Bitter Bags Less, Still Leads With 40

Yesterday's bed-fish fest came to a screeching halt today at the Harris Chain Bassmaster. The windy and colder conditions put the lid on the sight bite, but the flippers continued to catch fish. The mid-50s temperatures and 15 to 20 mph winds sent many anglers into shivers as they wondered whether this was really Florida. But the two 11-pound bass brought delivered a strong geography lesson.

Yesterday's leader Jim Bitter expanded his lead to 3 1/2 pounds today with another limit. This one weighed 13-09, which gives him a 2-day total of 10 fish for 40-05. Moving up six places to 2nd was George Cochran, whose limit today weighed 20-06 (total 10, 36-13).

Todd Faircloth's nipping at Cochran's heels. He moved up one place to 3rd with five for 18-05 today (total 10, 36-07). Guy Eaker popped up from 14th to 4th with 17-14 today (total 10, 33-04). Fifth is still held by Larry Nixon, who caught a 16-02 limit today (total 8, 33-00).

The rest of the Top 12 are:

6. Peter Thliveros 10, 32-09
7. Skeet Reese 9, 31-00
8. Tommy Martin 10, 30-12
9. Andre Moore 10, 30-01
10. Aaron Martens 6, 28-07
11. Mark Rogers 9, 27-15
12. John Crews 10, 27-14

At tomorrow's weigh-in the field will be cut to the Top 6, who will fish Sunday.

Bitter Battles Cold

Two kinds of bitter were out on the Harris Chain today, and while one was cold, the other was hot. The biting cold may have taken some anglers off their game, but not Jim Bitter, who despite weighing just half as much (13-09) as he did yesterday (26-12), still retained the tournament lead.

Why half as much weight? "I thought it could very well happen," he said. "There were more people in there than yesterday, and possibly some 5-pounders were spread out among all those boats.

"There was too much pressure in there today. There were a lot of boats in there today that weren't in there yesterday. That's not supposed to happen to the leader.

He said it he was frustrated. "I couldn't get to my best spots today because I was afraid to move and lose my spot. There was a boat in front of me and a boat in back of me. I was stuck fishing one small spot. I finally left an hour early to try to go and find a big fish.

"That usually doesn't work out, but it did today." He caught a 4-pounder.

The fish in his main area were biting about the same as yesterday, but the wind made it hard to pitch where he wanted, and it moved the grass around. "Yesterday I could see the grass move when a fish moved, and then pitch in and catch him. Today, I couldn't see that."

As for tomorrow, he hopes that with just four tournament boats in the canal, he can catch a decent bag again, even though it's supposed to be breezy. "I think there should be enough for a limit, but they might be smaller if we're catching throwbacks (from the last 2 days). If they're on beds, they'll bite again – though they'll be finicky.

"The good thing about making the Top 12 cut is that there won't be nearly as many boats in there tomorrow.

"I'm guessing I'll need at least 9 pounds tomorrow to make the Top 6 cut," he said. "If I can do that, Skeet Reese (7th) would have to catch 18 pounds to pass me."

Cochran Pleased

Cochran caught all his bites today to cull up to 20-06, which was 4 pounds better than yesterday. That moved him from 8th to 2nd. "I had a good time today," he said. "I was very fortunate to have found a good area in practice, and it turned out to be just as good during the tournament.

"Jim Bitter, Guy Eaker and I are sharing a wide canal about a half-mile long. We each have about a 150-yard stretch that we're working.

"I'm flipping a Strike King Bleeding Bait Tube to heavy cover on 65-pound P-Line braid," he said. "They're spawning under that cover. I was using mono yesterday and lost two 3s and two 4s because the line had too much stretch. I didn't lose any today. I caught all seven keepers."

He noted that yesterday, during the fog-shortened sight-fishing festival, only seven boats fished in the canal with him. Today there were 18. But tomorrow, barring local traffic, it might be just three or four.

"It's possible that we could run out of fish in 2 more days, whereas guys like Larry Nixon and Tommy Martin could continue to do well (with less company)," he said. "But I'll do the same thing tomorrow. It's too late to change gameplans, though I do have one area I can go to if I go 4 or 5 hours without a bite. I've caught an 8-pounder each day so far, though, so I hope I don't have to move."

