Tin Boat, Blackbirds Central To Hamilton’s Win

By Todd Ceisner
BassFan Editor

Before Skylar Hamilton trailered his Tracker Grizzly 1860 aluminum boat on Saturday and pointed his truck toward the Bass Pro Shops in Broken Arrow, Okla., he figured he’d get a feel for what the other competitors had caught during the final day of the Arkansas River Central Open.

When someone asked Jason Christie, a former Open winner at nearby Fort Gibson Lake, what he’d caught, he wryly answered, “Somewhere between 10 and 20 pounds.”

“I thought, ‘Crap,’” Hamilton recalled. “I knew someone had a big bag. I knew I didn’t have enough to win.”

While Christie’s prediction was spot on – he caught 14-15 – it wasn’t quite enough to overtake Hamilton, whose 12-06 effort was just enough to hold onto the lead and clinch the victory with a 3-day total of 45-06, 1 ounce better than former Classic qualifier Teb Jones. Christie finished 3 ounces back in 3rd.

“It’s still kind of surreal,” Hamilton said Sunday while traveling back home to Dandridge, Tenn. “It hasn’t sunk in that much. I don’t feel much right now. I feel accomplished. I feel like I’ve worked really hard to do this. I did the best I could and ended up winning. I’m sure it’ll sink in soon.”

At 21, he becomes one of the youngest anglers to win an Open and assuming he competes in the final two Central Opens, the guy who used to need a parent’s signature on a waiver form in order to compete in B.A.S.S. events will be in the field at the Bassmaster Classic next March at Lake Conroe.

“By far, it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” he added. “The only thing that compares was winning the second chance thing (at BASSFest) at Nickajack. That was a one-day deal, but it was basically a loser tournament. To be able to lead 2 days of an Open and win, it feels like I accomplished much more.”

The area that proved key to his victory was an old oxbow lake off the Arkansas River. It was extremely shallow and loaded with stumps and one point, Hamilton wondered if he was wasting his time there on day 1 of the tournament.

“I thought it was too shallow to have fish, and then I caught a 4-pounder,” he said. “That’s when I realized they were super shallow.”

As he learned more about the area, he discovered there was, indeed, plenty of life around. Red-winged blackbirds were nesting in the reeds, a scenario reminiscent of Aaron Martens’ win last year at the Lake Havasu Elite Series. There also was a mayfly hatch in progress, a shad spawn going on and bluegills were starting to spawn, all elements that convinced him to stick around.

He focused the majority of his time on being tight to the reeds in a foot of water or less and flipping a Berkley Havoc Skeet’s Pit Boss the whole time.

“I’d work it through the reeds and if a few reeds were blown over, I’d lift it up and over those and that’s where the bigger ones would be when I’d pull it over top of the reed,” he said.

When told the pattern was similar to how Martens won, he agreed.

“It was almost identical,” he said. “It was kind of scary. There were other things going on, but those bigger fish were definitely around those birds.”

Here’s more about how Hamilton won at Muskogee.

Practice

Hamilton’s decision to haul his 18-foot tunnel hull aluminum boat to the first Central Open was based largely on his expectation that the Arkansas River would be high and dirtier than normal, due to the amount of rain that had fallen in Oklahoma recently.

“I knew it would be muddy and I brought it partially because I thought it would be cleared out by when I got there,” he said. “ I figured two to three days would be good, but it never got back to normal. It was still high. It got down some, but it was still high enough for guys to go up to the Fort Gibson Dam.

“I figured there was no point in me going there in the aluminum boat if everybody could get there. If it didn’t get normal, I knew there’d be a lot of floaters and stumps so I was not as stressed out about my boat as other guys were.”

He started practice the Sunday before the tournament and was on the water until Wednesday afternoon.

“It stunk bad,” he said. “It was one of the worst practices I’ve ever had. I caught a few fish, but for instance I went up a big creek with some shoals and when the water was high I could get over them and I was catching native spotted bass up there. I went back later, but couldn’t get to the spot so I wrote that off.”

By the time practice ended, he wasn’t settled on much of anything and was considering going through the Webber Falls Lock and running up the Illinois River.

Competition

> Day 1: 5, 13-12
> Day 2: 5, 19-04
> Day 3: 5, 12-06
> Total = 15, 45-06

Not being married to any particular spot or pattern he’d developed in practice, Hamilton turned left out of Three Forks Harbor last Thursday morning and basically continued to practice.

He made a 20-mile run south toward Webber Falls and pulled into an oxbow lake that caught his eye on his GPS. A big silt bar and logjams at the entrance deterred a lot of angler from attempting to get into it, but he was able to maneuver his aluminum boat no problem, marking each stump on his GPS so he knew the best route in and out if he came back.

He pulled into it around 8 a.m., but didn’t get a bite until 10. Still, he liked what he saw.

