Shortly after the conclusion of today's Erie/Niagara Bassmaster Elite Series, BASS released the final field for the Bassmaster Memorial Major, which begins this week in Syracuse, N.Y.
The Memorial field will fish Lake Oneida the first 2 days, then Lake Onondaga the final 2 days.
Note that three anglers received automatic berths in the Memorial: 2007 Bassmaster Classic champion Boyd Duckett, 2006 BASS Angler of the Year (AOY) Mike Iaconelli, and 2006 Memorial winner Peter Thliveros. Also note that this is the final Memorial, as BASS cancelled its Majors for 2008 and beyond.
The 48 other anglers qualified today via 2-year combined AOY standings, except for Derek Remitz, who qualified as the BASS Rookie of the Year race leader.
Prior to Erie/Niagara, there was a three-way tie at the bubble spot. Rick Clunn, Lee Bailey and Morizo Shimizu entered Erie/Niagara on the bubble. Clunn finished 58th, Shimizu finished 101st, and Bailey finished 106th at Erie/Niagara. The three-way tie for first out still exists, but Clunn is technically first man out based on the tiebreaker (total weight in Elite Series events on full-field days).
Final 2007 Memorial Field
What follows is the final Memorial field. The 2006 and 2007 combined AOY standing appears after the angler's name. For example, No. 1 Kevin VanDam finished 3rd in the 2006 AOY race, and is currently 2nd in the 2007 race, so his combined total is 5.
1. Kevin VanDam -- 5
2. Skeet Reese -- 8
2. Aaron Martens -- 8
4. Steve Kennedy -- 9
5. Edwin Evers -- 14
6. Jared Lintner -- 21
7. Kevin Wirth -- 23
8. Kelly Jordon -- 25
9. Greg Hackney -- 26
10. John Murray -- 27
11. Tommy Biffle -- 31
12. Terry Scroggins -- 36
12. Todd Faircloth -- 36
14. Dean Rojas -- 40
15. Ish Monroe -- 45
16. Timmy Horton -- 48
16. Mike McClelland -- 48
18. Jeff Kriet -- 52
19. Gerald Swindle -- 54
19. Alton Jones -- 54
21. Scott Rook -- 56
21. Takahiro Omori -- 56
23. Jason Quinn -- 57
23. John Crews -- 57
25. Stephen Browning -- 59
26. Jeff Reynolds -- 60
27. Gary Klein -- 61
28. Denny Brauer -- 63
29. Brent Chapman -- 64
30. Dave Wolak -- 75
30. Randy Howell -- 75
32. Russ Lane -- 78
32. Kotaro Kiriyama -- 78
34. Matt Reed -- 79
35. Mike Wurm -- 80
35. Fred Roumbanis -- 80
37. Shaw Grigsby, Jr -- 81
38. Davy Hite -- 83
39. Chris Lane -- 85
40. Mark Tucker -- 89
41. Bill Lowen -- 90
42. Kevin Short -- 98
43. Kenyon Hill -- 99
44. Mark Tyler -- 100
45. Mark Menendez -- 102
46. Yusuke Miyazaki -- 103
46. Ray Sedgwick -- 103
