By Todd Ceisner
BassFan Editor
James Elam admits he was a bit distracted last week. And maybe that was a good thing.
With the Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year Championship looming this week at Sturgeon Bay in Wisconsin, an event Elam qualified for in his quest to secure his first Bassmaster Classic berth, he also had the Fort Gibson Lake Central Open, on a fishery that helped shape him as an angler, to occupy his mind.
Turns out, multi-tasking suits the Oklahoma native well.
Fresh off a Top-10 showing at the Lake St. Clair Elite Series, Elam punctuated what’s been a breakout season with his first Bassmaster victory, overtaking FLW Tour standout Stetson Blaylock on Saturday with a final day-best 17-08 to finish with 46-03 and win by nearly 4 pounds.
“It’s a weird feeling,” Elam said Sunday morning while making the drive to Door County, Wis. “It’s really awesome because of all of the years you do all of this, it finally paid off.”
He recalled the last time Gibson hosted an Open in 2012 and how he went into that event fairly confident he could win, but sudden changes in the weather forced him to settle for 11th place. That finish, however, clinched his invitation to the Elite Series for 2013.
After banking five checks across his first two seasons on the Elite Series, Elam matched that number this season alone and, thanks to his win last week, is locked in to compete at the Classic at Grand Lake near his hometown of Tulsa next March.
“It’s absolutely the biggest thing that could happen to me,” he said. “I’d heard rumors about it coming back and you get to thinking, ‘I need to make that,’ then I saw the Opens were coming to Gibson. That’s a big stage for sure. I’d like to catch them there, but right now I’ll be happy to be there.”
When Elam secured the win, he didn’t have to celebrate alone. He had a loud contingent of supporters on hand to mark the occasion.
“All of my family and friends were there. It was crazy,” he said. “I told them I was putting more into the AOY and that I wasn’t going to sit and fret about Gibson. I was more focused on the AOY, but everyone had that attitude that I was going to win.
“I had to change every single day, mostly locations and a little how I was fishing on day 2.
Mostly, it was about changing locations and not getting set on something. I just had to keep moving.”
Here’s how he did it.
Practice
Elam set aside one day to prep tackle for both Fort Gibson and the AOY event since he knew he’d be leaving right from the Open to head north. He spent 4 days on Fort Gibson, checking different sections of the lake each of the first 3 days and revisiting some productive areas on the final day before taking the day before the tournament off to rest up.
“I practiced on the lower end on the first day and probably had 17 or 18 pounds worth of bites,” he said. “After that I was like, ‘Cool.’ That area wasn’t on like that at the last Open.”
He was keying on rock, mostly, in practice.
“I could catch them out of 1 to 3 feet pretty good in the mid-lake, but I was not catching good-sized fish. All across the lake, they were keyed in on rocky stuff with the exception of the river. Any rocky that resembled softballs or basketballs was good and the more isolated the better.”
He concentrated the next couple days on the middle section of the lake – “The area I like the most,” he said – and caught a steady diet of 2 1/2-pounders. He also spent some time on the upper end and in the river, which is typically a fallback plan for tournament anglers, including Elam.
“I grew up fishing the river and I’m good there, but it wasn’t happening,” he said. “You need it to fish really good in a big tournament in case you need it as a plan B. It wasn’t as good as it needed to be.”
He said prior to practice there was more current in the river as the lake level was falling, but once the water release stopped, so did the current and the fishing got tough as a result.
He spent his final day on the lower end again and looked at other patterns that had worked in the past.
“After that I knew what I was going to do,” he said.
Competition
> Day 1: 5, 13-00
> Day 2: 5, 15-11
> Day 3: 5, 17-08
> Total = 15, 46-03
Elam went out on day 1 with a fair bit of confidence based on his practice, plus his Elite Series points standings (29th) had him feeling a bit less pressure to come out of the Open with a victory in order to make the Classic.
“I started on what I thought was my best place,” he said. “It was the offshore side of a point with a rubble patch in 4 to 8 feet with six brush piles on it.”
He executed on seven of nine bites, all with a Texas-rigged 10-inch worm, but the two he lost were estimated to be in the 3 1/2-pound class.
“That was a weird deal because it was an early bite,” he said. “I didn’t catch them all day long. That bite turned off around 9 a.m.”
