By John Johnson
BassFan Senior Editor
James Elam knew that last week's Grand Lake Bassmaster Central Open would be a tough-bite event. For that reason, he put in more practice time than he normally would for a derby on his home lake.
"September and then late January through February are the two toughest times on Grand," the Elite Series pro says. "We're behind on cold snaps this fall – we haven't had any hard ones – and it's still fishing more like September.
"The lake also gets so much pressure and that has a lot to do with it, too. It's kind of the Guntersville effect."
Elam's five full days of practice paid off in his second Open triumph in the past 3 years (he also prevailed in 2015 at Fort Gibson Lake). He averaged 14 pounds over the first two days, and a stringer that was an ounce shy of 9 pounds on the final day allowed him to hold off former Elite competitor Casey Scanlon by 10 ounces.
The victory made him a double-qualifier for the 2018 Bassmaster Classic – he finished 27th on the Elite Series points list – and allowed Mike Iaconelli to back-door his way into his 17th consecutive Classic (the longest current run of consecutive qualifications in the sport). It also garnered him a prize package valued at more than $53,000.
Following are some of the specifics.
Practice
Elam's goal for practice was to establish a game plan that he had full confidence in.
"I wanted to be all-in on what I was doing," he said. "I was after five to eight keeper bites a day and there were a lot of different things on the table that could've produced that – a lot of (techniques) and a lot o places.
"I had a lot of things to look at – even stuff I hadn't messed with before."
Junk-fishing is often a good option at Grand during this time of year, but he didn't think that was viable last week.
"A lot of times you can catch three or four on a topwater, a couple on a square-bill (crankbait) and a couple around docks. Some people caught them like that, but it wasn't as good as it can be in October. The fish were more in between – they weren't real strong on the deep structure and they weren't as far up as they're going to be probably in a couple weeks when the water gets a little cooler.
"I knew I was going to have to look on the flats, the flatter points, breaks in the pea gravel and other places where they chase shad up."
He eventually focused in on a handful of creeks, pockets and cuts and a few places on the main lake. The key depths were 5 to 7 feet and 10 to 15 and he enticed bites with both a topwater and a Carolina rig.
Competition
> Day 1: 5, 14-13
> Day 2: 5, 13-02
> Day 3: 5, 8-15
> Total = 15, 36-14
Elam got 10 keeper bites on day 1, the most of any day during the event, but lost three good ones in brush piles. Nonetheless, he was in 3rd place with the weigh-in concluded, a pound and a half behind leader Toby Hartsell.
"I didn't have to share water with anybody and nobody moved in where I was fishing," he said. "Allan Nail (the eventual 5th-place finisher) was farther back than I was in one of the creeks, but other than that I don't think I was ever close to anybody at all."
He came in more than a pound and a half lighter on day 2, but moved up to the No. 2 position as Texas teenager Andy Ortega took over the lead. He faced a deficit of just 7 ounces going into the final day.
A minor storm moved in on the night of day 2 and conditions were still cloudy and drizzly at take-off the next morning. The rain stopped by mid-day, followed by a change of wind direction and the appearance of the sun, and the action became painfully slow under the post-frontal conditions.
Elam finished his limit just 30 minutes prior to check-in time.
"The (early morning) weather was right for running around and throwing a spinnerbait and a topwater and I wanted to give that a fair shot," he said. "Later, when the sun popped out, I went back out deeper again. I ended up catching only one keeper when it was cloudy – the rest came after.
"I had to stay in it mentally. I left myself an hour at the end of the day to fish one of my better places and it happened there – I caught two on the Carolina rig. I knew it would be a tough day and only two or three guys would catch a limit, and I ended up being one of them. I knew I needed a limit to give myself a shot, and it was hard."
