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6/30/2008
Still VanDam, But Faircloth Now 2nd






Following are the BassFan World Rankings as updated after the recent Old Hickory Bassmaster Elite Series. Notable movement:

> No. 1-ranked Kevin VanDam finished 32nd at Old Hickory – his worst finish since early April – but continues to dominate the top spot and still appears to be untouchable.

> Skeet Reese continues to fish well, but not well enough to retain his 2nd-place rank. A 28th at Old Hickory was his second consecutive finish in the high-20s, and he slips to 4th in the world.

> Todd Faircloth, who's red-hot, moves up to the 2nd-place spot after a 10th at Old Hickory. Faircloth has made five of nine Top 12 cuts this year, and has won twice in the past 2 years.

> FLW Tour pro Andy Morgan didn't fish last week and retains his 3rd-place rank.

> Terry Scroggins (47th at Old Hickory) and Edwin Evers (82nd) swaps spots. Scroggins is now 7th and Evers 8th.

> Aaron Martens and Steve Kennedy both move up two spots to 9th and 10th, respectively, and break back into the Top 10.

> Reigning Bassmaster Classic champion Alton Jones turns in his second consecutive strong finish at Old Hickory (a tie for 5th) and leaps up 12 spots to 13th.

> FLW Tour pro Clark Wendlandt improves another four spots in this edition to 17th. His 2005 slump has largely been dropped from his Rankings sheet the past few months, which only helps him, and he's buoyed by consistent fishing of late.

> Old Hickory winner Kevin Wirth rockets up 34 spots to 30th.

> Old Hickory runner-up Bill Lowen improves 20 spots to 55th.


    Current Rankings (6/30/2008)

Click a column heading to re-sort. Click an angler's name to view his or her profile.
Place Sort by Place
Prior
Start
Angler
City
State
Boat/Motor
Points
1     
1     
1     
Kevin VanDam
Kalamazoo
MI
Nitro/Mercury
249.500 
2     
4     
27     
Todd Faircloth
Jasper
TX
Skeeter/Yamaha
210.902 
3     
3     
8     
Andy Morgan
Dayton
TN
Bass Cat/Evinrude
210.310 
4     
2     
2     
Skeet Reese
Auburn
CA
Champion/Mercury
209.447 
5     
5     
6     
David Dudley
Lynchburg
VA
Ranger/Yamaha
198.343 
6     
6     
13     
Mike McClelland
Bella Vista
AR
Champion/Mercury
197.794 
7     
8     
22     
Terry Scroggins
Palatka
FL
Triton/Mercury
186.592 
8     
7     
11     
Edwin Evers
Mannsville
OK
Nitro/Mercury
186.410 
9     
11     
4     
Aaron Martens
Leeds
AL
Triton/Mercury
183.286 
10     
12     
3     
Steve Kennedy
Auburn
AL
Ranger/Yamaha
180.949 
11     
10     
30     
Fred Roumbanis
Bixby
OK
Triton/Mercury
180.849 
12     
13     
7     
Jay Yelas
Corvallis
OR
Skeeter/Yamaha
179.600 
13     
25     
42     
Alton Jones
Waco
TX
Skeeter/Yamaha
176.472 
14     
15     
25     
Scott Rook
Little Rock
AR
Ranger/Mercury
175.959 
15     
16     
15     
Mark Davis
Mt. Ida
AR
Skeeter/Yamaha
175.177 
16     
17     
45     
Jacob Powroznik
Prince George
VA
Ranger/Yamaha
174.630 
17     
21     
33     
Clark Wendlandt
Cedar Park
TX
Ranger/Yamaha
173.654 
18     
18     
55     
Michael Bennett
Roseville
CA
Ranger/Evinrude
173.449 
19     
19     
44     
Luke Clausen
Spokane
WA
Ranger/Yamaha
172.884 
20     
9     
35     
Brent Ehrler
Redlands
CA
Ranger/Mercury
172.489 
21     
30     
19     
Dean Rojas
Lake Havasu City
AZ
Skeeter/Yamaha
172.250 
22     
20     
5     
Shinichi Fukae
Osaka

