With the conclusion of the Bassmaster Classic Bracket today, the field for the 2018 Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell has come a little more into focus.
There are six openings remaining to be filled in the 52-man field. The next opportunity will be at the Smith Lake Southern Open next week. There are currently four anglers who qualified via multiple avenues. If another Classic qualified angler wins one of the remaining two Opens, Steve Kennedy would clinch a Classic berth as he is next in the Elite Series points.
Here’s a look at how the Classic field is shaping up (* denotes double qualifier)”
2017 Bassmaster Classic Winner
> Jordan Lee*
2017 Toyota Texas Fest Winner
> Brandon Palaniuk*
2017 Bassmaster Classic Bracket Winner
> Jacob Powroznik
Bassmaster Open Winners
> Harris Chain (Southern): Jesse Wiggins*
> Lake Chickamauga (Southern): John Cox
> Smith Lake (Southern): TBD (Sept. 28-30)
> Table Rock Lake (Central): Mike McClelland
> Sabine River (Central): Carl Svebek III
> Grand Lake (Central): TBD (Oct. 5-7)
> Oneida Lake (Northern): Stanley Sypeck Jr.
> Jamees River (Northern): Rick Morris
> Douglas Lake (Northern): Ott DeFoe*
2017 Bassmaster College Series Winner
> Jacob Foutz (Bryan College)
2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Championship (top 3 finishers)
> TBD (Lake Hartwell, Oct. 19-21)
2017 Bassmaster Team Trail Winner
> TBD (Norfork Lake, Dec. 6-9)
2017 Elite Series Points Standings (top 35)
> Jason Christie
> Jacob Wheeler
> Edwin Evers
> Casey Ashley
> Greg Hackney
> Keith Combs
> Kevin VanDam
> Brent Ehrler
> Dustin Connell
> Jamie Hartman
> Seth Feider
> Gerald Swindle
> Aaron Martens
> Bobby Lane
> Mark Daniels, Jr.
> Clifford Pirch
> Todd Faircloth
> Mark Davis
> Russ Lane
> Luke Clausen
> Brandon Coulter
> Matt Lee
> Cliff Pace
> James Elam
> Randy Howell
> Josh Bertrand
> Hank Cherry
> Micah Frazier
> Bradley Roy
> Skeet Reese
> John Crews
> David Walker
> Alton Jones, Sr.
> Brandon Lester
> Jason Williamson