He wound up with 13-00 to start, a decent start that had him in 25th place, but it left him thinking another similar bag or better on day 2 would probably put him in contention to make the Top-12 cut.
“I knew if you can catch a limit 2 days in a row that’s golden on that place,” he said. “I wasn’t too worried about 13 pounds. I figured if I could catch that again I’d be in the Top 12.”
He went back to the same spot to start day 2, but didn’t get a bite in 2 hours of fishing. He ran to another spot with shallow rocks and put one keeper in the boat. He was heading down lake to another area when he saw a point that he’d wanted to fish on day 1 – there were boats on it three different times he drove by it – was unoccupied.
“I set down there and caught a 3 1/2, then fished for a while and caught a 4-08,” he said. “I fished a little more and then changed baits (a brush hog) and caught a couple more keepers.”
He later switched to a shakey-head and boated six more keepers.
“I caught as much as I could there,” he said. “I left there with an hour to go and I ran back to where I started and caught a 3 1/2 with 15 minutes left out of the brush. That was a good upgrade.”
He knew he could’ve caught a slew of keepers on various other baits, but he stuck with Texas-rigged plastics, a jig and the shaky head since those produced the better quality fish.
“It’s a weird lake the way it fishes that way,” he said. “I haven’t been anywhere else like it.”
His 15-11 effort on day 2 moved him into 2nd place and he trailed Blaylock by 2-11 entering the last day. He fished clean on the day 2 after losing two good fish at the boat on Thursday and his confidence was starting to grow based on his lengthy history at Gibson.
“I knew there was a good chance some guys weren’t going to catch them as good (on day 3),” he said. “It’s hard to do this time of year on that lake so I knew there was an opportunity for me if I caught what I was capable of catching – 16 to 18 pounds. I knew if I did that I’d have a shot.
“By the last day, you start figuring out more stuff. If you look at a lot of the good guys that improve each day, they do that every tournament. Those are the guys who win. They’re figuring out more and practicing each day and get better game plans for the next day. I tried to do same thing. It was easy to do on a place I know.”
With the AOY event still on his mind, he didn’t feel near the pressure that Blaylock was likely feeling.
“I didn’t go out nervous and I think it was because I had that attitude,” he said. “It took the pressure off and I just went out and caught them.”
The point that he fished on day 2 was his first stop on the final day, but it produced nothing in the hour he fished there. He picked up two good fish out of the brush at the spot he’d been starting on, but he started to sense he was running out of fish there.
“I ran up to a different area of the lake and fished the stuff I got bit on, but didn’t catch anything,” he said. “I had one big bass spot up there – just a little insignificant deal that holds big ones. On about my 20th cast, I caught a 4 on a football jig and figured two more keepers and I’d win.”
Another 90 minutes went by without another bite. He stopped again on the point he started on, but a local was there and let Elam fish it as well, but he told Elam he’d caught eight fish there already.
“I got there a little late, I guess,” Elam joked. “I started fishing stuff I knew there could be fish on. It was almost like practicing again. That’s where it helped to have a little bit of history.”
He caught a 3 1/2-pounder on a buzzbait around some rocks and a 2 1/2-pounder finished out what proved to be his best sack of the event.
“It was a shorter day,” he said. “It was a tougher weather day. I just happened to get some good bites. I also knew the type of day it was. It was so hard for people to catch them. We had two massive fronts come through lake came up a foot. It was just unstable conditions.
“Things were different on day 3. Knowing where there was brush was key because they went into the wood. There’s always one day post-front where they’ll get in the wood and that was that day. It helped knowing that. I caught three that way.”
After he checked in at the ramp, he got a sense that the tournament was his to lose, which made the 45-minute drive to the Bass Pro Shops that much more enjoyable.
“It was a cool fishing knowing I had the fish to win,” he said. “I didn’t tell anyone what I had. I’ve been there on the last day and not caught them. It’s not cool.”
Winning Pattern Notes
> Every one of Elam’s fish came out of 8 feet of water or less and the key was slowing down his presentations.
“When I’d let it sink, every now and then they’d hit it on the way to the bottom,” he said. “The deal was fishing it slow along the bottom. I had to retie often and watch my hook points. If someone else was doing what I was doing and went an hour without a bite, they might’ve bailed.”