Winning Gear Notes
> Carolina-rig gear: 7'3" heavy-action McCain Hi-Performance Graphite Carolina Magnum rod, Shimano Metanium MGL casting reel (8.5:1 ratio), 17-pound Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon line (main line and 2' leader), unnamed 3/4-ounce tungsten weight, 4/0 Owner Rigging Hook, bargain bin plastic lizard (green-pumpkin).
> Topwater gear: Same rod and reel (7.4:1 ratio), 50-pound Seaguar Smackdown braided line, Jackall Pompadour (gill bone or black bone).
The Bottom Line
> Main factor in his success – "I did practice a little every day, leaving myself time to try new things to either eliminate stuff or find something for the next day. It just kept taking me back to what I needed to be doing."
> Peformance edge – "My Phoenix/Mercury with the Power-Poles and Lowrance units. My whole boat setup is a key thing for me because it's such a peace-of-mind thing. Not having fish die is very important in the fall and I've never had one die since I've been running this setup."
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Final Standings
1. James Elam -- Tulsa, OK -- 15, 36-14 -- 200 -- $53,265.00
Day 1: 5, 14-13 -- Day 2: 5, 13-02 -- Day 3: 5, 08-15
2. Casey Scanlon -- Lenexa, KS -- 15, 36-04 -- 199 -- $18,443.00
Day 1: 5, 11-03 -- Day 2: 5, 15-15 -- Day 3: 5, 09-02
3. Masayuki Matsushita -- Tokoname, Japan -- 15, 35-07 -- 198 -- $13,832.00
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 5, 11-01 -- Day 3: 5, 11-04
4. Toby Hartsell -- Afton, OK -- 13, 34-10 -- 197 -- $12,376.00
Day 1: 5, 16-05 -- Day 2: 3, 06-10 -- Day 3: 5, 11-11
5. Allan Nail -- Sand Springs, OK -- 12, 33-10 -- 196 -- $10,799.00
Day 1: 4, 10-06 -- Day 2: 5, 16-12 -- Day 3: 3, 06-08
6. Beau Branine -- Haysville, KS -- 14, 32-03 -- 195 -- $9,221.00
Day 1: 5, 13-06 -- Day 2: 5, 09-15 -- Day 3: 4, 08-14
7. Roy Hawk -- Lk Havasu Cty, AZ -- 12, 31-11 -- 194 -- $7,765.00
Day 1: 5, 11-12 -- Day 2: 5, 15-07 -- Day 3: 2, 04-08
8. Harvey Horne -- Bella Vista, AR -- 12, 31-05 -- 193 -- $6,188.00
Day 1: 5, 13-10 -- Day 2: 5, 12-12 -- Day 3: 2, 04-15
9. Andy Ortega -- Odessa, TX -- 10, 28-06 -- 192 -- $4,861.00
Day 1: 5, 15-15 -- Day 2: 5, 12-07 -- Day 3: 0, 00-00
10. Jonathan Simon -- Orange, TX -- 10, 27-07 -- 191 -- $4,247.00
Day 1: 4, 11-14 -- Day 2: 5, 14-02 -- Day 3: 1, 01-07
The following anglers did not make the cut and did not fish on day 3.
