By John Johnson
BassFan Senior Editor
Proficiency in a variety of techniques and skillful management of the fish in a productive locale normally serve a professional angler well. And sometimes they're entirely unnecessary, as was the case at last week's Atchafalaya Basin Bassmaster Central Open.
Elite Series competitor Cliff Crochet employed a single technique to mine one area of a fishery he knows extremely well en route to winning the final Open of 2016. His bags got bigger each day, culminating in an 18-04 haul in the final round as he moved up from 7th place to claim the victory and a spot in next year's Classic.
That one big stringer transformed his offseason outlook from relative gloom in the wake of his 77th-place finish in the Elite Series Angler of the Year standings to one of great anticipation, as he'll be among the field at Lake Conroe next March for the sport's premier event.
"Normally, when you're not going to the Classic, all the down time in the offseason pretty much sucks," he said. "Everybody's getting dressed to go to the party, and you can't go.
"Now I've got something to look forward to. It's a totally different mindset."
He leap-frogged 26 anglers over the final 2 days after opening the derby with a relatively light sack. His 46-06 total for 3 days outdistanced runner-up and fellow Louisiana Elite pro Greg Hackney by a little more than 4 pounds.
Here are some of the details.
Practice
At age 33, Crochet already has several lifetimes worth of fishing and hunting memories from the Atchafalaya.
"To say I have a lot of experience there would be an understatement," he said. "My dad had a camp there and I've been on the water since I was probably a year old. Just about everywhere I go, I can look over and say 'My brother killed a deer right here,' or 'We killed a bunch of ducks right over there.' And fishing-wise, I've got a million stories and a bunch of knowledge."
He put in a considerable amount of preparation time for the Open, taking a look at just about every place he knew that should be holding fish in late October. He settled on three areas that had grass mats he could punch with a big weight, but ended up catching all 15 of his weigh-in fish from the same locale.
Competition
> Day 1: 5, 11-14
> Day 2: 5, 16-04
> Day 3: 5, 18-04
> Total = 15, 46-06
Crochet's starting area surrendered just one run-of-the-mill keeper early on day 1, so he pulled out and checked the other two he'd identified as tournament-worthy. Neither of them gave him anything, so he returned to his initial place.
"At 12:30 on day 1 I only had the one fish," he said. "I ran those other areas and nothing happened, but it really worked out good because I only had the one left and it was my best shot.
"I went back in and slowed way down and got a couple bites, and that settled me down big-time."
That afternoon, his co-angler caught three that combined to weigh 9 pounds, and one of those fish was a 4-pounder.
"Sometimes that can mess with your mind, but he was a good dude and he was working hard and he was very respectful on the water. He caught them punching and it showed me I was in the right area and I just needed a little luck to get those bites."
His sub-12-pound opening stringer put him in 27th place and he was more than 7 1/2 pounds off the leading pace set by Fred Roumbanis. He still had hopes of making the Top 12, but figured his chances of winning were slim.
"Probably 99 percent of me thought that game was over, but I knew if I caught a good bag (on day 2) and had some good luck, I could get back in the game. I think that mindset helped me calm down."
He returned to the same place on the second day and fished even slower. The result was a bag that was more than 4 1/2 pounds heavier than the one he'd caught the previous day and he vaulted 20 places in the standings.
"I didn't really kill them – it was just slow and steady," he said. "I probably caught 10 keepers and the four other ones (he weighed) were good chunks."
Despite his big upward move, he actually lost 2 more ounces to Roumbanis, who boxed 16-06 on day 2.
"I figured Freddy would close it out (on the final day), but I knew if he struggled, I still had a chance if I caught a big bag. It was possible, but not probable."
Roumbanis did indeed struggle, returning to the launch with just two fish for 3-08. Meanwhile, Crochet compiled a stringer that was the second-best of the event, topped only by Roumbanis' day-1 bag.
