By Todd Ceisner
BassFan Editor
Gene Bishop describes himself as just an “average Joe” and an “old fishing bum,” even though he’s only 41 years old. From here on out, though, he’s content to be known as the first local angler to win a major B.A.S.S. event at Ross Barnett Reservoir, the 33,000-acre perpetually stained Pearl River impoundment near Jackson, Miss.
After a four-fish stringer on day 1 left him thinking he’d blown any shot he had at contending, he cracked back-to-back 20-pound stringers, including a tournament-high 26-01 on day 2, to win by nearly 1 1/2 pounds over Oklahoman Jay Brainard.
“This is nuts,” Bishop said, noting Sunday night that his phone hadn’t stopped ringing or buzzing with text messages. “I’ve never experienced anything like this. I’ve fished BFLs and other team-style tournaments for 20 years and I’ve always prayed that this day would come.”
A wave of cold weather preceded the tournament and had the fish that would normally be heading to their spawning hangouts waiting for the next warm front. That happened to coincide with the start of the event, but Bishop was slow to adjust.
“March has been extremely cold down here,” said Bishop, who hails from Ridgeland, Miss. “By now, it should be warm and fish should’ve been biting well. It was terribly cold in practice, but then we had three or four days of warm weather with a south wind and the fish flooded to the bank and that’s why people started catching them.”
Bishop, who owns a small carpet cleaning and installation business, relied mainly on a Texas-rigged 8-inch lizard to fool the fish he brought to stage. He targeted a half-mile long stretch of lily pad stems in 2 1/2 to 4 feet of water along the eastern shore where the spawners had pulled out to when they sensed their spawning areas were inundated with boat traffic.
“Part of the battle on that big flat is that it’s big and it can be tedious,” he said. “Sometimes you won’t be getting a lot of bites and you have to be patient because you can go a long time without a bite. It’s a not a big numbers deal there.”
He certainly made the most of the bites he got, though. Here’s how he did it.
Practice
Having spent so much time on Ross Barnett and being comfortable with knowing the season habits of the bass, Bishop opted to not put in a ton of practice time on the water.
“I know the place really well and I only spent two half-days over there,” he said. “It was different from what I expected, though. The water temperatures had been in the mid to upper 40s, but on day 1 of the tournament, it got up into the mid 50s and the fish just went nuts.
“I thought I’d have an advantage fishing the drops in front of the spawning flats, but they’d moved up and that’s why I struggled on day 1.”
Competition
> Day 1: 4, 8-13
> Day 2: 5, 26-01
> Day 3: 5, 21-00
> Total = 14, 55-14
Bishop opened the tournament focused on the typical staging areas out away from the bulrushes, but wasn’t successful in finding many takers. Meanwhile, other competitors were up tighter to shore and connecting with fish.
“They usually sit on that first break where you’re sitting in 4 feet and throwing up into 1 1/2,” he said. “I caught three little ones doing that because I was so anxious to get out there and try those spots.”
He came in with four fish for 8-13 and was 83rd after day 1, a dismal beginning to the event.
“I thought I was out of it, so I just went fishing (on day 2),” he said.
He did more than that. He figured out that with so many boats targeting the shallower bulrushes that some fish had flushed back out to a big flat where the bottom is covered with pad stems. He slowly dragged a soft plastic lizard across the bottom and filled the boat.
“It seemed like Luke Clausen and I were the only ones to figure it out,” he said.
The lizard was a no-brainer for Bishop as it’s been a trusted fish-catcher at Ross Barnett for some time.
“That’s just a special deal on Ross Barnett,” he said. “When it’s spring and those fish move up to spawn, there’s something about those big lizards that they can’t stand. I don’t know if they want to eat it or not, but they sure seem to hate it because when they hit it, it’s undeniable.”
He caught a 7-pounder within the first 10 minutes and stayed put all day, eventually adding a 6-pounder, a 5 and a pair of 4s to his livewell.
“It’s probably the best day I’ve ever had in a big tournament here,” he said. “Heck, it was the best day of fishing in my life.”
He did it in the face of howling winds, which blew out of the southeast. Without Power-Poles, he had to game plan to drift his way across his area to be able to fish it effectively. Other competitors who had the benefit of the shallow-water anchors struggled mightily in the harsh winds.
“I’ve done that before here,” he said. “I’d just drift for a half mile, then motor up and do again. It’s similar to a drift on (Lake) Erie, except I was in 2 1/2 feet of water.”
His 26-01 stringer rocketed him to the top of the leaderboard after day 2, a remarkable ascension on a day that saw previous leader Mike McClelland tumble out of the Top 12.