11. Dave Mansue -- Hemphill, TX -- 12, 27-05 -- 190 -- $3,883.00
Day 1: 5, 11-15 -- Day 2: 5, 12-05 -- Day 3: 2, 03-01
12. Gary Clouse -- La Vergne, TN -- 10, 26-02 -- 189 -- $3,640.00
Day 1: 5, 14-03 -- Day 2: 4, 08-10 -- Day 3: 1, 03-05
13. Timmy Reneau -- Richland Springs, TX -- 8, 22-11 -- 188 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 3, 09-03 -- Day 2: 5, 13-08
14. Jerod Hawkes -- Eagle Pass, TX -- 8, 22-05 -- 187 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 12-12 -- Day 2: 3, 09-09
15. Darold Gleason -- Many, LA -- 10, 22-00 -- 186 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 10-09 -- Day 2: 5, 11-07
16. Tim Hickson -- Cleveland, OK -- 10, 21-13 -- 185 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 11-11 -- Day 2: 5, 10-02
17. Theron Caldwell -- Colleyville, TX -- 10, 21-11 -- 184 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 11-14 -- Day 2: 5, 09-13
18. Chris Torkleson -- Sand Springs, OK -- 10, 21-08 -- 183 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 11-13 -- Day 2: 5, 09-11
19. Larry Puckett -- Decatur, TX -- 9, 20-15 -- 182 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 11-10 -- Day 2: 4, 09-05
20. David Ryan -- Levasy, MO -- 9, 20-08 -- 181 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 10-07 -- Day 2: 4, 10-01
21. William Walker -- Jena, LA -- 9, 20-04 -- 180 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 12-00 -- Day 2: 4, 08-04
22. Ray Hanselman Jr -- Del Rio, TX -- 9, 20-00 -- 179 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 11-13 -- Day 2: 4, 08-03
23. Stephen Browning -- Hot Springs, AR -- 9, 19-15 -- 178 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 4, 09-01 -- Day 2: 5, 10-14
24. Keith Surber -- Longview, TX -- 9, 19-04 -- 177 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 4, 07-12
25. Thomas Canady -- Collinsville, OK -- 8, 19-03 -- 176 -- $3,033.00
Day 1: 5, 14-03 -- Day 2: 3, 05-00
26. Chris Babin -- Raceland, LA -- 8, 19-03 -- 175 -- $2,669.00
Day 1: 5, 12-03 -- Day 2: 3, 07-00
27. Jeff Avery -- El Dorado, AR -- 8, 19-02 -- 174 -- $2,669.00
Day 1: 5, 12-13 -- Day 2: 3, 06-05
28. Jason Reyes -- Huffman, TX -- 9, 19-01 -- 173 -- $2,669.00
Day 1: 4, 09-04 -- Day 2: 5, 09-13
29. B.J. Usie -- Houma, LA -- 8, 19-00 -- 172 -- $2,669.00
Day 1: 5, 11-13 -- Day 2: 3, 07-03
30. Brent Breznik -- Borger, TX -- 10, 18-15 -- 171 -- $2,669.00
Day 1: 5, 09-05 -- Day 2: 5, 09-10
31. Justin McClelland -- Rogers, AR -- 9, 18-14 -- 170 -- $2,305.00
Day 1: 4, 08-00 -- Day 2: 5, 10-14
32. Nick Diberardino -- Onalaska, TX -- 9, 18-13 -- 169 -- $2,305.00
Day 1: 5, 10-13 -- Day 2: 4, 08-00
33. Eric Porterfield -- Fort Gibson, OK -- 8, 18-12 -- 168 -- $2,305.00
Day 1: 5, 11-11 -- Day 2: 3, 07-01
34. Alex Finch -- Fate, TX -- 8, 18-09 -- 167 -- $2,305.00
Day 1: 5, 13-02 -- Day 2: 3, 05-07
35. Gary Riffle -- Paris, TX -- 9, 18-06 -- 166 -- $2,305.00
