By John Johnson
BassFan Senior Editor
Whitney Stephens had a rough time at the 2016 Bassmaster Classic, which he qualified for by winning a Northern Open at Lake Erie the previous summer. The Ohioan caught less than 4 pounds worth of keepers over two days at Oklahoma's Grand Lake and finished 53rd – just two slots from the very bottom of the standings.
He admits that he was affected by all of the hoopla surrounding the event.
"Fishing was actually the easiest part," he said. "The extra activities were tough – appearances here, meetings there and all the media stuff.
"I had a really good practice, but then the weather warmed up and it didn't work out and it just crushed me. I made a promise to myself to do whatever it took to get back because I wanted another shot at it."
He'll get that second opportunity provided he competes in the three remaining Eastern Opens this year, which he fully intends to do. The "win and you're in" scenario is back for the circuit for 2019 and his dominant victory at the weather-shortened opener at Florida's Harris Chain of Lakes (his margin over runner-up Bryan Schmitt was 11 1/2 pounds) earned him a reservation for the 50th anniversary edition of the Classic in 2020, the location of which is still to be announced.
Following are some of the details of his Harris Chain program.
Practice
Stephens, who'd never visited the Harris Chain previously and had competed in Florida just once before (last year's Eastern Open at Lake Toho), put in six days of practice for the event. That's one more than is his normal routine for an Open, but he needed the additional time to break in the motor on his new boat.
He sampled Lake Harris and Little Lake Harris on the first day, but decided they contained too much hydrilla and the fish would be too difficult to pin down. He tried Lake Eustis the following day and found much less of the green stuff, but the grass that was there was holding quality fish in good numbers. He and travel partner Steve Robbins, who competes in the co-angler division, combined to get about two dozen bites on reaction baits, including a 6-pounder and a 5.
A trip to shallower Lake Griffin the next day revealed some fish that had moved onto beds and he and Robbins caught a few flipping, but their best five would've combined to weigh approximately 13 pounds. With a major cold front on the way, he surmised that few big females would commit to the spawn in the coming days and his best bet was to stick with offshore hydrilla in 8 to 10 feet of water.
He ended up finding 11 stretches of grass in Eustis that he deemed had potential.
"Some of them were large – like maybe a quarter-mile long," he said. "Some weren't more than about 50 yards by 20 yards. The larger ones we really fished thoroughly to find the key little areas in them."
Competition
> Day 1: 5, 32-12
> Day 2: 5, 24-12
> Total = 10, 57-08
Stephens had a late boat draw for day 1 – he was No. 188 in the 226-angler field. There was a boat on the place where he wanted to start when he arrived, so he ran some other places and caught a few decent fish on worms drug through the grass, including a 5-pounder.
A run of big ones at midday boosted his weight into the 24-pound range and he continued to cull at almost every stop. He stopped fishing at 2 o'clock – 3 hours before his check-in time, with an 8 1/4-pounder, a 7, a 6 and two 5s in his box.
"I'd never had fish that size in my livewell before," he said. "They were stacked on top of each other and there wasn't any room left. It was crazy."
Day 2 was considerably slower – a scenario he attributed to another cold night dropping the water temperature an additional 3 degrees (to 58), plus a much stronger north wind and a total lack of sunshine. He never caught more than two keepers at any stop and didn't fill his limit until noon.
At his final stop of the day he used a spinnerbait to catch a 7 1/2-pounder and a 3 1/2 that replaced a pair of 2s in his livewell.
"It was a place we found late on Monday during practice and I didn't fish it on day 1. Right when we got there we had a double hookup – I caught the 3 1/2-pounder and my co-angler got a 5 3/4.
"I was saying that I thought I still needed another good bite and right as those words were coming out of my mouth, the 7 1/2-pounder bit."
Winning Gear Notes
> Worm gear: 7'3" heavy-action Kistler Z-Bone rod, Shimano Metanium MGL casting reel (7.4:1 ratio), 15-pound Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon Professional Grade line, 5/16-ounce VMC tungsten weight, 5/0 VMC Ike-Approved heavy-duty worm hook, Zoom Magnum Trick Worm (junebug) or Zoom Magnum Speed Worm (green-pumpkin).
> Spinnerbait gear: 7'1" medium-heavy Kistler Helium rod, same reel (6.3:1), 17-pound Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon, 3/4-ounce custom-made spinnerbait (transluscent gold with tandem willow-leaf and Colorado blades).
> He got the spinnerbait from Kevin Martin, a fellow competitor also from Ohio. It was manufactured at a store in South Point called The Tackle Box. "He had six of them and he gave me one and I caught one weigh-in fish with it on Friday and two on the second day, with one of those being the kicker.
The Bottom Line
> Main factor in his success – "Realizing early on that the big fish wouldn't be on the bank and learning as much about the offshore hydrilla as I could. I wasn't married to one place – I kept moving."