He figured his massive bag would be a one-time deal and he’d have to scrape together a limit on Saturday, but he was pleasantly surprised to find his area had replenished with more quality fish for the final day.
“I’m thinking there’s no way I could duplicate what I did,” he said. “I thought I caught them all, but another wave came in overnight. I was dumbfounded. It was a classic case of ‘smoke ‘em one day and come out and bomb the next.’ I thought I’d be one of those guys, which is why I don’t believe it could happen without the help from the Man upstairs.”
He returned to the key stretch from day 2, but went in shallower and caught a 4-pounder off a clump of cattails that tended to hold fish. He caught a few smaller male fish as well.
“I went back out to the stems and went two hours without a bit there,” he said, noting he then concentrated more on the shallow bulrushes.
He said the spectator boats that were watching him posed a bit of a challenge as some were unknowingly getting in front of him and sliding over areas that held fish.
“I moved south about a half-mile and no other competitors had been in there that morning,” he said. “I went around a corner and the next 45 minutes was some of the most unbelievable fishing I’ve ever experienced. It was one 3 1/2-pounder after another.”
He easily got rid of the 13- and 14-inchers that were in his livewell and added a 4 1/2-pounder within the last hour of the day to get to 21 pounds.
“Every fish I caught was slam full of eggs,” he noted.
Winning Pattern Notes
> Bishop used the wind to his advantage in making long casts to maximize the time his bait was in the strike zone. “It was a big, giant flat of about 200 to 300 acres of 2- to 3-foot water with stems all over it,” he said. “I’d put the wind at my back and with a 1/4-ounce weight, I’d cast as far as I could. I could cover more water that way. It was a slow drag back to the boat. I could feel the lizard working through all the stems. They wanted it on the bottom and dragged right by their nose.”
Winning Gear Notes
> Lizard gear: 6’6” medium-heavy Castaway Rods Pro Sport casting rod, Shimano Curado E casting reel (7.1:1 gear ratio), 65-pound PowerPro braided line, 1/4-oz. unnamed tungsten worm weight, 5/0 Lazer TroKar EWG worm hook, 8” Zoom Lizard (junebug).
The Bottom Line
> Main factor in his success – "Once I figured out they’d moved off that staging area where nobody fishes and knowing when I went back on that flat, if there’s a bunch of traffic on bank those fish will flush out. They’re almost like a flock of birds. When you run through a flock, they’re going to scatter. I always try to look around the edges of the community hole to see where they might have spooked to.”
> Performance edge – "My Minn Kota Fortrex. I couldn’t have held it into the wind without a good trolling motor.”
Notable
> He said he did his best to keep his focus despite fishing the same part of the lake as tour pros Tommy Biffle, Jason Christie, Clausen and Fred Roumbanis. “I was fishing within sight of Biffle,” he said. “That was pretty crazy. I tried not to get too hyped up and be too much of a fan. I tried to stay focused.”
> He’s not planning on just showing up to the other two Central Opens in order to make his 2016 Bassmaster Classic berth official. “Some people are telling me to just launch the boat and throw a shakey-head around the ramp,” he said. “I’m going to give it my all and put in a good effort at both of them.”
Final Results
1. Gene Bishop -- Ridgeland, MS -- 14, 55-14 -- 200 -- $49,155
Day 1: 4, 08-13 -- Day 2: 5, 26-01 -- Day 3: 5, 21-00
2. Jay Brainard -- Enid, OK -- 15, 54-08 -- 199 -- $19,963
Day 1: 5, 22-01 -- Day 2: 5, 11-01 -- Day 3: 5, 21-06
3. Tommy Biffle -- Wagoner, OK -- 15, 52-09 -- 198 -- $14,972
Day 1: 5, 13-11 -- Day 2: 5, 17-04 -- Day 3: 5, 21-10
4. Jason Christie -- Park Hill, OK -- 15, 45-12 -- 197 -- $13,396
Day 1: 5, 17-08 -- Day 2: 5, 09-14 -- Day 3: 5, 18-06
5. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, AR -- 15, 42-13 -- 196 -- $11,689
Day 1: 5, 14-13 -- Day 2: 5, 12-07 -- Day 3: 5, 15-09
6. Fred Roumbanis -- Bixby, OK -- 15, 41-03 -- 195 -- $9,981
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 5, 16-04 -- Day 3: 5, 13-11
7. Ramey Harrell -- Brandon, MS -- 15, 41-02 -- 194 -- $8,405
Day 1: 5, 15-05 -- Day 2: 5, 12-03 -- Day 3: 5, 13-10
8. Brett Preuett -- Monroe, LA -- 15, 40-10 -- 193 -- $6,698
Day 1: 5, 18-06 -- Day 2: 5, 10-15 -- Day 3: 5, 11-05
9. Bradley Burns -- Brandon, MS -- 15, 39-02 -- 192 -- $4,991
Day 1: 5, 14-06 -- Day 2: 5, 13-02 -- Day 3: 5, 11-10
10. Luke Clausen -- Otis Orchards, WA -- 13, 38-03 -- 191 -- $4,847
Day 1: 3, 05-05 -- Day 2: 5, 22-06 -- Day 3: 5, 10-08
11. Brent Chapman -- Lake Quivira, KS -- 15, 37-06 -- 190 -- $4,203
Day 1: 5, 13-07 -- Day 2: 5, 16-03 -- Day 3: 5, 07-12
12. Chris Jones -- Bokoshe, OK -- 12, 35-00 -- 189 -- $3,940
Day 1: 5, 16-09 -- Day 2: 5, 14-06 -- Day 3: 2, 04-01
The following anglers did not make the cut and did not fish on day 3.
