Johnston Was In Command From Start To Finish

Now Stephen Johnston has a Bassmaster Central Open trophy from Texas' Sam Rayburn Reservoir to bookend the one he received for winning a Stren event there 2 years ago.

The Hemphill, Texas resident practiced long and hard for last week's derby, but didn't grasp the keys that would unlock a wire-to-wire victory until a change in the weather

a couple of days prior to the start of the tournament caused him to re-shift his focus. From that point on, he made it look easy.

He took a lead of more than 8 pounds into the final day and won by more than 10 over the runner-up – Bassmaster Elite Series pro and fellow "local" Todd Faircloth. The victory moved him up to 3rd in the Central Open points, and he needs to climb one more spot in the circuit finale at Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin in November to gain a berth in the 2010 Bassmaster Classic.

Here's how he did it.

Practice

Johnston did a considerable amount of practicing about 2 weeks prior to the event, trying to get a handle on what was going on before the majority of the 193-boat field arrived. Those sessions weren't overly productive.

"I was out there for 5 straight days, and only 1 day out of the 5 would I call a decent day – 15 or 16 pounds," he said. "The other days, I really struggled.

"Then 4 days before the tournament, a major cool front came in and made it worse. I went shallow and found some places where I could flip the grass with a 1 1/4-ounce jig and catch them, but they weren't the size I needed. That made me go back out deep to the places where I hadn't had good luck a couple weeks before."

He found four ledges out there that harbored abundant shad during the early mornings, and lots of fat bass were present for the feast. He said that particular shad migration normally occurs much later in the fall, but the lake is "different" this year – perhaps partially due to the higher-than-usual water level. He thinks the cold front was a factor, too.

The ledges were in 15 to 19 feet of water and when the sun shined, the bass were on the shallower portion early in the day, and went deeper as the sun rose. He could catch them early on a jig, and on a worm when they became less aggressive later in the day.

"I cut the hook off a football jig and made about seven casts and got two big bites. One was about a 5-pounder that I got right up to the boat and there was another one right behind it.

"I just drove around for those last couple of days and saw where the bait was lined up, and I made my gameplan for day 1."

Competition

> Day 1: 5, 22-00
> Day 2: 5, 19-06
> Day 3: 5, 15-15
> Total = 15, 57-05

A bright sun shone throughout day 1 and Johnston put together his monstrous sack with little difficulty. He started with a couple of good ones from the brushpile before moving to the ledges and loading up there.

"I don't want to say that it was easy, but I had 22 pounds by about 11:00," he said. "I left the deep stuff and went to flip some grass and I caught a couple of 3-pounders, but nothing that helped me."

Day 2 brought dark skies, which suspended the shad and spread out the bass. He weighed another strong bag, though, thanks to a 7 1/2-pound brute.

"At one point I was fishing a Sebile crankbait and I caught a small one, and when I got it up to the boat there was a whole school of 5- to 8-pounders with that one little fish. After that I tried to really slow down, but I struggled. That one big one really boosted that bag."

With a lead that was bigger than that one giant fish to start day 3, he went into a defensive mode. He was feeling pretty good about things, though, when he awoke to see a vivid moon surrounded by thousands of stars.

"That played right into my hands and it was exactly what I was looking for. I was smiling all the way to the ramp. No disrespect to the other guys, but I was worried about Faircloth more than anybody because we'd grown up fishing against each other and I knew he could catch them.

"Once I got 10 pounds, I really settled down and took my time. I caught a 4-pounder at about 10:00 and one that was 4 1/2 to 5 at 11:30, and I was right at 16 pounds at 1:00. At that point I knew somebody would have to catch a huge sack to beat me."

Winning Gear Notes

> Jig gear: 7'6" medium-heavy Power Tackle PG104 rod, Pflueger President casting reel (6.3:1 ratio), 20-pound Sunline fluorocarbon line, 5/8-ounce Falcon Lures football jig (peanut butter and jelly), Strike King Rage Craw trailer (green-pumpkin).

> Worm gear: 7' medium-heavy Power Tackle PG144 rod, Pflueger Summit casting reel (7:1 ratio), same line, 1/4-ounce Tru-Tungsten weight, 4/0 Gamakatsu Wide Gap hook, 8" Grande Bass Mega-Tail RattleSnake (red bug).

The Bottom Line

> Main factor in his success – "Looking at my Humminbird 997 and watching the bass bust through the shad, and then just settling down and fishing."

> Performance edge – "The Power Tackle rods. I switched over from another company a little more than a year ago and they've made a big difference in my fishing."

Notable

> Johnston has dominated the Texas Strens since their inception in 2007. He won the points title that year, finished 2nd in 2008 and is leading again this year with three of four events in the books.

> The Central Open points standings are listed below the tournament standings.

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Final Standings

Field = 193 boats

1. Stephen Johnston -- Hemphill, Texas -- 15, 57-05 -- 315 -- $49,629
Day 1: 5, 22-00 -- Day 2: 5, 19-06 -- Day 3: 5, 15-15

2. Todd Faircloth -- Jasper, Texas -- 15, 47-00 -- 295 -- $22,057
Day 1: 5, 18-04 -- Day 2: 5, 13-13 -- Day 3: 5, 14-15

3. Kris Wilson -- Montgomery, Texas -- 15, 46-14 -- 290 -- $18,749
Day 1: 5, 12-03 -- Day 2: 5, 17-15 -- Day 3: 5, 16-12

4. Landon Ware -- Jewett, Texas -- 15, 42-14 -- 285 -- $13,786
Day 1: 5, 15-10 -- Day 2: 5, 14-15 -- Day 3: 5, 12-05

5. Todd Castledine -- Nacogdoches, Texas -- 15, 42-04 -- 280 -- $11,029
Day 1: 5, 13-07 -- Day 2: 5, 17-15 -- Day 3: 5, 10-14