Winning Gear Notes
> Worm gear: 7’ medium-heavy unnamed casting rod, unnamed casting reel, 15-pound Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon line, 3/8-oz. homemade worm weight, 4/0 Owner all-purpose worm hook, 10” Berkley PowerBait Power Worm (redbug).
> Elam said the weight he used is one his dad makes and it has a more rounded shape than a traditional worm weight. “It works really well in and around rock,” he said.
> Brush Hog gear: Same rod, same reel, same line, same weight, same hook, 6” Zoom Brush Hog (green-pumpkin blue).
> His football jig was a homemade 1/2-oz. head with a black/blue skirt and a Zoom Speed Craw in matching colors as a trailer.
The Bottom Line
> Main factor in his success – “ I’ve fished that lake enough with my dad and everybody so I just know the place really well. Also, knowing that I had a good shot (of making the Classic) at the AOY event, I wasn’t freaked out about it so I was able to fish well.”
> Performance edge – “My Phoenix boat has been great this year. I’ve had no problems with it and have not had a fish die. That was tough on those fish last week. We had heat indexes around 110. I also ran my HydroWave because I was shallow enough to where would do me some good.”
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Final Results
1. James Elam -- Tulsa, OK -- 15, 46-03 -- 200 -- $53,083
Day 1: 5, 13-00 -- Day 2: 5, 15-11 -- Day 3: 5, 17-08
2. Stetson Blaylock -- Benton, AR -- 15, 42-06 -- 199 -- $17,071
Day 1: 5, 17-04 -- Day 2: 5, 14-02 -- Day 3: 5, 11-00
3. Terry Peacock -- Royse City, TX -- 14, 40-02 -- 198 -- $12,616
Day 1: 4, 08-14 -- Day 2: 5, 16-09 -- Day 3: 5, 14-11
4. Brad Whatley -- Bivins, TX -- 13, 38-15 -- 197 -- $11,288
Day 1: 5, 18-09 -- Day 2: 3, 07-14 -- Day 3: 5, 12-08
5. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, AR -- 14, 38-15 -- 196 -- $9,849
Day 1: 5, 14-02 -- Day 2: 5, 12-11 -- Day 3: 4, 12-02
6. Tommy Biffle -- Wagoner, OK -- 13, 37-10 -- 195 -- $8,411
Day 1: 5, 17-10 -- Day 2: 3, 08-13 -- Day 3: 5, 11-03
7. Chad Grigsby -- Maple Grove, MN -- 13, 34-12 -- 194 -- $7,083
Day 1: 5, 13-03 -- Day 2: 5, 12-01 -- Day 3: 3, 09-08
8. Brian Clark -- Haltom City, TX -- 11, 31-04 -- 193 -- $5,644
Day 1: 5, 16-03 -- Day 2: 4, 10-05 -- Day 3: 2, 04-12
9. Wayne Murray -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 10, 29-13 -- 192 -- $4,205
Day 1: 5, 15-08 -- Day 2: 3, 10-14 -- Day 3: 2, 03-07
10. Randy Sullivan -- Breckenridge, TX -- 11, 28-04 -- 191 -- $3,873
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 5, 12-05 -- Day 3: 1, 02-13
11. Roy Sanford -- Brookeland, TX -- 10, 26-09 -- 190 -- $3,541
Day 1: 5, 12-12 -- Day 2: 5, 13-13 -- Day 3: 0, 00-00
12. Larry Puckett -- Decatur, TX -- 10, 25-10 -- 189 -- $3,320
Day 1: 5, 14-04 -- Day 2: 5, 11-06 -- Day 3: 0, 00-00
The following anglers did not make the cut and did not fish on day 3.