Day 1: 4, 08-07 -- Day 2: 5, 09-15
36. Darrel Robertson -- Jay, OK -- 10, 18-06 -- 165 -- $1,941.00
Day 1: 5, 09-10 -- Day 2: 5, 08-12
37. Cole Findley -- Forsyth, MO -- 7, 18-00 -- 164 -- $1,941.00
Day 1: 3, 08-13 -- Day 2: 4, 09-03
38. Chris Laposta -- Neosho, MO -- 8, 17-15 -- 163 -- $1,941.00
Day 1: 5, 10-02 -- Day 2: 3, 07-13
39. Shonn Goodwin -- Moore, OK -- 8, 17-07 -- 162 -- $1,941.00
Day 1: 5, 10-00 -- Day 2: 3, 07-07
40. Jeff Dobson -- Bartlesville, OK -- 9, 17-06 -- 161 -- $1,941.00
Day 1: 5, 09-08 -- Day 2: 4, 07-14
41. Greg Vance -- Dubuque, IA -- 8, 16-15 -- 160
Day 1: 3, 06-13 -- Day 2: 5, 10-02
42. Matthew Loetscher -- Many, LA -- 8, 16-15 -- 159
Day 1: 3, 08-01 -- Day 2: 5, 08-14
43. Troy Orourke -- Natchitoches, LA -- 8, 16-09 -- 158
Day 1: 4, 09-05 -- Day 2: 4, 07-04
44. Charlie Hartley -- Grove City, OH -- 9, 16-07 -- 157
Day 1: 5, 09-12 -- Day 2: 4, 06-11
45. Kevin Ledoux -- Choctaw, OK -- 6, 16-05 -- 156
Day 1: 4, 12-10 -- Day 2: 2, 03-11
46. Patrick Touey -- Nipomo, CA -- 6, 16-01 -- 155
Day 1: 5, 13-12 -- Day 2: 1, 02-05
47. Eddy May -- Valley Center, KS -- 9, 16-00 -- 154
Day 1: 4, 06-11 -- Day 2: 5, 09-05
48. Brian Clark -- Haltom City, TX -- 7, 15-15 -- 153
Day 1: 4, 06-07 -- Day 2: 3, 09-08
49. Billy Billeaud -- Lafayette, LA -- 7, 15-13 -- 152
Day 1: 4, 07-08 -- Day 2: 3, 08-05
50. Tim Reed -- Collinsville, OK -- 7, 15-10 -- 151
Day 1: 5, 09-09 -- Day 2: 2, 06-01
51. Tommy Martin -- Hemphill, TX -- 7, 15-03 -- 150
Day 1: 5, 10-14 -- Day 2: 2, 04-05
52. Ken Iyobe -- Tokoname, Japan -- 8, 15-01 -- 149
Day 1: 5, 09-05 -- Day 2: 3, 05-12
53. Eddie Carper -- Valliant, OK -- 6, 14-12 -- 148
Day 1: 5, 14-00 -- Day 2: 1, 00-12
54. Garon Smith -- Olathe, KS -- 6, 14-10 -- 147
Day 1: 3, 08-02 -- Day 2: 3, 06-08
55. Tommy Biffle -- Wagoner, OK -- 5, 14-08 -- 146
Day 1: 1, 01-14 -- Day 2: 4, 12-10
56. Ralph Myhlhousen -- Council Bluffs, IA -- 7, 14-07 -- 145
Day 1: 4, 07-13 -- Day 2: 3, 06-10
57. Pete Wenners -- Galena, MO -- 8, 14-06 -- 144
Day 1: 3, 06-03 -- Day 2: 5, 08-03
58. Ron Johnson -- Chandler, AZ -- 6, 14-06 -- 143
Day 1: 3, 07-04 -- Day 2: 3, 07-02
59. T-Roy Broussard -- Port Arthur, TX -- 6, 14-05 -- 142
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 1, 03-01
60. Kenta Kimura -- Afton, OK -- 7, 14-04 -- 141
Day 1: 3, 05-04 -- Day 2: 4, 09-00
61. Josh Greer -- Carthage, MO -- 7, 14-04 -- 140
Day 1: 3, 06-08 -- Day 2: 4, 07-12
62. Marshall Hughes -- Port Neches, TX -- 7, 14-00 -- 139
Day 1: 3, 04-15 -- Day 2: 4, 09-01
63. Patrick Spencer -- Marana, AZ -- 8, 13-15 -- 138
Day 1: 5, 08-04 -- Day 2: 3, 05-11
64. Billy Smith Sr -- Willis, TX -- 6, 13-13 -- 137
Day 1: 4, 08-07 -- Day 2: 2, 05-06
65. Sam George -- Athens, AL -- 5, 13-12 -- 136
Day 1: 2, 06-02 -- Day 2: 3, 07-10
66. Luke Frazier -- Owasso, OK -- 6, 13-08 -- 135
Day 1: 5, 11-11 -- Day 2: 1, 01-13
67. Dustin Laber -- Greeley, CO -- 7, 13-08 -- 134
