Short Memory Served Jones Well At Red

By Todd Ceisner
BassFan Editor

Alton Jones Jr. gave himself a day to get over it.

Following a 3rd-place finish at the Lake Champlain Northern Open that left him one point – ONE! – away from clinching an invitation to join his father as a Bassmaster Elite Series angler in 2017, the 24-year-old Jones knew he needed to move past the disappointment quickly.

He faced a 27-hour drive from Plattsburgh, N.Y., to Shreveport, La., site of the Red River Central Open last week. Jones used that time to vent, wallow and get all of the frustration out of his system. Friends and family texted him, saying it was okay to be disappointed, but to use it as motivation for the next one.

When he launched his boat at the Red River, Champlain was a distant memory. He struggled in practice, but eventually settled on a flipping and cranking program and got a helpful tip from roommate Sam George on day 2 that helped spur him to the ultimate bounce-back performance.

Faced with a set of unique and challenging conditions, Jones averaged just under 12 pounds per day to post his first B.A.S.S. victory and (provisionally) clinch a berth in next year’s Bassmaster Classic where he’ll join father Alton Jones Sr. in the field at Lake Conroe, not a bad consolation prize considering the depth of his disappointment a week prior.

“It’s definitely been a roller coaster of highs and lows,” Jones said. “I went into Champlain knowing I needed a top-12 to get into the Elite Series. It turned out I needed a top-2. The right guys caught ‘em. Going into the final day, I knew I was around the winning fish. I just couldn’t execute. I had the bites to have 22 pounds. To watch that Elite Series hit you in the face like a jerkbait was hard.

“It was a rough time emotionally to come so close to a lifelong goal, then to fall short by one point,” he said. “I’d caught the fish to do it, but I had two dead fish on day 1 at the [first Northern Open] James River. That cost me eight ounces and one ounce would’ve done it.

“During that 27-hour drive, I had my sad time. People said it was okay to be sad, but that it needed to fuel me and that I needed to treat it like a speed bump and accelerate off the back side of it.”

He’d finished 15th in the first Central Open at the Arkansas River so his mindset going to the Red was all about points. He wanted to stay near the top of the standings so he had another shot to make the Elite Series through the Centrals.

“Winning was not on my mind,” he said.

There might not be two more dissimilar fisheries in America than Champlain and the Red River, yet Jones was able to finish 3rd at one, then win at the other in consecutive weeks, a credit to the aspiring pro’s versatility.

Just four of the 12 finalists registered a limit all three days. Jones was not one of them, but the tournament-best 5-15 kicker he caught on day 2 helped him take over the tournament lead that he never relinquished.

Here’s a recap of how he did it.

Practice

After his marathon journey from the Adirondacks, Jones was hoping to find the Red River in prime fishing shape. He’d figured with the flooding that’s taken place there in recent months, the stage would be set for a good tournament. Instead, he found the main river to be cleaner than the backwaters – an oddity – and the quantity of fish well below his expectations.

“Typically, when there’s flooding the fish get fat, mean and angry,” he said. “The flooding has taken a huge toll. I was optimistic coming in. The river hasn’t been touched for two years and I was hoping the lack of pressure would be good for us.

I’m not sure if a bunch of fish swam into some of the oxbow lakes and didn’t come back when the water came down, but I feel like the population of fish there is hurting right now. Something’s just not right. The fish were very skinny.”

Practice was largely a struggle for him until the final day when he went through the backwater area adjacent to the Red River South Marina, site of the tournament takeoff. It’s also the same area that produced key fish for Skeet Reese when he won the 200x Classic there and for Randall Tharp when he won the 2013 Forrest Wood Cup.

He also had some bites on the main river not far from takeoff as well. The backwaters, to his surprise, were not productive at all.

“I spent lot of practice in there, but they’re very dirty,” he said. “The main river is clean, but the backwaters are red, sandy and silty. I don’t know why that is. It’s nasty looking back in some of those backwaters. Something happened with that flood. The Red River is definitely struggling right now.”

Competition

> Day 1: 5, 10-11
> Day 2: 4, 11-05
> Day 3: 5, 13-14
> Total = 14, 35-14

Jones spent the first three hours on day 1 in the backwater pond near the ramp and came out with zero fish.

“I went out to the main river after that to where I’d had two nice bites in practice,” he said. “I caught a few key fish, but it was clear to me that I wasn’t going to catch a limit doing one thing or off of one stretch.”

He moved to some new water and caught three by concentrating on current breaks.