> Performance edge – "In that wind, no doubt it was the Minn Kota trolling motor. The Lowrance graphs were important, too."
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Final Standings
1. Whitney Stephens -- Waverly, OH -- 10, 57-08 -- 200 -- $45,000
Day 1: 5, 32-12 -- Day 2: 5, 24-12
2. Bryan Schmitt -- Deale, MD -- 10, 45-15 -- 199 -- $750 – $23,250
Day 1: 5, 27-10 -- Day 2: 5, 18-05
3. Kyle Welcher -- Opelika, AL -- 10, 41-12 -- 198 -- $15,000
Day 1: 5, 17-14 -- Day 2: 5, 23-14
4. Eric Panzironi -- Longwood, FL -- 10, 41-11 -- 197 -- $13,500
Day 1: 5, 22-03 -- Day 2: 5, 19-08
5. Brandon Lester -- Fayetteville, TN -- 10, 39-01 -- 196 -- $12,000
Day 1: 5, 14-14 -- Day 2: 5, 24-03
6. Buddy Gross -- Chickamauga, GA -- 10, 37-08 -- 195 -- $10,500
Day 1: 5, 21-07 -- Day 2: 5, 16-01
7. Nick Hatfield -- Chuckey, TN -- 10, 36-01 -- 194 -- $9,750
Day 1: 5, 18-15 -- Day 2: 5, 17-02
8. Trevor Fitzgerald -- Belleview, FL -- 10, 35-11 -- 193 -- $10,500
Day 1: 5, 20-01 -- Day 2: 5, 15-10
9. Alvin Shaw -- Roaring Gap, NC -- 10, 35-00 -- 192 -- $7,500
Day 1: 5, 20-03 -- Day 2: 5, 14-13
10. John Hunter Jr -- Shelbyville, KY -- 10, 34-13 -- 191 -- $6,000
Day 1: 5, 15-13 -- Day 2: 5, 19-00
11. John Cox -- Debary, FL -- 10, 32-15 -- 190 -- $6,250
Day 1: 5, 15-09 -- Day 2: 5, 17-06
12. David May -- Odessa, FL -- 10, 32-04 -- 189 -- $4,500
Day 1: 5, 22-14 -- Day 2: 5, 09-06
13. Jonathan Carter -- Glenburn, ME -- 10, 32-02 -- 188 -- $3,750
Day 1: 5, 14-03 -- Day 2: 5, 17-15
14. Vernon Kemp -- Umatilla, FL -- 9, 31-12 -- 187 -- $3,750
Day 1: 5, 18-13 -- Day 2: 4, 12-15
15. Richard Dunham -- Odessa, FL -- 10, 31-09 -- 186 -- $3,750
Day 1: 5, 11-12 -- Day 2: 5, 19-13
16. Ronald Young -- New Braunfels, TX -- 10, 31-05 -- 185 -- $3,750
Day 1: 5, 14-03 -- Day 2: 5, 17-02
17. Justin Hamner -- Northport, AL -- 10, 31-02 -- 184 -- $3,750
Day 1: 5, 16-01 -- Day 2: 5, 15-01
18. John Brazzell -- Winter Garden, FL -- 10, 30-05 -- 183 -- $3,750
Day 1: 5, 17-05 -- Day 2: 5, 13-00
19. Destin DeMarion -- Grove City, PA -- 10, 29-06 -- 182 -- $3,750
Day 1: 5, 16-13 -- Day 2: 5, 12-09
20. Jeff Lugar -- Cross Junction, VA -- 10, 29-00 -- 181 -- $3,750
Day 1: 5, 13-06 -- Day 2: 5, 15-10
21. Rich Howes -- Oviedo, FL -- 10, 28-15 -- 180 -- $3,375
Day 1: 5, 18-06 -- Day 2: 5, 10-09
22. Robert Pearson -- Herndon, VA -- 6, 28-08 -- 179 -- $3,375
Day 1: 3, 12-03 -- Day 2: 3, 16-05
23. Carl Jocumsen -- Queensland, AUS 10 -- 28-05 -- 178 -- $3,375
Day 1: 5, 13-15 -- Day 2: 5, 14-06
24. Nick Tate -- Knoxville, TN -- 10, 28-02 -- 177 -- $3,375
Day 1: 5, 06-09 -- Day 2: 5, 21-09
25. Tyler Berger -- Delaware, OH -- 10, 27-15 -- 176 -- $3,375
Day 1: 5, 15-08 -- Day 2: 5, 12-07
26. Ray Trudeau -- Saint Cloud, FL -- 10, 27-14 -- 175 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 16-09 -- Day 2: 5, 11-05
27. Douglas Lyon -- Glendale, OH -- 10, 27-06 -- 174 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 16-07 -- Day 2: 5, 10-15
28. Carson Orellana -- Mooresville, NC -- 10, 26-13 -- 173 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 15-13 -- Day 2: 5, 11-00