"On day 3 I fished slower than I ever had in my life," he said. "I was punching and I made a bunch of flips, but I moved the boat real slow. I used my Power-Poles a bunch and picked everything apart."
His first fish was a small keeper, but then he popped one that weighed at least 3 1/2. He added another of similar size a little more than an hour later.
He got rid of the two little ones, replaced by fish that weighed at least 2 1/2 pounds apiece, and eventually worked his way up to about 15 pounds. He then went about 90 minutes with no action until he made a long pitch deep into a mat.
"I got a bite and set the hook, and then I just went totally unconscious. The next thing I knew I had a big fish right next to the boat. I had good momentum on it and I boat flipped him in."
The fish was a 5 3/4-pounder.
"When I caught that one, it hit me that (winning) was possible. Even if Freddy had a decent day, I still had a chance."
Pattern Notes
Most of the mats Crochet punched had only 2 feet of water or so underneath them. He caught fish within 6 inches of the outside edge, but others were as far as 25 feet back.
"I didn't get a single bite on the fall," he said. "I'd let it go to the bottom and pick it up, and that's when they'd be on it."
He normally uses a violent rotational hookset in those situations, but discovered that wasn't the best tactic in such shallow water. Instead, he'd pick up the slack with the rod in a strong position and then lift upward.
The mats were primarily comprised of hydrilla with some water lilies mixed in.
"I caught several out of what I call soft spots, where it's still matted but you can see through the mat a little bit. The fish never patterned on any certain type of thing within the mat and that's what led to me fishing extremely slow."
Winning Gear Notes
> Punching gear: 7'5" heavy-action Falcon Super Duty Rod, unnamed casting reel 7:1 ratio), 65-pound Seaguar Flippin' or 80-pound Seaguar Kanzen braided line, 1 1/2-ounce tungsten flipping weight, 6/0 Strike King Hack Attack Heavy Cover Flipping Hook, Luck-E-Strike Ringmaster (black/blue flake).
The Bottom Line
> Main factor in his success – "Finally making a good decision. After I ran those first three places I could've just gone to fishing history, but I made the decision to go back and grind it out in one area. Having that work out feels really good."
> Performance edge – "I was fishing some shallow water, so the hole shot on my Yamaha SHO made a difference. The Power-Poles were also really important – probably my favorite use for them is I can catch one and flip it in the boat, and then drop the poles and do whatever I need to do. I didn't give up any water and I didn't disturb the mats."
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Final Standings
1. Cliff Crochet -- Pierre Part, LA -- 15, 46-06 -- 200 -- $52,241
Day 1: 5, 11-14 -- Day 2: 5, 16-04 -- Day 3: 5, 18-04
2. Greg Hackney -- Gonzales, LA -- 15, 42-04 -- 199 -- $16,011
Day 1: 5, 17-06 -- Day 2: 5, 12-04 -- Day 3: 5, 12-10
3. Cody Bird -- Granbury, TX -- 15, 42-02 -- 198 -- $12,008
Day 1: 5, 15-14 -- Day 2: 5, 13-02 -- Day 3: 5, 13-02
4. David Cavell -- Prairieville, LA -- 15, 39-15 -- 197 -- $10,744
Day 1: 5, 14-05 -- Day 2: 5, 14-09 -- Day 3: 5, 11-01
5. Toby Hartsell -- Afton, OK -- 15, 39-14 -- 196 -- $9,375
Day 1: 5, 14-00 -- Day 2: 5, 13-13 -- Day 3: 5, 12-01
6. Derek Hudnall -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 15, 39-09 -- 195 -- $8,005
Day 1: 5, 16-02 -- Day 2: 5, 12-15 -- Day 3: 5, 10-08
7. Fred Roumbanis -- London, AR -- 12, 39-07 -- 194 -- $6,991
Day 1: 5, 19-09 -- Day 2: 5, 16-06 -- Day 3: 2, 03-08
8. Travis Kelehan -- Broussard, LA -- 15, 37-04 -- 193 -- $5,372
Day 1: 5, 12-12 -- Day 2: 5, 11-12 -- Day 3: 5, 12-12
9. Billy Billeaud -- Lafayette, LA -- 15, 37-01 -- 192 -- $4,003
Day 1: 5, 14-02 -- Day 2: 5, 12-00 -- Day 3: 5, 10-15
10. Brandon Lee -- Ratcliff, AR -- 15, 35-15 -- 191 -- $3,687
Day 1: 5, 12-08 -- Day 2: 5, 11-14 -- Day 3: 5, 11-09
11. Chris Babin -- Raceland, LA -- 14, 34-02 -- 190 -- $3,371
Day 1: 5, 14-03 -- Day 2: 5, 12-03 -- Day 3: 4, 07-12
12. Cliff Pace -- Petal, MS -- 13, 32-15 -- 189 -- $3,160
Day 1: 5, 13-10 -- Day 2: 5, 14-08 -- Day 3: 3, 04-13
The following anglers did not make the cut and did not fish on day 3.