Ranger/Yamaha
171.953 
23     
24     
9     
Peter Thliveros
Jacksonville
FL
Ranger/Mercury
170.742 
24     
23     
32     
Anthony Gagliardi
Prosperity
SC
Ranger/Evinrude
169.341 
25     
27     
24     
Tim Horton
Muscle Shoals
AL
Nitro/ProCraft/Mercury
168.139 
26     
22     
20     
Kelly Jordon
Mineola
TX
Skeeter/Yamaha
168.046 
27     
28     
258     
Bryan Thrift
Shelby
NC
Ranger/Yamaha
167.977 
28     
26     
10     
Boyd Duckett
Demopolis
AL
Triton/Mercury
166.967 
29     
14     
80     
Glenn Browne
Ocala
FL
Ranger/Evinrude
166.909 
30     
64     
38     
Kevin Wirth
Crestwood
KY
Triton/Mercury
166.892 
31     
32     
16     
Larry Nixon
Bee Branch
AR
Stratos/Evinrude
164.810 
32     
29     
105     
Kenyon Hill
Norman
OK
Triton/Mercury
164.398 
33     
47     
21     
Michael Iaconelli
Voorhees
NJ
Bass Cat/Yamaha
163.848 
34     
33     
78     
Casey Ashley
Donalds
SC
Triton/Mercury
161.201 
35     
51     
41     
Brent Chapman
Lake Quivira
KS
Triton/Mercury
160.846 
36     
34     
17     
Jared Lintner
Arroyo Grande
CA
Skeeter/Yamaha
160.378 
37     
31     
23     
Ish Monroe
Hughson
CA
Ranger/Yamaha
159.704 
38     
36     
58     
Mark Rose
Marion
AR
Ranger/Yamaha
159.430 
39     
38     
12     
Tommy Biffle
Wagoner
OK
Ranger/Mercury
159.267 
40     
46     
14     
Greg Hackney
Gonzales
LA
Triton/Mercury
159.223 
41     
39     
74     
Koby Kreiger
Okeechobee
FL
Ranger/Evinrude
159.050 
42     
42     
69     
Craig Powers
Rockwood
TN
Ranger/Yamaha
158.625 
43     
43     
39     
Gary Klein
Weatherford
TX
Triton/Mercury
158.155 
44     
44     
95     
Art Ferguson III
St. Clair Shores
MI
Triton/Mercury
158.087 
45     
48     
96     
George Cochran
Hot Springs
AR
Ranger/Evinrude
158.074 
46     
45     
90     
Greg Pugh
Cullman
AL
Ranger/Evinrude
158.004 
47     
58     
48     
Randy Howell
Springville
AL
Triton/Mercury
157.986 
48     
40     
43     
Chris Baumgardner
Gastonia
NC
Ranger/Yamaha
157.657 
49     
35     
26     
John Murray
Phoenix
AZ
Ranger/Mercury
157.066 
50     
37     
79     
Kotaro Kiriyama
Moody
AL
Bass Cat/Yamaha
156.768 
51     
41     
49     
Dave Wolak
Wake Forest
NC
Ranger/Yamaha
155.775 
52     
52     
145     
Jerry Green
Del Rio
TX
Ranger/Evinrude
153.822 
53     
50     
82     
Brian Snowden
Reeds Springs
MO
ProCraft/Mercury
152.450 
54     
61     
214     
Bobby Lane
Lakeland
FL
Skeeter/Yamaha
151.825 
55     
75     
70     
Bill Lowen
Cincinnati
OH
Skeeter/Yamaha
151.788 
56     
59     
56     
Chris Lane
Winter Haven
FL
Legend/Mercury
151.251 
57     
60     
34     
Jason Quinn
Clover
SC
Nitro/Mercury
151.228 
58     
57     
47     
Jeff Kriet
Ardmore
OK
Triton/Mercury
150.956 
59     
55     
29     
Gerald Swindle
Hayden
AL
Triton/Mercury
149.945 
60     
69     
63     
Kevin Short
Mayflower
AR
Bass Cat/Mercury
149.651 
61     
63     
75     
Jim Moynagh
Carver
MN
Ranger/Yamaha
149.158 
62     
53     
46     
Derek Remitz
Grant
AL
Triton/Mercury
148.711 
63     
65     
93     
John Devere
Berea
KY
Ranger/Yamaha
148.510 
64     
62     
36     
Matthew Herren
Trussville
AL
Skeeter/Yamaha
147.700 
65     
54     
37     
Takahiro Omori
Emory
TX
Ranger/Yamaha
147.458 
66     
66     
86     
Ron Shuffield
Bismarck
AR
Ranger/Yamaha
147.407 
67     
56     
62     
Cliff Pace
Petal
MS
Skeeter/Yamaha
147.202 
68     
71     
88     
Terry Baksay
Monroe
CT
Ranger/Yamaha
146.637 
69     
70     
76     
Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr.
Gainesville
FL
Triton/Mercury
146.206 
70     
67     
122     
Sean Hoernke
Magnolia
TX
Skeeter/Yamaha
146.143 
71     
73     
156     
Ott DeFoe
Knoxville
TN
Ranger/Yamaha
145.539 
72     
76     
152     
Dan Morehead
Paducah
KY
Ranger/Evinrude
144.779 
73     
74     
157     
Bud Pruitt
Spring
TX
Skeeter/Yamaha
144.750 
74     
87     
64     
Davy Hite
Ninety Six
SC
Triton/Evinrude
144.724 
75     
85     
118     
Mark Hardin
Jasper
GA
Ranger/Yamaha
144.035 
76     
83     
130     
Jason Williamson
Aiken
SC
Triton/Mercury
143.668 
77     
68     
100     
Bradley Hallman
Norman
OK
Skeeter/Yamaha
143.522 
78     
49     
18     
Gabriel Bolivar
Phoenix
AZ
Ranger/Evinrude
143.520 
79     
78     
59     
Clifford Pirch
Payson
AZ
Ranger/Yamaha
143.034 
80     
108     
87     
Rick Clunn
Ava
MO
Nitro/Mercury
142.929 
81     
88     
71     
Denny Brauer
Camdenton
MO
Ranger/Evinrude
142.011 
82     
92     
182     
Bryan Hudgins
Orange Park
FL
Ranger/Mercury
141.976 
83     
86     
101     
Morizo Shimizu
Osaka