29. Bradley Dortch -- Atmore, AL -- 10, 26-09 -- 172 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 15-12 -- Day 2: 5, 10-13
30. Alex Wetherell -- Middletown, CT -- 10, 26-09 -- 171 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 15-06 -- Day 2: 5, 11-03
31. Chad Smith -- Minnetonka, MN -- 9, 26-07 -- 170 -- $3,000
Day 1: 4, 11-12 -- Day 2: 5, 14-11
32. Austin Felix -- Eden Prairie, MN -- 10, 26-03 -- 169 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 13-12 -- Day 2: 5, 12-07
33. Mandel Pettus -- Rocky Point, NY -- 10, 25-14 -- 168 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 15-06 -- Day 2: 5, 10-08
34. Dave Frost -- Mount Dora, FL -- 9, 25-05 -- 167 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 14-06 -- Day 2: 4, 10-15
35. Kent Mittelstaedt -- New Hope, MN -- 10, 25-02 -- 166 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 16-02 -- Day 2: 5, 09-00
36. Barron Adams -- Mineral Bluff, GA -- 10, 25-02 -- 165 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 5, 13-10
37. Kotaro Kiriyama -- Guntersville, AL -- 8, 24-12 -- 164 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 18-00 -- Day 2: 3, 06-12
38. Simon Borja -- Tavares, FL -- 9, 24-12 -- 163 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 17-08 -- Day 2: 4, 07-04
39. Cameron Smith -- Wareham, MA -- 10, 24-11 -- 162 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 13-04 -- Day 2: 5, 11-07
40. Scott Wilbanks -- Groveland, FL -- 10, 24-10 -- 161 -- $3,000
Day 1: 5, 13-10 -- Day 2: 5, 11-00
41. Cody Detweiler -- Orlando, FL -- 10, 24-02 -- 160
Day 1: 5, 11-01 -- Day 2: 5, 13-01
42. Buddy Cipoletti -- Wading River, NY -- 10, 24-01 -- 159
Day 1: 5, 09-04 -- Day 2: 5, 14-13
43. Patrick Walters -- Summerville, SC -- 10, 23-13 -- 158
Day 1: 5, 10-11 -- Day 2: 5, 13-02
44. Scott Patton -- Paris, TN -- 10, 23-13 -- 157
Day 1: 5, 11-10 -- Day 2: 5, 12-03
45. Cody Pike -- Powhatan, VA -- 10, 23-12 -- 156
Day 1: 5, 09-15 -- Day 2: 5, 13-13
46. David Boelkins -- Hubertus, WI -- 9, 23-08 -- 155
Day 1: 5, 17-06 -- Day 2: 4, 06-02
47. Willy Hicks -- Chester, VA -- 10, 23-07 -- 154
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 5, 12-03
48. Jared Dial -- Winter Haven, FL -- 10, 23-00 -- 153
Day 1: 5, 07-09 -- Day 2: 5, 15-07
49. Dean Silvester -- Queensland, AUS -- 9, 22-14 -- 152
Day 1: 4, 09-02 -- Day 2: 5, 13-12
50. Nick Deering -- Portland, ME -- 10, 22-09 -- 151
Day 1: 5, 12-14 -- Day 2: 5, 09-11
51. Scott Ashmore -- Broken Arrow, OK -- 9, 22-07 -- 150
Day 1: 4, 07-04 -- Day 2: 5, 15-03
52. Jacopo Gallelli -- Firenze, ITA -- 10, 22-06 -- 149
Day 1: 5, 12-02 -- Day 2: 5, 10-04
53. Trevor Prince -- Blue Ridge, GA -- 9, 22-05 -- 148
Day 1: 5, 14-08 -- Day 2: 4, 07-13
54. Tim Frederick -- Leesburg, FL -- 10, 22-01 -- 147
Day 1: 5, 06-15 -- Day 2: 5, 15-02
55. Andrew Iversen -- Mound, MN -- 9, 21-12 -- 146
Day 1: 4, 07-01 -- Day 2: 5, 14-11
56. Craig Chambers -- Harrisburg, NC -- 8, 21-12 -- 145
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 3, 10-04
57. Levi Wiget -- Lakewood Ranch, FL -- 9, 21-08 -- 144
Day 1: 4, 05-15 -- Day 2: 5, 15-09
58. Grae Buck -- Harleysville, PA -- 10, 21-04 -- 143
Day 1: 5, 12-12 -- Day 2: 5, 08-08