“I saw everything I needed in that spot,” he said. “It was hard to get bass boats in there and there was a big-time mayfly hatch going on. They had coated the reeds and trees. I told myself there had to be bass in there, even without bite in 2 hours on day 1.

“I didn’t even know it was there until I got down there. There were stumps going into it and reeds along the edges. The deepest water was 2 to 3 feet. I fished about half of the outer bend of the oxbow before I figured out they were on the inner bend on the reeds.”

He managed to catch 13-12, which put him in a tie for 15th place. He’d finished 14th at the Fort Gibson Central Open last year so he had a comfort level established despite his lackluster practice.

“I don’t know what it is about Oklahoma, but it’s similar to what we have in Tennessee,” he said. “Just the way the rivers fish, it feels like home. If I’m doing what I do back home, everybody’s doing it, but here only a couple people were doing it.

“Last year, I was 4 ounces out of the Top 12 so I was really disappointed because I thought I could pull that off. I just never had the chance to do it. It seems like when I get here everything clicks and you just fall back on what you know.”

He returned to the stumpy oxbow on Friday and had a dynamic morning, catching 19 pounds before 9:30.

“I would have probably caught more if I would have stayed in my area, but I just figured I needed to save it,” he said.

He culled up for ounces elsewhere and finished the day with 19-04, the second biggest stringer of the event and took over the lead with 33-00. He was 1-04 ahead of Jones.

“I thought I’d be close to making the 12 cut,” he said. “I thought I had 17 or so, but I just wanted to make the top 12. When I was leaving, there was another guy going in and that had me worried, but I was just wanting to make the cut. I left the area for the final day.”

After two days of fishing pressure, the quality bites weren’t as frequent on day 3 in his backwater lake.

“With that other guy in there, we’d beat it up,” he said. “I had a limit in there for about 9 pounds on Saturday and the best was a 4-pounder.”

He departed his key area around 10:30 and headed back toward blast off, where he upgraded several times off a current eddy behind a tree.

“It was just a sandbar that stuck out off the bank and created some slack water with trees and grass in it,” he said. “It was about a 30-yard stretch and I caught them every pass. I caught about 15 fish there and two of them really helped me. That spot by the ramp was what won it for me.”

Winning Pattern Notes

> Hamilton’s bigger bites seemed to come when he pitched his bait a couple feet back into the reeds, close to where the blackbirds were holed up. “When I flipped in there, they wouldn’t eat when it got in there,” he noted. “They’d get it as I’d pull it out to the surface, then they’d annihilate it. That’s how most of my fish on Friday bit.”

> He said the other side of the lake – there was a strip of land separating the two sides of the lake was a little deeper and more woody cover in it.

> The boat was as big a part to Hamilton’s pattern as his bait selection. He had it rigged with a 70-horse Yamaha four-stroke outboard, which weighs just 257 pounds. He said the boat is rated for a 90-horse motor, but the bigger motor weighed considerably more. “I wouldn’t have won without it,” he said.

> He also had his trolling motor mounted as high as possible to help him navigate. “I was kicking up mud and still catching fish,” he added. “It was more about being able to move around in that spot that getting into it. I didn’t hit many stumps until final day. I think I ran over five. If I’d been in a bass boat, I’d have been stuck.”

> Hamilton also thought his decision making was a major factor in his win, specifically deciding to stay in the area on day 1. “That’s what wins tournaments,” he said. “I’ve had ones where I’ve made bad decisions and it hasn’t gone well so you learn stuff the hard way.”

Winning Gear Notes

> Flipping gear: 7’6” extra-heavy Berkley E-Motion casting rod, Abu Garcia REVO Rocket casting reel (9.0:1 ratio), 20-pound Berkley Trilene 100% fluorocarbon line, 1/4-oz. unnamed tungsten worm weight, 4/0 Gamakatsu flipping hook, 4” Berkley Havoc Skeet’s Pit Boss (Okeechobee craw).

> Hamilton tried other baits, but couldn’t get bit on anything other than a flipping presentation. He had two identical setups prepared and stuck with the Pit Boss all tournament.

> Hamilton said the high-speed reel was a key to landing fish he was hooking in less than a foot of water. “If you hook one in the reeds in less than a foot of water, they’re not going backward,” he said. “They’re coming out at you so catching up with them was important.”

> The quarter-ounce weight was as heavy as he was willing to go because bigger weights would’ve sunk into the silt that surrounded the reeds.

The Bottom Line

> Main factor in his success – “Definitely the aluminum boat. It’s what led me to that spot and let me fish it more effectively. I suppose I could’ve fished it with a bass boat, but I probably wouldn’t have found it because I’d have been leary about going in there. It was pretty treacherous with the all stumps. The aluminum boat allowed me to get away from the fishing pressure, too.”

