With the conclusion of the Bassmaster Team Championship Fish-Off on Saturday, the field for the 2018 Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell is complete.
Missouri native Ryan Butler claimed the last spot in the 52-man field with his win at Norfork Lake. There were six anglers who qualified via multiple avenues, meaning the top 41 finishers in 2017 Elite Series points will compete at Hartwell.
Here’s a look at how the Classic field will look in March (* 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): Jesse Wiggins*
> Table Rock Lake (Central): Mike McClelland
> Sabine River (Central): Carl Svebek III
> Grand Lake (Central): James Elam*
> 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)
> Caleb Sumrall
> Luke Gritter
> Marty Giddens
2017 Bassmaster Team Trail Winner
> Ryan Butler
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
> Randy Howell
> Josh Bertrand
> Hank Cherry
> Micah Frazier
> Bradley Roy
> Skeet Reese
> John Crews
> David Walker
> Alton Jones, Sr.
> Brandon Lester
> Jason Williamson
> Steve Kennedy
> Mike Iaconelli
