Tin Rig Helped DeFoe Tap French Broad History

By Todd Ceisner
BassFan Editor

From the moment B.A.S.S. announced the 2017 Bassmaster Open schedule last year, Ott DeFoe knew where and, generally, how he would fish during the Douglas Lake Northern Open.

With the tournament set for the second week of September, he knew the lake would already be in its drawdown phase for the fall and winter. He also knew that based on years of experience – he’s from nearby Knoxville, Tenn. – his best opportunities likely resided in the skinny water of the French Broad River, which feeds Douglas along with the Pigeon and Nolichucky rivers.

The only challenge was getting there.

The area of the French Broad he targeted and, for that matter, much of the water in the three rivers, is not meant for lumbering, fiberglass bass boats. DeFoe typically has an aluminum boat rigged for local river fishing and this year was no different. It wound up being one of the central factors in his wire-to-wire victory, too.

With his fiberglass boat in storage in the Detroit area in advance of this year’s Elite Series Angler of the Year Championship, DeFoe relied on his customized Tracker/Grizzly 1754 SC powered by a 60-horsepower Mercury four-stroke outboard to get the job done at Douglas. He was one of a handful of competitors who opted to compete out of aluminum rigs.

He caught 17-05 stringers each of the first two day and closed out his fourth career B.A.S.S. win and second Open triumph at Douglas with a 15-09 bag on Saturday to finish with 50-03. He won by nearly 10 1/2 pounds. No other angler cracked the 40-pound mark.

“It was the culmination of a plan coming together,” DeFoe said. “I was going to fish out of my aluminum boat regardless if we had a flood or no rain for six months. When we laid out the schedule, I decided my big rig would stay in Detroit and I left the tackle I’d need at home. The plan was set in stone.”

Executing that plan went about as well as he could’ve hoped. Once he reached his preferred areas, he relied on a jig and flipped at wood targets near the water’s edge before backing off a bit as the water receded on the final day.

Here are some more details about DeFoe’s Douglas Lake rout.

Practice

Douglas has become a regular stop for the Opens in recent years, but DeFoe said he’d never competed there in the fall with the water drawn down.

“They pull it down 40 feet vertically so fishing that lake 10 feet low is different from 15 or 20 feet low,” he said. “It’s not big to begin with so there’s not a lot of water to offer. Every foot makes it a different lake.”

Therefore, he needed a different kind of boat to get where he wanted to go. He had sold his previous aluminum boat back in May. His new one and all the accessories arrived in June. That gave him little time to get the fabrication work done and rig it and test it with the Elite Series season ongoing.

“I’d only had the boat at home for a month and of that month, I was only home a couple weeks,” he said.

Among the changes/upgrades DeFoe made to the boat were:

> Custom tunnel hull by Mike Watson Welding;

> Two jack plates (one CMC Marine Products and a T-H Marine Atlas Micro). The Micro bolted to the rear of the CMC gave him 10 inches of vertical travel;

> Custom rod box up front. “I’d rather have that and just throw my tackle in a bag on the floor,” DeFoe said.

> Expanded livewell and added T-H Marine switches for livewell pump control.

DeFoe’s practice consisted of time spent checking out new water – some he’d never fished before – and no time spent where he ultimately fished during the competition days.

“I went out the Friday before (Labor Day) with a friend and we fished some bass boat water,” he said. “We caught a couple, but we were in water anybody could get to. Then we went further than where I’ve ever gone up the river. We went to look for anything I wanted to add to other places I’d planned to fish. I caught small ones, but nothing to speak of.”

He took the next four days off and when he was back on the water last Wednesday, it was mostly to check the water clarity after the area received a good bit of rain the previous day. He made one cast all day.

“Some of it had muddied up and some hadn’t changed,” he added. “The French Broad can be hard when it’s rained. I went up the Nolachuckie, but that place is a boat eater and I didn’t find anything worth going back to.

“What few casts I made between Friday and the tournament were in places I had no intentions on fishing anywhere in the tournament.”