> Performance edge – “My MinnKota trolling motor. I have a 112 Fortrex and while some might think that’s overkill for that boat, when you’re fishing that stuff where sometimes I had to go in after them, it was a big deal. I don’t know how many stumps I hit with it. Any other trolling probably would’ve been torn up.”

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Final Results

1. Skylar Hamilton -- Dandridge, TN -- 15, 45-06 -- 200 -- $54,027
Day 1: 5, 13-12 -- Day 2: 5, 19-04 -- Day 3: 5, 12-06

2. Teb Jones -- Hattiesburg, MS -- 15, 45-05 -- 199 -- $19,659
Day 1: 5, 15-15 -- Day 2: 5, 15-13 -- Day 3: 5, 13-09

3. Jason Christie -- Park Hill, OK -- 15, 45-03 -- 198 -- $14,744
Day 1: 5, 14-05 -- Day 2: 5, 15-15 -- Day 3: 5, 14-15

4. Keith Poche -- Pike Road, AL -- 15, 43-05 -- 197 -- $13,192
Day 1: 5, 14-04 -- Day 2: 5, 12-01 -- Day 3: 5, 17-00

5. Lee Livesay -- Longview, TX -- 14, 42-06 -- 196 -- $11,511
Day 1: 4, 09-07 -- Day 2: 5, 20-14 -- Day 3: 5, 12-01

6. Justin Margraves -- Diana, TX -- 15, 42-03 -- 195 -- $9,829
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 5, 16-02 -- Day 3: 5, 14-09

7. Chris Babin -- Raceland, LA -- 15, 41-06 -- 194 -- $8,277
Day 1: 5, 13-11 -- Day 2: 5, 12-09 -- Day 3: 5, 15-02

8. David Gillham -- Heath, TX -- 13, 40-00 -- 193 -- $6,596
Day 1: 4, 11-07 -- Day 2: 5, 16-13 -- Day 3: 4, 11-12

9. Gerald Spohrer -- Gonzales, LA -- 15, 39-08 -- 192 -- $5,415
Day 1: 5, 14-15 -- Day 2: 5, 10-13 -- Day 3: 5, 13-12

10. Chris Jones -- Bokoshe, OK -- 14, 38-03 -- 191 -- $4,527
Day 1: 5, 16-03 -- Day 2: 5, 12-02 -- Day 3: 4, 09-14

11. Blake Betz -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 15, 38-01 -- 190 -- $4,139
Day 1: 5, 13-12 -- Day 2: 5, 13-03 -- Day 3: 5, 11-02

12. Wade Leblanc -- Gonzales, LA -- 15, 36-02 -- 189 -- $3,880
Day 1: 5, 12-05 -- Day 2: 5, 14-12 -- Day 3: 5, 09-01

13. Logan Latuso -- Gonzales, LA -- 10, 25-11 -- 188 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 12-15 -- Day 2: 5, 12-12

14. Kevin Short -- Mayflower, AR -- 10, 25-07 -- 187 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 11-02 -- Day 2: 5, 14-05

15. Alton Jones Jr. Lorena, TX -- 9, 24-15 -- 186 -- $3,233
Day 1: 4, 10-01 -- Day 2: 5, 14-14

16. Justin Kerr -- Lk Havasu Cty, AZ -- 9, 24-12 -- 185 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 15-01 -- Day 2: 4, 09-11

17. Garrett Mcclendon -- Bixby, OK -- 9, 24-11 -- 184 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 12-00 -- Day 2: 4, 12-11

18. Luke Palmer -- Coalgate, OK -- 10, 24-08 -- 183 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 09-01 -- Day 2: 5, 15-07

19. Gary Vining -- Morgan City, LA -- 8, 24-01 -- 182 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 12-08 -- Day 2: 3, 11-09

20. Mason Spencer -- Broken Bow, OK -- 9, 23-13 -- 181 -- $3,233
Day 1: 4, 08-13 -- Day 2: 5, 15-00

21. Barry Fallon Jr -- Slidell, LA -- 10, 23-09 -- 180 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 09-10 -- Day 2: 5, 13-15

22. Dale Hightower -- Mannford, OK -- 10, 23-07 -- 179 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 12-12 -- Day 2: 5, 10-11

23. David Sherrer -- Elm Grove, LA -- 10, 23-05 -- 178 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 12-14 -- Day 2: 5, 10-07

24. Eric Gilchrist -- Plaquemine, LA -- 10, 23-04 -- 177 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 11-02 -- Day 2: 5, 12-02

25. Brian Clark -- Haltom City, TX -- 10, 23-03 -- 176 -- $3,233
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 5, 10-01