13. Mike McClelland -- Bella Vista, AR -- 10 -- 24-01 -- 188 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 13-06 -- Day 2: 5, 10-11
14. Vu Au -- Tucson, AZ -- 10 -- 23-14 -- 187 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 09-14 -- Day 2: 5, 14-00
15. Chad Wiley -- Pineville, LA -- 10 -- 23-12 -- 186 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 11-00 -- Day 2: 5, 12-12
16. Jimmy Charbonnet -- Saint Amant, LA -- 10 -- 22-09 -- 185 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 11-12 -- Day 2: 5, 10-13
17. Randy Sullivan -- Breckenridge, TX -- 10 -- 22-05 -- 184 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 10-07 -- Day 2: 5, 11-14
18. Doug Vahrenberg -- Higginsville, MO -- 10 -- 22-03 -- 183 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 08-03 -- Day 2: 5, 14-00
19. Matthew Delaney -- Pollock, LA -- 10 -- 22-00 -- 182 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 08-06 -- Day 2: 5, 13-10
20. Drew Sloan -- Scurry, TX -- 10 -- 22-00 -- 181 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 13-03 -- Day 2: 5, 08-13
21. Gerald Spohrer -- Gonzales, LA -- 8, 21-15 -- 180 -- $2,633
Day 1: 3, 06-07 -- Day 2: 5, 15-08
22. Tracy Gautreaux -- Raceland, LA -- 10 -- 21-12 -- 179 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 10-01 -- Day 2: 5, 11-11
23. Tyler Carriere -- Youngsville, LA -- 10 -- 21-09 -- 178 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 09-03 -- Day 2: 5, 12-06
24. Curry Schaubhut Jr -- Gramercy, LA -- 9, 21-05 -- 177 -- $2,633
Day 1: 5, 14-05 -- Day 2: 4, 07-00
25. Gary Clouse -- La Vergne, TN -- 10 -- 21-03 -- 176 -- $2,475
Day 1: 5, 12-12 -- Day 2: 5, 08-07
25. Todd Murray -- Prairieville, LA -- 10 -- 21-03 -- 176 -- $2,475
Day 1: 5, 12-12 -- Day 2: 5, 08-07
27. Brock Mosley -- Collinsville, MS -- 10 -- 21-03 -- 174 -- $2,317
Day 1: 5, 12-01 -- Day 2: 5, 09-02
28. Jamie Laiche -- Gonzales, LA -- 10 -- 21-02 -- 173 -- $2,317
Day 1: 5, 12-10 -- Day 2: 5, 08-08
29. Miles Burghoff -- Santa Cruz, CA -- 10 -- 21-02 -- 172 -- $2,317
Day 1: 5, 11-05 -- Day 2: 5, 09-13
30. Daniel Rodriquez -- New Braunfels, TX -- 10 -- 21-01 -- 171 -- $2,317
Day 1: 5, 12-15 -- Day 2: 5, 08-02
31. Robbie Latuso -- Gonzales, LA -- 10 -- 20-12 -- 170 -- $2,001
Day 1: 5, 09-06 -- Day 2: 5, 11-06
32. Masayuki Matsushita -- Tokoname JAPAN -- 8, 20-11 -- 169 -- $2,001
Day 1: 5, 12-10 -- Day 2: 3, 08-01