59. Josh Douglas -- Isle, MN -- 7, 21-03 -- 142
Day 1: 2, 05-07 -- Day 2: 5, 15-12
60. Derrick Blake -- Rockwood, TN -- 10, 21-03 -- 141
Day 1: 5, 14-00 -- Day 2: 5, 07-03
61. Jesse Spellicy -- Gouverneur, NY -- 10, 21-03 -- 140
Day 1: 5, 12-12 -- Day 2: 5, 08-07
62. J.R. McCay -- Helen, GA -- 10, 21-03 -- 139
Day 1: 5, 10-00 -- Day 2: 5, 11-03
63. Thomas Oltorik III -- Deland, FL -- 10, 21-02 -- 138
Day 1: 5, 11-00 -- Day 2: 5, 10-02
64. Charlie Hartley -- Grove City, OH -- 10, 20-14 -- 137
Day 1: 5, 14-07 -- Day 2: 5, 06-07
65. Matt Becker -- Finleyville, PA -- 8, 20-13 -- 136
Day 1: 3, 07-08 -- Day 2: 5, 13-05
66. Allan Nail -- Sand Springs, OK -- 10, 20-13 -- 135
Day 1: 5, 10-05 -- Day 2: 5, 10-08
67. Sam George -- Athens, AL -- 10, 20-12 -- 134
Day 1: 5, 08-10 -- Day 2: 5, 12-02
68. Woo Daves -- Spring Grove, VA -- 9, 20-11 -- 133
Day 1: 5, 14-03 -- Day 2: 4, 06-08
69. Bobby Lane Jr. -- Lakeland, FL -- 10, 20-11 -- 132
Day 1: 5, 11-08 -- Day 2: 5, 09-03
70. Douglas Reed -- Bridgeton, NJ -- 10, 20-10 -- 131
Day 1: 5, 06-04 -- Day 2: 5, 14-06
71. David Kilgore -- Jasper, AL -- 10, 20-08 -- 130
Day 1: 5, 11-11 -- Day 2: 5, 08-13
72. Lee Black -- Moulton, AL -- 10, 20-07 -- 129
Day 1: 5, 08-00 -- Day 2: 5, 12-07
73. Chris Ferguson -- Wittensville, KY -- 10, 20-06 -- 128
Day 1: 5, 11-12 -- Day 2: 5, 08-10
74. Jeff Mathews -- Maitland, FL -- 9, 20-04 -- 127
Day 1: 5, 14-11 -- Day 2: 4, 05-09
75. Bryant Adam -- Madison, MS -- 6, 20-02 -- 126
Day 1: 5, 17-06 -- Day 2: 1, 02-12
76. Joe Thompson -- Clayton, GA -- 10, 20-02 -- 125
Day 1: 5, 05-02 -- Day 2: 5, 15-00
77. Ronald Ryals Jr -- Live Oak, FL -- 10, 20-02 -- 124
Day 1: 5, 08-09 -- Day 2: 5, 11-09
78. Darrell Pons -- Earleton, FL -- 10, 20-00 -- 123
Day 1: 5, 09-15 -- Day 2: 5, 10-01
79. Garrett Rocamora -- Lithia, FL -- 10, 19-14 -- 122
Day 1: 5, 05-11 -- Day 2: 5, 14-03
80. Fred Rigdon -- Belleview, FL -- 10, 19-10 -- 121
Day 1: 5, 08-08 -- Day 2: 5, 11-02
81. Craig Cavanna -- Spring Hill, FL -- 9, 19-05 -- 120
Day 1: 5, 08-05 -- Day 2: 4, 11-00
82. Seiji Kato -- Outsu Shiga, JPN -- 10, 19-04 -- 119
Day 1: 5, 10-05 -- Day 2: 5, 08-15
83. Colin James -- Otsego, MN -- 10, 19-03 -- 118
Day 1: 5, 12-04 -- Day 2: 5, 06-15
84. Jim Moynagh -- Carver, MN -- 8, 19-01 -- 117
Day 1: 5, 15-08 -- Day 2: 3, 03-09
85. Tim Arnold -- Cullman, AL -- 10, 19-01 -- 116
Day 1: 5, 07-14 -- Day 2: 5, 11-03
86. Randy Huffman -- Charleston, WV -- 10, 18-15 -- 115
Day 1: 5, 06-07 -- Day 2: 5, 12-08
87. Troy Roder -- Brookeland, TX -- 10, 18-12 -- 114
Day 1: 5, 09-03 -- Day 2: 5, 09-09
88. Scott Siller -- Milwaukee, WI -- 9, 18-11 -- 113
Day 1: 4, 07-09 -- Day 2: 5, 11-02
89. Raymond Jones III -- Statesville, NC -- 10, 18-10 -- 112
Day 1: 5, 07-03 -- Day 2: 5, 11-07
90. Keith Barlow -- Mount Laurel, NJ -- 9, 18-10 -- 111
Day 1: 5, 08-15 -- Day 2: 4, 09-11
91. Wayne Hauser Jr -- Mooresville, NC -- 6, 18-09 -- 110
Day 1: 1, 02-05 -- Day 2: 5, 16-04
92. Bill Chapman -- Salt Rock, WV -- 10, 18-07 -- 109
Day 1: 5, 09-13 -- Day 2: 5, 08-10
93. Chris Jackson -- Dora, AL -- 6, 18-06 -- 108
Day 1: 3, 12-08 -- Day 2: 3, 05-14
94. Ken Iyobe -- Tokoname, JPN-- 10, 18-06 -- 107