Nixon Consistent

Nixon boated a 16-02 limit today – nearly the same weight as his three fish yesterday (16-14). He retained 5th place in the standings, same as yesterday, too. He fished the same area with the same bait – a 6-inch straight-tail Power Worm (watermelonseed) that he pitch to Kissimmee grass edges.

"Today was cold, cold, cold and windy," he said. "I could hardly press the button on the reel with my thumb that I had surgery on.

"The fish are in 3 to 4 feet of water," he noted. "I'm pitching to cuts, points, indentations, docks – anything that's different in the grass. They usually hit on the fall or the first time I move (the worm). It's a big area with two or three key places with bigger fish. I'm not moving much until I fish those thoroughly. I've caught some bigger fish on a junebug Power Hawg."

Why only 3 fish yesterday? "I lost them yesterday afternoon when the sun came out and it got calm, but I found them again today," he said. "I think this place has a lot more fish than we realize, but they scatter out and you can't pinpoint them."

He'll be back at it tomorrow and do the same thing, and thinks the eventual winner on Sunday may have 70 pounds for his 4-day total, but "it's unpredictable. I really have no idea."

Crews in by Ounces

John Crews made a big move from 40th into the Top 12 at 12th today. His 3-ounce advantage over rookie Greg Gutierrez made all the difference. Crews sacked an 18-02 limit, which included the biggest bass of his life – 11 pounds even. That's a nice fish, but this is Florida, and he missed big-fish honors by an ounce.

"I'd rather have made the cut than got big fish for the day," he said. "I caught it at 9:00. It was my first fish of the day. Then I put my head down to get more to go with it. I didn't want to come in with just that one and have it look like plain luck."

He wound up catching six keepers in an area not far from three other Top 12 finishers: Bitter, Cochran and Eaker. "We all have our areas pretty much staked out," Crews said. "I didn't fish there the first day, but I had some good bites there in practice. It doesn't look like the others are fishing in the two areas I have, so there shouldn't be any problems tomorrow."

He was flipping a Kinami Nories Bug to mixed vegetation. "It's monotonous fishing because you have to fish real slow," he said. "Most places you'll get your flipping bites on the fall. But this is Florida and it was really cold today. It's like the fish watched it fall, then went over and picked it up off the bottom. But even with the wind, I could feel the taps since I was using Triple Fish Bully Braid."

Can he make up the ground on Bitter, fishing the same general area? "I'm not shooting to win tomorrow," he said. "I just need to make the Top 6 cut, and then fish to win. I probably need 13 to 14 pounds (on Saturday). A limit is a good possibility, but for a big weight you need that big bite."

Ferguson: Biggest of His Life

Art Ferguson landed the biggest bass of his life today – a bruiser that weighed 11-01. The fish comprised half his four-fish weight today. His 22-08 moved him up 110 places to 25th (from 135th yesterday).

"I was so excited when I caught that 11-pounder that I had to lay down in the boat for 5 minutes," he said. "I caught it fishing a Senko on a Carolina rig. That's powerful stuff, brother.

"I think (if I'd caught) one more bass, I'd have made the cut," he said. "I missed two today." And of course there was the 8 1/2-pounder he accidentally snagged while bed-fishing yesterday and had to release per BASS rules.

"Yesterday I went bed-fishing, but today I fished a Carolina rig offshore in outer grass edges," he said. "There was a mix of Kissimmee grass, eelgrass and sand in the area, and it was about 8 feet deep. It was close to where I caught 18 pounds last year on the second day."

He had a similar experience last year too, when he sight-fished for small weight and then went dragging and bounced back. "Makes me wonder what would have happened if I hadn't gone bed-fishing," he said.

Carolina-rig Gear: Kistler Extra Heavy LTA 7'6" rod, Shimano Curado 100 reel, 16-pound Sunline Sniper fluorocarbon line, 1/2-ounce sinker, 4/0 Owner wide gap hook on a 3-foot leader, Yamamoto Senko (watermelon).

Notable

> Day 1 stats – 157 anglers, 56 limits, 21 4s, 33 3s, 21 2s, 19 1s, 7 zeroes (4% of the field zeroed).

> BassFan Big Sticks John Murray and Jarrett Edwards both missed the cut. To read their tournament reports, Click here to go On Tour With the BassFan Big Sticks.

> How cold was Cochran? "I had on everything I could have on, but I was still shivering today."

> Only 16 anglers bagged limits both days.