26. Aaron Johnson -- Shreveport, LA -- 10, 23-01 -- 175 -- $2,845
Day 1: 5, 09-14 -- Day 2: 5, 13-03

27. Tyler Carriere -- Youngsville, LA -- 10, 22-14 -- 174 -- $2,845
Day 1: 5, 11-09 -- Day 2: 5, 11-05

28. Robbie Latuso -- Gonzales, LA -- 8, 22-11 -- 173 -- $2,845
Day 1: 5, 10-14 -- Day 2: 3, 11-13

29. Ken Iyobe -- Tokoname Aichi, Japan -- 9, 22-06 -- 172 -- $2,845
Day 1: 4, 08-03 -- Day 2: 5, 14-03

30. Ray Hanselman Jr -- Del Rio, TX -- 8, 22-00 -- 171 -- $2,845
Day 1: 5, 14-02 -- Day 2: 3, 07-14

31. Tommy Biffle -- Wagoner, OK -- 9, 21-15 -- 170 -- $2,457
Day 1: 5, 13-10 -- Day 2: 4, 08-05

32. Jeffery Lemoine Jr -- Des Allemands, LA -- 9, 21-14 -- 169 -- $2,457
Day 1: 4, 07-07 -- Day 2: 5, 14-07

33. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, AR -- 9, 21-13 -- 168 -- $2,457
Day 1: 5, 13-15 -- Day 2: 4, 07-14

34. Cody Compton -- Palisade, CO -- 8, 21-13 -- 167 -- $2,457
Day 1: 3, 08-01 -- Day 2: 5, 13-12

35. Brett Preuett -- Monroe, LA -- 10, 21-09 -- 166 -- $2,457
Day 1: 5, 10-00 -- Day 2: 5, 11-09

36. David Cavell -- Prairieville, LA -- 10, 21-08 -- 165 -- $2,069
Day 1: 5, 11-05 -- Day 2: 5, 10-03

37. Cody Bird -- Granbury, TX -- 7, 21-04 -- 164 -- $2,069
Day 1: 2, 05-02 -- Day 2: 5, 16-02

38. Greg Yates -- Sunnyvale, TX -- 8, 21-04 -- 163 -- $2,069
Day 1: 5, 12-06 -- Day 2: 3, 08-14

39. Billy Billeaud -- Lafayette, LA -- 8, 21-04 -- 162 -- $2,069
Day 1: 3, 09-05 -- Day 2: 5, 11-15

40. Nickolas LeBrun -- Bossier City, LA -- 9, 21-02 -- 161 -- $2,069
Day 1: 5, 14-02 -- Day 2: 4, 07-00

41. Billy McCaghren Jr -- Mayflower, AR -- 10, 21-02 -- 160
Day 1: 5, 11-12 -- Day 2: 5, 09-06

42. Scott Mcgehee -- Madison, MS -- 7, 21-01 -- 159
Day 1: 5, 16-07 -- Day 2: 2, 04-10

43. Fred Roumbanis -- Bixby, OK -- 9, 20-14 -- 158
Day 1: 4, 09-05 -- Day 2: 5, 11-09

44. Larry Puckett -- Decatur, TX -- 8, 20-13 -- 157
Day 1: 3, 07-14 -- Day 2: 5, 12-15

45. Brett Bellard -- Duson, LA -- 9, 20-12 -- 156
Day 1: 5, 12-05 -- Day 2: 4, 08-07

46. Matt Michel -- Gonzales, LA -- 10, 20-12 -- 155
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 5, 09-08

47. Matthew Delaney -- Pollock, LA -- 8, 20-08 -- 154
Day 1: 3, 07-05 -- Day 2: 5, 13-03

48. Larry Giamanco -- Pierre Part, LA -- 7, 20-07 -- 153
Day 1: 4, 10-13 -- Day 2: 3, 09-10

49. Chad Wiley -- Pineville, LA -- 8, 20-06 -- 152
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 3, 07-04

50. Darold Gleason -- Leesville, LA -- 8, 20-05 -- 151
Day 1: 4, 10-12 -- Day 2: 4, 09-09

51. Miles Burghoff -- Santa Cruz, CA -- 6, 19-11 -- 150
Day 1: 1, 02-12 -- Day 2: 5, 16-15

52. Jimmy Greer Jr -- Dry Prong, LA -- 9, 19-08 -- 149
Day 1: 4, 08-12 -- Day 2: 5, 10-12

53. Jamie Laiche -- Gonzales, LA -- 8, 19-07 -- 148
Day 1: 4, 10-13 -- Day 2: 4, 08-10

54. Jon Englund -- Farwell, MN -- 10, 19-07 -- 147
Day 1: 5, 09-10 -- Day 2: 5, 09-13

55. Doug Vahrenberg -- Higginsville, MO -- 7, 19-06 -- 146
Day 1: 5, 13-12 -- Day 2: 2, 05-10

56. James Niggemeyer -- Van, TX -- 9, 19-03 -- 145
Day 1: 5, 12-00 -- Day 2: 4, 07-03

57. Marvin Ettredge -- Shreveport, LA -- 9, 19-02 -- 144
Day 1: 4, 07-11 -- Day 2: 5, 11-07

58. Eric Porterfield -- Fort Gibson, OK -- 8, 19-00 -- 143
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 3, 07-08

