Steve Kennedy Wins 2017 BASS Elite Lake Dardanelle Tournament Win 63-12lbs!

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Steve Kennedy of Auburn, Ala., wasn't dominating the event until he weighed 16 pounds, 9 ounces of bass during the final weigh-in to take home $100,000 and the third championship of his career at the GoPro Bassmaster Elite at Lake Dardanelle presented by Econo Lodge.

Steve is all smiles as last minute 5 pounder seals win! (Photo: BASS)

A big bass late in the day on Monday that weighed 5-10 anchored his five-bass limit and pushed his four-day winning weight to 63-12. The last time Kennedy topped a Bassmaster Elite Series field was in 2011 at Georgia's West Point Lake.

"I've been so close so many times before, and I've usually lost tournaments because of a missed bite, or losing a fish before I could get it inside the boat," Kennedy said. "It sure feels good to win one, especially after nearly winning this year's Classic on Conroe."

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"The nature of today's tournament atmosphere has changed," says four-time Bassmaster Classic champion Kevin VanDam. "Gone are the days of catching a limit to survive. Survival and success in today's tournaments require catching 5 big bass every single day.