> Stacey King was 6th yesterday, but boated just one fish today and dropped to 51st.

Weather Forecast

Tonight's low will be around 42°. Here's the rest of the forecast from the Weather Channel.

Sat, Feb 5 -- Mostly Sunny -- 65°/48°
> Wind: From the NNE 13 mph

Sun, Feb 6 -- Partly Cloudy -- 70°/53°
> Wind: From the NE 12 mph

Day 2 Standings

1. Jim Bitter -- Fruitland Park, Fla. -- 10, 40-05 -- 310
Day 1: 5, 26-12 -- Day 2: 5, 13-09
2. George Cochran -- Hot Springs, Ark. -- 10, 36-13 -- 295
Day 1: 5, 16-07 -- Day 2: 5, 20-06
3. Todd Faircloth -- Jasper, Texas -- 10, 36-07 -- 290
Day 1: 5, 18-02 -- Day 2: 5, 18-05
4. Guy Eaker -- Cherryville, N.C. -- 10, 33-04 -- 285
Day 1: 5, 15-06 -- Day 2: 5, 17-14
5. Larry Nixon -- Bee Branch, Ark. -- 8, 33-00 -- 280
Day 1: 3, 16-14 -- Day 2: 5, 16-02
6. Peter E Thliveros -- Jacksonville, Fla. -- 10, 32-09 -- 276
Day 1: 5, 16-00 -- Day 2: 5, 16-09
7. Skeet Reese -- Auburn, Calif. -- 9, 31-00 -- 272
Day 1: 4, 13-01 -- Day 2: 5, 17-15
8. Tommy Martin -- Hemphill, Texas -- 10, 30-12 -- 268
Day 1: 5, 19-02 -- Day 2: 5, 11-10
9. Andre Moore -- Scottsdale, Ariz. -- 10, 30-01 -- 264
Day 1: 5, 16-05 -- Day 2: 5, 13-12
10. Aaron Martens -- Castaic, Calif. -- 6, 28-07 -- 260
Day 1: 5, 26-03 -- Day 2: 1, 2-04
11. Mark Rogers -- Naples, Fla. -- 9, 27-15 -- 257
Day 1: 5, 14-01 -- Day 2: 4, 13-14
12. John Crews -- Jetersville, Va. -- 10, 27-14 -- 254
Day 1: 5, 9-12 -- Day 2: 5, 18-02

The following anglers did not make the cut and will not be fishing tomorrow:

13. Greg Gutierrez -- Red Bluff, Calif. -- 9, 27-11 -- 251 -- $5,400
Day 1: 4, 9-01 -- Day 2: 5, 18-10
14. Brian Snowden -- Reeds Spring, Mo. -- 9, 27-02 -- 248 -- $5,300
Day 1: 4, 14-13 -- Day 2: 5, 12-05
15. Edwin Evers -- Mannsville, Okla. -- 10, 26-14 -- 245 -- $5,200
Day 1: 5, 13-05 -- Day 2: 5, 13-09
16. Roland Martin -- Naples, Fla. -- 6, 26-10 -- 243 -- $5,100
Day 1: 1, 8-14 -- Day 2: 5, 17-12
17. Scott Rook -- Little Rock, Ark. -- 8, 26-09 -- 241 -- $6,000
Day 1: 3, 4-01 -- Day 2: 5, 22-08
18. Shaw E Grigsby, Jr -- Gainesville, Fla. -- 10, 26-04 -- 239 -- $4,900
Day 1: 5, 8-00 -- Day 2: 5, 18-04
19. Jimmy Houston -- Cookson, Okla. -- 10, 25-07 -- 237 -- $4,800
Day 1: 5, 16-06 -- Day 2: 5, 9-01
20. David Walker -- Sevierville, Tenn. -- 10, 25-06 -- 235 -- $4,700
Day 1: 5, 13-07 -- Day 2: 5, 11-15
21. Bernie Schultz -- Gainesville, Fla. -- 9, 25-05 -- 233 -- $4,600
Day 1: 4, 10-10 -- Day 2: 5, 14-11
22. Chad Morgenthaler -- Coulterville, Ill. -- 8, 25-03 -- 231 -- $4,500
Day 1: 5, 16-05 -- Day 2: 3, 8-14
23. Chip Hawkins -- White Hall, Ark. -- 9, 25-00 -- 229 -- $4,400
Day 1: 5, 10-10 -- Day 2: 4, 14-06
24. Luke Clausen -- Spokane Valley, Wash. -- 8, 24-14 -- 227 -- $4,300
Day 1: 5, 13-05 -- Day 2: 3, 11-09
25. Art Ferguson III -- Saint Clair Shores, Mi 5 -- 23-09 -- 225 -- $5,200
Day 1: 1, 1-00 -- Day 2: 4, 22-09
26. Jimmy Mize -- Ben Lomond, Ark. -- 6, 23-03 -- 223 -- $4,100
Day 1: 2, 10-08 -- Day 2: 4, 12-11
27. Mike Reynolds -- Modesto, Calif. -- 10, 23-00 -- 221 -- $3,900
Day 1: 5, 7-06 -- Day 2: 5, 15-10
28. Robert Hamilton Jr -- Hattiesburg, Miss. -- 10, 22-11 -- 219 -- $3,800
Day 1: 5, 8-09 -- Day 2: 5, 14-02
29. Tom Biffle -- Wagoner, Okla. -- 8, 22-05 -- 217 -- $3,700
Day 1: 4, 9-09 -- Day 2: 4, 12-12
30. Harold Allen -- Shelbyville, Texas -- 8, 22-04 -- 215 -- $3,600
Day 1: 5, 13-03 -- Day 2: 3, 9-01
31. Curt Lytle -- Zuni, Va. -- 9, 21-04 -- 213 -- $3,500
Day 1: 5, 15-10 -- Day 2: 4, 5-10
32. Roger Boler -- Slidell, La. -- 6, 20-11 -- 211 -- $3,400
Day 1: 1, 1-03 -- Day 2: 5, 19-08
33. Dustin Wilks -- Rocky Mount, N.C. -- 7, 20-09 -- 209 -- $3,300
Day 1: 2, 3-08 -- Day 2: 5, 17-01
34. Mark Tyler -- Scottsdale, Ariz. -- 8, 20-07 -- 207 -- $3,200
Day 1: 5, 14-00 -- Day 2: 3, 6-07
35. Takahiro Omori -- Emory, Texas -- 7, 20-03 -- 205 -- $3,100
Day 1: 5, 16-10 -- Day 2: 2, 3-09
36. Marty Stone -- Linden, N.C. -- 10, 20-01 -- 203 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 10-15 -- Day 2: 5, 9-02
37. Gary Yamamoto -- Mineola, Texas -- 9, 19-10 -- 201 -- $2,900
Day 1: 4, 7-03 -- Day 2: 5, 12-07
38. Ishama Monroe -- Hughson, Calif. -- 9, 19-07 -- 199 -- $2,800
Day 1: 5, 11-15 -- Day 2: 4, 7-08
39. Mark Rizk -- Arab, Ala. -- 6, 19-05 -- 197 -- $2,700
Day 1: 2, 5-02 -- Day 2: 4, 14-03
40. Terry Scroggins -- Palatka, Fla. -- 7, 19-02 -- 195 -- $2,600
Day 1: 2, 5-00 -- Day 2: 5, 14-02