59. Gary Clouse -- La Vergne, TN -- 7, 18-14 -- 142
Day 1: 4, 08-12 -- Day 2: 3, 10-02

60. Brandon Lee -- Ratcliff, AR -- 6, 18-13 -- 141
Day 1: 5, 15-10 -- Day 2: 1, 03-03

61. Lucas Ragusa -- Gonzales, LA -- 6, 18-09 -- 140
Day 1: 5, 15-14 -- Day 2: 1, 02-11

62. Cliff Crochet -- Pierre Part, LA -- 8, 18-08 -- 139
Day 1: 4, 09-06 -- Day 2: 4, 09-02

63. Steven Nieto -- Houston, TX -- 7, 18-07 -- 138
Day 1: 5, 11-11 -- Day 2: 2, 06-12

64. Rick Clunn -- Ava, MO -- 8, 17-08 -- 137
Day 1: 5, 09-08 -- Day 2: 3, 08-00

65. Wayne Murray -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 7, 17-02 -- 136
Day 1: 5, 12-00 -- Day 2: 2, 05-02

66. Luke Estel -- Murphysboro, IL -- 7, 17-00 -- 135
Day 1: 5, 12-06 -- Day 2: 2, 04-10

67. Kenyon Hill -- Norman, OK -- 6, 16-14 -- 134
Day 1: 5, 15-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-14

68. Gib Coats -- Fort Worth, TX -- 8, 16-09 -- 133
Day 1: 3, 05-13 -- Day 2: 5, 10-12

69. T-Roy Broussard -- Beaumont, TX -- 8, 16-09 -- 132
Day 1: 5, 10-11 -- Day 2: 3, 05-14

70. Mark Goines -- Shady Point, OK -- 6, 16-08 -- 131
Day 1: 2, 04-04 -- Day 2: 4, 12-04

71. Brock Mosley -- Collinsville, MS -- 8, 16-06 -- 130
Day 1: 5, 10-05 -- Day 2: 3, 06-01

72. Trevor Romans -- Plano, TX -- 7, 15-14 -- 129
Day 1: 2, 06-06 -- Day 2: 5, 09-08

73. Kenta Kimura -- Afton, OK -- 5, 15-11 -- 128
Day 1: 1, 04-11 -- Day 2: 4, 11-00

74. Charles Glorioso -- Thibodaux, LA -- 6, 15-11 -- 127
Day 1: 3, 06-01 -- Day 2: 3, 09-10

75. James Watson -- Nixa, MO -- 7, 15-06 -- 126
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 2, 04-02

76. Dewayne French -- Mammoth Spring, AR -- 7, 15-05 -- 125
Day 1: 5, 10-14 -- Day 2: 2, 04-07

77. Brad Whatley -- Bivins, TX -- 6, 15-04 -- 124
Day 1: 2, 04-11 -- Day 2: 4, 10-09

78. Sam George -- Athens, AL -- 5, 15-00 -- 123
Day 1: 3, 08-03 -- Day 2: 2, 06-13

79. Steve Sennikoff -- Forney, TX -- 6, 14-12 -- 122
Day 1: 1, 03-08 -- Day 2: 5, 11-04

80. Randy Sullivan -- Breckenridge, TX -- 6, 14-04 -- 121
Day 1: 4, 08-05 -- Day 2: 2, 05-15

81. Jay Brainard -- Enid, OK -- 7, 14-03 -- 120
Day 1: 3, 04-14 -- Day 2: 4, 09-05

82. Brooks Forsyth -- Hester, LA -- 7, 14-01 -- 119
Day 1: 5, 09-15 -- Day 2: 2, 04-02

83. Jerod Hawkes -- Eagle Pass, TX -- 7, 14-00 -- 118
Day 1: 2, 04-07 -- Day 2: 5, 09-09

84. Clark Reehm -- Huntgington, TX -- 5, 14-00 -- 117
Day 1: 2, 05-00 -- Day 2: 3, 09-00

85. TR Andreas -- Kerrville, TX -- 7, 14-00 -- 116
Day 1: 3, 05-04 -- Day 2: 4, 08-12

86. Caleb Sumrall -- New Iberia, LA -- 5, 13-14 -- 115
Day 1: 5, 13-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