Day 1: 5, 10-10 -- Day 2: 5, 07-12
95. Austin Schroeder -- Zephyrhills, FL -- 8, 18-04 -- 106
Day 1: 5, 12-03 -- Day 2: 3, 06-01
96. Allen Brooks -- Canton, GA -- 10, 18-04 -- 105
Day 1: 5, 09-11 -- Day 2: 5, 08-09
97. Dave Turner -- Crystal River, FL -- 10, 17-15 -- 104
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 5, 06-11
98. Tim Ward -- Sylacauga, AL -- 5, 17-15 -- 103
Day 1: 3, 07-00 -- Day 2: 2, 10-15
99. Shane Rees -- Middletown, IN -- 10, 17-14 -- 102
Day 1: 5, 06-00 -- Day 2: 5, 11-14
100. Ron Johnson -- Chandler, AZ -- 10, 17-14 -- 101
Day 1: 5, 11-10 -- Day 2: 5, 06-04
101. Daniel Martin -- Elmhurst, IL -- 10, 17-14 -- 100
Day 1: 5, 08-14 -- Day 2: 5, 09-00
102. Shane Lineberger -- Lincolnton, NC -- 8, 17-10 -- 99
Day 1: 5, 13-03 -- Day 2: 3, 04-07
103. Darryl Halbert -- Enoree, SC -- 10, 17-09 -- 98
Day 1: 5, 11-06 -- Day 2: 5, 06-03
104. Brad Staley -- Pleasant Garden, NC -- 9, 17-08 -- 97
Day 1: 5, 11-03 -- Day 2: 4, 06-05
105. David Gaston -- Sylacauga, AL -- 9, 17-08 -- 96
Day 1: 5, 07-06 -- Day 2: 4, 10-02
106. Preston Harris -- State Road, NC -- 8, 17-07 -- 95
Day 1: 4, 06-00 -- Day 2: 4, 11-07
107. Tony Hogan -- Mc David, FL -- 8, 17-06 -- 94
Day 1: 4, 05-11 -- Day 2: 4, 11-11
108. Laramy Strickland -- Bushnell, FL -- 10, 17-05 -- 93
Day 1: 5, 05-13 -- Day 2: 5, 11-08
109. Chad Pipkens -- Lansing, MI -- 10, 17-05 -- 92
Day 1: 5, 08-02 -- Day 2: 5, 09-03
110. Steve York -- Bronson, MI -- 10, 17-04 -- 91
Day 1: 5, 06-02 -- Day 2: 5, 11-02
111. Shayne Berlo -- Mclean, VA -- 10, 17-04 -- 90
Day 1: 5, 06-08 -- Day 2: 5, 10-12
112. Terry Segraves -- Kissimmee, FL -- 9, 17-03 -- 89
Day 1: 4, 07-09 -- Day 2: 5, 09-10
113. Freddy -- Palmer -- Estill Springs, TN -- 10, 17-03 -- 88
Day 1: 5, 07-15 -- Day 2: 5, 09-04
114. Shawn Hendrix -- Sharpsburg, GA -- 10, 17-01 -- 87
Day 1: 5, 06-11 -- Day 2: 5, 10-06
115. Anthony Ford -- New Smyrna, FL -- 10, 17-01 -- 86
Day 1: 5, 09-15 -- Day 2: 5, 07-02
116. Garrett Paquette -- Canton, MI -- 9, 17-00 -- 85
Day 1: 5, 10-04 -- Day 2: 4, 06-12
117. Jeff Dyer -- Oak Hill, OH -- 10, 16-13 -- 84
Day 1: 5, 10-00 -- Day 2: 5, 06-13
118. Linwood Shores -- Powhatan, VA -- 9, 16-10 -- 83
Day 1: 5, 11-03 -- Day 2: 4, 05-07
119. Guy Eaker -- Cherryville, NC -- 8, 16-10 -- 82
Day 1: 4, 07-01 -- Day 2: 4, 09-09
120. Brian Tyler -- Johnsonville, SC -- 10, 16-10 -- 81
Day 1: 5, 08-04 -- Day 2: 5, 08-06
121. Brandon McMillan -- Clewiston, FL -- 10, 16-09 -- 80
Day 1: 5, 08-07 -- Day 2: 5, 08-02
122. Andy Hribar -- Lakeville, MN -- 7, 16-08 -- 79
Day 1: 4, 09-09 -- Day 2: 3, 06-15
123. Tom Frink -- Cartersville, GA -- 10, 16-05 -- 78
Day 1: 5, 07-10 -- Day 2: 5, 08-11
124. Austin Neary -- Sylva, NC -- 8, 16-03 -- 77
Day 1: 5, 10-11 -- Day 2: 3, 05-08
125. Jay Shipe -- Mineola, TX -- 9, 16-02 -- 76
Day 1: 5, 05-02 -- Day 2: 4, 11-00
126. Jayme Rampey -- Liberty, SC -- 10, 16-02 -- 75
Day 1: 5, 06-00 -- Day 2: 5, 10-02
127. Stephen Crawley -- Bush, LA -- 7, 16-01 -- 74
Day 1: 5, 11-06 -- Day 2: 2, 04-11
128. Nick Ratliff -- Vine Grove, KY -- 10, 16-01 -- 73
Day 1: 5, 06-08 -- Day 2: 5, 09-09
129. Gary Dover -- Blacksburg, SC -- 10, 16-01 -- 72