13. Brad Lankford -- Wagoner, OK -- 9, 25-01 -- 188 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 14-12 -- Day 2: 4, 10-05
14. Skylar Hamilton -- Dandridge, TN -- 10, 25-00 -- 187 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 13-10 -- Day 2: 5, 11-06
15. Jon Englund -- Farwell, MN -- 10, 24-00 -- 186 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 5, 12-12
16. Jordan Lee -- Vinemont, AL -- 10, 23-15 -- 185 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 12-10 -- Day 2: 5, 11-05
17. James Niggemeyer -- Van, TX -- 10, 23-04 -- 184 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 10-14 -- Day 2: 5, 12-06
18. Russ Lane -- Prattville, AL -- 9, 22-10 -- 183 -- $2,767
Day 1: 4, 10-04 -- Day 2: 5, 12-06
19. Josh Bertrand -- Gilbert, AZ -- 7, 22-08 -- 182 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 17-01 -- Day 2: 2, 05-07
20. Eric Porterfield -- Fort Gibson, OK -- 9, 22-08 -- 181 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 13-12 -- Day 2: 4, 08-12
21. Timothy Cline -- Sherman, TX -- 7, 22-06 -- 180 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 17-09 -- Day 2: 2, 04-13
22. Brock Mosley -- Collinsville, MS -- 8, 22-03 -- 179 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 14-12 -- Day 2: 3, 07-07
23. Sammy Burks -- Joplin, MO -- 8, 22-01 -- 178 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 14-13 -- Day 2: 3, 07-04
24. Brandon Lee -- Ratcliff, AR -- 7, 21-15 -- 177 -- $3,017
Day 1: 2, 03-06 -- Day 2: 5, 18-09
25. Sam Canoe -- Georgetown, LA -- 10, 21-09 -- 176 -- $2,767
Day 1: 5, 09-01 -- Day 2: 5, 12-08
26. Gene Eisenmann -- Frisco, TX -- 9, 21-05 -- 175 -- $2,435
Day 1: 4, 10-08 -- Day 2: 5, 10-13
27. Brian Snowden -- Reeds Spring, MO -- 9, 21-00 -- 174 -- $2,435
Day 1: 4, 10-01 -- Day 2: 5, 10-15
28. Chad Wiley -- Pineville, LA -- 7, 20-00 -- 173 -- $2,435
Day 1: 4, 14-10 -- Day 2: 3, 05-06
29. Eddy May -- Valley Center, KS -- 8, 19-14 -- 172 -- $2,435
Day 1: 3, 05-14 -- Day 2: 5, 14-00
30. Matthew Delaney -- Pollock, LA -- 10, 19-08 -- 171 -- $2,435
Day 1: 5, 10-11 -- Day 2: 5, 08-13
31. Chris Berry -- Houston, TX -- 7, 19-06 -- 170 -- $2,103
Day 1: 5, 13-14 -- Day 2: 2, 05-08
32. Casey Scanlon -- Lanexa, KS -- 8, 19-06 -- 169 -- $2,103
Day 1: 5, 12-06 -- Day 2: 3, 07-00
33. Kendall Newson -- Lagrange, GA -- 9, 19-06 -- 168 -- $2,103
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 4, 07-14
34. Hunter Shryock -- Newcomerstown, OH -- 8, 18-15 -- 167 -- $2,103
Day 1: 5, 11-15 -- Day 2: 3, 07-00
35. Jacob Wheeler -- Indianapolis, IN -- 9, 18-08 -- 166 -- $2,103
Day 1: 4, 09-02 -- Day 2: 5, 09-06
36. Chris Brasher -- Longview, TX -- 8, 18-07 -- 165 -- $1,771
Day 1: 5, 11-00 -- Day 2: 3, 07-07
37. Fred Roumbanis -- Bixby, OK -- 7, 18-04 -- 164 -- $1,771
Day 1: 5, 10-08 -- Day 2: 2, 07-12
38. Jordan Card -- Knoxville, TN -- 7, 17-12 -- 163 -- $1,771
Day 1: 5, 14-09 -- Day 2: 2, 03-03
39. Luke Clausen -- Otis Orchards, WA -- 8, 17-04 -- 162 -- $1,771
Day 1: 5, 11-14 -- Day 2: 3, 05-06
40. Jay Brainard -- Enid, OK -- 8, 17-04 -- 161 -- $1,771