41. O T Fears III -- Sallisaw, Okla. -- 8, 18-15 -- 193 -- $2,500
Day 1: 5, 11-10 -- Day 2: 3, 7-05
42. Mark Tucker -- Saint Louis, Mo. -- 9, 18-14 -- 191 -- $2,500
Day 1: 4, 6-00 -- Day 2: 5, 12-14
43. Tom Mann, Jr -- Buford, Ga. -- 7, 18-13 -- 189 -- $2,400
Day 1: 2, 4-11 -- Day 2: 5, 14-02
44. Randy Howell -- Springville, Ala. -- 8, 18-10 -- 187 -- $2,400
Day 1: 4, 10-03 -- Day 2: 4, 8-07
45. Paul Elias -- Pachuta, Miss. -- 7, 18-07 -- 185 -- $2,350
Day 1: 2, 5-06 -- Day 2: 5, 13-01
45. David Fritts -- Lexington, N.C. -- 5, 18-07 -- 185 -- $2,350
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 18-07
47. Terry Butcher -- Talala, Okla. -- 6, 18-05 -- 181 -- $2,300
Day 1: 1, 1-09 -- Day 2: 5, 16-12
48. Kevin Wirth -- Crestwood, Ky. -- 8, 18-03 -- 179 -- $2,300
Day 1: 3, 3-08 -- Day 2: 5, 14-11
49. Tim Horton -- Muscle Shoals, Ala. -- 6, 18-02 -- 177 -- $3,200
Day 1: 3, 11-13 -- Day 2: 3, 6-05
50. Alton Jones -- Waco, Texas -- 5, 18-01 -- 175 -- $2,200
Day 1: 3, 11-00 -- Day 2: 2, 7-01
51. Stacey D King -- Reeds Spring, Mo. -- 6, 18-00 -- 173 -- $2,150
Day 1: 5, 16-11 -- Day 2: 1, 1-05
52. Joe Thomas -- Milford, Ohio -- 7, 17-15 -- 171 -- $2,150
Day 1: 2, 2-14 -- Day 2: 5, 15-01
53. Michael Iaconelli -- Runnemede, N.J. -- 9, 17-11 -- 169 -- $2,050
Day 1: 4, 7-04 -- Day 2: 5, 10-07
53. Fred Roumbanis -- Auburn, Calif. -- 5, 17-11 -- 169 -- $2,050
Day 1: 2, 9-07 -- Day 2: 3, 8-04
55. Ron Shuffield -- Bismarck, Ark. -- 7, 17-08 -- 165 -- $2,000
Day 1: 5, 8-02 -- Day 2: 2, 9-06
56. Brent Chapman -- Shawnee, Kan. -- 10, 17-02 -- 163 -- $2,000
Day 1: 5, 8-08 -- Day 2: 5, 8-10
57. Kelly Jordon -- Mineola, Texas -- 8, 17-00 -- 161 -- $1,950
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 3, 5-12
58. Jeff Reynolds -- Platter, Okla. -- 6, 16-15 -- 159 -- $1,925
Day 1: 5, 15-01 -- Day 2: 1, 1-14
59. Mike Auten -- Benton, Ky. -- 6, 16-12 -- 157 -- $1,925
Day 1: 1, 7-05 -- Day 2: 5, 9-07
60. Ben Matsubu -- Hemphill, Texas -- 8, 16-09 -- 155 -- $1,925
Day 1: 5, 12-00 -- Day 2: 3, 4-09
61. Jay Yelas -- Tyler, Texas -- 7, 16-05 -- 153 -- $1,925
Day 1: 4, 13-01 -- Day 2: 3, 3-04
62. Gerald Swindle -- Hayden, Ala. -- 9, 16-04 -- 151 -- $1,925
Day 1: 4, 6-01 -- Day 2: 5, 10-03
63. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, Ark. -- 8, 16-03 -- 149 -- $1,925
Day 1: 3, 5-12 -- Day 2: 5, 10-07
64. Jack A Gadlage -- Benton, Ky. -- 5, 15-10 -- 147 -- $1,925
Day 1: 2, 5-08 -- Day 2: 3, 10-02
64. Denny Brauer -- Camdenton, Mo. -- 4, 15-10 -- 147 -- $1,925
Day 1: 3, 12-07 -- Day 2: 1, 3-03
66. Greg Hackney -- Gonzales, La. -- 6, 15-07 -- 143 -- $1,925
Day 1: 3, 4-07 -- Day 2: 3, 11-00
67. John Murray -- Phoenix, Ariz. -- 8, 15-03 -- 141 -- $1,925
Day 1: 4, 7-01 -- Day 2: 4, 8-02
67. David Mansue -- Robbinsville, N.J. -- 3, 15-03 -- 141 -- $1,925
Day 1: 1, 1-12 -- Day 2: 2, 13-07