6. Todd Littleton -- Bossier City, La. -- 14, 41-08 -- 276 -- $9,926
Day 1: 5, 14-04 -- Day 2: 4, 11-04 -- Day 3: 5, 16-00

7. Cliff Crochet -- Pierre Part, La. -- 15, 41-05 -- 272 -- $8,823
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 5, 14-01 -- Day 3: 5, 14-02

8. Bradley Hallman -- Norman, Okla. -- 13, 41-01 -- 268 -- $7,720
Day 1: 5, 20-05 -- Day 2: 4, 12-15 -- Day 3: 4, 7-13

9. James Niggemeyer -- Van, Texas -- 15, 39-15 -- 264 -- $6,617
Day 1: 5, 13-09 -- Day 2: 5, 12-07 -- Day 3: 5, 13-15

10. Gary Key -- Laveen, Ariz. -- 15, 39-05 -- 260 -- $5,514
Day 1: 5, 15-04 -- Day 2: 5, 12-09 -- Day 3: 5, 11-08

11. Jimmy Mize -- Ben Lomond, Ark. -- 15, 38-05 -- 257 -- $4,411
Day 1: 5, 10-14 -- Day 2: 5, 17-04 -- Day 3: 5, 10-03

12. Russell Parrish -- Robinson, Texas -- 15, 38-05 -- 254 -- $3,860
Day 1: 5, 17-05 -- Day 2: 5, 12-01 -- Day 3: 5, 8-15

13. Jerrel Pringle -- Hemphill, Texas -- 15, 38-05 -- 251 -- $3,309
Day 1: 5, 12-13 -- Day 2: 5, 14-02 -- Day 3: 5, 11-06

14. Jason Berg -- Minnetonka, Minn. -- 14, 37-06 -- 248 -- $2,757
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 5, 15-04 -- Day 3: 4, 10-10

15. Sandy Gaudet -- Belle Rose, La. -- 15, 36-07 -- 245 -- $2,481
Day 1: 5, 13-08 -- Day 2: 5, 12-12 -- Day 3: 5, 10-03

16. Justin Haynes -- Tulsa, Okla. -- 13, 36-04 -- 243 -- $2,206
Day 1: 3, 9-02 -- Day 2: 5, 17-11 -- Day 3: 5, 9-07

17. Chris McCall -- Jasper, Texas -- 15, 36-00 -- 241 -- $2,151
Day 1: 5, 12-11 -- Day 2: 5, 12-09 -- Day 3: 5, 10-12

18. Corey Waldrop -- Fort Worth, Texas -- 15, 35-11 -- 239 -- $2,095
Day 1: 5, 15-07 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04 -- Day 3: 5, 10-00

19. Mike Michalec -- Willis, Texas -- 13, 31-09 -- 237 -- $2,040
Day 1: 5, 11-07 -- Day 2: 5, 15-02 -- Day 3: 3, 5-00

20. Charles Hammack -- New Caney, Texas -- 9, 31-03 -- 235 -- $1,985
Day 1: 3, 12-15 -- Day 2: 5, 15-09 -- Day 3: 1, 2-11

21. Cody Bird -- Granbury, Texas -- 13, 30-06 -- 233 -- $1,930
Day 1: 5, 9-05 -- Day 2: 5, 15-15 -- Day 3: 3, 5-02

22. Billy Hurt -- Spring Creek, Tenn. -- 11, 30-01 -- 231 -- $1,875
Day 1: 5, 14-09 -- Day 2: 5, 14-00 -- Day 3: 1, 1-08

23. Bryan Talmadge -- Moody, Ala. -- 12, 29-10 -- 229 -- $1,820
Day 1: 5, 15-05 -- Day 2: 5, 10-07 -- Day 3: 2, 3-14

24. Dave Mansue -- Hemphill, Texas -- 10, 29-06 -- 227 -- $1,765
Day 1: 4, 12-05 -- Day 2: 5, 14-14 -- Day 3: 1, 2-03

25. Tony Chachere -- Opelousas, La. -- 11, 28-10 -- 225 -- $1,709
Day 1: 5, 17-03 -- Day 2: 5, 9-10 -- Day 3: 1, 1-13

26. Marvin Ettredge -- Shreveport, La. -- 12, 28-09 -- 223 -- $1,654
Day 1: 5, 13-01 -- Day 2: 5, 11-09 -- Day 3: 2, 3-15

27. Brannon Long -- Longview, Texas -- 12, 28-05 -- 221 -- $1,599
Day 1: 5, 9-06 -- Day 2: 5, 16-01 -- Day 3: 2, 2-14

28. Rob Burns -- Plano, Texas -- 11, 27-03 -- 219 -- $1,544
Day 1: 5, 14-07 -- Day 2: 5, 10-13 -- Day 3: 1, 1-15

29. Tim Carmouche -- Gonzales, La. -- 11, 26-15 -- 217 -- $1,489
Day 1: 5, 10-11 -- Day 2: 5, 14-07 -- Day 3: 1, 1-13

30. Chad Sposito -- Gray, La. -- 10, 25-03 -- 215 -- $1,434
Day 1: 5, 11-02 -- Day 2: 5, 14-01 -- Day 3: 0, 0-00

The following anglers did not make the cut and did not fish on day 3.