Day 1: 3, 05-03 -- Day 2: 4, 08-05
68. Tyler Rivet -- Raceland, LA -- 7, 13-08 -- 133
Day 1: 3, 06-08 -- Day 2: 4, 07-00
69. Terry Luedtke -- Burton, TX -- 6, 13-03 -- 132
Day 1: 4, 08-10 -- Day 2: 2, 04-09
70. Brad Whatley -- Bivins, TX -- 5, 13-01 -- 131
Day 1: 5, 13-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
71. Rob Mcpheron -- Montgomery, TX -- 7, 13-01 -- 130
Day 1: 4, 07-13 -- Day 2: 3, 05-04
72. Darrell Lyons -- Hemphill, TX -- 7, 13-00 -- 129
Day 1: 4, 07-07 -- Day 2: 3, 05-09
73. Cody Compton -- Palisade, CO -- 5, 12-15 -- 128
Day 1: 3, 05-08 -- Day 2: 2, 07-07
74. Greg West -- Richardson, TX -- 6, 12-14 -- 127
Day 1: 5, 09-08 -- Day 2: 1, 03-06
75. Randy Sullivan -- Breckenridge, TX -- 4, 12-12 -- 126
Day 1: 3, 07-00 -- Day 2: 1, 05-12
76. Lee Livesay -- Longview, TX -- 7, 12-09 -- 125
Day 1: 3, 05-10 -- Day 2: 4, 06-15
77. Matt Ells -- Mount Vernon, MO -- 5, 12-08 -- 124
Day 1: 1, 02-02 -- Day 2: 4, 10-06
78. Wade Leblanc -- Gonzales, LA -- 7, 12-07 -- 123
Day 1: 5, 08-15 -- Day 2: 2, 03-08
79. Tom Statler -- Kimberling City, MO -- 5, 11-15 -- 122
Day 1: 1, 01-11 -- Day 2: 4, 10-04
80. Hunter Shryock -- Newcomerstown, OH -- 6, 11-15 -- 121
Day 1: 4, 06-03 -- Day 2: 2, 05-12
81. Ryan Lavigne -- Gonzales, LA -- 5, 11-14 -- 120
Day 1: 4, 08-04 -- Day 2: 1, 03-10
82. Kevin Short -- Mayflower, AR -- 5, 11-11 -- 119
Day 1: 5, 11-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
83. Chad Kallina -- Lago Vista, TX -- 5, 11-10 -- 118
Day 1: 2, 04-11 -- Day 2: 3, 06-15
84. Mike McClelland -- Bentonville, AR -- 6, 11-05 -- 117
Day 1: 5, 09-03 -- Day 2: 1, 02-02
85. John Garrett -- Union City, TN -- 3, 11-04 -- 116
Day 1: 3, 11-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
86. Kelly Power -- Cape Fair, MO -- 6, 11-04 -- 115
Day 1: 5, 08-15 -- Day 2: 1, 02-05
87. Dustin Wrona -- Tulsa, OK -- 5, 11-03 -- 114
Day 1: 2, 05-09 -- Day 2: 3, 05-10
88. Teb Jones -- Hattiesburg, MS -- 5, 10-13 -- 113
Day 1: 2, 03-10 -- Day 2: 3, 07-03
89. Chris Groh -- Spring Grove, IL -- 5, 10-13 -- 112
Day 1: 2, 04-00 -- Day 2: 3, 06-13
90. Ryan Wilbanks -- Wagoner, OK -- 5, 10-09 -- 111
Day 1: 5, 10-09 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
91. Dale Hightower -- Mannford, OK -- 5, 10-08 -- 110
Day 1: 3, 06-12 -- Day 2: 2, 03-12
92. Ryan Heavener -- Tulsa, OK -- 5, 10-05 -- 109
Day 1: 3, 06-06 -- Day 2: 2, 03-15
93. Gary Vining -- Morgan City, LA -- 4, 10-02 -- 108
Day 1: 4, 10-02 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
94. Jim Simpson -- Canyon, TX -- 5, 10-02 -- 107
Day 1: 4, 07-08 -- Day 2: 1, 02-10
95. Kylie Sparks -- Denham Spgs, LA -- 5, 10-01 -- 106
Day 1: 3, 04-10 -- Day 2: 2, 05-07
96. Larry Riffey -- Pratt, KS -- 4, 10-01 -- 105
Day 1: 2, 04-14 -- Day 2: 2, 05-03
97. Benjamin Jackson -- Monkey Island, OK -- 5, 09-13 -- 104
Day 1: 5, 09-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