33. Dale Hightower -- Mannford, OK -- 10 -- 20-11 -- 168 -- $2,001
Day 1: 5, 11-00 -- Day 2: 5, 09-11
34. Logan Latuso -- Gonzales, LA -- 10 -- 20-10 -- 167 -- $2,001
Day 1: 5, 10-06 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04
35. Alton Jones Jr. -- Lorena, TX -- 9, 20-09 -- 166 -- $2,001
Day 1: 4, 07-14 -- Day 2: 5, 12-11
36. Brent Bonadona -- Port Allen, LA -- 10 -- 20-09 -- 165 -- $1,685
Day 1: 5, 12-03 -- Day 2: 5, 08-06
37. Kenta Kimura -- Afton, OK -- 10 -- 20-08 -- 164 -- $1,685
Day 1: 5, 14-06 -- Day 2: 5, 06-02
38. B.J. Usie -- Houma, LA -- 10 -- 20-06 -- 163 -- $1,685
Day 1: 5, 11-06 -- Day 2: 5, 09-00
39. Darrell Lyons -- Hemphill, TX -- 10 -- 20-04 -- 162 -- $1,685
Day 1: 5, 10-10 -- Day 2: 5, 09-10
40. Sam George -- Athens, AL -- 10 -- 20-02 -- 161 -- $1,685
Day 1: 5, 12-02 -- Day 2: 5, 08-00
41. Blake Betz -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 10 -- 20-02 -- 160
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 5, 08-14
42. Clark Reehm -- Huntgington, TX -- 10 -- 19-15 -- 159
Day 1: 5, 09-02 -- Day 2: 5, 10-13
43. Lucas Ragusa -- Gonzales, LA -- 10 -- 19-15 -- 158
Day 1: 5, 09-11 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04
44. Hunter Parra -- Houma, LA -- 9, 19-14 -- 157
Day 1: 5, 14-13 -- Day 2: 4, 05-01
45. Brett Bellard -- Duson, LA -- 10 -- 19-10 -- 156
Day 1: 5, 10-00 -- Day 2: 5, 09-10
46. Chad Murray -- Vidalia, LA -- 10 -- 19-08 -- 155
Day 1: 5, 10-07 -- Day 2: 5, 09-01
47. Brent Homan -- Graham, TX -- 10 -- 19-07 -- 154
Day 1: 5, 07-12 -- Day 2: 5, 11-11
48. Skylar Hamilton -- Dandridge, TN -- 10 -- 19-06 -- 153
Day 1: 5, 07-15 -- Day 2: 5, 11-07
49. Matthew Loetscher -- Many, LA -- 10 -- 19-04 -- 152
Day 1: 5, 11-05 -- Day 2: 5, 07-15
50. Cody Salzmann -- White Hall, AR -- 10 -- 19-02 -- 151
Day 1: 5, 10-10 -- Day 2: 5, 08-08
51. David Gillham -- Heath, TX -- 10 -- 19-00 -- 150
Day 1: 5, 08-11 -- Day 2: 5, 10-05
52. Tyler Rivet -- Raceland, LA -- 10 -- 18-13 -- 149
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 5, 07-05
53. Brian Clark -- Haltom City, TX -- 10 -- 18-13 -- 148
Day 1: 5, 09-04 -- Day 2: 5, 09-09
54. Duane Pittman -- Prairieville, LA -- 10 -- 18-12 -- 147
Day 1: 5, 08-12 -- Day 2: 5, 10-00
55. Allan Nail -- Sand Springs, OK -- 10 -- 18-12 -- 146
Day 1: 5, 09-02 -- Day 2: 5, 09-10
56. Jerod Hawkes -- Eagle Pass, TX -- 10 -- 18-11 -- 145
Day 1: 5, 10-11 -- Day 2: 5, 08-00
57. Kenyon Hill -- Norman, OK -- 10 -- 18-09 -- 144