31. Jeff Buchanan -- Lufkin, Texas -- 10, 24-09 -- 213 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 5, 13-01
32. James Stricklin -- Jasper, Texas -- 10, 24-04 -- 211 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 10-01 -- Day 2: 5, 14-03
33. David Curtis -- Trinity, Texas -- 10, 24-04 -- 209 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 5, 12-12
34. Roy Sanford -- Brookeland, Texas -- 9, 24-03 -- 207 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 16-13 -- Day 2: 4, 7-06
35. Edwin Evers -- Talala, Okla. -- 10, 24-01 -- 205 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 11-09 -- Day 2: 5, 12-08
36. Craig Massey -- Houston, Texas -- 9, 23-15 -- 203 -- $551
Day 1: 4, 8-00 -- Day 2: 5, 15-15
37. Gary Riffle -- Bogata, Texas -- 10, 23-14 -- 201 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 12-10 -- Day 2: 5, 11-04
38. Pete Ponds -- Madison, Miss. -- 10, 23-13 -- 199 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 10-14 -- Day 2: 5, 12-15
39. Larry Byrd -- Lake Charles, La. -- 9, 23-12 -- 197 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 11-07 -- Day 2: 4, 12-05
40. Robert Byrd -- Dallas, Texas -- 10, 23-10 -- 195 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 13-07 -- Day 2: 5, 10-03
41. Donald Corey -- Baton Rouge, La. -- 10, 23-10 -- 193 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 5, 12-02
42. Keith Poche -- Troy, Ala. -- 10, 23-06 -- 191 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 11-03 -- Day 2: 5, 12-03
43. Yukinari Uchiyama -- Dallas, Texas -- 9, 23-06 -- 189 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 16-06 -- Day 2: 4, 7-00
44. Tommy Dickerson -- Orange, Texas -- 10, 23-05 -- 187 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 12-09 -- Day 2: 5, 10-12
45. Harold Allen -- Shelbyville, Texas -- 10, 23-03 -- 185 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 14-07 -- Day 2: 5, 8-12
46. Shane Williams -- Frierson, La. -- 6, 23-03 -- 183 -- $551
Day 1: 1, 6-14 -- Day 2: 5, 16-05
47. Bart Doty -- Longview, Texas -- 9, 23-02 -- 181 -- $551
Day 1: 4, 8-03 -- Day 2: 5, 14-15
48. Dennis Fikes -- Kingwood, Texas -- 7, 23-02 -- 179 -- $551
Day 1: 2, 5-07 -- Day 2: 5, 17-11
49. Bill Burns -- Brookeland, Texas -- 10, 22-15 -- 177 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 9-05 -- Day 2: 5, 13-10
50. Mike McClelland -- Bella Vista, Ark. -- 10, 22-11 -- 175 -- $551
Day 1: 5, 13-01 -- Day 2: 5, 9-10
51. Daniel Stokes -- Cypress, Texas -- 9, 22-05 -- 173
Day 1: 5, 10-01 -- Day 2: 4, 12-04
52. Terry Segraves -- Kissimmee, Fla. -- 8, 22-05 -- 171
Day 1: 3, 6-01 -- Day 2: 5, 16-04
53. Phil Addison -- Baytown, Texas -- 10, 22-01 -- 169
Day 1: 5, 12-04 -- Day 2: 5, 9-13
54. Jeff Kriet -- Ardmore, Okla. -- 10, 22-01 -- 167
Day 1: 5, 11-07 -- Day 2: 5, 10-10
55. Lee Sisson -- Winter Haven, Fla. -- 10, 22-00 -- 165
Day 1: 5, 9-09 -- Day 2: 5, 12-07
56. Logan Sherrer -- Shongaloo, La. -- 10, 21-13 -- 163
Day 1: 5, 11-00 -- Day 2: 5, 10-13
57. George Jeane -- Evans, La. -- 10, 21-13 -- 161
Day 1: 5, 11-03 -- Day 2: 5, 10-10
58. Chris Burnham -- Farmerville, La. -- 9, 21-13 -- 159
Day 1: 5, 12-06 -- Day 2: 4, 9-07
59. Joe Erwin -- Tulsa, Okla. -- 9, 21-12 -- 157
Day 1: 5, 11-14 -- Day 2: 4, 9-14
60. Vince Fulks -- Purcell, Okla. -- 10, 21-09 -- 155
Day 1: 5, 10-04 -- Day 2: 5, 11-05
61. Charles Bebber -- Willis, Texas -- 8, 21-09 -- 153
Day 1: 3, 5-01 -- Day 2: 5, 16-08
62. Ken Iyobe -- Tokoname, Japan -- 8, 21-06 -- 151
Day 1: 5, 14-01 -- Day 2: 3, 7-05
63. Wayne Hauser -- Mooresville, N.C. -- 9, 21-05 -- 149
Day 1: 4, 8-03 -- Day 2: 5, 13-02
64. Matt Reed -- Madisonville, Texas -- 10, 21-04 -- 147
Day 1: 5, 11-00 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04
65. Gary Vining -- Morgan City, La. -- 9, 21-03 -- 145
Day 1: 5, 14-00 -- Day 2: 4, 7-03
66. Glen Freeman -- Converse, La. -- 8, 21-03 -- 143
Day 1: 3, 4-10 -- Day 2: 5, 16-09
67. Mike Burns -- Lucas, Texas -- 10, 21-02 -- 141
Day 1: 5, 10-09 -- Day 2: 5, 10-09
68. Wade Leblanc -- Gonzales, La. -- 7, 20-15 -- 139
Day 1: 2, 6-07 -- Day 2: 5, 14-08
69. Scott Dean -- Terrell, Texas -- 10, 20-14 -- 137