98. Rick Clunn -- Ava, MO -- 4, 09-12 -- 103
Day 1: 4, 09-12 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
99. Terry Peacock -- Royse City, TX -- 5, 09-12 -- 102
Day 1: 3, 04-07 -- Day 2: 2, 05-05
100. Timothy Klinger -- Boulder City, NV -- 4, 09-11 -- 101
Day 1: 2, 05-12 -- Day 2: 2, 03-15
101. Ryan Otto -- Mayer, MN -- 3, 09-10 -- 100
Day 1: 2, 07-10 -- Day 2: 1, 02-00
102. Bruce Whitmire -- Channelview, TX -- 4, 09-10 -- 99
Day 1: 3, 06-12 -- Day 2: 1, 02-14
103. Edwin Pulda -- Jasper, TX -- 5, 09-09 -- 98
Day 1: 2, 04-00 -- Day 2: 3, 05-09
104. Stacey King -- Reeds Spring, MO -- 5, 09-08 -- 97
Day 1: 2, 03-05 -- Day 2: 3, 06-03
105. Cody Ryan Greaney -- Manchaca, TX -- 4, 09-07 -- 96
Day 1: 4, 09-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
105. Jason Lieblong -- Conway, AR -- 4, 09-07 -- 96
Day 1: 4, 09-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
107. Tim Wilcoxson -- Edgewood, TX -- 4, 09-07 -- 94
Day 1: 1, 01-10 -- Day 2: 3, 07-13
108. Travis Loyd -- Vienna, IL -- 5, 09-07 -- 93
Day 1: 4, 07-08 -- Day 2: 1, 01-15
109. Brooks Forsyth -- Hester, LA -- 5, 09-06 -- 92
Day 1: 4, 07-07 -- Day 2: 1, 01-15
110. Josh Bertrand -- San Tan Valley, AZ -- 4, 09-04 -- 91
Day 1: 3, 07-08 -- Day 2: 1, 01-12
111. Branden Hollingshead -- Azle, TX -- 5, 09-02 -- 90
Day 1: 4, 07-03 -- Day 2: 1, 01-15
112. Dillon Statler -- Kimberling City, MO -- 4, 08-14 -- 89
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 08-14
113. Jeff Kriet -- Ardmore, OK -- 4, 08-12 -- 88
Day 1: 4, 08-12 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
114. Yusuke Miyazaki -- Forney, TX -- 4, 08-11 -- 87
Day 1: 3, 06-10 -- Day 2: 1, 02-01
115. Sammy Burks Jr -- Joplin, MO -- 3, 08-10 -- 86
Day 1: 3, 08-10 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
116. Dewayne French -- Mammoth Spring, AR -- 4, 08-08 -- 85
Day 1: 2, 04-10 -- Day 2: 2, 03-14
117. Chris Berry -- Houston, TX -- 4, 08-08 -- 84
Day 1: 2, 04-08 -- Day 2: 2, 04-00
118. Chad Morgenthaler -- Reeds Spring, MO -- 4, 08-07 -- 83
Day 1: 2, 05-06 -- Day 2: 2, 03-01
119. Bill Gaddis -- Vinita, OK -- 4, 08-04 -- 82
Day 1: 2, 03-06 -- Day 2: 2, 04-14
120. Ben King -- Garnett, KS -- 4, 08-03 -- 81
Day 1: 4, 08-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
121. Johnny Nguyen -- Tucson, AZ -- 5, 08-01 -- 80
Day 1: 4, 06-03 -- Day 2: 1, 01-14
122. Greg Yates -- Oak Point, TX -- 4, 07-15 -- 79
Day 1: 4, 07-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
123. Logan Latuso -- Gonzales, LA -- 3, 07-14 -- 78
Day 1: 3, 07-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
124. Brian Snowden -- Reeds Spring, MO -- 3, 07-13 -- 77
Day 1: 3, 07-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
125. Justin Hurd -- Edmond, OK -- 4, 07-13 -- 76
Day 1: 3, 05-11 -- Day 2: 1, 02-02
126. Quentin Cappo -- Prairieville, LA -- 4, 07-10 -- 75
Day 1: 1, 01-10 -- Day 2: 3, 06-00