Day 1: 5, 09-01 -- Day 2: 5, 09-08
58. Greg West -- Richardson, TX -- 10 -- 18-08 -- 143
Day 1: 5, 08-08 -- Day 2: 5, 10-00
59. Jeffery Lemoine Jr -- Des Allemands, LA -- 10 -- 18-06 -- 142
Day 1: 5, 09-14 -- Day 2: 5, 08-08
60. Luke Estel -- Murphysboro, IL -- 10 -- 18-04 -- 141
Day 1: 5, 06-01 -- Day 2: 5, 12-03
61. Bruce Whitmire -- Channelview, TX -- 9, 18-02 -- 140
Day 1: 5, 12-15 -- Day 2: 4, 05-03
62. Charles Glorioso -- Thibodaux, LA -- 9, 18-02 -- 139
Day 1: 5, 09-03 -- Day 2: 4, 08-15
63. Chase Martinez -- White Castle, LA -- 10 -- 18-00 -- 138
Day 1: 5, 11-12 -- Day 2: 5, 06-04
64. Ray Hanselman Jr -- Del Rio, TX -- 10 -- 17-15 -- 137
Day 1: 5, 11-00 -- Day 2: 5, 06-15
65. Justin Margraves -- Diana, TX -- 10 -- 17-13 -- 136
Day 1: 5, 11-12 -- Day 2: 5, 06-01
66. Nick Diberardino -- Onalaska, TX -- 10 -- 17-11 -- 135
Day 1: 5, 08-10 -- Day 2: 5, 09-01
67. James Niggemeyer -- Van, TX -- 10 -- 17-09 -- 134
Day 1: 5, 07-03 -- Day 2: 5, 10-06
68. Caleb Sumrall -- New Iberia, LA -- 8, 17-08 -- 133
Day 1: 5, 12-06 -- Day 2: 3, 05-02
69. Luke Palmer -- Coalgate, OK -- 10 -- 17-04 -- 132
Day 1: 5, 09-09 -- Day 2: 5, 07-11
70. Chris Berry -- Houston, TX -- 10 -- 17-01 -- 131
Day 1: 5, 07-09 -- Day 2: 5, 09-08
71. Johnny Grice -- Frisco, TX -- 10 -- 17-00 -- 130
Day 1: 5, 09-13 -- Day 2: 5, 07-03
72. Barry Fallon Jr -- Slidell, LA -- 10 -- 16-15 -- 129
Day 1: 5, 09-01 -- Day 2: 5, 07-14
73. T-Roy Broussard -- Beaumont, TX -- 10 -- 16-13 -- 128
Day 1: 5, 07-11 -- Day 2: 5, 09-02
74. Conrad Picou -- Houma, LA -- 10 -- 16-12 -- 127
Day 1: 5, 09-03 -- Day 2: 5, 07-09
75. Dewayne French -- Mammoth Spring, AR -- 10 -- 16-11 -- 126
Day 1: 5, 06-01 -- Day 2: 5, 10-10
76. Marshall Hughes -- Port Neches, TX -- 10 -- 16-10 -- 125
Day 1: 5, 10-01 -- Day 2: 5, 06-09
77. Malcolm Rachal -- Alexandria, LA -- 10 -- 16-08 -- 124
Day 1: 5, 11-01 -- Day 2: 5, 05-07
78. Kylie Sparks -- Denham Spgs, LA -- 10 -- 16-08 -- 123
Day 1: 5, 08-09 -- Day 2: 5, 07-15
79. Joel Mayfield -- Perkinston, MS -- 10 -- 16-06 -- 122
Day 1: 5, 06-10 -- Day 2: 5, 09-12
80. Billy McCaghren Jr -- Mayflower, AR -- 10 -- 16-06 -- 121
Day 1: 5, 07-13 -- Day 2: 5, 08-09
81. Charlie Hartley -- Grove City, OH -- 10 -- 16-04 -- 120
Day 1: 5, 08-00 -- Day 2: 5, 08-04
82. Sam Canoe -- Georgetown, LA -- 10 -- 16-02 -- 119
Day 1: 5, 07-11 -- Day 2: 5, 08-07
83. Jason Gallas -- Bulverde, TX -- 10 -- 16-02 -- 118
Day 1: 5, 07-15 -- Day 2: 5, 08-03
