Recently, B.A.S.S. held the drawing for boat numbers for the upcoming Bassmaster Classic at B.A.S.S. headquarters in Birmingham, Ala.
The numbers were randomly drawn by B.A.S.S. staffers and will determine the order in which boats leave the dock on days 1 and 2 of the event.
The top two positions were automatically given to reigning Angler of the Year Greg Hackney, who will be boat number 1, and Randy Howell, the 2014 Classic winner, who will be boat number 2.
During the Classic, the full field of participants will be split into two flights, boats 1-28 and 29-56. On Day 1, the boats will head out on Lake Hartwell in numerical order. On Day 2, the order will be reversed with 56-29 followed by 28-1. On Day 3, after the field is cut to the Top 25, takeoff order will be decided by angler rank in the tournament.
2015 Classic Boat Draw
Flight 1
1. Greg Hackney
2. Randy Howell
3. Mike McClelland
4. Jared Lintner
5. Gerald Swindle
6. Cliff Prince
7. Chad Morgenthaler
8. Clifford Pirch
9. Keith Combs
10. Skeet Reese
11. Casey Ashley
12. Andy Montgomery
13. Dean Rojas
14. Cliff Crochet
15. Brian Snowden
16. Brandon Gray
17. Jacob Wheeler
18. Brandon Lester
19. Chris Lane
20. David Walker
21. James Niggemeyer
22. Paul Mueller
23. Randall Tharp
24. Jason Christie
25. Mark Davis
26. Takahiro Omori
27. Bobby Lane
28. Shin Fukae
Flight 2
29. Michael Iaconelli
30. Kevin Short
31. Teb Jones
32. John Crews
33. Brett Hite
34. Scott Rook
35. Chad Pipkens
36. Van Soles
37. Matt Herren
38. Justin Lucas
39. Todd Faircloth
40. Ott DeFoe
41. David Kilgore
42. Paul Elias
43. Troy Diede
44. Brandon Palaniuk
45. Brett Preuett
46. Morizo Shimizu
47. Steve Lund
48. Cliff Pace
49. Coby Carden
50. Jacob Powroznik
51. Aaron Martens
52. Jeff Lugar
53. Stephen Browning
54. Edwin Evers
55. Andy Young
56. Bill Lowen