127. Dylan Connell -- Marion, IL -- 5, 07-10 -- 74
Day 1: 4, 05-12 -- Day 2: 1, 01-14
128. Brandon Lee -- Ratcliff, AR -- 4, 07-10 -- 73
Day 1: 2, 03-05 -- Day 2: 2, 04-05
129. Jay Brainard -- Enid, OK -- 4, 07-08 -- 72
Day 1: 1, 01-15 -- Day 2: 3, 05-09
130. Drew Sloan -- Scurry, TX -- 3, 07-04 -- 71
Day 1: 1, 03-09 -- Day 2: 2, 03-11
131. Domonick Poullard -- Houston, TX -- 2, 06-14 -- 70
Day 1: 2, 06-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
132. Ron Wells -- Claremore, OK -- 4, 06-14 -- 69
Day 1: 1, 01-11 -- Day 2: 3, 05-03
133. Cody Bird -- Granbury, TX -- 3, 06-14 -- 68
Day 1: 1, 02-00 -- Day 2: 2, 04-14
134. Ernie Stumpf III -- Frisco, TX -- 4, 06-12 -- 67
Day 1: 2, 02-12 -- Day 2: 2, 04-00
135. Brent Algeo -- Ozark, MO -- 3, 06-09 -- 66
Day 1: 3, 06-09 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
136. Steven Nieto -- Houston, TX -- 3, 06-04 -- 65
Day 1: 3, 06-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
137. Chad Smith -- Eau Galle, WI -- 3, 06-04 -- 64
Day 1: 1, 02-07 -- Day 2: 2, 03-13
138. Bob Fair -- Collinsville, OK -- 3, 06-01 -- 63
Day 1: 3, 06-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
139. Ted Vaughan -- Maypearl, TX -- 3, 06-00 -- 62
Day 1: 2, 04-08 -- Day 2: 1, 01-08
140. Robert Bratton -- Owasso, OK -- 3, 06-00 -- 61
Day 1: 2, 03-03 -- Day 2: 1, 02-13
141. Tommy Durham -- Whitney, TX -- 3, 05-14 -- 60
Day 1: 2, 03-10 -- Day 2: 1, 02-04
142. Carl Svebek -- III -- Orange, TX -- 2, 05-08 -- 59
Day 1: 1, 03-09 -- Day 2: 1, 01-15
143. Jeffery Iacchei -- Pflugerville, TX -- 3, 05-07 -- 58
Day 1: 3, 05-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
144. Chance Woodard -- Paris, TX -- 2, 05-05 -- 57
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 05-05
145. Bryan Trahan -- Orange, TX -- 2, 05-03 -- 56
Day 1: 1, 02-07 -- Day 2: 1, 02-12
146. Dylan Lyons -- Hemphill, TX -- 2, 04-15 -- 55
Day 1: 1, 03-02 -- Day 2: 1, 01-13
147. Randy Qualls -- Streetman, TX -- 3, 04-15 -- 54
Day 1: 2, 02-10 -- Day 2: 1, 02-05
148. Gary Hurd -- Bartlesville, OK -- 2, 04-13 -- 53
Day 1: 2, 04-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
149. Doug Vahrenberg -- Higginsville, MO -- 3, 04-11 -- 52
Day 1: 1, 01-07 -- Day 2: 2, 03-04
150. Casey Bennett -- Gatesville, TX -- 2, 04-06 -- 51
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 04-06
151. Joel Mayfield -- Perkinston, MS -- 1, 04-05 -- 50
Day 1: 1, 04-05 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
152. Wayne Murray -- Baton Rouge, LA -- 2, 04-04 -- 49
Day 1: 2, 04-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
153. Dustin Reneau -- Mckinney, TX -- 2, 03-14 -- 48
Day 1: 2, 03-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
154. Darrell Newman -- Bruceville, TX -- 2, 03-13 -- 47
Day 1: 1, 02-01 -- Day 2: 1, 01-12
155. Ted Pearce Jr -- Florence, MS -- 2, 03-11 -- 46