84. Eric Gilchrist -- Plaquemine, LA -- 10 -- 16-00 -- 117
Day 1: 5, 08-08 -- Day 2: 5, 07-08
85. Vic Segura -- New Iberia, LA -- 10 -- 15-11 -- 116
Day 1: 5, 07-05 -- Day 2: 5, 08-06
86. Wade Leblanc -- Gonzales, LA -- 9, 15-10 -- 115
Day 1: 4, 04-10 -- Day 2: 5, 11-00
87. Jay Brainard -- Enid, OK -- 10 -- 15-10 -- 114
Day 1: 5, 09-05 -- Day 2: 5, 06-05
88. Billy Smith Sr -- Tomball, TX -- 8, 15-06 -- 113
Day 1: 3, 06-15 -- Day 2: 5, 08-07
89. Chuck Dufour -- Gonzales, LA -- 8, 15-05 -- 112
Day 1: 4, 08-12 -- Day 2: 4, 06-09
90. Larry Puckett -- Decatur, TX -- 10 -- 15-04 -- 111
Day 1: 5, 07-07 -- Day 2: 5, 07-13
91. Ken Iyobe -- Tokoname -- Aichi JAPAN -- 10 -- 15-03 -- 110
Day 1: 5, 06-13 -- Day 2: 5, 08-06
92. Eddy May -- Valley Center, KS -- 9, 15-03 -- 109
Day 1: 5, 07-07 -- Day 2: 4, 07-12
93. Tommy Martin -- Hemphill, TX -- 9, 15-01 -- 108
Day 1: 4, 07-01 -- Day 2: 5, 08-00
94. Larry Giamanco -- Pierre Part, LA -- 9, 14-15 -- 107
Day 1: 4, 05-03 -- Day 2: 5, 09-12
95. Steven Nieto -- Houston, TX -- 9, 14-14 -- 106
Day 1: 5, 09-01 -- Day 2: 4, 05-13
96. Tommy Murray -- Bedford, TX -- 8, 14-13 -- 105
Day 1: 3, 03-05 -- Day 2: 5, 11-08
97. Sandy Gaudet -- Belle Rose, LA -- 10 -- 14-08 -- 104
Day 1: 5, 08-11 -- Day 2: 5, 05-13
98. Ron Wells -- Claremore, OK -- 9, 14-07 -- 103
Day 1: 5, 07-08 -- Day 2: 4, 06-15
99. Jay Holland -- Waco, TX -- 10 -- 14-05 -- 102
Day 1: 5, 09-01 -- Day 2: 5, 05-04
100. Chad Cohoon -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 9, 14-05 -- 101
Day 1: 5, 07-14 -- Day 2: 4, 06-07
101. Darold Gleason -- Leesville, LA -- 9, 14-03 -- 100
Day 1: 4, 04-09 -- Day 2: 5, 09-10
102. Justin McClelland -- Rogers, AR -- 9, 14-02 -- 99
Day 1: 4, 05-09 -- Day 2: 5, 08-09
103. Eddie Norris -- Mannford, OK -- 10 -- 14-00 -- 98
Day 1: 5, 07-15 -- Day 2: 5, 06-01
104. David Sherrer -- Elm Grove, LA -- 10 -- 13-12 -- 97
Day 1: 5, 07-02 -- Day 2: 5, 06-10
105. Yusuke Miyazaki -- Forney, TX -- 8, 13-11 -- 96
Day 1: 3, 03-12 -- Day 2: 5, 09-15
106. Brad Whatley -- Bivins, TX -- 9, 13-11 -- 95
Day 1: 4, 08-05 -- Day 2: 5, 05-06
107. Brooks Forsyth -- Hester, LA -- 8, 13-06 -- 94
Day 1: 5, 09-02 -- Day 2: 3, 04-04
108. Dale Jackson -- Van, TX -- 9, 13-06 -- 93
Day 1: 4, 06-13 -- Day 2: 5, 06-09
109. Jeff Jerome -- Mcpherson, KS -- 8, 13-01 -- 92
Day 1: 5, 07-03 -- Day 2: 3, 05-14
110. Ricky Mabile -- Pierre Part, LA -- 10 -- 13-00 -- 91