The pre-tournament rain wasn’t what DeFoe wanted to see. He knew he had an advantage in reaching areas of the river others couldn’t in fiberglass boats. Any rise in water levels could negate that edge.

“That’s the last thing I wanted to happen because when I’m fun fishing in the fall I like it to be clear and the only way it gets clear is when it gets low,” he said. “When it’s low, half of those other guys are taken out of the equation.

“Mike (Watson) and my boat and Skylar (Hamilton’s) boats were set up right to do it, but Mike and I are just dumb enough to do it. If four boats were up there, that would split the fish up a lot over three days.”

Competition

> Day 1: 5, 17-05
> Day 2: 5, 17-05
> Day 3: 5, 15-09
> Total = 15, 50-03

On Thursday, DeFoe made the 45-minute (20 to 25 miles) run up the French Broad and came up empty at his first spot. His confidence never wavered, though, even after losing a 3-plus pounder at his second spot. He caught four in quick succession then finished his limit with a 4 1/2-pounder.

“It didn’t take long to be like, ‘I know what I’m doing,’” he said. “I guess not coming to practice wasn’t a bad decision.”

He expected to get more bites overall than he did and he’s not sure what to attribute that to. Local fishing pressure, possibly.

“I do know there was a lot of fishing line in those trees up there,” he noted.

His 17-05 stringer gave him a 12-ounce lead over Watson, who hails from Bluff City, Tenn.

The jig was a big factor on day 2 as it produced all of his weigh-in fish. He did notice the water starting to fall and clear up.

“I had my bag pretty early and laid off,” he said. “I caught ‘em while it was still up.”

Another 17-05 sent him into the final day with a 3-plus pound lead over fellow Elite Series angler Drew Benton and based on his knowledge of the area, he figured Saturday would be the best fishing day of the tournament.

“Usually the third day after it quits raining is good,” he said. “Typically, if it rains on a Monday, you let it sit Tuesday and Wednesday and go out on Thursday, it’ll be good times. It had rained Tuesday and it sat Wednesday through Friday. I figured the water would be just right on Saturday.”

Instead, it had fallen and wound up being just a bad fishing day all around. Even those who stayed on the lake didn’t have good days. There were only two limits caught on day 3 that weighed more than 10 pounds.

“I was surprised it wasn’t any better on day 3,” DeFoe said. “I only caught five keepers and lost two. The water got dirtier during the day Thursday and was rising. On Friday, it evened out and cleared a touch. It went from 4 inches of visibility Thursday to maybe 8 inches on Saturday. By then, the fish get accustomed to the water color. It was just a hard day. I think the pressure had gotten to them some.

“A lot of times the dropping water would pull the fish out a little. On day 3, it backed them off and I had to adjust a little and reposition my cast more than anything.”

Winning Gear Notes

> Jig gear: 7’6” heavy-action Bass Pro Shops Johnny Morris Platinum Signature casting rod, Bass Pro Shops Johnny Morris Platinum Signature casting reel (8.3:1 ratio), 20-pound Bass Pro Shops XPS fluorocarbon line, 1/2-oz. Terminator Pro Series jig (black/blue/chartreuse), Bass Pro Shops Elite Chunk (green-pumpkin blue flake).

> He also caught keepers on a vibrating jig, a spinnerbait, a swimbait and flipping a beaver style bait.

The Bottom Line

> Main factor in his success – “Knowledge. In the month of September, I’ve spent countless hours up there in the last 15 years – and a lot of them have stunk. I’ve either been out of my boat pushing it around or learning and looking over every inch of water when it’s up or down, clear and muddy. Hands down the knowledge of that water and knowing when it comes up they do this or comes down they do that.”

> Performance edge – “Obviously, the boat was number one, but the (Minn Kota) Ultrex and that little Mercury 60. I’m running a 250 on the big boat and so were 90 percent of the other guys in the field. I had 190 fewer horsepower than most people in the event, but the cool thing was for a 90-minute to hour and 45-minute round trip, I was burning nine gallons of gas. It’s a cool little motor and has a lot of power for being so small.”