Day 1: 5, 11-12 -- Day 2: 3, 05-08
41. Brent Homan -- Graham, TX -- 7, 17-00 -- 160
Day 1: 2, 03-08 -- Day 2: 5, 13-08
42. Chase Brooks -- Iraan, TX -- 6, 16-15 -- 159
Day 1: 4, 10-03 -- Day 2: 2, 06-12
43. Brett Brumnett -- Wagoner, OK -- 6, 16-14 -- 158
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 1, 03-12
44. Steven Dowty -- Claremore, OK -- 7, 16-12 -- 157
Day 1: 3, 07-09 -- Day 2: 4, 09-03
45. Greg Ryan -- Ozark, MO -- 8, 16-08 -- 156
Day 1: 3, 06-11 -- Day 2: 5, 09-13
46. Mike McClelland -- Bella Vista, AR -- 6, 16-07 -- 155
Day 1: 3, 07-08 -- Day 2: 3, 08-15
47. John Figi -- Bloomington, MN -- 7, 16-06 -- 154
Day 1: 3, 06-10 -- Day 2: 4, 09-12
48. Chris Jones -- Bokoshe, OK -- 7, 16-05 -- 153
Day 1: 3, 07-04 -- Day 2: 4, 09-01
49. Jeff Perry -- Liberty, MO -- 8, 16-04 -- 152
Day 1: 4, 07-10 -- Day 2: 4, 08-10
50. Brandon Pedigo -- LAWTON, OK -- 6, 16-01 -- 151
Day 1: 5, 13-08 -- Day 2: 1, 02-09
51. Brett Preuett -- Monroe, LA -- 7, 15-15 -- 150
Day 1: 3, 07-05 -- Day 2: 4, 08-10
52. Kevin Short -- Mayflower, AR -- 6, 15-13 -- 149
Day 1: 1, 02-00 -- Day 2: 5, 13-13
53. Wayne Diffee -- Oakhurst, OK -- 7, 15-13 -- 148
Day 1: 2, 03-02 -- Day 2: 5, 12-11
54. Ron Wells -- Claremore, OK -- 7, 15-13 -- 147
Day 1: 5, 11-07 -- Day 2: 2, 04-06
55. Steve Sennikoff -- Forney, TX -- 6, 15-11 -- 146
Day 1: 5, 13-14 -- Day 2: 1, 01-13
56. Todd Castledine -- Nacogdoches, TX -- 6, 15-11 -- 145
Day 1: 3, 07-12 -- Day 2: 3, 07-15
57. Josh Douglas -- Mound, MN -- 6, 15-09 -- 144
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 1, 02-07
58. Jeff Avery -- El Dorado, AR -- 6, 15-09 -- 143
Day 1: 5, 12-14 -- Day 2: 1, 02-11
59. Shane Long -- Willard, MO -- 7, 15-09 -- 142
Day 1: 5, 11-15 -- Day 2: 2, 03-10
60. Dale Hightower -- Mannford, OK -- 7, 15-06 -- 141
Day 1: 2, 04-13 -- Day 2: 5, 10-09
61. Allan Nail -- Tulsa, OK -- 7, 15-05 -- 140
Day 1: 5, 11-06 -- Day 2: 2, 03-15
62. Mike Lucas -- Springfield, MO -- 8, 15-02 -- 139
Day 1: 4, 07-13 -- Day 2: 4, 07-05
63. Terry Butcher -- Talala, OK -- 6, 15-00 -- 138
Day 1: 5, 13-06 -- Day 2: 1, 01-10
64. Mark Jenkins -- Ville Platte, LA -- 5, 14-08 -- 137
Day 1: 3, 08-00 -- Day 2: 2, 06-08
65. Brent Algeo -- Ozark, MO -- 6, 14-07 -- 136
Day 1: 5, 12-07 -- Day 2: 1, 02-00
66. Matt Pangrac -- Norman , OK -- 6, 14-06 -- 135
Day 1: 5, 12-09 -- Day 2: 1, 01-13
67. Trey Bayles III -- Eros, LA -- 6, 14-06 -- 134
Day 1: 1, 02-04 -- Day 2: 5, 12-02
68. Justin Margraves -- Diana, TX -- 6, 14-03 -- 133
Day 1: 3, 07-15 -- Day 2: 3, 06-04
69. Gary Klein -- Weatherford, TX -- 5, 14-01 -- 132
Day 1: 1, 03-04 -- Day 2: 4, 10-13
70. Shawn Carnahan -- Gilbert, AZ -- 6, 14-00 -- 131
Day 1: 1, 02-12 -- Day 2: 5, 11-04
71. Jason Beeler -- Wagoner, OK -- 4, 13-10 -- 130
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 13-10
72. Dave Mansue -- Hemphill, TX -- 6, 13-08 -- 129
Day 1: 4, 08-06 -- Day 2: 2, 05-02
73. Mitch Kistner -- Gilbert, AZ -- 5, 13-08 -- 128
Day 1: 3, 08-00 -- Day 2: 2, 05-08
74. Joel Baker -- Talala, OK -- 5, 13-03 -- 127
Day 1: 2, 06-02 -- Day 2: 3, 07-01
75. Cody Bird -- Granbury, TX -- 7, 12-08 -- 126