Day 1: 5, 9-08 -- Day 2: 5, 11-06
70. Sam Swett -- Covington, La. -- 9, 20-13 -- 135
Day 1: 4, 8-08 -- Day 2: 5, 12-05
71. Ed Whaley -- Montgomery, Texas -- 9, 20-12 -- 133
Day 1: 4, 8-01 -- Day 2: 5, 12-11
72. Gene Eisenmann -- Frisco, Texas -- 9, 20-12 -- 131
Day 1: 5, 12-05 -- Day 2: 4, 8-07
73. Takahiro Omori -- Emory, Texas -- 10, 20-10 -- 129
Day 1: 5, 11-01 -- Day 2: 5, 9-09
74. Bud Pruitt -- Spring, Texas -- 10, 20-10 -- 127
Day 1: 5, 10-06 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04
75. Sam Newby -- Pocola, Okla. -- 10, 20-09 -- 125
Day 1: 5, 9-06 -- Day 2: 5, 11-03
76. Bert Thompson -- Benton, La. -- 10, 20-09 -- 123
Day 1: 5, 10-01 -- Day 2: 5, 10-08
77. Jason Reyes -- Huffman, Texas -- 10, 20-08 -- 121
Day 1: 5, 8-12 -- Day 2: 5, 11-12
78. Jim Culp -- Tulsa, Okla. -- 7, 20-07 -- 119
Day 1: 4, 12-09 -- Day 2: 3, 7-14
79. Yusuke Miyazaki -- Forney, Texas -- 8, 20-03 -- 117
Day 1: 3, 6-15 -- Day 2: 5, 13-04
80. Andre Moore -- Alabaster, Ala. -- 10, 19-13 -- 115
Day 1: 5, 9-05 -- Day 2: 5, 10-08
81. Zachary King -- Clarksville, Ark. -- 9, 19-13 -- 113
Day 1: 4, 7-05 -- Day 2: 5, 12-08
82. Timmy Reneau -- Del Rio, Texas -- 9, 19-13 -- 111
Day 1: 5, 11-15 -- Day 2: 4, 7-14
83. Tommy Durham -- Whitney, Texas -- 10, 19-10 -- 109
Day 1: 5, 8-14 -- Day 2: 5, 10-12
84. Porter Trimble -- Pineville, La. -- 9, 19-10 -- 107
Day 1: 4, 7-11 -- Day 2: 5, 11-15
85. Duane Pittman -- Prairieville, La. -- 10, 19-09 -- 105
Day 1: 5, 9-05 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04
86. Tommy Martin -- Hemphill, Texas -- 8, 19-08 -- 103
Day 1: 3, 5-00 -- Day 2: 5, 14-08
87. Craig Dowling -- Shreveport, La. -- 7, 19-08 -- 101
Day 1: 5, 16-04 -- Day 2: 2, 3-04
88. Paul Ferguson -- Whitehouse, Texas -- 9, 19-01 -- 99
Day 1: 5, 10-07 -- Day 2: 4, 8-10
89. Mike Norsworthy -- Brandon, Miss. -- 10, 19-00 -- 97
Day 1: 5, 9-12 -- Day 2: 5, 9-04
90. Randy Qualls -- Midway, Ark. -- 8, 18-15 -- 95
Day 1: 4, 9-05 -- Day 2: 4, 9-10
91. Stan Gerzsenyi -- Del Rio, Texas -- 8, 18-10 -- 93
Day 1: 5, 11-13 -- Day 2: 3, 6-13
92. Jimmy Mason -- Rogersville, Ala. -- 8, 18-07 -- 91
Day 1: 3, 7-03 -- Day 2: 5, 11-04
93. Dennis Tietje -- Roanoke, La. -- 10, 18-03 -- 89
Day 1: 5, 9-02 -- Day 2: 5, 9-01
94. Eric Nethery -- Acworth, Ga. -- 10, 18-02 -- 87
Day 1: 5, 8-07 -- Day 2: 5, 9-11
95. Billy Billeaud -- Lafayette, La. -- 8, 18-02 -- 85
Day 1: 5, 10-14 -- Day 2: 3, 7-04
96. Derek Remitz -- Grant, Ala. -- 10, 17-14 -- 83
Day 1: 5, 8-14 -- Day 2: 5, 9-00
97. Scott Mcgehee -- Madison, Miss. -- 8, 17-14 -- 81
Day 1: 4, 8-01 -- Day 2: 4, 9-13
98. Bradley Stringer -- Huntington, Texas -- 8, 17-09 -- 79
Day 1: 4, 7-07 -- Day 2: 4, 10-02
99. David Sherrer -- Shreveport, La. -- 6, 17-08 -- 77
Day 1: 4, 12-03 -- Day 2: 2, 5-05
100. Jelani Hennessey -- Bowling Green, Va. -- 8, 17-04 -- 76
Day 1: 4, 5-13 -- Day 2: 4, 11-07
101. Jeff Avery -- El Dorado, Ark. -- 6, 16-15 -- 75
Day 1: 1, 2-05 -- Day 2: 5, 14-10
102. John Burns -- Gautier, Miss. -- 7, 16-13 -- 74
Day 1: 4, 11-12 -- Day 2: 3, 5-01
103. Mac McDaniel -- Roxie, Miss. -- 7, 16-12 -- 73
Day 1: 2, 3-10 -- Day 2: 5, 13-02
104. Trent Durst -- Longview, Texas -- 5, 16-10 -- 72
Day 1: 4, 13-09 -- Day 2: 1, 3-01
105. Justin Hamner -- Birmingham, Ala. -- 8, 16-08 -- 71
Day 1: 5, 9-10 -- Day 2: 3, 6-14
106. Randy Allen -- Benton, La. -- 5, 16-07 -- 70
Day 1: 2, 9-12 -- Day 2: 3, 6-11
107. Joe Joslin -- Deridder, La. -- 7, 16-03 -- 0
Day 1: 2, 3-07 -- Day 2: 5, 12-12
108. Neal Gilmore -- Magnolia, Texas -- 8, 15-15 -- 68
Day 1: 5, 10-12 -- Day 2: 3, 5-03
109. Clark Reehm -- Russellville, Ark. -- 9, 15-13 -- 67
Day 1: 4, 6-04 -- Day 2: 5, 9-09
110. OT Fears -- Sallisaw, Okla. -- 8, 15-11 -- 66
Day 1: 5, 9-05 -- Day 2: 3, 6-06
111. Kyle Fox -- Lakeland, Fla. -- 8, 15-08 -- 65
Day 1: 3, 5-04 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04
112. Shane Gibson -- Kilgore, Texas -- 5, 15-04 -- 64
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 15-04
113. Brian Jackson -- Memphis, Tenn. -- 5, 15-02 -- 63
Day 1: 4, 13-04 -- Day 2: 1, 1-14
114. Andrew Upshaw -- Hemphill, Texas -- 8, 15-00 -- 62