“Even though there wasn’t much current, it put enough fish in position to be caught,” he said. “I tried to hit as many high-percentage places as I could in a day.”

His 10-11 stringer was the ultimate junk-fishing bag, he said, but it was good enough for sixth place. He caught two keepers on a balsa square-bill crankbait, two more flipping a creature bait and his fifth dragging a creature bait on a wobble-head jig.

He tried to recycle water on day 2, but it was evident early on that that strategy wasn’t going to work. He was, however, able to get on a stretch of water near discharge pipe that was crowded with boats every time he went by it on Thursday. That’s where he caught the 5-15 flipping a Missile Baits D-Bomb.

“That was a blessing of a fish,” he said. “I must’ve seen 100 boats fish that spot and I couldn’t fish it on day 1. I ran by it on day 2 and there was an absolute giant sitting there.”

It was the anchor to his four-fish bag and accounted for more than half of his 11-05, which moved him into the lead. He also got a big assist on the water from close friend and rooommate George, who clued Jones in on a finesse pattern that George might hold up through Saturday if Jones made it to the final day.

“He ran by right after I caught that big one and asked if I had a dropshot rod,” Jones said. “I said, ‘No, it’s the Red River. I don’t even have a spinning rod in the boat.’ He threw me his dropshot rod and a bag of worms and I wound up catching my fourth keeper that way.”

Jones was impressed with George’s generosity in the heat of competition.

“It was really incredible that he’d do that for me,” he said. “He knew he was out of it. The fact that he would root for me like that and give me his rod and reel and say, ‘Go win this thing,’ speaks to his character and our friendship. I’d so the same thing for him any day.”

On the final day, Jones returned to the area George had suggested. His co-angler had caught a couple fish there at the end of day 2 so he figured it might hold a group of fish. It was an outside current bend and it continued to produce as Jones thinks he was catching retreads that had been released.

“A majority of the fish had cull holes in their mouths,” he said. “It was one place I could go back through and catch fish consistently.”

His final-day bag included two caught on a dropshot, one on the square-bill and two flipping the D-Bomb. His 13-14 stringer was his best of the week and helped him beat Louisiana angler Todd Murray by more than 3 1/2 pounds.

Winning Pattern Notes

> While there wasn’t much current to speak of, Jones found most of the fish he caught were holding in places where the water was moving at least somewhat.

“When we have hard current, fish like to get in eddys, but there wasn’t much current,” he said. “So I targeted places that the current hit the hardest. It was almost like fishing for spotted bass. If I was on an outside bend or even the smallest point where the current would accelerate around the corner, there’d be a fish more often than not. Also, isolated pieces of wood were big. I’d fish a whole stretch of bank and see a piece of wood 100 yards ahead and I’d know there’s almost always be a fish there.”

> He caught a number of fish out of 6 to 8 feet of water, which is considered deep for the Red River.

Winning Gear Notes

> Square-bill gear: 7’ medium-action Kistler Carbon Steel crankbait rod, Abu Garcia Revo SX casting reel, 17-pound Silver Thread fluorocarbon line, custom balsa square-bill crankbait (chartreuse/black).

> Jones upsized the rear treble on the plug to a #2 Mustad. He had a red hook on the front, but every fish he caught cranking was on the back hook. “You could tell these were pressured fish because they were all skin hooked,” he said.

> Flipping gear: 7’1” heavy-action Kistler Argon casting rod, same reel, 65-pound PowerPro braided line, 25-pound Gamma Edge fluorocarbon line (leader), 1/4-oz. unnamed tungsten worm weight, 3/0 Gambler KO flipping hook, Missile Baits D-Bomb (California love).

> Jones favored the California love version of the D-Bomb because of the amount of red flake it has. “It’s a unique color because it has so much red in it,” he added.

> He also noted several anglers were using heavier weights on their soft plastics, but he opted to go lighter. “A lot of fish were suspended on the back sides of stumps and I felt like the lighter weight allowed the bait to stay in the current longer and allowed it to look more natural.”

The Bottom Line

> Main factor in his success – “Definitely working hard and keeping a level head. I was down after missing the opportunity at Champlain. My fiancé wrote me a letter that said God’s timing is always perfect. The only reason I won that event was it was God’s timing.”

> Performance edge – “My Skeeter and Yamaha were huge. I put a ton of miles in during practice. We put these things through the test. The Red River is as nasty as any of them and they held up.”

Notable

> Jones said the win was thrilling, but the realization that he’ll be in the Classic field next March keeps putting a smile on his face.