Day 1: 4, 06-13 -- Day 2: 3, 05-11
76. Grayson Smith -- Clarksville, TN -- 6, 12-04 -- 125
Day 1: 5, 10-05 -- Day 2: 1, 01-15
77. Barry Aldridge -- Sturkie, AR -- 4, 12-03 -- 124
Day 1: 4, 12-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
78. Jay Kendrick -- Dallas, TX -- 6, 12-01 -- 123
Day 1: 3, 05-00 -- Day 2: 3, 07-01
79. David Gillham -- Heath, TX -- 7, 11-15 -- 122
Day 1: 3, 04-13 -- Day 2: 4, 07-02
80. Joel Mayfield -- Perkinston, MS -- 6, 11-13 -- 121
Day 1: 3, 05-13 -- Day 2: 3, 06-00
81. Jim Dillard -- West Monroe, LA -- 6, 11-05 -- 120
Day 1: 3, 05-15 -- Day 2: 3, 05-06
82. Derek Hudnall -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 5, 11-04 -- 119
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 5, 11-04
82. Pete Wenners -- Galena, MO -- 5, 11-04 -- 119
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 5, 11-04
84. Scott Dean -- Terrell, TX -- 5, 11-03 -- 117
Day 1: 3, 06-09 -- Day 2: 2, 04-10
85. Patrick Spencer -- Marana, AZ -- 5, 11-01 -- 116
Day 1: 3, 07-04 -- Day 2: 2, 03-13
86. Jeff Cloud -- Lubbock, TX -- 5, 10-14 -- 115
Day 1: 2, 03-11 -- Day 2: 3, 07-03
87. Billy Smith Sr -- Tomball, TX -- 5, 10-13 -- 114
Day 1: 3, 06-15 -- Day 2: 2, 03-14
88. Greg Mansfield -- Burnsville, MN -- 4, 10-12 -- 113
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 10-12
89. Lucas Ragusa -- Gonzales, LA -- 5, 10-09 -- 112
Day 1: 5, 10-09 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
90. Donald Turner -- Wagoner, OK -- 4, 10-09 -- 111
Day 1: 2, 04-14 -- Day 2: 2, 05-11
91. Gene Bishop -- Ridgeland, MS -- 4, 10-06 -- 110
Day 1: 1, 01-11 -- Day 2: 3, 08-11
92. Robert Reddell -- Justin, TX -- 5, 10-05 -- 109
Day 1: 4, 08-02 -- Day 2: 1, 02-03
93. Kenta Kimura -- Livingston, TX -- 6, 10-04 -- 108
Day 1: 4, 07-00 -- Day 2: 2, 03-04
94. Craig Workman -- Fort Worth, TX -- 5, 10-03 -- 107
Day 1: 2, 03-12 -- Day 2: 3, 06-07
95. Keith Surber -- Longview, TX -- 3, 10-01 -- 106
Day 1: 3, 10-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
96. TR Andreas -- Kerrville, TX -- 5, 09-15 -- 105
Day 1: 5, 09-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
97. Alton Jones Jr. -- Lorena, TX -- 4, 09-13 -- 104
Day 1: 3, 08-02 -- Day 2: 1, 01-11
98. Cody Ryan Greaney -- Manchaca, TX -- 4, 09-10 -- 103
Day 1: 2, 05-04 -- Day 2: 2, 04-06
99. Corey Stanley -- Orange, TX -- 4, 09-05 -- 102
Day 1: 2, 04-15 -- Day 2: 2, 04-06
100. Jerod Hawkes -- Eagle Pass, TX -- 3, 09-03 -- 101
Day 1: 2, 04-01 -- Day 2: 1, 05-02
101. Cliff Crochet -- Pierre Part, LA -- 3, 09-01 -- 100
Day 1: 1, 03-00 -- Day 2: 2, 06-01
102. Greg Yates -- Sunnyvale, TX -- 5, 08-15 -- 99
Day 1: 4, 07-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-15
103. Bruce Whitmire -- Channelview, TX -- 3, 08-13 -- 98
Day 1: 3, 08-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
104. David Sherrer -- Elm Grove, LA -- 3, 08-13 -- 97
Day 1: 1, 04-03 -- Day 2: 2, 04-10
105. Tyler Carriere -- Youngsville, LA -- 5, 08-11 -- 96
Day 1: 2, 03-05 -- Day 2: 3, 05-06
106. Teb Jones -- Hattiesburg, MS -- 4, 08-09 -- 95
Day 1: 2, 04-09 -- Day 2: 2, 04-00