Day 1: 5, 06-11 -- Day 2: 5, 09-06
130. Jerrod Albright -- Kissimmee, FL -- 10, 16-00 -- 71
Day 1: 5, 08-12 -- Day 2: 5, 07-04
131. Sander Entus -- Plantation, FL -- 10, 15-14 -- 70
Day 1: 5, 05-09 -- Day 2: 5, 10-05
132. Mark Inman -- Greensboro, NC -- 9, 15-14 -- 69
Day 1: 5, 07-02 -- Day 2: 4, 08-12
133. Phillip Brannon -- Sylacauga, AL -- 5, 15-13 -- 68
Day 1: 5, 15-13 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
134. Gino Losi -- Sorrento, FL -- 7, 15-12 -- 67
Day 1: 5, 11-15 -- Day 2: 2, 03-13
135. Kevin Martin -- Crown City, OH -- 8, 15-09 -- 66
Day 1: 5, 08-05 -- Day 2: 3, 07-04
136. Matthew Robertson -- Kuttawa, KY -- 10, 15-07 -- 65
Day 1: 5, 06-08 -- Day 2: 5, 08-15
137. Gregg Fogner -- Conway, SC -- 10, 15-05 -- 64
Day 1: 5, 08-04 -- Day 2: 5, 07-01
138. William Pioch -- Beckley, WV -- 5, 15-03 -- 63
Day 1: 5, 15-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
139. Chris Kingree -- Inverness, FL -- 6, 15-03 -- 62
Day 1: 5, 12-13 -- Day 2: 1, 02-06
140. Patrick Martin -- Mascouche, QUE-- 7, 15-03 -- 61
Day 1: 5, 08-01 -- Day 2: 2, 07-02
141. Hunter Eubanks -- Inman, SC -- 7, 14-15 -- 60
Day 1: 2, 04-02 -- Day 2: 5, 10-13
142. Brad Burkhart -- Speedwell, TN -- 10, 14-14 -- 59
Day 1: 5, 08-09 -- Day 2: 5, 06-05
143. Bill Weidler -- Helena, AL -- 6, 14-10 -- 58
Day 1: 1, 04-09 -- Day 2: 5, 10-01
144. Tyler Ellis -- Battlefield, MO -- 9, 14-09 -- 57
Day 1: 5, 07-15 -- Day 2: 4, 06-10
145. James Mignanelli -- Harmony, PA -- 4, 14-01 -- 56
Day 1: 4, 14-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
146. Parker Mott -- Winter Garden, FL -- 6, 14-01 -- 55
Day 1: 5, 10-08 -- Day 2: 1, 03-09
147. Steven Hatala -- Harrison Township, MI -- 6, 13-15 -- 54
Day 1: 2, 05-12 -- Day 2: 4, 08-03
148. Darrell Davis -- Dover, FL -- 8, 13-13 -- 53
Day 1: 3, 06-08 -- Day 2: 5, 07-05
149. Pete Gluszek -- Mount Laurel, NJ -- 9, 13-11 -- 52
Day 1: 5, 08-00 -- Day 2: 4, 05-11
150. Clayton Batts -- Butler, GA -- 6, 13-09 -- 51
Day 1: 5, 12-10 -- Day 2: 1, 00-15
151. Bill Day II -- Frankfort, KY -- 7, 13-06 -- 50
Day 1: 5, 11-00 -- Day 2: 2, 02-06
152. Christian Mazzola Sr -- Walnutport, PA -- 8, 13-06 -- 49
Day 1: 4, 06-06 -- Day 2: 4, 07-00
153. Scott Byrd -- Ocklawaha, FL -- 9, 13-04 -- 48
Day 1: 5, 06-08 -- Day 2: 4, 06-12
154. Andrew Heivly -- Malvern, PA -- 7, 13-00 -- 47
Day 1: 2, 02-09 -- Day 2: 5, 10-07
155. Colby Robertson -- Summerfield, FL -- 6, 12-15 -- 46
Day 1: 1, 01-08 -- Day 2: 5, 11-07
156. Kay Choosakul -- Sanford, NC -- 6, 12-15 -- 45
Day 1: 2, 05-04 -- Day 2: 4, 07-11
157. Mitch Liss -- Saint Cloud, FL -- 7, 12-12 -- 44
Day 1: 4, 06-13 -- Day 2: 3, 05-15
158. Tyler Morgan -- Pine Grove, PA -- 6, 12-09 -- 43
Day 1: 5, 11-05 -- Day 2: 1, 01-04
159. Cody Bertrand -- Dyer, IN -- 8, 12-09 -- 42
Day 1: 5, 07-13 -- Day 2: 3, 04-12
160. Scott Hamrick -- Denver, NC -- 8, 12-06 -- 41
Day 1: 5, 06-02 -- Day 2: 3, 06-04
161. Kameron Harbin -- Abbeville, SC -- 7, 12-01 -- 40
Day 1: 2, 01-10 -- Day 2: 5, 10-07
162. Don Eady -- Orlando, FL -- 4, 12-00 -- 39
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 4, 12-00
163. Matt Mattingly -- Gravel Switch, KY -- 5, 11-14 -- 38