Notable

> DeFoe is well aware his victory has opened the door for another Elite Series angler to qualify for next year’s Bassmaster Classic. He joked about the compensation he hopes to collect this week at the Angler of the Year Championship. “Somebody owes me a steak dinner this week,” he quipped.

He’s a lock for the Classic by virtue of his 5th-place standing in points. His goal this week to hold steady and not lose any ground.

“I want to have a solid week here,” he said. “Points wise I can’t move up a whole lot, but I can drop a few. I can’t win AOY, but I can lose money so I want to hold steady because that AOY payout is pretty stout. Plus, a top-5 just sounds better than sixth place.”

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Final Results

1. Ott DeFoe -- Knoxville, TN -- 15, 50-03 -- 200 -- $50,541
Day 1: 5, 17-05 -- Day 2: 5, 17-05 -- Day 3: 5, 15-09

2. Hunter Shryock -- Newcomerstown, OH -- 15, 39-13 -- 199 -- $12,565
Day 1: 5, 14-04 -- Day 2: 5, 15-11 -- Day 3: 5, 09-14

3. Brian Latimer -- Belton, SC -- 15, 39-11 -- 198 -- $9,424
Day 1: 5, 14-14 -- Day 2: 5, 14-01 -- Day 3: 5, 10-12

4. David Williams -- Newton, NC -- 15, 36-01 -- 197 -- $8,932
Day 1: 5, 14-07 -- Day 2: 5, 14-11 -- Day 3: 5, 06-15

5. Alex Wetherell -- Middletown, CT -- 15, 33-04 -- 196 -- $7,357
Day 1: 5, 10-12 -- Day 2: 5, 13-11 -- Day 3: 5, 08-13

6. Drew Benton -- Panama City, FL -- 11, 32-12 -- 195 -- $6,283
Day 1: 5, 14-09 -- Day 2: 5, 16-14 -- Day 3: 1, 01-05

7. Toshinari Namiki -- Tokyo JAPAN -- 14, 31-12 -- 194 -- $5,291
Day 1: 5, 12-09 -- Day 2: 5, 12-10 -- Day 3: 4, 06-09

8. Wil Hardy -- Harlem, GA -- 13, 31-06 -- 193 -- $4,216
Day 1: 5, 15-07 -- Day 2: 5, 09-04 -- Day 3: 3, 06-11

9. Brad Burkhart -- Speedwell, TN -- 15, 29-03 -- 192 -- $3,141
Day 1: 5, 11-03 -- Day 2: 5, 10-14 -- Day 3: 5, 07-02

10. Allen Brooks -- Canton, GA -- 11, 27-08 -- 191 -- $2,893
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 4, 10-13 -- Day 3: 2, 03-09

11. Al Farace Jr -- Hunt Valley, MD -- 15, 27-05 -- 190 -- $2,645
Day 1: 5, 11-01 -- Day 2: 5, 11-01 -- Day 3: 5, 05-03

12. Mike Huff -- Corbin, KY -- 12, 25-11 -- 189 -- $2,480
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 5, 10-14 -- Day 3: 2, 01-11

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

13. David Dudley -- Lynchburg, VA -- 10, 21-15 -- 188 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 11-13 -- Day 2: 5, 10-02

14. Jake Whitaker -- Fairview, NC -- 9, 21-11 -- 187 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 10-08 -- Day 2: 4, 11-03

15. Bryant Ailor -- Knoxville, TN -- 8, 21-04 -- 186 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 13-11 -- Day 2: 3, 07-09

16. Frank Poirier -- North Prince George, VA 10 -- 21-04 -- 185 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 08-06 -- Day 2: 5, 12-14

17. Craig Nelson -- Mather, PA -- 10, 21-02 -- 184 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 08-13 -- Day 2: 5, 12-05

18. Mack Hicks -- London, KY -- 10, 20-11 -- 183 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 08-04 -- Day 2: 5, 12-07