Day 1: 2, 03-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
156. Josh Tidenberg -- Texico, NM -- 2, 03-11 -- 45
Day 1: 1, 01-08 -- Day 2: 1, 02-03
157. Chad Murray -- Vidalia, LA -- 2, 03-09 -- 44
Day 1: 2, 03-09 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
158. Justin Margraves -- Diana, TX -- 2, 03-04 -- 43
Day 1: 2, 03-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
159. Sean Arnold -- Jenks, OK -- 1, 03-04 -- 42
Day 1: 1, 03-04 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
160. Matthew Delaney -- Pollock, LA -- 1, 03-03 -- 41
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 03-03
161. Bill McNutt -- Henry, IL -- 2, 03-00 -- 40
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 03-00
162. Bruce Parsons -- Arbela, MO -- 1, 02-09 -- 39
Day 1: 1, 02-09 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
163. Mark Jenkins -- Ville Platte, LA -- 2, 02-07 -- 38
Day 1: 2, 02-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
164. Scott Bonvillain -- Lake Charles, LA -- 2, 02-03 -- 37
Day 1: 2, 02-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
165. Edgar Renteria -- Leon MEXICO -- 1, 02-01 -- 36
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 02-01
166. Ed Melton -- Houston, TX -- 1, 01-15 -- 35
Day 1: 1, 01-15 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
167. Kyle Hall -- Rio Vista, TX -- 1, 01-14 -- 34
Day 1: 1, 01-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
167. Yoshikazu Sato -- Katsushika-Ku JAPAN -- 1, 01-14 -- 34
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-14
169. Rick Pierce -- Mountain Home, AR -- 1, 01-11 -- 32
Day 1: 1, 01-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
170. RJ Chandler Jr. -- Vinton, LA -- 1, 01-09 -- 31
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-09
171. Justin Wojcik -- Bulverde, TX -- 1, 01-06 -- 30
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 01-06
172. David Boelkins -- Hubertus, WI -- 1, 01-03 -- 29
Day 1: 1, 01-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
173. Bobby Badarack -- Euless, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
173. Kyle Bohannan -- Berryville, AR -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
173. Tyler Ellis -- Battlefield, MO -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
173. Chris Hart -- Bozeman, MT -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
173. Greg Ingram -- Owasso, OK -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
173. Brian Mathis -- Northglenn, CO -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
173. Tommy Murray -- Bedford, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
173. Jacob Parker -- Fort Worth, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
173. Audie Prewitt Jr -- Benton, AR -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
173. Steve Sennikoff -- Forney, TX -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