87. Hunter Shryock -- Newcomerstown, OH -- 5, 13-14 -- 114
Day 1: 1, 02-07 -- Day 2: 4, 11-07

88. Todd Murray -- Prarrieville, LA -- 8, 13-14 -- 113
Day 1: 5, 08-03 -- Day 2: 3, 05-11

89. Travis Kelehan -- Broussard, LA -- 6, 13-14 -- 112
Day 1: 3, 07-07 -- Day 2: 3, 06-07

90. Tracy Gautreaux -- Raceland, LA -- 5, 13-11 -- 111
Day 1: 3, 09-04 -- Day 2: 2, 04-07

91. Johnny Grice -- Frisco, TX -- 5, 13-11 -- 110
Day 1: 3, 07-02 -- Day 2: 2, 06-09

92. Gary Riffle -- Paris, TX -- 7, 13-08 -- 109
Day 1: 4, 07-10 -- Day 2: 3, 05-14

93. Chad Murray -- Vidalia, LA -- 6, 13-07 -- 108
Day 1: 5, 10-08 -- Day 2: 1, 02-15

94. Stetson Blaylock -- Benton, AR -- 5, 13-06 -- 107
Day 1: 5, 13-06 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

95. Yusuke Miyazaki -- Forney, TX -- 5, 13-05 -- 106
Day 1: 4, 10-09 -- Day 2: 1, 02-12

96. Mike McClelland -- Bella Vista, AR -- 6, 13-02 -- 105
Day 1: 2, 04-00 -- Day 2: 4, 09-02

97. Justin McClelland -- Bella Vista, AR -- 7, 13-02 -- 104
Day 1: 4, 07-11 -- Day 2: 3, 05-07

98. Greg West -- Richardson, TX -- 5, 13-01 -- 103
Day 1: 4, 09-12 -- Day 2: 1, 03-05

99. Drew Sloan -- Scurry, TX -- 7, 13-00 -- 102
Day 1: 4, 06-11 -- Day 2: 3, 06-05

100. Mike Rasco -- Bettendorf, IA -- 5, 12-12 -- 101
Day 1: 3, 07-05 -- Day 2: 2, 05-07

101. Cliff Pace -- Petal, MS -- 6, 12-10 -- 100
Day 1: 4, 08-01 -- Day 2: 2, 04-09

102. Alan Barton -- Ponca City, OK -- 6, 12-08 -- 99
Day 1: 5, 08-14 -- Day 2: 1, 03-10

103. Stacey King -- Reeds Spring, MO -- 6, 12-08 -- 98
Day 1: 2, 04-04 -- Day 2: 4, 08-04

104. Homer Humphreys Jr. Minden, LA -- 6, 12-08 -- 97
Day 1: 4, 07-00 -- Day 2: 2, 05-08

105. Tommy Durham -- Whitney, TX -- 5, 12-06 -- 96
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 5, 12-06

106. Vu Au -- Tucson, AZ -- 5, 12-02 -- 95
Day 1: 1, 03-15 -- Day 2: 4, 08-03

107. Carl Cavalier -- Avondale, LA -- 6, 12-02 -- 94
Day 1: 3, 06-13 -- Day 2: 3, 05-05

108. Dustin Reneau -- Mckinney, TX -- 6, 12-00 -- 93
Day 1: 4, 08-03 -- Day 2: 2, 03-13

109. Sam Canoe -- Georgetown, LA -- 5, 12-00 -- 92
Day 1: 2, 06-03 -- Day 2: 3, 05-13

110. Tommy Murray -- Bedford, TX -- 7, 11-15 -- 91
Day 1: 4, 07-06 -- Day 2: 3, 04-09

111. Jason Gallas -- Bulverde, TX -- 6, 11-15 -- 90
Day 1: 3, 06-05 -- Day 2: 3, 05-10

112. Darrell Newman -- Bruceville, TX -- 5, 11-14 -- 89
Day 1: 5, 11-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

113. Malcolm Rachal -- Alexandria, LA -- 6, 11-13 -- 88
Day 1: 1, 01-09 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04