Day 1: 5, 11-14 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
164. Randy Futch -- Vero Beach, FL -- 7, 11-14 -- 37
Day 1: 2, 02-04 -- Day 2: 5, 09-10
165. Marty Brown -- Dalton, GA -- 6, 11-13 -- 36
Day 1: 2, 03-12 -- Day 2: 4, 08-01
166. Ryan Claypool -- Lancaster, NY -- 8, 11-09 -- 35
Day 1: 3, 03-11 -- Day 2: 5, 07-14
167. Timothy Sisk -- Kings Mtn, NC -- 6, 11-07 -- 34
Day 1: 3, 05-06 -- Day 2: 3, 06-01
168. Dwayne Stevens -- Fort Myers, FL -- 6, 11-05 -- 33
Day 1: 2, 02-13 -- Day 2: 4, 08-08
169. Corey Smith -- Clermont, FL -- 7, 11-00 -- 32
Day 1: 3, 02-11 -- Day 2: 4, 08-05
170. Scott King -- Crescent City, FL -- 8, 10-12 -- 31
Day 1: 5, 06-15 -- Day 2: 3, 03-13
171. Shane Mills -- Myrtle Beach, SC -- 5, 10-10 -- 30
Day 1: 5, 10-10 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
172. Chris Hensley -- Marbury, AL -- 8, 10-09 -- 29
Day 1: 3, 05-03 -- Day 2: 5, 05-06
173. Stephen Mui -- Bartlett, IL -- 8, 10-07 -- 28
Day 1: 5, 06-06 -- Day 2: 3, 04-01
174. Scott Kerslake -- Okeechobee, FL -- 4, 10-05 -- 27
Day 1: 2, 07-08 -- Day 2: 2, 02-13
175. Stan Gunter -- Saluda, SC -- 7, 10-05 -- 26
Day 1: 4, 04-13 -- Day 2: 3, 05-08
176. Ish Monroe -- Oakdale, CA -- 5, 10-01 -- 25
Day 1: 5, 10-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
177. Eddie Whiten Jr -- Townville, SC -- 8, 10-01 -- 24
Day 1: 5, 04-14 -- Day 2: 3, 05-03
178. Hunter Bland -- Ocala, FL -- 6, 10-00 -- 23
Day 1: 5, 08-01 -- Day 2: 1, 01-15
179. Frank Ramsey -- Spring Grove, IL -- 5, 10-00 -- 22
Day 1: 2, 03-15 -- Day 2: 3, 06-01
180. Lucas Bogosian -- Harrington Park, NJ -- 4, 09-15 -- 21
Day 1: 2, 06-05 -- Day 2: 2, 03-10
181. Chris Hart -- Franklin, TN -- 6, 09-15 -- 20
Day 1: 3, 04-09 -- Day 2: 3, 05-06
182. Jordan Osborne -- Longview, TX -- 5, 09-12 -- 19
Day 1: 2, 04-08 -- Day 2: 3, 05-04
183. Jason Williamson -- Wagener, SC -- 5, 09-11 -- 18
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 5, 09-11
184. Mike Lavallee -- Sandy, UT -- 5, 09-06 -- 17
Day 1: 5, 09-06 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
185. Denny Fiedler -- Minnetonka, MN -- 6, 09-05 -- 16
Day 1: 3, 04-04 -- Day 2: 3, 05-01
186. Gabriel Keen -- Caryville, TN -- 8, 09-03 -- 15
Day 1: 3, 02-08 -- Day 2: 5, 06-11
187. Brian Nelson -- Groveland, FL -- 5, 09-01 -- 14
Day 1: 5, 09-01 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
188. Ronnie Getz -- Sunman, IN -- 5, 09-01 -- 13
Day 1: 1, 01-10 -- Day 2: 4, 07-07
189. Kyle Fox -- Lakeland, FL -- 7, 08-12 -- 12
Day 1: 3, 03-07 -- Day 2: 4, 05-05
190. Tom Huynh -- Moorhead, MN -- 4, 08-11 -- 11
Day 1: 2, 04-03 -- Day 2: 2, 04-08
191. Jerod Hawkes -- Eagle Pass, TX -- 6, 08-08 -- 10
Day 1: 1, 00-10 -- Day 2: 5, 07-14
192. Kurt Mitchell -- Milford, DE -- 5, 08-07 -- 9
Day 1: 5, 08-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
193. Hermilo Salgado -- Artemus, KY -- 5, 08-05 -- 8
Day 1: 5, 08-05 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
194. Warren Forsythe -- Groveland, FL -- 5, 08-03 -- 7
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 5, 08-03
195. Gunnar Meger -- Otsego, MN -- 5, 07-15 -- 6
Day 1: 1, 00-13 -- Day 2: 4, 07-02
