The 80-man field for the first Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour at the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes will be split into two 40-man groups for the first two rounds of competition.
Group A will compete on Tuesday and Thursday, with the top 20 after both days advancing to the Knockout Round. Same goes for Group B, which will be on the water Wednesday and Friday. The 40-man Knockout Round will be held Saturday, Feb. 2 and the 10-man championship round will be Feb. 3 at Lake Garcia.
The groups were determined by random draw. Angler groupings in future BPT stages will be based on points standings. Group A has 13 newcomers to the MLF format of catch-weigh-release while Group B has 15 newcomers.
Here are the competition groups for BPT stop number one:
Group A
> Mark Daniels, Jr.
> Gary Klein
> Casey Ashley
> Brandon Coulter
> Andy Montgomery
> Dave Lefebre
> Randy Howell
> Randall Tharp
> Mark Davis
> Ish Monroe
> Kelly Jordon
> Jared Lintner
> Gerald Spohrer
> Fred Roumbanis
> Edwin Evers
> Brett Hite
> Chris Lane
> Michael Neal
> Justin Lucas
> David Walker
> Zack Birge
> Jason Lambert
> Mike McClelland
> Tommy Biffle
> Russ Lane
> Matt Lee
> Stephen Browning
> Andy Morgan
> Ott DeFoe
> Roy Hawk
> Jacob Wheeler
> Greg Vinson
> Keith Poche
> Takahiro Omori
> James Watson
> Jordan Lee
> Tim Horton
> James Elam
> Cody Meyer
> Shin Fukae
Group B
> Aaron Martens
> Adrian Avena
> Bradley Roy
> Jeff Kriet
> Jeff Sprague
> Skeet Reese
> Terry Scroggins
> Dustin Connell
> John Murray
> Shaw Grigsby
> Alton Jones
> Brent Chapman
> Britt Myers
> Jacob Powroznik
> Luke Clausen
> Boyd Duckett
> Gerald Swindle
> Jason Christie
> Josh Bertrand
> Todd Faircloth
> Greg Hackney
> Scott Suggs
> Jesse Wiggins
> Wesley Strader
> Cliff Pace
> Paul Elias
> Cliff Crochet
> Johnathon VanDam
> Brent Ehrler
> Anthony Gagliardi
> Justin Atkins
> Kevin VanDam
> Bobby Lane
> Alton Jones Jr.
> Mike Iaconelli
> Fletcher Shryock
> Mark Rose
> Brandon Palaniuk
> Marty Robinson
> Dean Rojas