19. Steve York -- Bronson, MI -- 10, 20-04 -- 182 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 10-00 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04

20. Kurt Dove -- Del Rio, TX -- 9, 19-14 -- 181 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 09-10 -- Day 2: 4, 10-04

21. Mike Lavallee -- Sandy, UT -- 10, 19-12 -- 180 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 11-07 -- Day 2: 5, 08-05

22. Wesley Strader -- Spring City, TN -- 9, 19-12 -- 179 -- $2,067
Day 1: 4, 09-09 -- Day 2: 5, 10-03

23. Shane Lineberger -- Lincolnton, NC -- 10, 18-13 -- 178 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 12-09 -- Day 2: 5, 06-04

24. David Mullins -- Mt Carmel, TN -- 9, 18-11 -- 177 -- $2,067
Day 1: 5, 07-03 -- Day 2: 4, 11-08

25. Steven Redmond -- Waynesville, NC -- 7, 18-08 -- 176 -- $2,067
Day 1: 4, 13-06 -- Day 2: 3, 05-02

26. Rick Hawkins -- Roanoke, VA -- 9, 18-07 -- 175 -- $1,819
Day 1: 5, 08-01 -- Day 2: 4, 10-06

27. Skylar Hamilton -- Dandridge, TN -- 7, 18-00 -- 174 -- $1,819
Day 1: 2, 04-10 -- Day 2: 5, 13-06

28. Derek Cummings -- Denver, NC -- 10, 17-15 -- 173 -- $1,819
Day 1: 5, 08-02 -- Day 2: 5, 09-13

29. Derek Hudnall -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 10, 17-09 -- 172 -- $1,819
Day 1: 5, 11-03 -- Day 2: 5, 06-06

30. Chris Groh -- Spring Grove, IL -- 7, 17-07 -- 171 -- $1,819
Day 1: 2, 04-07 -- Day 2: 5, 13-00

31. Scott Bonvillain -- Dequincy, LA -- 10, 17-04 -- 170 -- $1,571
Day 1: 5, 05-13 -- Day 2: 5, 11-07

32. Matthew Sphar -- North Java, NY -- 10, 17-00 -- 169 -- $1,571
Day 1: 5, 09-01 -- Day 2: 5, 07-15

33. Michael Murphy -- Lexington, SC -- 10, 16-12 -- 168 -- $1,571
Day 1: 5, 09-07 -- Day 2: 5, 07-05

34. David Walker -- Sevierville, TN -- 10, 16-12 -- 167 -- $1,571
Day 1: 5, 08-09 -- Day 2: 5, 08-03

35. Jeff Lugar -- Cross Junction, VA -- 10, 16-11 -- 166 -- $1,571
Day 1: 5, 08-00 -- Day 2: 5, 08-11

36. Michael Delvisco -- Dandridge, TN -- 9, 16-10 -- 165 -- $1,323
Day 1: 4, 06-01 -- Day 2: 5, 10-09

37. Mike Watson -- Bluff City, TN -- 5, 16-09 -- 164 -- $1,323
Day 1: 5, 16-09 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