196. Steven Foster Jr -- McAlpin, FL -- 4, 07-12 -- 5
Day 1: 2, 04-10 -- Day 2: 2, 03-02
197. John Parker -- Gaffney, SC -- 5, 07-11 -- 4
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 5, 07-11
198. Scott Luster -- Prattville, AL -- 5, 07-00 -- 3
Day 1: 4, 05-07 -- Day 2: 1, 01-09
199. Ray Rupp -- The Villages, FL -- 5, 07-00 -- 2
Day 1: 4, 04-03 -- Day 2: 1, 02-13
200. John Pollard -- Eclectic, AL -- 4, 06-11 -- 1
Day 1: 1, 01-04 -- Day 2: 3, 05-07
201. Teb Jones -- Hattiesburg, MS -- 4, 06-10 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 01-06 -- Day 2: 3, 05-04
202. Douglas Dulin -- Apex, NC -- 6, 06-08 -- 0
Day 1: 4, 04-12 -- Day 2: 2, 01-12
203. Jason Ashe -- Sylva, NC -- 6, 06-06 -- 0
Day 1: 4, 04-04 -- Day 2: 2, 02-02
204. Rick Morris -- Lake Gaston, VA -- 4, 06-03 -- 0
Day 1: 4, 06-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
205. Trait Zaldain -- Fort Worth, TX -- 3, 05-11 -- 0
Day 1: 2, 03-13 -- Day 2: 1, 01-14
206. Dustin Neat -- Dunnville, KY -- 4, 05-10 -- 0
Day 1: 4, 05-10 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
207. Randy Elliott -- Severn, MD -- 3, 04-11 -- 0
Day 1: 3, 04-11 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
208. Bob Behrle -- Hoover, AL -- 4, 04-07 -- 0
Day 1: 4, 04-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
208. James Cassaday -- Wirtz, VA -- 4, 04-07 -- 0
Day 1: 4, 04-07 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
210. Russell Nixon -- Rustburg, VA -- 3, 04-05 -- 0
Day 1: 2, 01-12 -- Day 2: 1, 02-09
211. Ronnie Green -- St. Petersburg, FL -- 2, 04-04 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 02-13 -- Day 2: 1, 01-07
212. Ray Hashimoto -- San Francisco, CA -- 3, 04-04 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 01-11 -- Day 2: 2, 02-09
213. Wil Hardy II -- Harlem, GA -- 3, 04-02 -- 0
Day 1: 3, 04-02 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
214. Rick Corn Sr -- Fort Mill, SC -- 2, 03-05 -- 0
Day 1: 2, 03-05 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
215. Lynn Nickeson -- Towanda, PA -- 1, 03-00 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 03-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
216. Nathan Martin -- Sheffield, AL -- 1, 02-03 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 1, 02-03
216. Keith Pace -- Monticello, AR -- 1, 02-03 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 02-03 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
218. James Taylor Jr -- Humboldt, TN -- 2, 01-15 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 2, 01-15
219. Jerome Baird -- Williamsburg, KY -- 2, 01-13 -- 0
Day 1: 1, 01-01 -- Day 2: 1, 00-12
220. David Cornelius Jr. -- Apison, TN -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
220. Clayton Dyer -- Fayetteville, TN -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
220. Kenny Johnson -- Hogansville, GA -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
220. John Kremer -- Sanford, FL -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
220. Ben Quisno -- Maineville, OH -- 0, 00-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 00-00 -- Day 2: 0, 00-00