Day 1: 4, 10-07 -- Day 2: 4, 4-09
115. Phil Marks -- Dallas, Texas -- 7, 14-14 -- 61
Day 1: 2, 3-00 -- Day 2: 5, 11-14
116. Mitchell Nezat -- Shreveport, La. -- 4, 14-11 -- 60
Day 1: 2, 7-11 -- Day 2: 2, 7-00
117. Mark Goines -- Shady Point, Okla. -- 7, 14-06 -- 59
Day 1: 3, 6-15 -- Day 2: 4, 7-07
118. Vance Montgomery -- Claremore, Okla. -- 7, 14-04 -- 58
Day 1: 3, 5-02 -- Day 2: 4, 9-02
119. Ben Matsubu -- Hemphill, Texas -- 7, 14-03 -- 57
Day 1: 5, 10-08 -- Day 2: 2, 3-11
120. Albert White -- Houston, Texas -- 6, 14-01 -- 56
Day 1: 4, 10-05 -- Day 2: 2, 3-12
121. Darrell Newman -- Bruceville, Texas -- 8, 13-15 -- 55
Day 1: 5, 8-06 -- Day 2: 3, 5-09
122. Chad Griffin -- Cresson, Texas -- 5, 13-15 -- 54
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 13-15
123. Ryan Brown -- La Place, La. -- 6, 13-12 -- 53
Day 1: 1, 3-01 -- Day 2: 5, 10-11
124. Brian Kanke -- Spring, Texas -- 8, 13-10 -- 52
Day 1: 3, 4-15 -- Day 2: 5, 8-11
125. Arnie Lane -- Lakeland, Fla. -- 7, 13-02 -- 51
Day 1: 4, 7-12 -- Day 2: 3, 5-06
126. Jeremy Guidry -- Opelousas, La. -- 6, 13-02 -- 50
Day 1: 1, 2-02 -- Day 2: 5, 11-00
127. Mike Holland -- Lake Charles, La. -- 5, 13-00 -- 49
Day 1: 5, 13-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
128. Anthony Cerar -- Broken Arrow, Okla. -- 6, 12-13 -- 48
Day 1: 5, 10-06 -- Day 2: 1, 2-07
129. Danny Owens -- Mandeville, La. -- 7, 12-10 -- 47
Day 1: 2, 3-11 -- Day 2: 5, 8-15
130. James Smiley -- Lake Forrest, Calif. -- 6, 12-10 -- 46
Day 1: 1, 3-08 -- Day 2: 5, 9-02
131. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, Ark. -- 5, 12-09 -- 45
Day 1: 5, 12-09 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
132. David Gillham -- Heath, Texas -- 5, 12-07 -- 44
Day 1: 2, 4-10 -- Day 2: 3, 7-13
133. Ricky Fields -- Livingston, Ala. -- 7, 12-04 -- 43
Day 1: 2, 3-11 -- Day 2: 5, 8-09
134. Ryan Lavigne -- Gonzales, La. -- 6, 12-03 -- 42
Day 1: 1, 2-02 -- Day 2: 5, 10-01
135. Cliff Crowder -- Sherwood, Ark. -- 7, 12-02 -- 41
Day 1: 4, 7-04 -- Day 2: 3, 4-14
136. Joe Copeland -- Roff, Okla. -- 5, 11-15 -- 40
Day 1: 3, 8-05 -- Day 2: 2, 3-10
137. Danny Smith -- Monterey, La. -- 6, 11-11 -- 39
Day 1: 1, 1-02 -- Day 2: 5, 10-09
138. Frank Scalish -- Cleveland, Ohio -- 5, 11-11 -- 38
Day 1: 2, 4-03 -- Day 2: 3, 7-08
139. Morris Hymel -- Covington, La. -- 5, 11-11 -- 37
Day 1: 2, 4-05 -- Day 2: 3, 7-06
140. Johnny Grice -- Frisco, Texas -- 6, 11-10 -- 36
Day 1: 4, 8-07 -- Day 2: 2, 3-03
141. Ken Warren -- Anamosa, Iowa -- 5, 11-09 -- 35
Day 1: 3, 8-07 -- Day 2: 2, 3-02
142. Kurt Dove -- Del Rio, Texas -- 6, 11-07 -- 34
Day 1: 3, 6-00 -- Day 2: 3, 5-07
143. Willard Moore -- Minden, La. -- 5, 11-06 -- 33
Day 1: 1, 1-12 -- Day 2: 4, 9-10
144. Joseph New -- Spring, Texas -- 6, 11-00 -- 32
Day 1: 1, 2-11 -- Day 2: 5, 8-05
145. Lonnie Dean -- Homer, La. -- 6, 10-12 -- 31
Day 1: 2, 3-13 -- Day 2: 4, 6-15
146. Michael Bass -- Austin, Texas -- 6, 10-11 -- 30
Day 1: 3, 5-11 -- Day 2: 3, 5-00
147. John Cromwell -- Arlington, Tenn. -- 6, 10-09 -- 29
Day 1: 5, 9-01 -- Day 2: 1, 1-08
148. Joey Deveer -- Gonzales, La. -- 6, 10-09 -- 28
Day 1: 3, 5-00 -- Day 2: 3, 5-09
149. Mark Smith -- West Monroe, La. -- 5, 10-08 -- 27
Day 1: 5, 10-08 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
150. Dale Jackson -- Van, Texas -- 5, 10-01 -- 26
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 10-01
151. Ernest Smoak -- Keatchie, La. -- 6, 9-15 -- 25
Day 1: 3, 4-15 -- Day 2: 3, 5-00
152. Yarri Schreibvogel -- Jasper, Texas -- 5, 9-15 -- 24
Day 1: 1, 1-12 -- Day 2: 4, 8-03
153. Mary DiVincenti -- Clinton, La. -- 4, 9-15 -- 23
Day 1: 3, 6-15 -- Day 2: 1, 3-00
154. Jerry McKinnis -- Little Rock, Ark. -- 4, 9-11 -- 22
Day 1: 2, 5-11 -- Day 2: 2, 4-00
155. Wade Middleton -- San Antonio, Texas -- 5, 9-07 -- 21
Day 1: 2, 3-04 -- Day 2: 3, 6-03
156. Jacky Hawthorne -- Greenville, Texas -- 4, 9-07 -- 20
Day 1: 4, 9-07 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
157. Kathy Crowder -- Sherwood, Ark. -- 4, 9-01 -- 19
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 4, 9-01
158. Jimmie Johnson -- Greenwell Springs, La. -- 5, 9-00 -- 18