“That’s kind of sinking in,” he said. “About every 20 minutes, I’ll look at my fiancé and say, ‘I’m going to the Classic.’ It’s surreal.”

A veteran of many Classics as a spectator, he’s had a hard time envisioning what the experience will be like as a competitor.

“I can’t count how many I’ve been to,” he said. “I’ve been going since I could walk and I remember watching dad walking across the stage. I can’t even picture them announcing me come on stage. I love the time of year we’re fishing. It’s a potential spawning event and that’s my strength. I’m extremely excited. For this to be my first Classic, it couldn’t be a more perfect situation.”

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Final Results

1. Alton Jones Jr. -- Lorena, TX -- 14, 35-14 -- 200 -- $53,345
Day 1: 5, 10-11 -- Day 2: 4, 11-05 -- Day 3: 5, 13-14

2. Todd Murray -- Prairieville, LA -- 15, 32-02 -- 199 -- $18,037
Day 1: 5, 11-00 -- Day 2: 5, 10-00 -- Day 3: 5, 11-02

3. Mike Pedroza -- Sibley, LA -- 13, 30-15 -- 198 -- $13,528
Day 1: 3, 07-11 -- Day 2: 5, 11-11 -- Day 3: 5, 11-09

4. Billy McCaghren Jr -- Mayflower, AR -- 15, 29-07 -- 197 -- $12,104
Day 1: 5, 10-02 -- Day 2: 5, 09-15 -- Day 3: 5, 09-06

5. Darrell Lyons -- Hemphill, TX -- 15, 28-15 -- 196 -- $10,561
Day 1: 5, 08-05 -- Day 2: 5, 09-14 -- Day 3: 5, 10-12

6. Luke Estel -- Murphysboro, IL -- 14, 27-11 -- 195 -- $9,019
Day 1: 5, 11-02 -- Day 2: 5, 10-07 -- Day 3: 4, 06-02

7. Skylar Hamilton -- Dandridge, TN -- 14, 27-07 -- 194 -- $8,095
Day 1: 5, 08-13 -- Day 2: 5, 10-05 -- Day 3: 4, 08-05

8. Jeffery Lemoine Jr -- Des Allemands, LA -- 13, 26-13 -- 193 -- $6,052
Day 1: 5, 10-08 -- Day 2: 4, 08-11 -- Day 3: 4, 07-10

9. Luke Palmer -- Coalgate, OK -- 13, 25-03 -- 192 -- $4,509
Day 1: 5, 09-09 -- Day 2: 5, 11-09 -- Day 3: 3, 04-01

10. Robbie Latuso -- Gonzales, LA -- 15, 24-11 -- 191 -- $4,153
Day 1: 5, 08-04 -- Day 2: 5, 10-02 -- Day 3: 5, 06-05

11. Tommy Murray -- Bedford, TX -- 11, 23-10 -- 190 -- $4,547
Day 1: 5, 08-14 -- Day 2: 5, 13-00 -- Day 3: 1, 01-12

12. Charlie Hartley -- Grove City, OH -- 9, 20-12 -- 189 -- $3,560
Day 1: 5, 11-05 -- Day 2: 3, 07-09 -- Day 3: 1, 01-14

The following anglers missed the cut and did not compete on day 3.