107. Randy Allen -- Shreveport, LA -- 4, 08-07 -- 94
Day 1: 3, 06-12 -- Day 2: 1, 01-11
108. Logan Sherrer -- Karnack, TX -- 4, 08-04 -- 93
Day 1: 1, 01-15 -- Day 2: 3, 06-05
109. Kylie Sparks -- Denham Spgs, LA -- 4, 08-03 -- 92
Day 1: 2, 04-00 -- Day 2: 2, 04-03
110. Ryan Williams -- Tyler, TX -- 5, 07-15 -- 91
Day 1: 4, 06-08 -- Day 2: 1, 01-07
111. Cody Compton -- Palisade, CO -- 3, 07-13 -- 90
Day 1: 1, 03-13 -- Day 2: 2, 04-00
112. Tommy Durham -- Whitney, TX -- 3, 07-12 -- 89
Day 1: 2, 06-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-12
113. Jeffrey Roberts -- Brandon, MS -- 3, 07-12 -- 88
Day 1: 1, 02-11 -- Day 2: 2, 05-01
114. Jeff Kriet -- Ardmore, OK -- 4, 07-10 -- 87
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 07-10
115. Mike Lavallee -- Sandy, UT -- 4, 07-10 -- 86
Day 1: 1, 01-05 -- Day 2: 3, 06-05
116. Dave Larson -- Mound, MN -- 4, 07-10 -- 85
Day 1: 3, 05-09 -- Day 2: 1, 02-01
117. Scott Barnett -- Mansfield, TX -- 3, 07-06 -- 84
Day 1: 1, 01-10 -- Day 2: 2, 05-12
118. Zach Gagnard -- Pineville, LA -- 4, 07-04 -- 83
Day 1: 2, 03-07 -- Day 2: 2, 03-13
119. Mike Boyles -- Kimberling City, MO -- 3, 07-02 -- 82
Day 1: 2, 03-02 -- Day 2: 1, 04-00
120. Seiji Kato -- Outsu Shiga JAPAN -- 2, 06-15 -- 81
Day 1: 1, 03-09 -- Day 2: 1, 03-06
121. Ryan Heavener -- Tulsa, OK -- 3, 06-14 -- 80
Day 1: 3, 06-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
122. Justin Russell -- El Dorado, KS -- 3, 06-10 -- 79
Day 1: 1, 01-12 -- Day 2: 2, 04-14
123. Bert Worrell Jr -- Hallsville, TX -- 3, 06-10 -- 78
Day 1: 1, 02-12 -- Day 2: 2, 03-14
124. Robert Bratton -- Owasso, OK -- 3, 06-08 -- 77
Day 1: 1, 02-10 -- Day 2: 2, 03-14
125. Darold Gleason -- Leesville, LA -- 3, 06-07 -- 76
Day 1: 1, 01-14 -- Day 2: 2, 04-09
126. Jason Foster -- Willis, TX -- 3, 06-05 -- 75
Day 1: 2, 04-07 -- Day 2: 1, 01-14
127. Homer Humphreys Jr. Minden, LA -- 2, 06-05 -- 74
Day 1: 1, 03-00 -- Day 2: 1, 03-05
128. Doug Vahrenberg -- Higginsville, MO -- 2, 06-00 -- 73
Day 1: 2, 06-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
129. Kelly Power -- Cape Fair, MO -- 2, 05-13 -- 72
Day 1: 1, 03-01 -- Day 2: 1, 02-12
130. Trait Crist -- Fort Worth, TX -- 4, 05-11 -- 71
Day 1: 2, 03-14 -- Day 2: 2, 01-13
131. Chris Hart -- Bozeman, MT -- 3, 05-10 -- 70
Day 1: 2, 04-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-10
132. Brian Potter -- Claremore, OK -- 3, 05-09 -- 69
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 3, 05-09
133. Gary Clouse -- La Vergne, TN -- 3, 05-08 -- 68
Day 1: 2, 03-13 -- Day 2: 1, 01-11
134. Mike Briseno -- Elgin, TX -- 3, 05-06 -- 67
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 3, 05-06
134. Denny Wilkins -- Lubbock, TX -- 3, 05-06 -- 67
Day 1: 3, 05-06 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
136. Marty Henrikson -- Tucson, AZ -- 2, 05-02 -- 65
Day 1: 1, 01-12 -- Day 2: 1, 03-06
137. Bill Walls -- Spring, TX -- 2, 04-14 -- 64
Day 1: 1, 02-02 -- Day 2: 1, 02-12
138. Wesley Rogers -- Mammoth Spring, AR -- 2, 04-04 -- 63
Day 1: 2, 04-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