Day 1: 5, 9-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
159. Preston Johnson -- Rice Lake, Wisc. -- 5, 9-00 -- 17
Day 1: 2, 3-09 -- Day 2: 3, 5-07
160. Jeff Cloud -- Pampa, Texas -- 4, 9-00 -- 16
Day 1: 4, 9-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
161. Chris Michels -- Tolar, Texas -- 4, 9-00 -- 15
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 4, 9-00
162. Eric Wilson -- Marshall, Texas -- 5, 8-14 -- 14
Day 1: 2, 3-03 -- Day 2: 3, 5-11
163. James Kennedy -- Lacombe, La. -- 5, 8-12 -- 13
Day 1: 5, 8-12 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
164. Pat Baker -- Caldwell, Texas -- 5, 8-08 -- 12
Day 1: 1, 1-10 -- Day 2: 4, 6-14
165. Lance Vick -- Mineola, Texas -- 5, 8-04 -- 11
Day 1: 3, 5-03 -- Day 2: 2, 3-01
166. Homer Humphreys -- Minden, La. -- 4, 8-03 -- 10
Day 1: 2, 2-10 -- Day 2: 2, 5-09
167. Bob Sealy -- Jasper, Texas -- 4, 8-01 -- 9
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 4, 8-01
168. Quinn Peacock -- Granbury, Texas -- 4, 7-14 -- 8
Day 1: 4, 7-14 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
169. Keith Caka -- Huntsville, Texas -- 4, 7-06 -- 7
Day 1: 2, 3-13 -- Day 2: 2, 3-09
170. Jeremy Montoya -- Fort Collins, Colo. -- 4, 7-04 -- 6
Day 1: 2, 3-09 -- Day 2: 2, 3-11
171. Ronnie Buquet -- Houma, La. -- 4, 7-00 -- 5
Day 1: 4, 7-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
172. David Truax -- Beaumont, Texas -- 4, 6-13 -- 4
Day 1: 4, 6-13 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
173. Jerry Williams -- Conway, Ark. -- 4, 6-13 -- 3
Day 1: 3, 5-03 -- Day 2: 1, 1-10
174. Derek Allen -- Ponchatoula, La. -- 4, 6-12 -- 2
Day 1: 4, 6-12 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
175. Darrell Lyons -- Hemphill, Texas -- 4, 6-11 -- 1
Day 1: 2, 3-04 -- Day 2: 2, 3-07
176. Morris Herring -- Mesquite, Texas -- 4, 6-04 -- 0
Day 1: 4, 6-04 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
177. Vincent Parello -- Irving, Texas -- 2, 6-01 -- 0
Day 1: 2, 6-01 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
178. Brent Broussard -- Saint Amant, La. -- 3, 5-14 -- 0
Day 1: 3, 5-14 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
179. Jeff Jordan -- Tulsa, Okla. -- 3, 5-10 -- 0
Day 1: 3, 5-10 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
180. Thomas Loving -- Cypress, Texas -- 3, 5-04 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 3, 5-04
181. James Biggs -- Bedford, Texas -- 2, 5-01 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 2, 5-01
182. Aaron Johnson -- Bossier City, La. -- 1, 4-10 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 4-10 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
183. Bill Lee -- Killeen, Texas -- 2, 3-15 -- 0
Day 1: 2, 3-15 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
184. Bryan Schmidt -- Olney, Texas -- 2, 3-08 -- 0
Day 1: 2, 3-08 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
185. Dustin Evans -- Eads, Tenn. -- 2, 2-14 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 1-07 -- Day 2: 1, 1-07
186. Avery Usand -- La Place, La. -- 1, 2-02 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 2-02 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
187. Steve Hayden -- Raton, N.M. -- 1, 2-00 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 2-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
188. Mike Lott -- Cleveland, Texas -- 1, 1-14 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 1-14 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
189. J Todd Tucker -- Moultrie, Ga. -- 1, 1-13 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 1-13 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
190. Donnie Courtney -- Greenwell Springs, La. -- 1, 1-11 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 1-11 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
191. Mike Haggerty -- Hendersonville, Tenn. -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
191. Travis Loyd -- Mount Vernon, Ill. -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
191. Cody Naquin -- Thibodaux, La. -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00