13. Tyler Carriere -- Youngsville, LA -- 9, 17-15 -- 188 -- $2,967
Day 1: 4, 09-05 -- Day 2: 5, 08-10

14. James Stricklin -- Ft. Smith, AR -- 10, 17-10 -- 187 -- $2,967
Day 1: 5, 10-06 -- Day 2: 5, 07-04

15. Jamie Laiche -- Gonzales, LA -- 10, 17-08 -- 186 -- $2,967
Day 1: 5, 09-04 -- Day 2: 5, 08-04

16. Nick Diberardino -- Onalaska, TX -- 10, 17-07 -- 185 -- $2,967
Day 1: 5, 09-04 -- Day 2: 5, 08-03

17. Brian Clark -- Haltom City, TX -- 8, 17-02 -- 184 -- $2,967
Day 1: 3, 04-15 -- Day 2: 5, 12-03

18. Gerald Spohrer -- Gonzales, LA -- 9, 17-01 -- 183 -- $2,967
Day 1: 5, 10-13 -- Day 2: 4, 06-04

19. Gary Riffle -- Paris, TX -- 10, 17-01 -- 182 -- $2,967
Day 1: 5, 10-01 -- Day 2: 5, 07-00

20. Josh Tidenberg -- Texico, NM -- 8, 16-15 -- 181 -- $2,967
Day 1: 3, 06-06 -- Day 2: 5, 10-09

21. Matthew Loetscher -- Many, LA -- 9, 16-13 -- 180 -- $2,967
Day 1: 5, 10-05 -- Day 2: 4, 06-08

22. Sam Canoe -- Georgetown, LA -- 10, 16-13 -- 179 -- $2,967
Day 1: 5, 09-10 -- Day 2: 5, 07-03

23. Brent Bonadona -- Port Allen, LA -- 8, 16-10 -- 178 -- $2,967
Day 1: 5, 11-14 -- Day 2: 3, 04-12

24. Terry Peacock -- Royse City, TX -- 10, 16-08 -- 177 -- $2,967
Day 1: 5, 07-03 -- Day 2: 5, 09-05

25. Rick Clunn -- Ava, MO -- 10, 16-01 -- 176 -- $2,967
Day 1: 5, 06-13 -- Day 2: 5, 09-04

26. Eric Porterfield -- Fort Gibson, OK -- 10, 15-15 -- 175 -- $2,611
Day 1: 5, 07-13 -- Day 2: 5, 08-02

27. Marvin Ettredge -- Shreveport, LA -- 10, 15-12 -- 174 -- $2,611
Day 1: 5, 08-04 -- Day 2: 5, 07-08

28. Drew Sloan -- Scurry, TX -- 10, 15-10 -- 173 -- $2,611
Day 1: 5, 08-03 -- Day 2: 5, 07-07

29. Cliff Pace -- Petal, MS -- 10, 15-09 -- 172 -- $2,611
Day 1: 5, 08-13 -- Day 2: 5, 06-12

30. Logan Latuso -- Gonzales, LA -- 7, 15-04 -- 171 -- $2,611
Day 1: 3, 05-10 -- Day 2: 4, 09-10

31. Tyler Rivet -- Raceland, LA -- 8, 14-12 -- 170 -- $2,255
Day 1: 3, 05-04 -- Day 2: 5, 09-08

32. Toby Hartsell -- Afton, OK -- 7, 14-10 -- 169 -- $2,255
Day 1: 4, 09-03 -- Day 2: 3, 05-07

33. Yusuke Miyazaki -- Forney, TX -- 8, 14-08 -- 168 -- $2,255
Day 1: 3, 06-02 -- Day 2: 5, 08-06

34. Daniel Rodriquez -- New Braunfels, TX -- 7, 14-07 -- 167 -- $2,255
Day 1: 5, 10-00 -- Day 2: 2, 04-07

35. Brad Whatley -- Bivins, TX -- 8, 14-06 -- 166 -- $2,255
Day 1: 5, 08-11 -- Day 2: 3, 05-11

36. Masayuki Matsushita -- Tokoname JAPAN -- 7, 14-06 -- 165 -- $1,899
Day 1: 2, 06-07 -- Day 2: 5, 07-15

37. Brooks Forsyth -- Hester, LA -- 10, 14-04 -- 164 -- $1,899
Day 1: 5, 06-03 -- Day 2: 5, 08-01

38. Curry Schaubhut Jr -- Gramercy, LA -- 10, 14-03 -- 163 -- $1,899
Day 1: 5, 07-02 -- Day 2: 5, 07-01

39. Billy Billeaud -- Lafayette, LA -- 7, 14-01 -- 162 -- $1,899
Day 1: 4, 08-09 -- Day 2: 3, 05-08

40. Chad Wiley -- Pineville, LA -- 10, 14-00 -- 161 -- $1,899
Day 1: 5, 07-06 -- Day 2: 5, 06-10

41. Kenta Kimura -- Afton, OK -- 8, 13-14 -- 160
Day 1: 5, 09-05 -- Day 2: 3, 04-09

42. Miles Burghoff -- Santa Cruz, CA -- 10, 13-07 -- 159
Day 1: 5, 07-07 -- Day 2: 5, 06-00

43. Sandy Gaudet -- Belle Rose, LA -- 7, 13-06 -- 158
Day 1: 5, 08-05 -- Day 2: 2, 05-01