69. Dion Hibdon -- Stover, Mo. -- 8, 14-14 -- 137 -- $1,925
Day 1: 3, 7-05 -- Day 2: 5, 7-09
70. Mike Wurm -- Hot Springs, Ark. -- 8, 14-12 -- 135 -- $1,925
Day 1: 4, 6-10 -- Day 2: 4, 8-02
71. Ken Cook -- Lawton, Okla. -- 8, 14-10 -- 133 -- $1,925
Day 1: 5, 9-10 -- Day 2: 3, 5-00
72. Morizo Shimizu -- Murrita, Calif. -- 7, 14-09 -- 131 -- $1,806.17
Day 1: 4, 7-14 -- Day 2: 3, 6-11
72. Dean Rojas -- Grand Saline, Texas -- 6, 14-09 -- 131 -- $1,806.17
Day 1: 4, 12-07 -- Day 2: 2, 2-02
72. Ray Sedgwick -- Cross, S.C. -- 5, 14-09 -- 131 -- $1,806.17
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 14-09
72. Darryl Burkhardt -- Gresham, Ore. -- 5, 14-09 -- 131 -- $1,806.17
Day 1: 2, 4-06 -- Day 2: 3, 10-03
76. Doug Garrett -- Cabot, Ark. -- 5, 14-07 -- 123
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 14-07
77. Zachary Thompson -- Orinda, Calif. -- 7, 14-03 -- 121
Day 1: 2, 3-01 -- Day 2: 5, 11-02
77. Chris Daves -- Hopewell, Va. -- 6, 14-03 -- 121
Day 1: 1, 3-15 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04
79. Pete Gluszek -- Franklinville, N.J. -- 9, 13-15 -- 117
Day 1: 4, 7-01 -- Day 2: 5, 6-14
80. Lee Bailey -- Hebron, Conn. -- 8, 13-13 -- 115
Day 1: 4, 5-01 -- Day 2: 4, 8-12
81. Chad Brauer -- Osage Beach, Mo. -- 6, 13-11 -- 113
Day 1: 3, 9-11 -- Day 2: 3, 4-00
82. Dave Wolak -- Warrior Run, Pa. -- 6, 13-10 -- 111
Day 1: 1, 1-00 -- Day 2: 5, 12-10
82. Cody Bird -- Granbury, Texas -- 5, 13-10 -- 111
Day 1: 2, 8-14 -- Day 2: 3, 4-12
84. Jesse Draime -- Long Beach, Miss. -- 5, 13-09 -- 107
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 13-09
85. Charlie Youngers -- Oviedo, Fla. -- 5, 13-07 -- 105
Day 1: 2, 6-14 -- Day 2: 3, 6-09
86. Mark Rose -- Marion, Ark. -- 8, 13-04 -- 103
Day 1: 4, 7-11 -- Day 2: 4, 5-09
87. Scott Suggs -- Alexander, Ark. -- 7, 12-13 -- 101
Day 1: 3, 3-09 -- Day 2: 4, 9-04
88. David Wharton -- Sam Rayburn, Texas -- 6, 12-10 -- 99
Day 1: 1, 0-11 -- Day 2: 5, 11-15
88. Louis Iribarren -- Port Jervis, N.Y. -- 6, 12-10 -- 99
Day 1: 1, 0-13 -- Day 2: 5, 11-13
90. Frank Ippoliti -- Smithsburg, Md. -- 5, 12-07 -- 95
Day 1: 1, 1-12 -- Day 2: 4, 10-11
91. Mike McClelland -- Vella Vista, Ark. -- 8, 12-05 -- 93
Day 1: 3, 3-10 -- Day 2: 5, 8-11
91. Frank Scalish -- Cleveland, Ohio -- 7, 12-05 -- 93
Day 1: 3, 6-09 -- Day 2: 4, 5-12
91. Marcel Veenstra -- Brighton, Mich. -- 6, 12-05 -- 93
Day 1: 5, 11-02 -- Day 2: 1, 1-03
94. Gary Klein -- Weatherford, Texas -- 6, 12-01 -- 87
Day 1: 1, 1-12 -- Day 2: 5, 10-05
95. Charlie Hartley -- Grove City, Ohio -- 7, 12-00 -- 85
Day 1: 2, 2-04 -- Day 2: 5, 9-12
96. David Dudley -- Lynchburg, Va. -- 8, 11-13 -- 83
Day 1: 4, 7-01 -- Day 2: 4, 4-12
97. Byron Velvick -- Boulder City, Nev. -- 3, 11-10 -- 81
Day 1: 2, 8-09 -- Day 2: 1, 3-01
98. Kevin VanDam -- Kalamazoo, Mich. -- 7, 11-08 -- 79
Day 1: 2, 4-00 -- Day 2: 5, 7-08
98. Randy Yarnall -- Womelsdorf, Pa. -- 5, 11-08 -- 79