13. Mike McClelland -- Bella Vista, AR -- 7, 27-02 -- 188 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 23-05 -- Day 2: 2, 03-13
14. Matthew Delaney -- Pollock, LA -- 10, 27-02 -- 187 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 16-04 -- Day 2: 5, 10-14
15. Gary Vining -- Morgan City, LA -- 10, 26-15 -- 186 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 14-10 -- Day 2: 5, 12-05
16. Travis Loyd -- Vienna, IL -- 10, 26-13 -- 185 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 16-14 -- Day 2: 5, 09-15
17. Tim Fox -- Meridian, MS -- 10, 26-09 -- 184 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 13-06 -- Day 2: 5, 13-03
18. Jon Englund -- Farwell, MN -- 10, 26-07 -- 183 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 15-11 -- Day 2: 5, 10-12
19. Shannon Denson -- Brandon, MS -- 10, 26-03 -- 182 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 13-15 -- Day 2: 5, 12-04
20. Grayson Smith -- Clarksville, TN -- 8, 26-01 -- 181 -- $3,283
Day 1: 3, 09-02 -- Day 2: 5, 16-15
21. Sam Canoe -- Georgetown, LA -- 10, 26-01 -- 180 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 14-14 -- Day 2: 5, 11-03
22. Cody Compton -- Palisade, CO -- 8, 25-11 -- 179 -- $3,283
Day 1: 3, 10-05 -- Day 2: 5, 15-06
23. Chase Brooks -- Iraan, TX -- 10, 25-09 -- 178 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 14-06 -- Day 2: 5, 11-03
24. Timmy Reneau -- Del Rio, TX -- 10, 25-02 -- 177 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 5, 12-00
25. Alton Jones Jr. Lorena, TX -- 10, 24-11 -- 176 -- $3,283
Day 1: 5, 13-12 -- Day 2: 5, 10-15
26. Josh Douglas -- Mound, MN -- 10, 24-03 -- 175 -- $2,889
Day 1: 5, 12-13 -- Day 2: 5, 11-06
27. Wesley Rogers -- Mammoth Spring, AR -- 10, 23-12 -- 174 -- $2,889
Day 1: 5, 09-10 -- Day 2: 5, 14-02
28. John Figi -- Bloomington, MN -- 8, 23-11 -- 173 -- $2,889
Day 1: 5, 12-12 -- Day 2: 3, 10-15
29. Brian Potter -- Claremore, OK -- 9, 23-11 -- 172 -- $2,889
Day 1: 5, 12-00 -- Day 2: 4, 11-11
30. Todd Castledine -- Nacogdoches, TX -- 10, 23-08 -- 171 -- $2,889
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 5, 10-06
31. Kevin Short -- Mayflower, AR -- 6, 23-06 -- 170 -- $2,495
Day 1: 5, 22-06 -- Day 2: 1, 01-00
32. Russ Lane -- Prattville, AL -- 10, 23-03 -- 169 -- $2,495
Day 1: 5, 13-05 -- Day 2: 5, 09-14
33. Shane Long -- Willard, MO -- 8, 23-01 -- 168 -- $2,495
Day 1: 3, 09-06 -- Day 2: 5, 13-11
34. Keith Shelton -- Brandon, MS -- 7, 22-10 -- 167 -- $2,495
Day 1: 5, 17-06 -- Day 2: 2, 05-04
35. Chris Brasher -- Longview, TX -- 10, 22-07 -- 166 -- $2,495
Day 1: 5, 13-08 -- Day 2: 5, 08-15
36. Kenta Kimura -- Livingston, TX -- 10, 22-06 -- 165 -- $2,101
Day 1: 5, 13-15 -- Day 2: 5, 08-07
37. Casey Scanlon -- Lanexa, KS -- 10, 22-04 -- 164 -- $2,101
Day 1: 5, 09-12 -- Day 2: 5, 12-08
38. Dale Hightower -- Mannford, OK -- 9, 22-03 -- 163 -- $2,101
Day 1: 5, 10-12 -- Day 2: 4, 11-07
39. Hunter Shryock -- Newcomerstown, OH -- 10, 21-15 -- 162 -- $2,101
Day 1: 5, 13-08 -- Day 2: 5, 08-07