38. Cole Blythe -- Charlotte, NC -- 10, 16-08 -- 163 -- $1,323
Day 1: 5, 08-13 -- Day 2: 5, 07-11

39. Ken Iyobe -- Tokoname-Shi JAPAN -- 9, 16-03 -- 162 -- $1,323
Day 1: 5, 10-01 -- Day 2: 4, 06-02

40. David Perdue -- Wirtz, VA -- 10, 16-02 -- 161 -- $1,323
Day 1: 5, 08-06 -- Day 2: 5, 07-12

41. Greg Dipalma -- Millville, NJ -- 9, 15-08 -- 160
Day 1: 5, 10-05 -- Day 2: 4, 05-03

42. Ben Nielsen -- Lowell, MI -- 8, 15-08 -- 159
Day 1: 3, 07-01 -- Day 2: 5, 08-07

43. Charlie Ingram -- Centerville, TN -- 7, 14-13 -- 158
Day 1: 5, 08-12 -- Day 2: 2, 06-01

44. Chris Ferguson -- Wittensville, KY -- 9, 14-12 -- 157
Day 1: 4, 06-10 -- Day 2: 5, 08-02

45. Chad Pipkens -- Lansing, MI -- 6, 14-10 -- 156
Day 1: 2, 07-00 -- Day 2: 4, 07-10

46. Jim Dillard -- West Monroe, LA -- 8, 14-10 -- 155
Day 1: 4, 07-03 -- Day 2: 4, 07-07

47. Charlie Hartley -- Grove City, OH -- 7, 14-05 -- 154
Day 1: 5, 10-08 -- Day 2: 2, 03-13

48. Nick Ray -- Ingleside, IL -- 9, 14-05 -- 153
Day 1: 5, 09-07 -- Day 2: 4, 04-14

49. David Gaston -- Sylacauga, AL -- 8, 14-03 -- 152
Day 1: 5, 07-09 -- Day 2: 3, 06-10

50. Jeff Hippert -- Hamburg, NY -- 9, 14-02 -- 151
Day 1: 4, 05-15 -- Day 2: 5, 08-03

51. Gary Clouse -- La Vergne, TN -- 10, 14-00 -- 150
Day 1: 5, 07-02 -- Day 2: 5, 06-14

52. Pete Gluszek -- Mount Laurel, NJ -- 9, 13-13 -- 149
Day 1: 5, 08-04 -- Day 2: 4, 05-09

53. Patrick Walters -- Summerville, SC -- 8, 13-13 -- 148
Day 1: 5, 06-09 -- Day 2: 3, 07-04

54. Mark Ownby -- Sevierville, TN -- 6, 13-10 -- 147
Day 1: 1, 02-15 -- Day 2: 5, 10-11

55. Eddie Ball -- Newport, TN -- 10, 13-07 -- 146
Day 1: 5, 09-05 -- Day 2: 5, 04-02

56. Tyler Berger -- Worthington, OH -- 6, 12-14 -- 145
Day 1: 5, 09-00 -- Day 2: 1, 03-14

57. Shayne Berlo -- Mclean, VA -- 9, 12-14 -- 144
Day 1: 5, 07-13 -- Day 2: 4, 05-01

58. Ed Loughran III -- Mechanicsville, VA -- 8, 12-13 -- 143
Day 1: 4, 08-08 -- Day 2: 4, 04-05

59. John Hunter Jr -- Shelbyville, KY -- 6, 12-06 -- 142
Day 1: 4, 09-05 -- Day 2: 2, 03-01

60. Troy Morrow -- Eastanollee, GA -- 8, 12-05 -- 141
Day 1: 3, 04-05 -- Day 2: 5, 08-00

61. Carl Jocumsen -- Queensland TX AUSTRALIA -- 8, 12-03 -- 140
Day 1: 4, 06-06 -- Day 2: 4, 05-13

62. Richard Cooper -- Clayton, NC -- 8, 12-02 -- 139
Day 1: 3, 04-07 -- Day 2: 5, 07-11

63. Destin DeMarion -- Grove City, PA -- 7, 11-14 -- 138
Day 1: 2, 03-06 -- Day 2: 5, 08-08

64. Darryl Halbert -- Enoree, SC -- 8, 11-12 -- 137
Day 1: 3, 04-11 -- Day 2: 5, 07-01

65. James Niggemeyer -- Van, TX -- 6, 11-12 -- 136
Day 1: 4, 06-14 -- Day 2: 2, 04-14

66. Scott Patton -- Paris, TN -- 5, 11-09 -- 135
Day 1: 3, 05-10 -- Day 2: 2, 05-15