114. Christopher Jones -- Pocola, OK -- 4, 11-11 -- 87
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 11-11

115. Charlie Hartley -- Grove City, OH -- 5, 11-11 -- 86
Day 1: 3, 05-15 -- Day 2: 2, 05-12

116. Curry Schaubhut Jr -- Gramercy, LA -- 6, 11-09 -- 85
Day 1: 5, 09-00 -- Day 2: 1, 02-09

117. Jimmy Charbonnet -- Saint Amant, LA -- 5, 11-07 -- 84
Day 1: 1, 03-00 -- Day 2: 4, 08-07

118. Chris Berry -- Houston, TX -- 5, 11-06 -- 83
Day 1: 4, 08-09 -- Day 2: 1, 02-13

119. Seiji Kato -- Shiga JAPAN -- 6, 11-04 -- 82
Day 1: 3, 06-02 -- Day 2: 3, 05-02

120. Brian Dossey -- Okmulgee, OK -- 4, 11-02 -- 81
Day 1: 3, 07-03 -- Day 2: 1, 03-15

121. Bruce Whitmire -- Channelview, TX -- 4, 11-01 -- 80
Day 1: 3, 07-02 -- Day 2: 1, 03-15

122. Bo Keith III -- Haughton, LA -- 6, 11-01 -- 79
Day 1: 3, 05-04 -- Day 2: 3, 05-13

123. Patrick Spencer -- Marana, AZ -- 4, 11-00 -- 78
Day 1: 3, 08-13 -- Day 2: 1, 02-03

124. Albert Earl White -- Crosby, TX -- 6, 10-15 -- 77
Day 1: 4, 07-07 -- Day 2: 2, 03-08

125. Jeff Jerome -- Mcpherson, KS -- 4, 10-15 -- 76
Day 1: 2, 03-12 -- Day 2: 2, 07-03

126. Keith Surber -- Longview, TX -- 5, 10-13 -- 75
Day 1: 5, 10-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

127. Jared Knuth -- Lincoln, NE -- 5, 10-13 -- 74
Day 1: 4, 08-12 -- Day 2: 1, 02-01

128. Matthew Loetscher -- Many, LA -- 5, 10-11 -- 73
Day 1: 3, 05-02 -- Day 2: 2, 05-09

129. B.J. Usie -- Houma, LA -- 4, 10-10 -- 72
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 10-10

130. Tom Huynh -- Moorehead, MN -- 4, 10-10 -- 71
Day 1: 2, 05-12 -- Day 2: 2, 04-14

131. Bert Worrell Jr -- Longview, TX -- 4, 10-08 -- 70
Day 1: 3, 08-03 -- Day 2: 1, 02-05

132. Nick Diberardino -- Onalaska, TX -- 5, 10-08 -- 69
Day 1: 2, 04-12 -- Day 2: 3, 05-12

133. Eddy May -- Valley Center, KS -- 5, 10-06 -- 68
Day 1: 4, 08-03 -- Day 2: 1, 02-03

134. Cody Ryan Greaney -- Manchaca, TX -- 5, 10-04 -- 67
Day 1: 1, 02-01 -- Day 2: 4, 08-03

135. Cody Salzmann -- White Hall, AR -- 5, 10-04 -- 66
Day 1: 3, 06-07 -- Day 2: 2, 03-13

136. David Heffel -- Hays, KS -- 5, 10-04 -- 65
Day 1: 3, 06-00 -- Day 2: 2, 04-04

137. Brandon Pedigo -- Lawton, OK -- 5, 10-00 -- 64
Day 1: 5, 10-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

138. Ron Wells -- Claremore, OK -- 5, 09-15 -- 63
Day 1: 5, 09-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

139. Brent Homan -- Graham, TX -- 5, 09-14 -- 62
Day 1: 2, 03-04 -- Day 2: 3, 06-10

140. Terry Peacock -- Royse City, TX -- 5, 09-13 -- 61
Day 1: 2, 03-10 -- Day 2: 3, 06-03

141. Tony Owen -- Carthage, MS -- 4, 09-09 -- 60
Day 1: 4, 09-09 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

142. Billy Smith Sr -- Tomball, TX -- 4, 09-08 -- 59
Day 1: 3, 07-04 -- Day 2: 1, 02-04

143. Jeff Cloud -- Lubbock, TX -- 4, 09-07 -- 58
Day 1: 4, 09-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

144. Bill Mcnutt -- Henry, IL -- 3, 09-07 -- 57
Day 1: 1, 02-14 -- Day 2: 2, 06-09

145. Gene Bishop Jr -- Ridgeland, MS -- 5, 08-14 -- 56
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 5, 08-14

146. Daniel Rodriquez -- New Braunfels, TX -- 4, 08-14 -- 55
Day 1: 2, 03-12 -- Day 2: 2, 05-02

147. Ricky Mabile -- Pierre Part, LA -- 4, 08-13 -- 54
Day 1: 2, 03-06 -- Day 2: 2, 05-07

148. Dustin Wrona -- Tulsa, OK -- 4, 08-10 -- 53
Day 1: 2, 03-13 -- Day 2: 2, 04-13

149. David Dove -- Steens, MS -- 4, 08-09 -- 52
Day 1: 1, 03-00 -- Day 2: 3, 05-09

150. Masayuki Matsushita -- Tokoname, Japan -- 4, 08-04 -- 51
Day 1: 3, 06-01 -- Day 2: 1, 02-03

151. Duane Pittman -- Prairieville, LA -- 3, 08-03 -- 50
Day 1: 2, 04-00 -- Day 2: 1, 04-03

152. Allan Nail -- Sand Springs, OK -- 3, 08-01 -- 49
Day 1: 1, 02-02 -- Day 2: 2, 05-15

153. Toby Hartsell -- Afton, OK -- 3, 07-14 -- 48
Day 1: 3, 07-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

154. Trey Bayles III -- Chatham, LA -- 4, 07-13 -- 47
Day 1: 2, 04-05 -- Day 2: 2, 03-08

155. Tyler Rivet -- Raceland, LA -- 4, 07-12 -- 46
Day 1: 2, 04-00 -- Day 2: 2, 03-12

156. Eddie Norris -- Mannford, OK -- 3, 07-11 -- 45