40. Mike Briseno -- Elgin, TX -- 10, 21-13 -- 161 -- $2,101
Day 1: 5, 11-03 -- Day 2: 5, 10-10
41. Jerod Hawkes -- Eagle Pass, TX -- 10, 21-08 -- 160
Day 1: 5, 09-03 -- Day 2: 5, 12-05
42. Ron Wells -- Claremore, OK -- 10, 21-05 -- 159
Day 1: 5, 13-04 -- Day 2: 5, 08-01
43. Stetson Blaylock -- Benton, AR -- 10, 21-05 -- 158
Day 1: 5, 08-11 -- Day 2: 5, 12-10
44. Cody Salzmann -- Charleston, IL -- 10, 21-03 -- 157
Day 1: 5, 11-13 -- Day 2: 5, 09-06
45. Brandon Pedigo -- Durant, OK -- 10, 21-02 -- 156
Day 1: 5, 14-13 -- Day 2: 5, 06-05
46. Mike Lavallee -- Sandy, UT -- 9, 21-02 -- 155
Day 1: 4, 07-04 -- Day 2: 5, 13-14
47. Zach Gagnard -- Pineville, LA -- 8, 21-00 -- 154
Day 1: 5, 13-11 -- Day 2: 3, 07-05
48. Shin Fukae -- Palestine, TX -- 9, 20-15 -- 153
Day 1: 4, 08-07 -- Day 2: 5, 12-08
49. James Elam -- Tulsa, OK -- 8, 20-14 -- 152
Day 1: 5, 14-05 -- Day 2: 3, 06-09
50. James Niggemeyer -- Van, TX -- 8, 20-14 -- 151
Day 1: 5, 12-12 -- Day 2: 3, 08-02
51. David Dove -- Steens, MS -- 10, 20-13 -- 150
Day 1: 5, 08-03 -- Day 2: 5, 12-10
52. Jason Cordell -- Pelahatchie, MS -- 6, 20-12 -- 149
Day 1: 5, 16-06 -- Day 2: 1, 04-06
53. Jeff Kriet -- Ardmore, OK -- 10, 20-08 -- 148
Day 1: 5, 11-03 -- Day 2: 5, 09-05
54. Matt Lee -- Auburn , AL -- 7, 20-03 -- 147
Day 1: 5, 12-11 -- Day 2: 2, 07-08
55. Brock Mosley -- Collinsville, MS -- 7, 20-01 -- 146
Day 1: 5, 15-10 -- Day 2: 2, 04-07
56. Derek Hudnall -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 7, 20-00 -- 145
Day 1: 2, 06-10 -- Day 2: 5, 13-06
57. Larry Puckett -- Decatur, TX -- 10, 19-15 -- 144
Day 1: 5, 13-00 -- Day 2: 5, 06-15
58. Steve Sennikoff -- Forney, TX -- 8, 19-14 -- 143
Day 1: 5, 14-12 -- Day 2: 3, 05-02
59. Craig Workman -- Fort Worth, TX -- 10, 19-13 -- 142
Day 1: 5, 08-10 -- Day 2: 5, 11-03
60. Teb Jones -- Hattiesburg, MS -- 10, 19-09 -- 141
Day 1: 5, 13-06 -- Day 2: 5, 06-03
61. Brad Whatley -- Bivins, TX -- 10, 19-09 -- 140
Day 1: 5, 07-09 -- Day 2: 5, 12-00
62. Joel Barber -- Brandon, MS -- 10, 19-09 -- 139
Day 1: 5, 10-11 -- Day 2: 5, 08-14
63. Mike Lirette -- Monroe, LA -- 6, 19-08 -- 138
Day 1: 1, 02-06 -- Day 2: 5, 17-02
64. Kenny Churchill -- Jackson, MS -- 7, 19-06 -- 137
Day 1: 5, 14-10 -- Day 2: 2, 04-12
65. Andrew Upshaw -- Sapulpa, OK -- 7, 19-02 -- 136
Day 1: 5, 13-13 -- Day 2: 2, 05-05
66. Shawn Carnahan -- Gilbert, AZ -- 7, 19-02 -- 135
Day 1: 5, 12-07 -- Day 2: 2, 06-11
67. Jordan Card -- Knoxville, TN -- 8, 18-11 -- 134
Day 1: 3, 03-04 -- Day 2: 5, 15-07
68. Darrell Newman -- Bruceville, TX -- 7, 18-10 -- 133
Day 1: 5, 13-04 -- Day 2: 2, 05-06
69. Micahael Savell -- Brandon, MS -- 10, 18-09 -- 132
Day 1: 5, 09-01 -- Day 2: 5, 09-08
70. Jacob Wheeler -- Indianapolis, IN -- 10, 18-01 -- 131
Day 1: 5, 10-08 -- Day 2: 5, 07-09
71. Timothy Cline -- Sherman, TX -- 10, 17-15 -- 130
Day 1: 5, 10-14 -- Day 2: 5, 07-01
72. Gary Clouse -- La Vergne, TN -- 6, 17-14 -- 129
Day 1: 1, 05-05 -- Day 2: 5, 12-09
73. Bo Keith -- Haughton, LA -- 9, 17-14 -- 128