67. Jamey Caldwell -- Carthage, NC -- 7, 11-08 -- 134
Day 1: 2, 04-07 -- Day 2: 5, 07-01

68. Jason Sturgill -- Big Stone Gap, VA -- 8, 11-08 -- 133
Day 1: 4, 06-08 -- Day 2: 4, 05-00

69. Chris Liobis -- Branchburg, NJ -- 7, 11-07 -- 132
Day 1: 2, 03-15 -- Day 2: 5, 07-08

70. Kyle Kempkers -- Hamilton, MI -- 6, 11-07 -- 131
Day 1: 3, 04-02 -- Day 2: 3, 07-05

71. Cody Detweiler -- Orlando, FL -- 7, 11-02 -- 130
Day 1: 4, 05-14 -- Day 2: 3, 05-04

72. Timothy Macknair -- Rices Landing, PA -- 7, 11-00 -- 129
Day 1: 4, 07-01 -- Day 2: 3, 03-15

73. Matt Madlener -- Lake Villa, IL -- 8, 10-12 -- 128
Day 1: 3, 04-05 -- Day 2: 5, 06-07

74. Woo Daves -- Spring Grove, VA -- 7, 10-11 -- 127
Day 1: 4, 04-04 -- Day 2: 3, 06-07

75. Mark Hicks -- Glouster, OH -- 6, 10-09 -- 126
Day 1: 5, 09-07 -- Day 2: 1, 01-02

76. Frankie Appaluccio -- Franklin, NJ -- 7, 10-09 -- 125
Day 1: 5, 08-13 -- Day 2: 2, 01-12

77. Josh Douglas -- Mound, MN -- 9, 10-08 -- 124
Day 1: 5, 05-13 -- Day 2: 4, 04-11

78. Kenneth Vicchio -- Bluff City, TN -- 5, 10-04 -- 123
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04

79. Garrett Paquette -- Canton, MI -- 6, 10-04 -- 122
Day 1: 5, 09-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-04

80. Frank Ramsey -- Spring Grove, IL -- 4, 10-00 -- 121
Day 1: 2, 03-06 -- Day 2: 2, 06-10

81. Rick Shannon -- Woodlawn, TN -- 7, 09-13 -- 120
Day 1: 3, 03-04 -- Day 2: 4, 06-09

82. Travis Dehart -- Greenville, SC -- 6, 09-12 -- 119
Day 1: 4, 06-12 -- Day 2: 2, 03-00

83. Vince Troiano -- Chesterfield, NJ -- 4, 09-11 -- 118
Day 1: 3, 06-04 -- Day 2: 1, 03-07

84. Stephen Mui -- Bartlett, IL -- 4, 09-06 -- 117
Day 1: 1, 01-13 -- Day 2: 3, 07-09

85. Daniel Martin -- Elmhurst, IL -- 8, 09-06 -- 116
Day 1: 4, 04-14 -- Day 2: 4, 04-08

86. Tom Huynh -- Moorehead, MN -- 5, 09-04 -- 115
Day 1: 2, 03-08 -- Day 2: 3, 05-12

87. Randy Elliott -- Severn, MD -- 5, 09-04 -- 114
Day 1: 2, 04-06 -- Day 2: 3, 04-14

88. John McKelvey III -- Sicklerville, NJ -- 4, 09-01 -- 113
Day 1: 2, 05-02 -- Day 2: 2, 03-15

89. Jon Englund -- Farwell, MN -- 5, 08-15 -- 112
Day 1: 2, 05-01 -- Day 2: 3, 03-14

90. Ron Johnson -- Chandler, AZ -- 6, 08-12 -- 111
Day 1: 1, 00-13 -- Day 2: 5, 07-15

91. Chris Dillow -- Waynesboro, VA -- 5, 08-09 -- 110
Day 1: 2, 03-05 -- Day 2: 3, 05-04

92. Cameron Smith -- Mashpee, MA -- 7, 08-05 -- 109
Day 1: 3, 03-01 -- Day 2: 4, 05-04

93. Seiji Kato -- Shiga JAPAN -- 7, 08-03 -- 108
Day 1: 3, 02-11 -- Day 2: 4, 05-08

94. Jonathan Carter -- Glenburn, ME -- 4, 08-02 -- 107
Day 1: 4, 08-02 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