Day 1: 3, 07-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

157. Hunter Parra -- Houma, LA -- 3, 07-11 -- 44
Day 1: 1, 01-12 -- Day 2: 2, 05-15

158. Marshall Hughes -- Port Neches, TX -- 4, 07-10 -- 43
Day 1: 3, 05-12 -- Day 2: 1, 01-14

159. Randy Allen -- Shreveport, LA -- 4, 07-08 -- 42
Day 1: 1, 02-14 -- Day 2: 3, 04-10

160. Gary Yamamoto -- Palestine, TX -- 3, 06-13 -- 41
Day 1: 2, 03-03 -- Day 2: 1, 03-10

161. Josh Tidenberg -- Texico, NM -- 3, 06-07 -- 40
Day 1: 2, 04-06 -- Day 2: 1, 02-01

162. Chance Havard -- Simsboro, LA -- 2, 06-06 -- 39
Day 1: 1, 04-03 -- Day 2: 1, 02-03

163. Darrell Lyons -- Hemphill, TX -- 3, 06-05 -- 38
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 3, 06-05

164. John Ledet -- Robeline, LA -- 2, 06-03 -- 37
Day 1: 1, 02-01 -- Day 2: 1, 04-02

165. Jamie Thibodaux -- Thibodaux, LA -- 3, 06-01 -- 36
Day 1: 2, 04-04 -- Day 2: 1, 01-13

166. Dale Jackson -- Van, TX -- 3, 05-15 -- 35
Day 1: 3, 05-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

167. Craig Schuff -- Springtown, TX -- 3, 05-13 -- 34
Day 1: 3, 05-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

168. Keith Pace -- Monticello, AR -- 3, 05-12 -- 33
Day 1: 3, 05-12 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

169. Joel Mayfield -- Perkinston, MS -- 3, 05-10 -- 32
Day 1: 1, 01-13 -- Day 2: 2, 03-13

170. Jean-Christophe David -- Bordeaux, France -- 3, 05-06 -- 31
Day 1: 3, 05-06 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

171. James Davis Jr -- Ferriday, LA -- 3, 05-04 -- 30
Day 1: 3, 05-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

172. Jay Holland -- Waco, TX -- 3, 05-01 -- 29
Day 1: 3, 05-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

173. Clint Royse -- The Colony, TX -- 4, 05-00 -- 28
Day 1: 4, 05-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

174. Conrad Picou -- Houma, LA -- 2, 04-14 -- 27
Day 1: 2, 04-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

175. Yoshikazu Sato -- Tokyo, Japan -- 2, 04-05 -- 26
Day 1: 1, 02-02 -- Day 2: 1, 02-03

176. Kylie Sparks -- Denham Spgs, LA -- 2, 04-01 -- 25
Day 1: 1, 02-03 -- Day 2: 1, 01-14

177. Brent Bonadona -- Port Allen, LA -- 2, 04-00 -- 24
Day 1: 2, 04-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

178. Tommy Martin -- Hemphill, TX -- 1, 04-00 -- 23
Day 1: 1, 04-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

179. Trevor Lo -- Maplewood, MN -- 2, 03-15 -- 22
Day 1: 1, 02-04 -- Day 2: 1, 01-11

180. Jim Dillard -- West Monroe, LA -- 2, 03-14 -- 21
Day 1: 2, 03-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

181. Todd Risinger -- West Monroe, LA -- 2, 03-13 -- 20
Day 1: 2, 03-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

182. Jay Stamps -- Wagoner, OK -- 2, 03-11 -- 19
Day 1: 1, 00-10 -- Day 2: 1, 03-01

183. Chuck Dufour -- Gonzales, LA -- 2, 03-08 -- 18
Day 1: 2, 03-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

184. Rick Shannon -- Woodlawn, TN -- 1, 02-13 -- 17
Day 1: 1, 02-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

185. Jason Baggett -- Mansfield, AR -- 1, 02-12 -- 16
Day 1: 1, 02-12 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

186. Trait Crist -- Fort Worth, TX -- 1, 02-08 -- 15
Day 1: 1, 02-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

187. Sandy Gaudet -- Belle Rose, LA -- 1, 02-02 -- 14
Day 1: 1, 02-02 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

188. Matt McMillan -- Fort Worth, TX -- 1, 01-15 -- 13
Day 1: 1, 01-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

189. Zach Gagnard -- Pineville, LA -- 1, 01-14 -- 12
Day 1: 1, 01-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

190. Josh Douglas -- Mound, MN -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

190. Derek Hudnall -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

190. Mark Jenkins -- Ville Platte, LA -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

190. A.J. Menssen -- Bloomington, IL -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00

190. Glenn Robertson Jr -- Shreveport, LA -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00