Day 1: 4, 06-03 -- Day 2: 5, 11-11
74. Norman Foskey -- Biloxi, MS -- 10, 17-14 -- 127
Day 1: 5, 08-07 -- Day 2: 5, 09-07
75. Gerald Spohrer -- Gonzales, LA -- 9, 17-12 -- 126
Day 1: 5, 12-11 -- Day 2: 4, 05-01
76. Jeff Avery -- El Dorado, AR -- 10, 17-12 -- 125
Day 1: 5, 05-14 -- Day 2: 5, 11-14
77. Seiji Kato -- Outsu Shiga JAPAN -- 10, 17-06 -- 124
Day 1: 5, 09-12 -- Day 2: 5, 07-10
78. Tyler Carriere -- Youngsville, LA -- 10, 17-06 -- 123
Day 1: 5, 08-14 -- Day 2: 5, 08-08
79. Joel Mayfield -- Perkinston, MS -- 9, 17-04 -- 122
Day 1: 4, 05-10 -- Day 2: 5, 11-10
80. James Watson -- Springfield , MO -- 9, 17-02 -- 121
Day 1: 4, 06-13 -- Day 2: 5, 10-05
81. Cody Bird -- Granbury, TX -- 10, 16-15 -- 120
Day 1: 5, 11-15 -- Day 2: 5, 05-00
82. Sammy Burks -- Joplin, MO -- 9, 16-11 -- 119
Day 1: 4, 05-13 -- Day 2: 5, 10-14
83. Tommy Durham -- Whitney, TX -- 9, 16-10 -- 118
Day 1: 4, 09-05 -- Day 2: 5, 07-05
84. Logan Sherrer -- Karnack, TX -- 8, 15-11 -- 117
Day 1: 3, 08-09 -- Day 2: 5, 07-02
85. Joel Baker -- Talala, OK -- 8, 15-10 -- 116
Day 1: 5, 08-10 -- Day 2: 3, 07-00
86. Jason Citta -- Hershey, NE -- 8, 15-09 -- 115
Day 1: 4, 07-05 -- Day 2: 4, 08-04
87. Eddy May -- Valley Center, KS -- 7, 15-08 -- 114
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 2, 04-04
88. Taylor Ramey -- Purvis, MS -- 10, 15-06 -- 113
Day 1: 5, 08-01 -- Day 2: 5, 07-05
89. David Gillham -- Heath, TX -- 10, 15-05 -- 112
Day 1: 5, 07-04 -- Day 2: 5, 08-01
90. Billy Smith Sr -- Tomball, TX -- 7, 15-05 -- 111
Day 1: 5, 07-12 -- Day 2: 2, 07-09
91. Chad Grigsby -- Maple Grove, MN -- 6, 15-04 -- 110
Day 1: 1, 01-13 -- Day 2: 5, 13-07
92. Dustin Reneau -- Mckinney, TX -- 9, 15-04 -- 109
Day 1: 5, 09-01 -- Day 2: 4, 06-03
93. Chad Wiley -- Pineville, LA -- 9, 15-03 -- 108
Day 1: 4, 07-10 -- Day 2: 5, 07-09
94. Greg Hackney -- Gonzales, LA -- 10, 15-01 -- 107
Day 1: 5, 05-07 -- Day 2: 5, 09-10
95. TR Andreas -- Kerrville, TX -- 9, 15-00 -- 106
Day 1: 5, 09-04 -- Day 2: 4, 05-12
96. Chris Berry -- Houston, TX -- 10, 14-14 -- 105
Day 1: 5, 07-03 -- Day 2: 5, 07-11
97. Jordan Lee -- Vinemont, AL -- 6, 14-11 -- 104
Day 1: 5, 12-05 -- Day 2: 1, 02-06
98. Scott Dean -- Terrell, TX -- 7, 14-11 -- 103
Day 1: 2, 02-15 -- Day 2: 5, 11-12
99. Kylie Sparks -- Denham Spgs, LA -- 5, 14-11 -- 102
Day 1: 1, 03-11 -- Day 2: 4, 11-00
100. Darrell Lyons -- Hemphill, TX -- 8, 14-09 -- 101
Day 1: 5, 08-11 -- Day 2: 3, 05-14
101. Ryan Heavener -- Tulsa, OK -- 6, 14-05 -- 100
Day 1: 5, 12-14 -- Day 2: 1, 01-07
102. Ron Cherkas -- Ankeny, IA -- 10, 14-04 -- 99
Day 1: 5, 08-06 -- Day 2: 5, 05-14
103. Chris Wooten -- West Point, MS -- 6, 14-03 -- 98
Day 1: 3, 07-02 -- Day 2: 3, 07-01
104. Scott Barnett -- Mansfield, TX -- 8, 14-02 -- 97
Day 1: 5, 09-00 -- Day 2: 3, 05-02
105. Jean-Christophe David -- Bordeaux, FRA -- 5, 14-01 -- 96
Day 1: 4, 11-13 -- Day 2: 1, 02-04
106. Pete Wenners -- Galena, MO -- 7, 14-01 -- 95
Day 1: 5, 10-01 -- Day 2: 2, 04-00