Central Open Points

Through 2 of 3 events

1 Todd Castledine -- Texas -- 570
2 James Niggemeyer -- Texas -- 569
3 Stephen Johnston -- Texas -- 560
4 Jerrel Pringle -- Texas -- 546
5 Todd Faircloth -- Texas -- 534
6 Cliff Crochet -- La. -- 503
7 Chris McCall -- Texas -- 501
8 Bradley Hallman -- Okla. -- 497
9 Kris Wilson -- Texas -- 495
10 Gary Key -- Ariz. -- 483
11 Edwin Evers -- Okla. -- 481
12 Corey Waldrop -- Texas -- 474
13 James Stricklin -- Texas -- 468
14 Dave Mansue -- N.J. -- 464
15 Rob Burns -- Texas -- 432
16 Yukinari Uchiyama -- Texas -- 430
17 Harold Allen -- Texas -- 428
18 Cody Bird -- Texas -- 422
19 David Curtis -- Texas -- 406
20 Sam Newby -- Okla. -- 398
21 Jimmy Mize -- Ark. -- 392
22 Charles Bebber -- Texas -- 386
23 Charles Hammack -- Texas -- 382
24 Russell Parrish -- Texas -- 369
25 Bryan Talmadge -- Ala. -- 366
26 Dennis Tietje -- La. -- 361
27 Terry Segraves -- Fla. -- 350
28 Vince Fulks -- Okla. -- 348
29 Phil Addison -- Texas -- 346
30 Matt Reed -- Texas -- 342
31 Mike McClelland -- Ark. -- 338
32 Arnie Lane -- Fla. -- 331
33 Zachary King -- Ark. -- 330
34 Gary Riffle -- Texas -- 322
35 Clark Reehm -- Ark. -- 318
35 Jeff Kriet -- Okla. -- 318
37 Justin Haynes -- Okla. -- 315
38 Wayne Hauser -- N.C. -- 314
39 Takahiro Omori -- Texas -- 312
40 Derek Remitz -- Ala. -- 304
40 Glen Freeman -- La. -- 304
42 Tony Chachere -- La. -- 298
43 Keith Caka -- Texas -- 292
44 Tim Carmouche -- La. -- 285
44 Landon Ware -- Texas -- 285
46 Pete Ponds -- Miss. -- 280
47 Joe Erwin -- Okla. -- 276
47 Scott Dean -- Texas -- 276
47 Todd Littleton -- La. -- 276
50 Lance Vick -- Texas -- 275
51 Bart Doty -- Texas -- 274
52 Yusuke Miyazaki -- Texas -- 272
52 Stephen Browning -- Ark. -- 272
54 Andrew Upshaw -- Texas -- 269
55 Lee Sisson -- Fla. -- 268
56 Kyle Fox -- Fla. -- 264
57 Andre Moore -- Ala. -- 260
57 Ben Matsubu -- Texas -- 260
59 Homer Humphreys -- La. -- 258
60 Robert Byrd -- Texas -- 257
61 Donald Corey -- La. -- 256
62 Carl Svebek III -- Ark. -- 254
63 Kurt Dove -- Texas -- 253
64 Bert Thompson -- La. -- 252
65 Jason Berg -- Minn. -- 249
66 Marvin Ettredge -- La. -- 247
67 Larry Byrd -- La. -- 245
67 Sandy Gaudet -- La. -- 245
69 Wade Leblanc -- La. -- 244
69 Billy Hurt -- Tenn. -- 244
71 Vance Montgomery -- Okla. -- 239
71 Frank Scalish -- Ohio -- 239
73 Logan Sherrer -- La. -- 237
73 OT Fears -- Okla. -- 237
73 Mike Michalec -- Texas -- 237
76 Brannon Long -- Texas -- 236
77 Anthony Cerar -- Okla. -- 233
78 Jeff Avery -- Ark. -- 228
79 Sam Swett -- La. -- 226
80 Cliff Pace -- Miss. -- 225
81 Craig Massey -- Texas -- 224
82 David Truax -- Texas -- 219
83 Chad Sposito -- La. -- 216
84 Jeff Buchanan -- Texas -- 213
85 Jamie Laiche -- La. -- 211
86 Mike Hawkes -- Texas -- 209
87 Mark Goines -- Okla. -- 208
88 Roy Sanford -- Texas -- 207
89 Ken Warren -- Iowa -- 202
90 Ed Whaley -- Texas -- 199
91 Gene Eisenmann -- Texas -- 196
92 Keith Poche -- Ala. -- 192
93 Shane Gibson -- Texas -- 191
93 Fred Roumbanis -- Okla. -- 191
95 Brannon Jones -- Ala. -- 187
95 Tommy Dickerson -- Texas -- 187
97 Gary Vining -- La. -- 186
98 Neal Gilmore -- Texas -- 185
99 Eric Nethery -- Ga. -- 184
100 Shane Williams -- La. -- 183
101 Bill Burns -- Texas -- 182
102 Dennis Fikes -- Texas -- 179
103 James Biggs -- Texas -- 175
104 Daniel Stokes -- Texas -- 174
105 J Todd Tucker -- Ga. -- 173
106 Preston Frazell -- Okla. -- 169
107 Mike Burns -- Texas -- 168
108 Cliff Crowder -- Ark. -- 164
109 George Jeane -- La. -- 161
110 Chris Burnham -- La. -- 160
111 Chris Lane -- Fla. -- 159
112 Mark Smith -- La. -- 158
113 Jamie Narramore -- Ark. -- 157
114 Paul Ferguson -- Texas -- 154
114 Wade Middleton -- Texas -- 154
114 James Kennedy -- La. -- 154
117 Porter Trimble -- La. -- 151
117 Ken Iyobe -- Japan -- 151
