chance on any given day on beating him. If the conditions were tough and the fish were finicky, he wins. If the fish are in the current by the edge of the cove and the conditions favor my favorite ways to fish (front moving in, overcast) I could fight him for a win. I would have more rods and a lot more knowledge of the tough fishing of Iowa, and would win in those conditions maybe 65 percent of the time. Not to discredit KVD, he's an awesome angler.

In an ideal world, he still has the cheap spincaster and we fish against eachother for Northern Pike. I win 80 percent of the time (or I like to think I would). 

Take away his retrieve speed??! That is an interesting question.