139. Cody Salzmann -- Charleston, IL -- 2, 04-00 -- 62
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 04-00
140. Joey Cantrell -- Sadler, TX -- 1, 03-13 -- 61
Day 1: 1, 03-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
141. A.J. Menssen -- Bloomington, IL -- 2, 03-08 -- 60
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 03-08
142. Shin Fukae -- Palestine, TX -- 2, 03-07 -- 59
Day 1: 1, 01-12 -- Day 2: 1, 01-11
143. Tom Huynh -- Moorhead, MN -- 2, 03-05 -- 58
Day 1: 2, 03-05 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
144. Sam George -- Athens, AL -- 1, 03-03 -- 57
Day 1: 1, 03-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
144. Ron Johnson -- Chandler, AZ -- 1, 03-03 -- 57
Day 1: 1, 03-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
146. Dustin Reneau -- McKinney, TX -- 2, 03-01 -- 55
Day 1: 2, 03-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
147. Mike Lirette -- Monroe, LA -- 1, 03-00 -- 54
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 03-00
148. Travis Loyd -- Vienna, IL -- 2, 02-14 -- 53
Day 1: 2, 02-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
149. Jason Baggett -- Mansfield, AR -- 1, 02-13 -- 52
Day 1: 1, 02-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
149. Darrell Lyons -- Hemphill, TX -- 1, 02-13 -- 52
Day 1: 1, 02-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
149. Allen Rude -- Pauls Valley, OK -- 1, 02-13 -- 52
Day 1: 1, 02-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
152. Johnny Grice -- Frisco, TX -- 1, 02-06 -- 49
Day 1: 1, 02-06 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
153. Kelley Warren -- Ringold, OK -- 1, 02-05 -- 48
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 02-05
154. Timmy Reneau -- Del Rio, TX -- 1, 02-03 -- 47
Day 1: 1, 02-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
155. Rick Clunn -- Ava, MO -- 1, 02-02 -- 46
Day 1: 1, 02-02 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
156. Clark Morris -- Colcord, OK -- 1, 01-09 -- 45
Day 1: 1, 01-09 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
157. Rick Hanna -- Hereford, TX -- 1, 01-08 -- 44
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-08
158. Sean Arnold -- Jenks, OK -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
158. Jean-Christophe David -- Bordeaux LA Bodeaux FRA -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
158. Grant Goldbeck -- Fair Oaks, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
158. Johnny Johnson -- Flint, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
158. Matt Lee -- Guntersville, AL -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
158. Bill McNutt -- Henry, IL -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
158. B.J. Usie -- Houma, LA -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
158. James Watson -- Springfield, MO -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
166. Darrell Newman -- Bruceville, TX -- 0, -1-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, -01-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
