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Kevin VanDam's closest competition expressed hopes that he'd slip up on the final day of the 2011 Bassmaster Classic.
Instead, VanDam stepped up.
Leading by more than 3 ½ pounds going into the last day, VanDam caught 28 pounds Sunday, his biggest limit of the world championship, and collected a record-tying fourth Bassmaster Classic title in dominating fashion. His three-day total weighed 69 pounds, 11 ounces, the heaviest ever taken to the scale in a Classic with a five-fish daily limit.
"I don't compete to break records or for how other people may view me," said VanDam, who won $500,000 to push his career earnings past $5 million, also a Bassmaster record. "I love competition. I compete to win."
VanDam tied legendary pro Rick Clunn for most Classic titles and also matched Clunn as the only angler to win the Classic in consecutive years.
Read more:http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/tournaments/classic/news/story?page=b_classic_11_Reid_Gamer