Champion/Mercury
141.785 
84     
89     
120     
J.T. Kenney
Daytona Beach
FL
Ranger/Yamaha
141.459 
85     
90     
50     
Ray Scheide
Russellville
AR
Ranger/Yamaha
140.709 
86     
84     
99     
Paul Elias
Pachuta
MS
Triton/Mercury
140.674 
87     
79     
52     
Mike Wurm
Hot Springs
AR
Ranger/Evinrude
140.554 
88     
80     
54     
Matt Reed
Madisonville
TX
Nitro/Mercury
139.411 
89     
97     
274     
Andy Montgomery
Blacksburg
SC
Ranger/Evinrude
139.344 
90     
82     
103     
Matthew Sphar
Pavilion
NY
Bass Cat/Mercury
138.700 
91     
93     
114     
Jeremy Starks
Charleston
WV
Bass Cat/Evinrude
138.524 
92     
94     
57     
Rob Kilby
Hot Springs
AR
Ranger/Mercury
138.369 
93     
98     
111     
Scott Suggs
Alexander
AR
Ranger/Yamaha
138.069 
94     
104     
51     
John Crews, Jr.
Jetersville
VA
Bass Cat/Mercury
137.410 
95     
101     
123     
Terry Bolton, Jr.
Paducah
KY
Ranger/Yamaha
136.962 
96     
123     
113     
Ray Sedgwick
Cross
SC
Triton/Mercury
136.777 
97     
103     
66     
Stephen Browning
Hot Springs
AR
Triton/Mercury
136.488 
98     
96     
107     
Rick Morris
Lanexa
VA
Triton/Mercury
136.225 
99     
106     
98     
Bernie Schultz
Gainesville
FL
Ranger/Mercury
136.169 
100     
100     
112     
Britt Myers
Mt. Holly
NC
Bass Cat/Mercury
135.692 
101     
99     
94     
Mark Menendez
Paducah
KY
Skeeter/Yamaha
135.344 
102     
113     
140     
Scott Campbell
Springfield
MO
Triton/Mercury
135.330 
103     
72     
155     
Aaron A. Hastings
Boonsboro
MD
Ranger/Evinrude
135.096 
104     
107     
53     
Tracy Adams
Wilkesboro
NC
Ranger/Evinrude
134.518 
105     
109     
159     
Chad Grigsby
Maple Grove
MN
Ranger/Yamaha
134.252 
106     
110     
72     
David Walker
Sevierville
TN
Ranger/Evinrude
133.855 
107     
119     
91     
James Niggemeyer
Van
TX
Bass Cat/Mercury
133.782 
108     
117     
68     
Jeff Reynolds
Platter
OK
Nitro/Mercury
133.700 
109     
116     
171     
Andre Moore
Scottsdale
AZ
Ranger/Evinrude
133.598 
110     
114     
236     
Brandon Coulter
Knoxville
TN