95. Guy Fairweather -- Hayes, VA -- 7, 08-02 -- 106
Day 1: 4, 04-05 -- Day 2: 3, 03-13

96. Chris Hart -- Bozeman, MT -- 4, 07-15 -- 105
Day 1: 1, 02-02 -- Day 2: 3, 05-13

97. Brandon Johnson -- Owingsville, KY -- 5, 07-13 -- 104
Day 1: 4, 06-12 -- Day 2: 1, 01-01

98. Scott Siller -- Milwaukee, WI -- 6, 07-09 -- 103
Day 1: 2, 02-05 -- Day 2: 4, 05-04

99. John Garrett -- Union City, TN -- 6, 06-15 -- 102
Day 1: 1, 00-14 -- Day 2: 5, 06-01

100. Brent Shores -- Boise, ID -- 3, 06-13 -- 101
Day 1: 1, 02-04 -- Day 2: 2, 04-09

101. Michael Dove -- Brownsburg, IN -- 4, 06-05 -- 100
Day 1: 1, 01-03 -- Day 2: 3, 05-02

102. Stanley Sypeck Jr -- Sugarloaf, PA -- 3, 06-03 -- 99
Day 1: 1, 01-11 -- Day 2: 2, 04-08

103. Sam George -- Athens, AL -- 4, 06-03 -- 98
Day 1: 3, 04-05 -- Day 2: 1, 01-14

104. Tom -- Graziano -- Chester, NY -- 4, 05-07 -- 97
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 05-07

105. Bill Hutchison Jr. Bessemer, AL -- 4, 05-05 -- 96
Day 1: 2, 02-10 -- Day 2: 2, 02-11

106. Rick Morris -- Lake Gaston, VA -- 3, 05-01 -- 95
Day 1: 3, 05-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

107. Trait Zaldain -- Fort Worth, TX -- 4, 04-11 -- 94
Day 1: 4, 04-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

108. Chris Gerrein -- Villa Hills, KY -- 2, 04-03 -- 93
Day 1: 2, 04-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

109. Jeremiah Carr -- Surgoinsville, TN -- 3, 04-02 -- 92
Day 1: 3, 04-02 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

110. Jason Dudek -- Excelsior, MN -- 2, 03-10 -- 91
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 03-10

111. Gary Isgrigg -- Mt Washington, KY -- 3, 03-08 -- 90
Day 1: 3, 03-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

112. Tommy Little -- Chester, VA -- 3, 03-01 -- 89
Day 1: 3, 03-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

113. Lucas Bogosian -- Harrington Park, NJ -- 2, 02-13 -- 88
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 02-13

114. Tyler Ferris -- Webberville, MI -- 1, 02-10 -- 87
Day 1: 1, 02-10 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

115. Scott Pellegrin -- Chippewa Falls, WI -- 2, 02-08 -- 86
Day 1: 1, 01-07 -- Day 2: 1, 01-01

116. Stephen Morella -- Whitehall , PA -- 2, 02-07 -- 85
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 02-07

117. Shawn Hawks -- Vinton, OH -- 2, 01-15 -- 84
Day 1: 1, 00-14 -- Day 2: 1, 01-01

118. Jeremy Strotheide -- Grand Rapids, MI -- 1, 01-09 -- 83
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-09

119. Shin Fukae -- Palestine TX JAPAN -- 1, 01-08 -- 82
Day 1: 1, 01-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

120. John Murray -- Spring City, TN -- 1, 01-06 -- 81
Day 1: 1, 01-06 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

121. Eddie Levin -- Westerville, OH -- 1, 01-00 -- 80
Day 1: 1, 01-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

122. Rob Clowers -- Sweetwater, TN -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

122. Edward Naydihor Jr -- Kenosha, WI -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

122. Ross Rhodes -- Paw Paw, MI -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00