BASS today released the field for the 2010 Bassmaster Elite Series, which will get under way with two events in California in March. It consists of 95 anglers – five fewer than at the beginning of the 2009 campaign.

There are seven newcomers who qualified via one of the three Bassmaster Open circuits, and they're noted below. Ten anglers who fished a full season last year opted not to return (Jon Bondy and Kevin Langill fished a partial '09 season and thus are not included in that number).



Also, former Bassmaster Classic champion Ken Cook announced last year that 2009 would be his final season.

Todd Auten, who ended up 48th in last year's Angler of the Year (AOY) race, was the highest finisher who chose not to return. Others who bowed out were Brian Clark (58th), Scott Campbell (69th), Jim Murray (76th), Jeff Reynolds (83rd), Jimmy Mize (88th), Luke Gritter (91st), Mike Wurm (93rd) and and Elton Luce Jr. (96th).

Wurm announced last fall that he would fish the FLW Tour this year.

Here's a look at the 2010 Elite roster, with anglers listed in alphabetical order:

1. Casey Ashley -- Donalds, S.C.
2. Scott Ashmore -- Broken Arrow, Okla. (Southern Opens)
3. Tommy Biffle -- Wagoner, Okla.
4. Denny Brauer -- Camdenton, Mo.
5. Brent Broderick -- Oregonia, Ohio
6. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, Ark.
7. Mark Burgess -- Norton, Mass.
8. Terry Butcher -- Talala, Okla. .
9. Brent Chapman -- Lake Quivira, Kan.
10. Rick Clunn -- Ava, Mo.
11. Jeff Connella -- Bentley, La.
12. John Crews -- Salem, Va.
13. Cliff Crochet -- Pierre Part, La. (Central Opens)
14. Mark Davis -- Mount Ida, Ark.
15. Boyd Duckett -- Demopolis, Ala.
16. Guy Eaker -- Cherryville, N.C.
17. Paul Elias -- Laurel, Miss.
18. Edwin Evers -- Talala, Okla.
19. Todd Faircloth -- Jasper, Texas
20. Jami Fralick -- Martin, S.D.
21. Vince Fulks -- Purcell, Okla.
22. Grant Goldbeck -- Boerne, Texas
23. Pat Golden -- High Point, N.C.
24. Matt Greenblatt -- Tequesta, Fla. (Northern Opens)
25. Chad Griffin -- Cresson, Texas
26. Shaw Grigsby -- Gainesville, Fla.
27. Wade Grooms -- Bonneau Beach, S.C.
28. Greg Hackney -- Gonzales, La.
29. Bradley Hallman -- Norman, Okla.
30. Charlie Hartley -- Grove City, Ohio
31. Byron “B.J.” Haseotes -- Centerville, Mass. (Northern Opens)
32. Matt Herren -- Trussville, Ala.
33. Kenyon Hill -- Norman, Okla.
34. Davy Hite -- Ninety Six, S.C.
35. Timmy Horton -- Muscle Shoals, Ala.
36. Randy Howell -- Springville, Ala.
37. Michael Iaconelli -- Pittsgrove, N.J.
38. Alton Jones -- Woodway, Texas
39. Kelly Jordon -- Mineola, Texas
40. Steve Kennedy -- Auburn, Ala.
41. Kotaro Kiriyama -- Moody, Ala.
42. Gary Klein -- Weatherford, Texas
43. Jeff Kriet -- Ardmore, Okla.
44. Bobby Lane -- Lakeland, Fla.
45. Chris Lane -- Guntersville, Ala.
46. Russ Lane -- Prattville, Ala.
47. Jared Lintner -- Arroyo Grande, Calif.
48. Bill Lowen -- North Bend, Ohio
49. Aaron Martens -- Leeds, Ala.
50. Billy McCaghren -- Mayflower, Ark.
51. Mike McClelland -- Bella Vista, Ark.
52. Mark Menendez -- Paducah, Ky.
53. Yusuke Miyazaki -- Forney, Texas
54. Ish Monroe -- Hughson, Calif.
55. Rick Morris -- Lake Gaston, Va..
56. John Murray -- Phoenix, Ariz.
57. Britt Myers -- Lake Wylie, N.C.
58. James Niggemeyer -- Van, Texas
59. Takahiro Omori -- Emory, Texas
60. Cliff Pace -- Petal, Miss.
61. Keith Poche -- Troy, Ala. (Southern Opens)
62. Pete Ponds -- Madison, Miss.
63. Jason Quinn -- York, S.C.
64. Matt Reed -- Madisonville, Texas
65. Clark Reehm -- Russellville, Ark.
66. Skeet Reese -- Auburn, Calif.
67. Derek Remitz -- Grant, Ala.
68. Marty Robinson -- Lyman, S.C.
69. Dean Rojas -- Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
70. Scott Rook -- Little Rock, Ark.
71. Fred Roumbanis -- Bixby, Okla.
72. Zell Rowland -- Austin, Texas
73. Bradley Roy -- Lancaster, Ky. (Southern Opens)
74. Bernie Schultz -- Gainesville, Fla.
75. Terry Scroggins -- San Mateo, Fla.
76. Morizo Shimizu -- Suita, Japan
77. Kevin Short -- Mayflower, Ark.
78. David Smith -- Edmond, Okla.
79. Brian Snowden -- Reeds Spring, Mo.
80. Matthew Sphar -- Attica, N.Y.
81. Jeremy Starks -- Charleston, W.Va.
82. Marty Stone -- Fayetteville, N.C.
83. Gerald Swindle -- Warrior, Ala.
84. Peter Thliveros -- St. Augustine, Fla.
85. Dennis Tietje -- Roanoke, La. (Central Opens)
86. J. Todd Tucker -- Moultrie, Ga.
87. Mark Tucker -- Saint Louis, Mo.
88. Mark Tyler -- Vian, Okla.
89. Kevin VanDam -- Kalamazoo, Mich.
90. Byron Velvick -- Del Rio, Texas
91. Greg Vinson -- Wetumpka, Ala.
92. Dustin Wilks -- Rocky Mount, N.C.
93. Jason Williamson -- Wagener, S.C.
94. Kevin Wirth -- Crestwood, Ky.
95. Dave Wolak -- Wake Forest, N.C.