44. Clark Reehm -- Huntgington, TX -- 8, 13-04 -- 157
Day 1: 5, 09-03 -- Day 2: 3, 04-01

45. Chris Jones -- Bokoshe, OK -- 8, 13-02 -- 156
Day 1: 5, 09-07 -- Day 2: 3, 03-11

46. Glenn Robertson Jr -- Shreveport, LA -- 9, 13-00 -- 155
Day 1: 5, 08-04 -- Day 2: 4, 04-12

47. Dale Hightower -- Mannford, OK -- 7, 13-00 -- 154
Day 1: 2, 05-09 -- Day 2: 5, 07-07

48. Jarred Fitch -- West Monroe, LA -- 6, 12-14 -- 153
Day 1: 1, 01-10 -- Day 2: 5, 11-04

49. David Sherrer -- Elm Grove, LA -- 7, 12-12 -- 152
Day 1: 5, 08-15 -- Day 2: 2, 03-13

50. B.J. Usie -- Houma, LA -- 8, 12-09 -- 151
Day 1: 5, 07-10 -- Day 2: 3, 04-15

51. Homer Humphreys Jr. Minden, LA -- 7, 12-08 -- 150
Day 1: 2, 02-05 -- Day 2: 5, 10-03

52. Conrad Picou -- Houma, LA -- 9, 12-08 -- 149
Day 1: 4, 06-00 -- Day 2: 5, 06-08

53. Sam George -- Athens, AL -- 6, 12-01 -- 148
Day 1: 1, 02-12 -- Day 2: 5, 09-05

54. Chris Berry -- Houston, TX -- 7, 11-14 -- 147
Day 1: 3, 05-00 -- Day 2: 4, 06-14

55. Charles Glorioso -- Thibodaux, LA -- 5, 11-13 -- 146
Day 1: 2, 05-05 -- Day 2: 3, 06-08

56. Blake Betz -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 10, 11-11 -- 145
Day 1: 5, 06-03 -- Day 2: 5, 05-08

57. Cody Salzmann -- White Hall, AR -- 6, 11-09 -- 144
Day 1: 3, 05-10 -- Day 2: 3, 05-15

58. Justin Kerr -- Lk Havasu Cty, AZ -- 7, 11-05 -- 143
Day 1: 5, 09-02 -- Day 2: 2, 02-03

59. Larry Giamanco -- Pierre Part, LA -- 6, 11-05 -- 142
Day 1: 1, 02-04 -- Day 2: 5, 09-01

60. Carl Cavalier -- Avondale, LA -- 6, 11-03 -- 141
Day 1: 5, 09-05 -- Day 2: 1, 01-14

61. Brent Homan -- Graham, TX -- 6, 11-00 -- 140
Day 1: 4, 08-03 -- Day 2: 2, 02-13

62. Mason Spencer -- Broken Bow, OK -- 5, 10-13 -- 139
Day 1: 4, 08-12 -- Day 2: 1, 02-01

63. Charlie King -- Coushatta, LA -- 7, 10-11 -- 138
Day 1: 5, 07-14 -- Day 2: 2, 02-13

64. Chad Murray -- Vidalia, LA -- 6, 10-08 -- 137
Day 1: 3, 05-08 -- Day 2: 3, 05-00

65. Eddy May -- Valley Center, KS -- 7, 10-06 -- 136
Day 1: 2, 02-15 -- Day 2: 5, 07-07

66. Malcolm Rachal -- Alexandria, LA -- 6, 10-06 -- 135
Day 1: 3, 04-05 -- Day 2: 3, 06-01

67. David Dove -- Steens, MS -- 8, 10-05 -- 134
Day 1: 4, 05-10 -- Day 2: 4, 04-11

68. Dustin Reneau -- Mckinney, TX -- 5, 10-03 -- 133
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 5, 10-03

69. Caleb Sumrall -- New Iberia, LA -- 4, 10-03 -- 132
Day 1: 1, 01-10 -- Day 2: 3, 08-09

70. James Niggemeyer -- Van, TX -- 9, 10-02 -- 131
Day 1: 5, 06-03 -- Day 2: 4, 03-15

71. Ken Iyobe -- Tokoname -- Aichi JAPAN -- 5, 09-15 -- 130
Day 1: 5, 09-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

71. Keith Poche -- Pike Road, AL -- 5, 09-15 -- 130
Day 1: 5, 09-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

73. Travis Kelehan -- Broussard, LA -- 6, 09-12 -- 128
Day 1: 4, 07-06 -- Day 2: 2, 02-06

74. Matthew Delaney -- Pollock, LA -- 7, 09-12 -- 127
Day 1: 5, 07-01 -- Day 2: 2, 02-11

75. Jerod Hawkes -- Eagle Pass, TX -- 5, 09-12 -- 126
Day 1: 3, 06-07 -- Day 2: 2, 03-05

76. Fred Roumbanis -- London, AR -- 5, 09-10 -- 125
Day 1: 5, 09-10 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