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 11-08
100.Jeff Kriet -- Ardmore, Okla. -- 5, 11-04 -- 76
Day 1: 2, 4-05 -- Day 2: 3, 6-15
101.Mark Davis -- Mount Ida, Ark. -- 6, 11-03 -- 75
Day 1: 3, 7-03 -- Day 2: 3, 4-00
102.Danny White -- Milledgeville, Ga. -- 5, 10-15 -- 74
Day 1: 3, 6-15 -- Day 2: 2, 4-00
103.Jarrett Edwards -- Del Norte, Colo. -- 5, 10-14 -- 73
Day 1: 2, 4-08 -- Day 2: 3, 6-06
104.Homer Humphreys, Jr -- Minden, La. -- 5, 10-10 -- 72
Day 1: 2, 5-07 -- Day 2: 3, 5-03
105.Steve Sennikoff -- Forney, Texas -- 5, 10-07 -- 71
Day 1: 2, 3-00 -- Day 2: 3, 7-07
106.Bink Desaro -- Boise, Idaho -- 2, 10-06 -- 70
Day 1: 1, 9-00 -- Day 2: 1, 1-06
107.David Gliebe -- Stockton, Calif. -- 4, 10-05 -- 69
Day 1: 2, 6-00 -- Day 2: 2, 4-05
108.Todd Auten -- Lake Wylie, S.C. -- 5, 10-03 -- 68
Day 1: 2, 4-02 -- Day 2: 3, 6-01
109.Bud Pruitt -- Spring, Texas -- 5, 10-01 -- 67
Day 1: 3, 5-03 -- Day 2: 2, 4-14
110.Mark Menendez -- Paducah, Ky. -- 7, 9-11 -- 66
Day 1: 5, 6-10 -- Day 2: 2, 3-01
110.Chris Baumgardner -- Gastonia, N.C. -- 3, 9-11 -- 66
Day 1: 1, 4-04 -- Day 2: 2, 5-07
112.Kyle Mabrey -- Birmingham, Ala. -- 6, 9-08 -- 64
Day 1: 3, 4-01 -- Day 2: 3, 5-07
113.Preston Clark -- Palatka, Fla. -- 6, 9-07 -- 63
Day 1: 3, 5-01 -- Day 2: 3, 4-06
114.Woo Daves -- Spring Grove, Va. -- 5, 9-06 -- 62
Day 1: 5, 9-06 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
115.Chris Bielert -- Danbury, Conn. -- 8, 9-05 -- 61
Day 1: 5, 5-06 -- Day 2: 3, 3-15
116.Robert Lee -- Angels Camp, Calif. -- 4, 9-04 -- 60
Day 1: 4, 9-04 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
117.Jason Reyes -- Humble, Texas -- 4, 9-00 -- 59
Day 1: 2, 6-06 -- Day 2: 2, 2-10
118.Brett Hite -- Phoenix, Ariz. -- 6, 8-15 -- 58
Day 1: 4, 5-15 -- Day 2: 2, 3-00
118.Yusuke Miyazaki -- Mineola, Texas -- 6, 8-15 -- 58
Day 1: 3, 5-07 -- Day 2: 3, 3-08
120.Terry Adams -- Morgan City, La. -- 6, 8-13 -- 56
Day 1: 3, 4-15 -- Day 2: 3, 3-14
121.Matt Reed -- Madisonville, Texas -- 5, 8-08 -- 55
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 8-08
121.Jason Quinn -- Clover, S.C. -- 4, 8-08 -- 55
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 4, 8-08
123.Jack Wade -- Knoxville, Tenn. -- 4, 8-06 -- 53
Day 1: 2, 5-01 -- Day 2: 2, 3-05
124.Rick Morris -- Lanexa, Va. -- 2, 8-05 -- 52
Day 1: 2, 8-05 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
125.Steve Daniel -- Clewiston, Fla. -- 3, 8-04 -- 51
Day 1: 1, 4-00 -- Day 2: 2, 4-04
126.Kenyon Hill -- Norman, Okla. -- 5, 7-15 -- 50
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 7-15
127.Cliff Pace -- Petal, Miss. -- 6, 7-13 -- 49
Day 1: 4, 6-02 -- Day 2: 2, 1-11
128.Zell Rowland -- Montgomery, Texas -- 6, 7-12 -- 48
Day 1: 1, 1-02 -- Day 2: 5, 6-10
129.Davy Hite -- Prosperity, S.C. -- 4, 7-11 -- 47
Day 1: 2, 3-14 -- Day 2: 2, 3-13
