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Bassmaster Elite Series pros need reliable rig to make their mortgage and truck payments and feed their families. The stakes are considerably higher. The stakes are arguably highest for the best in the business, Kevin VanDam. If he doesn't make check-in, people wonder what happened. If he doesn't catch a limit, people wonder if he's slipping. Rest assured, he's not. There's no more competitive angler on tour, possibly on the planet. As a guy who spends untold hours in his boat each year, KVD knows what works and what doesn't. That's why the engineers at Nitro asked for his help - along with Edwin Evers, Brian Snowden, Rick Clunn, Timmy Horton and the rest of the Nitro team - for input on making the most angler-friendly, tournament ready rig ever.

Photo: Seigo Saito