77. Allan Nail -- Sand Springs, OK -- 6, 09-09 -- 124
Day 1: 3, 04-07 -- Day 2: 3, 05-02

78. Chris Babin -- Raceland, LA -- 6, 09-08 -- 123
Day 1: 4, 06-07 -- Day 2: 2, 03-01

79. Gib Coats -- Fort Worth, TX -- 7, 09-07 -- 122
Day 1: 2, 03-03 -- Day 2: 5, 06-04

80. Teb Jones -- Hattiesburg, MS -- 7, 09-06 -- 121
Day 1: 5, 07-02 -- Day 2: 2, 02-04

81. Justin Margraves -- Diana, TX -- 6, 08-13 -- 120
Day 1: 5, 07-02 -- Day 2: 1, 01-11

82. Wes Bennett -- Crosby, TX -- 7, 08-12 -- 119
Day 1: 2, 02-01 -- Day 2: 5, 06-11

83. Gary Clouse -- La Vergne, TN -- 5, 08-12 -- 118
Day 1: 3, 04-00 -- Day 2: 2, 04-12

84. Seiji Kato -- Shiga JAPAN -- 6, 08-12 -- 117
Day 1: 4, 04-07 -- Day 2: 2, 04-05

85. Larry Puckett -- Decatur, TX -- 5, 08-11 -- 116
Day 1: 2, 02-12 -- Day 2: 3, 05-15

86. Dale Jackson -- Van, TX -- 5, 08-10 -- 115
Day 1: 4, 06-14 -- Day 2: 1, 01-12

87. Mark Goines -- Shady Point, OK -- 6, 08-10 -- 114
Day 1: 3, 03-15 -- Day 2: 3, 04-11

88. Dustin Wrona -- Tulsa, OK -- 5, 08-09 -- 113
Day 1: 2, 02-15 -- Day 2: 3, 05-10

89. Eric Gilchrist -- Plaquemine, LA -- 6, 08-08 -- 112
Day 1: 4, 05-08 -- Day 2: 2, 03-00

90. Wade Leblanc -- Gonzales, LA -- 4, 08-06 -- 111
Day 1: 3, 06-12 -- Day 2: 1, 01-10

91. Mike Rasco -- Bettendorf, IA -- 5, 08-03 -- 110
Day 1: 3, 05-13 -- Day 2: 2, 02-06

92. Trent Toups -- Shreveport, LA -- 5, 08-02 -- 109
Day 1: 5, 08-02 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

93. Scott Mcgehee -- Madison, MS -- 5, 08-01 -- 108
Day 1: 4, 06-15 -- Day 2: 1, 01-02

94. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, AR -- 6, 08-01 -- 107
Day 1: 5, 06-13 -- Day 2: 1, 01-04

95. Billy Smith Sr -- Tomball, TX -- 6, 08-00 -- 106
Day 1: 4, 05-14 -- Day 2: 2, 02-02

96. David Cavell -- Prairieville, LA -- 5, 08-00 -- 105
Day 1: 3, 04-15 -- Day 2: 2, 03-01

97. Tony Owen -- Carthage, MS -- 4, 07-14 -- 104
Day 1: 1, 01-14 -- Day 2: 3, 06-00

98. Wayne Murray -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 4, 07-12 -- 103
Day 1: 3, 06-09 -- Day 2: 1, 01-03

99. Cliff Crochet -- Pierre Part, LA -- 3, 07-10 -- 102
Day 1: 3, 07-10 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

100. Steve Sennikoff -- Forney, TX -- 3, 07-09 -- 101
Day 1: 1, 01-10 -- Day 2: 2, 05-15

101. Jay Brainard -- Enid, OK -- 4, 07-08 -- 100
Day 1: 2, 03-02 -- Day 2: 2, 04-06

102. Brett Bellard -- Duson, LA -- 4, 07-07 -- 99
Day 1: 1, 01-03 -- Day 2: 3, 06-04

103. Darold Gleason -- Leesville, LA -- 3, 07-06 -- 98
Day 1: 3, 07-06 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

104. Cody Compton -- Palisade, CO -- 5, 07-06 -- 97
Day 1: 4, 04-08 -- Day 2: 1, 02-14

105. Brock Mosley -- Collinsville, MS -- 3, 07-04 -- 96
Day 1: 3, 07-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