107. Brandon Lee -- Ratcliff, AR -- 7, 14-01 -- 94
Day 1: 3, 05-01 -- Day 2: 4, 09-00
108. Jason Hannah -- Forest, MS -- 6, 13-10 -- 93
Day 1: 5, 11-09 -- Day 2: 1, 02-01
109. Greg Ryan -- Ozark, MO -- 6, 13-10 -- 92
Day 1: 3, 05-12 -- Day 2: 3, 07-14
110. B.J. Usie -- Houma, LA -- 8, 13-09 -- 91
Day 1: 3, 03-13 -- Day 2: 5, 09-12
111. Mike Boyles -- Kimberling City, MO -- 9, 13-09 -- 90
Day 1: 4, 05-15 -- Day 2: 5, 07-10
112. Lucas Ragusa -- Gonzales, LA -- 10, 13-07 -- 89
Day 1: 5, 09-09 -- Day 2: 5, 03-14
113. Patrick Pierce -- Jacksonville, FL -- 4, 13-04 -- 88
Day 1: 2, 03-15 -- Day 2: 2, 09-05
114. Marty Henrikson -- Tucson, AZ -- 3, 13-00 -- 87
Day 1: 3, 13-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
115. Terry Peacock -- Royse City, TX -- 8, 12-12 -- 86
Day 1: 3, 03-04 -- Day 2: 5, 09-08
116. Zack Fogle -- White Oak, TX -- 8, 12-11 -- 85
Day 1: 5, 07-08 -- Day 2: 3, 05-03
117. Gary Klein -- Weatherford, TX -- 6, 12-10 -- 84
Day 1: 4, 07-15 -- Day 2: 2, 04-11
118. Sam George -- Athens, AL -- 5, 12-09 -- 83
Day 1: 4, 11-02 -- Day 2: 1, 01-07
119. Dave Larson -- Minnetrista, MN -- 5, 12-08 -- 82
Day 1: 5, 12-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
120. Jeff Cloud -- Lubbock, TX -- 9, 12-08 -- 81
Day 1: 5, 06-04 -- Day 2: 4, 06-04
121. Brian Snowden -- Reeds Spring, MO -- 5, 12-07 -- 80
Day 1: 5, 12-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
122. Scott Mcgehee -- Madison, MS -- 10, 12-07 -- 79
Day 1: 5, 05-13 -- Day 2: 5, 06-10
123. Greg Yates -- Sunnyvale, TX -- 6, 12-04 -- 78
Day 1: 3, 07-03 -- Day 2: 3, 05-01
124. Shane Williams -- Keithville, LA -- 8, 12-02 -- 77
Day 1: 5, 06-05 -- Day 2: 3, 05-13
125. Tom Huynh -- Moorhead, MN -- 4, 12-01 -- 76
Day 1: 1, 06-07 -- Day 2: 3, 05-10
126. Brian Clark -- Haltom City, TX -- 6, 11-14 -- 75
Day 1: 1, 02-08 -- Day 2: 5, 09-06
127. Joey Cantrell -- Sadler, TX -- 7, 11-14 -- 74
Day 1: 5, 07-15 -- Day 2: 2, 03-15
128. Kazunori Okuma -- Moriyama-Shi Shiga, Japan -- 8, 11-14 -- 73
Day 1: 5, 06-13 -- Day 2: 3, 05-01
129. Darold Gleason -- Leesville, LA -- 8, 11-14 -- 72
Day 1: 3, 05-08 -- Day 2: 5, 06-06
130. Skylar Hamilton -- Dandridge, TN -- 6, 11-09 -- 71
Day 1: 5, 09-15 -- Day 2: 1, 01-10
131. Cliff Crochet -- Pierre Part, LA -- 6, 11-06 -- 70
Day 1: 1, 01-10 -- Day 2: 5, 09-12
132. Ronnie Farlow -- Brandon, MS -- 5, 11-06 -- 69
Day 1: 2, 05-06 -- Day 2: 3, 06-00
133. Tim Frederick -- Leesburg, FL -- 4, 11-05 -- 68
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 11-05
134. Josh Bertrand -- Gilbert, AZ -- 6, 10-12 -- 67
Day 1: 1, 04-07 -- Day 2: 5, 06-05
135. Wayne Murray -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 7, 10-11 -- 66
Day 1: 2, 03-04 -- Day 2: 5, 07-07
136. Allen Rude -- Pauls Valley, OK -- 7, 10-11 -- 65
Day 1: 5, 07-05 -- Day 2: 2, 03-06
137. Brent Algeo -- Ozark, MO -- 6, 10-11 -- 64
Day 1: 3, 05-00 -- Day 2: 3, 05-11
138. Matt Pangrac -- Norman , OK -- 7, 10-04 -- 63
Day 1: 5, 08-04 -- Day 2: 2, 02-00
139. Cody Ryan Greaney -- Manchaca, TX -- 3, 10-04 -- 62