119 David Sherrer -- La. -- 146
120 Ray Brazier -- Tenn. -- 143
121 Duane Pittman -- La. -- 138
122 Scott Mcgehee -- Miss. -- 135
122 Mike Norsworthy -- Miss. -- 135
124 David Gillham -- Texas -- 133
125 John Burns -- Miss. -- 130
126 Jim Culp -- Okla. -- 129
127 Bud Pruitt -- Texas -- 127
128 Jason Christie -- Okla. -- 125
129 Randy Allen -- La. -- 123
130 Jason Reyes -- Texas -- 121
131 Jeremy Guidry -- La. -- 120
132 Justin Hamner -- Ala. -- 117
133 Johnny Grice -- Texas -- 115
133 Jeff Cloud -- Texas -- 115
133 Quinn Peacock -- Texas -- 115
136 Rick Clunn -- Mo. -- 113
137 Terry Butcher -- Okla. -- 111
137 Timmy Reneau -- Texas -- 111
139 Teb Jones -- Miss. -- 109
139 Tommy Durham -- Texas -- 109
141 Jelani Hennessey -- Va. -- 106
142 Brian Jackson -- Tenn. -- 103
142 Ryan Lavigne -- La. -- 103
142 Tommy Martin -- Texas -- 103
145 Preston Johnson -- Wisc. -- 102
146 Patrick Pierce -- Fla. -- 101
146 Craig Dowling -- La. -- 101
148 Jerry McKinnis -- Ark. -- 99
148 Danny Smith -- La. -- 99
150 Michael Bass -- Texas -- 97
150 Randy Qualls -- Ark. -- 97
150 Danny Owens -- La. -- 97
153 Jimmy Mason -- Ala. -- 95
153 Roger Boler -- La. -- 95
155 Stan Gerzsenyi -- Texas -- 93
156 Mac McDaniel -- Miss. -- 90
157 Donnie Courtney -- La. -- 87
158 Jerry Williams -- Ark. -- 86
159 Billy Billeaud -- La. -- 85
160 Morris Hymel -- La. -- 82
161 Bradley Stringer -- Texas -- 79
162 Michael Wohl -- Texas -- 76
163 Darrell Newman -- Texas -- 75
163 Melinda Mize -- Ark. -- 75
165 Trent Durst -- Texas -- 72
166 Rodney Clawson -- Tenn. -- 71
167 Bob Sealy -- Texas -- 67
168 Ryan Brown -- La. -- 64
168 Guy Adams -- Texas -- 64
170 Eric Wilson -- Texas -- 63
171 Mitchell Nezat -- La. -- 61
171 Phil Marks -- Texas -- 61
173 Sammy Burks -- Mo. -- 59
174 Jonathon Vandam -- Mich. -- 57
175 Albert White -- Texas -- 56
176 Chad Griffin -- Texas -- 55
176 Ricky Fields -- Ala. -- 55
178 Garrett Mercer -- Calif. -- 52
178 Brian Kanke -- Texas -- 52
180 Dustin Evans -- Tenn. -- 51
181 Lonnie Dean -- La. -- 50
181 Ernest Smoak -- La. -- 50
183 Mike Holland -- La. -- 49
184 Bill Lee -- Texas -- 47
184 James Smiley -- Calif. -- 47
186 Larry Todd -- La. -- 43
187 Theron Caldwell -- Texas -- 42
188 Joe Copeland -- Okla. -- 41
189 Brent Broussard -- La. -- 39
190 Deryl Janzen -- Ark. -- 37
191 Travis Gray -- La. -- 36
192 Aaron Johnson -- La. -- 35
193 Greg Watts -- Fla. -- 34
194 Joseph New -- Texas -- 33
194 Willard Moore -- La. -- 33
196 Douglas Jones -- Okla. -- 32
197 Steve Hayden -- N.M. -- 31
198 Darrell Lyons -- Texas -- 30
199 Joey Deveer -- La. -- 29
199 John Cromwell -- Tenn. -- 29
201 Gary Klein -- Texas -- 28
202 Sean Hoernke -- Texas -- 26
202 Dale Jackson -- Texas -- 26
204 Mary DiVincenti -- La. -- 24
204 Yarri Schreibvogel -- Texas -- 24
206 Shawn Johnson -- Texas -- 23
207 Jeremy Montoya -- Colo. -- 22
207 Byron Velvick -- Texas -- 22
209 Jacky Hawthorne -- Texas -- 21
210 Kathy Crowder -- Ark. -- 19
211 Travis Loyd -- Ill. -- 18
211 Jimmie Johnson -- La. -- 18
213 Chris Michels -- Texas -- 15
214 Lucy Mize -- Ark. -- 14
215 Pat Baker -- Texas -- 12
216 Billy Brewer -- Texas -- 9
217 Cecil Kingsley -- Kan. -- 8
218 Doug Vahrenberg -- Mo. -- 7
219 Lloyd McDaniel -- Miss. -- 6
220 Ronnie Buquet -- La. -- 5
221 Reed Sartin -- Texas -- 3
222 Derek Allen -- La. -- 2
223 Jeff Jordan -- Okla. -- 1
223 Thomas Loving -- Texas -- 1
223 Mike Haggerty -- Tenn. -- 1
223 Jason Lieblong -- Ark. -- 1
223 Kathi Hurst -- Miss. -- 1
223 Dave Lance -- La. -- 1
223 Bryan Schmidt -- Texas -- 1
223 Mike Lott -- Texas -- 1
223 Scott Reed -- Tenn. -- 1
232 Joe Joslin -- La. -- 0
232 Morris Herring -- Texas -- 0
232 Vincent Parello -- Texas -- 0
232 Avery Usand -- La. -- 0
232 Ish Monroe -- Calif. -- 0
232 Cody Naquin -- La. -- 0