106. Jim Dillard -- West Monroe, LA -- 4, 07-04 -- 95
Day 1: 2, 05-04 -- Day 2: 2, 02-00

107. Jimmy Greer Jr -- Dry Prong, LA -- 4, 07-02 -- 94
Day 1: 1, 01-15 -- Day 2: 3, 05-03

108. Joel Mayfield -- Perkinston, MS -- 4, 06-15 -- 93
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 06-15

109. T-Roy Broussard -- Beaumont, TX -- 5, 06-14 -- 92
Day 1: 4, 04-15 -- Day 2: 1, 01-15

110. Jon Englund -- Farwell, MN -- 4, 06-11 -- 91
Day 1: 1, 01-01 -- Day 2: 3, 05-10

111. Cody Ryan Greaney -- Manchaca, TX -- 6, 06-06 -- 90
Day 1: 2, 02-11 -- Day 2: 4, 03-11

112. Trey Bayles III -- Chatham, LA -- 4, 06-05 -- 89
Day 1: 4, 06-05 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

113. Steve Graf -- Natchitoches, LA -- 4, 06-05 -- 88
Day 1: 2, 02-07 -- Day 2: 2, 03-14

114. Marshall Hughes -- Port Neches, TX -- 4, 06-05 -- 87
Day 1: 2, 03-01 -- Day 2: 2, 03-04

115. Zach Gagnard -- Pineville, LA -- 4, 06-04 -- 86
Day 1: 4, 06-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

116. Jason Baggett -- Mansfield, AR -- 3, 06-01 -- 85
Day 1: 2, 02-07 -- Day 2: 1, 03-10

117. Craig Schuff -- Springtown, TX -- 3, 05-15 -- 84
Day 1: 2, 02-13 -- Day 2: 1, 03-02

118. Patrick Spencer -- Marana, AZ -- 2, 05-14 -- 83
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 05-14

119. Ray Hanselman Jr -- Del Rio, TX -- 4, 05-14 -- 82
Day 1: 2, 02-07 -- Day 2: 2, 03-07

120. Gene Bishop Jr -- Ridgeland, MS -- 4, 05-13 -- 81
Day 1: 1, 02-00 -- Day 2: 3, 03-13

121. Mark Jenkins -- Ville Platte, LA -- 2, 05-12 -- 80
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 05-12

122. Jimmy Charbonnet -- Saint Amant, LA -- 3, 05-11 -- 79
Day 1: 1, 01-07 -- Day 2: 2, 04-04

123. Mike Pharr -- Shreveport, LA -- 3, 05-10 -- 78
Day 1: 2, 03-13 -- Day 2: 1, 01-13

124. Brett Preuett -- Monroe, LA -- 5, 05-09 -- 77
Day 1: 3, 00-13 -- Day 2: 2, 04-12

125. Brandon Lee -- Ratcliff, AR -- 4, 05-09 -- 76
Day 1: 2, 02-00 -- Day 2: 2, 03-09

126. Steven Nieto -- Houston, TX -- 3, 05-02 -- 75
Day 1: 1, 01-10 -- Day 2: 2, 03-08

127. Justin McClelland -- Rogers, AR -- 4, 04-15 -- 74
Day 1: 1, 01-08 -- Day 2: 3, 03-07

128. Kevin Short -- Mayflower, AR -- 3, 04-12 -- 73
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 3, 04-12

129. Randy Sullivan -- Breckenridge, TX -- 2, 04-12 -- 72
Day 1: 1, 03-02 -- Day 2: 1, 01-10

130. Tracy Gautreaux -- Raceland, LA -- 3, 04-12 -- 71
Day 1: 1, 02-01 -- Day 2: 2, 02-11

131. John Ledet -- Natchitoches, LA -- 2, 04-08 -- 70
Day 1: 1, 01-11 -- Day 2: 1, 02-13

132. Kenyon Hill -- Norman, OK -- 3, 04-04 -- 69
Day 1: 1, 01-13 -- Day 2: 2, 02-07

133. Johnny Grice -- Frisco, TX -- 3, 04-01 -- 68
Day 1: 3, 04-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

134. Jared Knuth -- Lincoln, NE -- 3, 04-00 -- 67
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 3, 04-00

135. Lucas Ragusa -- Gonzales, LA -- 2, 03-14 -- 66
Day 1: 1, 01-03 -- Day 2: 1, 02-11

136. Jason Gallas -- Bulverde, TX -- 3, 03-13 -- 65
Day 1: 2, 02-15 -- Day 2: 1, 00-14

137. Stacey King -- Reeds Spring, MO -- 2, 03-11 -- 64
Day 1: 1, 01-07 -- Day 2: 1, 02-04

138. Ron Wells -- Claremore, OK -- 2, 03-11 -- 63
Day 1: 1, 02-03 -- Day 2: 1, 01-08

139. Randy Allen -- Shreveport, LA -- 3, 03-11 -- 62
Day 1: 2, 01-15 -- Day 2: 1, 01-12

140. Jean-Christophe David -- Bordeaux LA Bodeaux FRA -- 2, 03-09 -- 61
Day 1: 1, 02-08 -- Day 2: 1, 01-01

141. Barry Fallon Jr -- Slidell, LA -- 2, 03-08 -- 60
Day 1: 1, 01-09 -- Day 2: 1, 01-15

142. Albert Earl White -- Crosby, TX -- 2, 03-07 -- 59
Day 1: 2, 03-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

143. A.J. Menssen -- Bloomington, IL -- 2, 03-06 -- 58
Day 1: 2, 03-06 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

144. Kylie Sparks -- Denham Spgs, LA -- 3, 03-06 -- 57
Day 1: 1, 01-02 -- Day 2: 2, 02-04