Day 1: 5, 07-06 -- Day 2: 5, 05-10
111. Gene Bishop Jr -- Ridgeland, MS -- 7, 12-11 -- 90
Day 1: 3, 04-03 -- Day 2: 4, 08-08
112. Homer Humphreys Jr. -- Minden, LA -- 8, 12-09 -- 89
Day 1: 5, 07-01 -- Day 2: 3, 05-08
113. Cody Ryan Greaney -- Manchaca, TX -- 7, 12-08 -- 88
Day 1: 4, 09-02 -- Day 2: 3, 03-06
114. Randy Allen -- Shreveport, LA -- 9, 12-07 -- 87
Day 1: 4, 05-09 -- Day 2: 5, 06-14
115. Granger Samaha -- Denham Springs, LA -- 8, 12-06 -- 86
Day 1: 3, 03-15 -- Day 2: 5, 08-07
116. Matt McMillan -- Fort Worth, TX -- 8, 12-06 -- 85
Day 1: 3, 04-08 -- Day 2: 5, 07-14
117. Jon Englund -- Farwell, MN -- 9, 12-04 -- 84
Day 1: 5, 07-06 -- Day 2: 4, 04-14
118. Albert Earl White -- Crosby, TX -- 6, 11-11 -- 83
Day 1: 1, 01-09 -- Day 2: 5, 10-02
119. Gary Vining -- Morgan City, LA -- 10 -- 11-04 -- 82
Day 1: 5, 05-05 -- Day 2: 5, 05-15
120. A.J. Menssen -- Bloomington, IL -- 7, 11-02 -- 81
Day 1: 5, 09-04 -- Day 2: 2, 01-14
121. Steve Sennikoff -- Forney, TX -- 8, 11-00 -- 80
Day 1: 5, 06-07 -- Day 2: 3, 04-09
122. Jared Knuth -- Lincoln, NE -- 8, 10-15 -- 79
Day 1: 5, 07-09 -- Day 2: 3, 03-06
123. Dustin Reneau -- Mckinney, TX -- 8, 10-15 -- 78
Day 1: 3, 04-01 -- Day 2: 5, 06-14
124. Marvin Ettredge -- Shreveport, LA -- 9, 10-14 -- 77
Day 1: 5, 06-01 -- Day 2: 4, 04-13
125. Teb Jones -- Hattiesburg, MS -- 9, 10-12 -- 76
Day 1: 4, 05-13 -- Day 2: 5, 04-15
126. Bert Worrell Jr -- Longview, TX -- 8, 10-11 -- 75
Day 1: 4, 04-09 -- Day 2: 4, 06-02
127. Josh Tidenberg -- Texico, NM -- 6, 10-09 -- 74
Day 1: 4, 07-04 -- Day 2: 2, 03-05
128. Justin Kerr -- Lk Havasu Cty, AZ -- 5, 10-03 -- 73
Day 1: 2, 02-05 -- Day 2: 3, 07-14
129. Gary Yamamoto -- Palestine, TX -- 5, 10-03 -- 72
Day 1: 4, 06-04 -- Day 2: 1, 03-15
130. Keith Poche -- Pike Road, AL -- 5, 10-01 -- 71
Day 1: 5, 10-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
131. Wes Bennett -- Crosby, TX -- 5, 09-15 -- 70
Day 1: 5, 09-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
132. Mark Goines -- Shady Point, OK -- 7, 09-15 -- 69
Day 1: 2, 02-12 -- Day 2: 5, 07-03
133. Mason Spencer -- Broken Bow, OK -- 7, 09-14 -- 68
Day 1: 4, 05-09 -- Day 2: 3, 04-05
134. Jamie Thibodaux -- Thibodaux, LA -- 6, 09-01 -- 67
Day 1: 5, 07-02 -- Day 2: 1, 01-15
135. Brett Preuett -- Monroe, LA -- 8, 08-14 -- 66
Day 1: 5, 05-08 -- Day 2: 3, 03-06
136. Carl Cavalier -- Avondale, LA -- 5, 08-08 -- 65
Day 1: 5, 08-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