Day 1: 1, 02-06 -- Day 2: 2, 07-14
140. Homer Humphreys Jr. -- Minden, LA -- 4, 10-02 -- 61
Day 1: 2, 03-14 -- Day 2: 2, 06-04
141. Steven McQueen Jr -- Lucedale, MS -- 5, 09-08 -- 60
Day 1: 5, 09-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
142. Patrick Spencer -- Marana, AZ -- 3, 09-08 -- 59
Day 1: 2, 09-08 -- Day 2: 1, 00-00
143. Jarrad Nickolite -- Shakopee, MN -- 5, 09-08 -- 58
Day 1: 2, 05-12 -- Day 2: 3, 03-12
144. Wil Hardy II -- Harlem, GA -- 7, 09-07 -- 57
Day 1: 4, 05-04 -- Day 2: 3, 04-03
145. Barry Aldridge -- Sturkie, AR -- 5, 09-04 -- 56
Day 1: 2, 04-14 -- Day 2: 3, 04-06
146. Doug Vahrenberg -- Higginsville, MO -- 2, 08-13 -- 55
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 08-13
147. Andrew Slegona Jr -- Walker Valley, NY -- 5, 08-13 -- 54
Day 1: 1, 01-00 -- Day 2: 4, 07-13
148. Ryan Williams -- Tyler, TX -- 5, 08-11 -- 53
Day 1: 5, 08-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
149. Gary Riffle -- Paris, TX -- 7, 08-10 -- 52
Day 1: 5, 05-04 -- Day 2: 2, 03-06
150. Dave Mansue -- Hemphill, TX -- 5, 08-07 -- 51
Day 1: 5, 08-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
151. Eric Porterfield -- Fort Gibson, OK -- 5, 08-05 -- 50
Day 1: 1, 03-12 -- Day 2: 4, 04-09
152. Cole Massey -- Argyle, TX -- 4, 08-03 -- 49
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 08-03
153. Eddie Norris -- Mannford, OK -- 4, 07-13 -- 48
Day 1: 1, 03-13 -- Day 2: 3, 04-00
154. Jim Dillard -- West Monroe, LA -- 5, 07-11 -- 47
Day 1: 5, 07-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
155. Corey Stanley -- Orange, TX -- 5, 07-10 -- 46
Day 1: 4, 05-13 -- Day 2: 1, 01-13
156. Tyler Berger -- Westerville, OH -- 5, 07-05 -- 45
Day 1: 5, 07-05 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
157. William Prescott -- Bryant, AR -- 2, 07-00 -- 44
Day 1: 2, 07-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
158. Roy Sanford -- Brookeland, TX -- 5, 06-14 -- 43
Day 1: 5, 06-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
159. Pete Ponds -- Madison, MS -- 6, 06-13 -- 42
Day 1: 5, 05-07 -- Day 2: 1, 01-06
160. Johnny Johnson -- Tyler, TX -- 3, 06-11 -- 41
Day 1: 3, 06-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
161. Jeffrey Roberts -- Brandon, MS -- 2, 06-11 -- 40
Day 1: 2, 06-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
162. Douglas Jones -- Muskogee, OK -- 2, 06-08 -- 39
Day 1: 2, 06-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
163. Mitch Kistner -- Gilbert, AZ -- 3, 06-04 -- 38
Day 1: 3, 06-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
164. Denny Wilkins -- Lubbock, TX -- 4, 06-01 -- 37
Day 1: 4, 06-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
165. Brent Homan -- Graham, TX -- 4, 05-14 -- 36
Day 1: 3, 04-14 -- Day 2: 1, 01-00
166. Rusty Camp -- New Albany, MS -- 2, 05-12 -- 35
Day 1: 1, 01-09 -- Day 2: 1, 04-03
167. Rick Clunn -- Ava, MO -- 5, 05-11 -- 34
Day 1: 5, 05-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