145. Jamie Thibodaux -- Thibodaux, LA -- 3, 03-05 -- 56
Day 1: 3, 03-05 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

146. Rick Shannon -- Woodlawn, TN -- 1, 03-05 -- 55
Day 1: 1, 03-05 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

147. Trait Crist -- Fort Worth, TX -- 1, 03-04 -- 54
Day 1: 1, 03-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

148. Lee Livesay -- Longview, TX -- 2, 02-14 -- 53
Day 1: 2, 02-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

149. Eddie Norris -- Mannford, OK -- 3, 02-11 -- 52
Day 1: 3, 02-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

150. Jeff Cloud -- Lubbock, TX -- 1, 02-11 -- 51
Day 1: 1, 02-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

151. Derek Hudnall -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 2, 02-10 -- 50
Day 1: 2, 02-10 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

152. Dewayne French -- Mammoth Spring, AR -- 1, 02-10 -- 49
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 02-10

152. Garrett Mcclendon -- Bixby, OK -- 1, 02-10 -- 49
Day 1: 1, 02-10 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

154. Gary Vining -- Morgan City, LA -- 2, 02-08 -- 47
Day 1: 1, 01-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-08

155. Vu Au -- Tucson, AZ -- 1, 02-04 -- 46
Day 1: 1, 02-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

156. David Gillham -- Heath, TX -- 2, 02-03 -- 45
Day 1: 2, 02-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

157. Greg West -- Richardson, TX -- 1, 02-01 -- 44
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 02-01

158. Yoshikazu Sato -- Tokyo JAPAN -- 1, 01-11 -- 43
Day 1: 1, 01-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

159. Jeff Jerome -- Mcpherson, KS -- 1, 01-09 -- 42
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-09

160. Bo Keith III -- Haughton, LA -- 1, 01-08 -- 41
Day 1: 1, 01-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

161. Chuck Dufour -- Gonzales, LA -- 1, 01-05 -- 40
Day 1: 1, 01-05 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

161. Duane Pittman -- Prairieville, LA -- 1, 01-05 -- 40
Day 1: 1, 01-05 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

163. Mike McClelland -- Bella Vista, AR -- 1, 01-03 -- 38
Day 1: 1, 01-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

164. Gary Yamamoto -- Palestine, TX -- 1, 01-02 -- 37
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-02

165. Hunter Parra -- Houma, LA -- 1, 00-15 -- 36
Day 1: 1, 00-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

165. Doug Vahrenberg -- Higginsville, MO -- 1, 00-15 -- 36
Day 1: 1, 00-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

167. Matt McMillan -- Fort Worth, TX -- 1, 00-14 -- 34
Day 1: 1, 00-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

167. Bill Mcnutt -- Henry, IL -- 1, 00-14 -- 34
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 00-14

169. Tommy Durham -- Whitney, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

169. David Heffel -- Hays, KS -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

169. Jay Holland -- Waco, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

169. Aaron Johnson -- Shreveport, LA -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

169. Ricky Mabile -- Pierre Part, LA -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

169. Todd Risinger -- West Monroe, LA -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

169. Keith Surber -- Longview, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

169. Bruce Whitmire -- Channelview, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

169. Bert Worrell Jr -- Longview, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

169. Greg Yates -- Sunnyvale, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00