130.Sean Hoernke -- Magnolia, Texas -- 5, 7-07 -- 46
Day 1: 2, 2-04 -- Day 2: 3, 5-03
131.Randy Blaukat -- Lamar, Mo. -- 3, 7-04 -- 45
Day 1: 1, 1-13 -- Day 2: 2, 5-07
132.Brooks Rogers -- Quitman, Texas -- 5, 6-13 -- 44
Day 1: 2, 3-11 -- Day 2: 3, 3-02
133.Randy Dearman -- Onalaska, Texas -- 3, 6-09 -- 43
Day 1: 2, 5-09 -- Day 2: 1, 1-00
134.Pete Ponds -- Madison, Miss. -- 6, 6-05 -- 42
Day 1: 2, 2-04 -- Day 2: 4, 4-01
135.Elton Luce Jr -- Brookeland, Texas -- 4, 6-04 -- 41
Day 1: 2, 2-13 -- Day 2: 2, 3-07
135.Jay Kendrick -- Ooltewah, Tenn. -- 3, 6-04 -- 41
Day 1: 1, 2-03 -- Day 2: 2, 4-01
135.Terry Baksay -- Monroe, Conn. -- 2, 6-04 -- 41
Day 1: 1, 3-00 -- Day 2: 1, 3-04
138.Rick Clunn -- Ava, Mo. -- 5, 6-03 -- 38
Day 1: 1, 0-10 -- Day 2: 4, 5-09
139.Johnny Lesesne -- Blue Ridge, Ga. -- 3, 6-01 -- 37
Day 1: 1, 2-04 -- Day 2: 2, 3-13
140.Charlie Weyer -- West Hills, Calif. -- 3, 5-07 -- 36
Day 1: 2, 3-05 -- Day 2: 1, 2-02
141.Russ Lane -- Prattville, Ala. -- 3, 5-00 -- 35
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 3, 5-00
142.Tommy Stiles -- Mc Minnville, Tenn. -- 3, 4-10 -- 34
Day 1: 3, 4-10 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
143.Tim Carroll -- Owasso, Okla. -- 3, 4-07 -- 33
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 3, 4-07
144.Tim Loper -- Terry, Miss. -- 4, 4-03 -- 32
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 4, 4-03
145.Eric Nethery -- Acworth, Ga. -- 3, 4-02 -- 31
Day 1: 3, 4-02 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
146.Bradley Stringer -- Huntington, Texas -- 2, 3-15 -- 30
Day 1: 1, 2-02 -- Day 2: 1, 1-13
147.Kevin Short -- Mayflower, Ark. -- 2, 3-11 -- 29
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 2, 3-11
148.Grant Goldbeck -- Gaithersburg, Md. -- 3, 3-09 -- 28
Day 1: 2, 2-06 -- Day 2: 1, 1-03
149.Mike Hicks -- Mineral, Va. -- 2, 2-14 -- 27
Day 1: 1, 0-14 -- Day 2: 1, 2-00
150.Jeff Magee -- Mendenhall, Miss. -- 3, 2-09 -- 26
Day 1: 2, 1-13 -- Day 2: 1, 0-12
151.Thad Takes -- Center Point, Iowa -- 1, 2-08 -- 25
Day 1: 1, 2-08 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
152.Norio Tanabe -- Tokyo 153, Japan -- 1, 2-07 -- 24
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 1, 2-07
153.R J Bennett -- Roseville, Calif. -- 3, 2-01 -- 23
Day 1: 2, 0-00 -- Day 2: 1, 2-01
154.Gerald Gostenik -- Dearborn, Mich. -- 1, 2-00 -- 22
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 1, 2-00
155.Jimmy Mason -- Rogersville, Ala. -- 2, 1-15 -- 21
Day 1: 1, 0-12 -- Day 2: 1, 1-03
156.Mike O'Shea -- Westlake Village, Cali 1 -- 1-05 -- 20
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 1, 1-05
157.Kotaro Kiriyama -- Moody, Ala. -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00

Big Bass

> Day 2 -- Art Ferguson III -- Saint Clair Shores, Mich. -- 11-01 -- $1,000
> Day 1 -- Tim Horton -- Muscle Shoals, Ala. -- 9-07 -- $1,000