168. Justin Margraves -- Diana, TX -- 4, 05-11 -- 33
Day 1: 2, 03-09 -- Day 2: 2, 02-02
169. Bruce Whitmire -- Channelview, TX -- 2, 05-09 -- 32
Day 1: 1, 02-04 -- Day 2: 1, 03-05
170. Kendall Newson -- Lagrange, GA -- 4, 05-09 -- 31
Day 1: 2, 02-08 -- Day 2: 2, 03-01
171. Gerald Brown -- Chickasha, OK -- 4, 05-05 -- 30
Day 1: 1, 01-09 -- Day 2: 3, 03-12
172. Randy Allen -- Shreveport, LA -- 3, 05-00 -- 29
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 3, 05-00
172. Jay Kendrick -- Dallas, TX -- 3, 05-00 -- 29
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 3, 05-00
174. Rick Hanna -- Hereford, TX -- 3, 04-11 -- 27
Day 1: 1, 02-03 -- Day 2: 2, 02-08
175. Kelly Power -- Cape Fair, MO -- 3, 04-10 -- 26
Day 1: 1, 01-02 -- Day 2: 2, 03-08
176. Justin Russell -- El Dorado, KS -- 3, 04-09 -- 25
Day 1: 2, 03-08 -- Day 2: 1, 01-01
177. Mark Jenkins -- Ville Platte, LA -- 3, 04-00 -- 24
Day 1: 1, 00-12 -- Day 2: 2, 03-04
178. Jeff Perry -- Liberty, MO -- 2, 03-14 -- 23
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 03-14
179. David Sherrer -- Elm Grove, LA -- 3, 03-11 -- 22
Day 1: 3, 03-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
180. Greg Mansfield -- Burnsville, MN -- 2, 03-09 -- 21
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 03-09
181. A.J. Menssen -- Bloomington, IL -- 2, 02-13 -- 20
Day 1: 2, 02-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
182. Sean Arnold -- Jenks, OK -- 1, 02-13 -- 19
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 02-13
183. Bill Mcnutt -- Henry, IL: 1, 02-12 -- 18
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 02-12
184. Paul Pagnato -- Reston, VA -- 1, 02-10 -- 17
Day 1: 1, 02-10 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
185. Keith Surber -- Longview, TX -- 1, 02-00 -- 16
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 02-00
186. Randy Sullivan -- Breckenridge, TX -- 4, 01-14 -- 15
Day 1: 4, 01-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
187. Trait Crist -- Fort Worth, TX -- 1, 01-03 -- 14
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-03
187. Allan Nail -- Tulsa, OK -- 1, 01-03 -- 14
Day 1: 1, 01-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
189. Bill Walls -- Spring, TX -- 1, 01-01 -- 12
Day 1: 1, 01-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
190. Jason Baggett -- Mansfield, AR -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
190. Jason Foster -- Willis, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
190. Johnny Grice -- Frisco, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
190. Bryan Hoffman -- Andrews, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
190. Mike Lucas -- Springfield, MO -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
190. Bob Ramsdell -- Sour Lake, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
190. Clint Royse -- The Colony, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
190. Bert Worrell -- Hallsville, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