137. Trait Crist -- Fort Worth, TX -- 6, 08-07 -- 64
Day 1: 2, 03-07 -- Day 2: 4, 05-00
138. Mark Jenkins -- Ville Platte, LA -- 6, 07-14 -- 63
Day 1: 2, 03-02 -- Day 2: 4, 04-12
139. John Ledet -- Natchitoches, LA -- 5, 07-10 -- 62
Day 1: 5, 07-10 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
140. Cody Compton -- Palisade, CO -- 4, 07-10 -- 61
Day 1: 2, 03-07 -- Day 2: 2, 04-03
141. Terry Peacock -- Royse City, TX -- 5, 07-07 -- 60
Day 1: 5, 07-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
142. Wayne Murray -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 5, 07-06 -- 59
Day 1: 5, 07-06 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
143. Yoshikazu Sato -- Tokyo JAPAN -- 6, 07-05 -- 58
Day 1: 3, 03-14 -- Day 2: 3, 03-07
144. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, AR -- 4, 07-00 -- 57
Day 1: 4, 07-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
145. Lonnie Boudreaux -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 5, 06-04 -- 56
Day 1: 3, 03-14 -- Day 2: 2, 02-06
146. Dustin Wrona -- Tulsa, OK -- 6, 06-02 -- 55
Day 1: 3, 03-03 -- Day 2: 3, 02-15
147. David Dove -- Steens, MS -- 5, 05-15 -- 54
Day 1: 5, 05-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
148. Trevor Lo -- Maplewood, MN -- 7, 05-09 -- 53
Day 1: 3, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 05-09
149. Mike Rasco -- Bettendorf, IA -- 4, 05-08 -- 52
Day 1: 4, 05-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
150. Bill Mcnutt -- Henry, IL -- 4, 05-05 -- 51
Day 1: 3, 03-14 -- Day 2: 1, 01-07
151. Gary Riffle -- Paris, TX -- 2, 04-08 -- 50
Day 1: 2, 04-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
152. Tony Owen -- Carthage, MS -- 3, 03-05 -- 49
Day 1: 1, 00-14 -- Day 2: 2, 02-07
153. Darrell Newman -- Bruceville, TX -- 3, 03-03 -- 48
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 3, 03-03
154. Jim Dillard -- West Monroe, LA -- 5, 02-12 -- 47
Day 1: 5, 02-12 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
155. Jean-Christophe David -- Bordeaux LA 2 -- 02-08 -- 46
Day 1: 2, 02-08 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
156. David Heffel -- Hays, KS -- 2, 02-02 -- 45
Day 1: 2, 02-02 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
157. Gib Coats -- Fort Worth, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
157. Lee Livesay -- Longview, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