133.531 
111     
111     
31     
Darrel Robertson
Jay
OK
Ranger/Yamaha
132.694 
112     
115     
153     
Carl Svebek III
Siloam Springs
AR
Ranger/Evinrude
132.404 
113     
77     
77     
Shad Schenck
Waynetown
IN
Ranger/Yamaha
132.103 
114     
118     
84     
Chris Elliott
Gloucester
NC
Ranger/Yamaha
131.374 
115     
81     
148     
Alvin Shaw
State Road
NC
Ranger/Evinrude
131.344 
116     
121     
117     
Jami Fralick
Martin
SD
Ranger/Mercury
131.316 
117     
127     
67     
Mark Tucker
Kirkwood
MO
Bass Cat/Mercury
130.259 
118     
91     
60     
Scott R. Martin
Clewiston
FL
Ranger/Evinrude
130.118 
119     
122     
73     
Mike Hawkes
Sabinal
TX
Skeeter/Yamaha
129.265 
120     
120     
144     
Wesley Strader
Spring City
TN
Ranger/Yamaha
128.793 
121     
125     
92     
Ben Matsubu
Hemphill
TX
Legend/Mercury
128.700 
122     
95     
81     
Kevin Vida
Clare
MI
Ranger/Yamaha
128.252 
123     
129     
131     
Terry Butcher
Talala
OK
Bass Cat/Mercury
127.986 
124     
128     
252     
Jim Dillard
West Monroe
LA

127.759 
125     
124     
85     
Russ Lane
Prattville
AL
Bass Cat/Yamaha
127.397 
126     
131     
267     
Mark Pack
Mineola
TX
Ranger/Yamaha
126.894 
127     
126     
127     
Keith Monson
Burgin
KY
Ranger/Yamaha
126.295 
128     
132     
282     
Hank Cherry
Maiden
NC

125.736 
129     
102     
106     
Curt Lytle
Suffolk
VA
Ranger/Yamaha
125.712 
130     
133     
228     
Byron Velvick
Del Rio
TX
Triton/Mercury
125.426 
131     
130     
89     
Yusuke Miyazaki
Mineola
TX
Skeeter/Yamaha
125.023 
132     
105     
124     
Tim Klinger
Boulder City
NV
Ranger/Evinrude
124.869 
133     
140     
161     
Marty Stone
Linden
NC
Bass Cat/Mercury
124.811 
134     
138     
126     
Todd Auten
Gastonia
NC
Ranger/Mercury
124.791 
135     
112     
162     
Vic Vatalaro
Kent
OH
Ranger/Yamaha
123.465 
136     
134     
134     
Jeff Connella
Bentley
LA

123.212 
137     
135     
141     
Jim Tutt
Longview
TX
Ranger/Evinrude
122.954 
138     
139     
196     
Charles Ingram
Santa Fe
TN
Ranger/Honda
121.383 
139     
142     
244     
Jonathan Newton
Rogersville
AL

119.984 
140     
156     
104     
Mark Tyler
Scottsdale
AZ
Bass Cat/Mercury
119.467 
141     
150     
97     
Dion Hibdon
Stover
MO
Ranger/Evinrude
119.069 
142     
151     
158     
Grant Goldbeck
Gaithersburg
MD
Bass Cat
118.939 
143     
146     
109     
Lee Bailey, Jr.
Amston
CT
Legend/Mercury
118.729 
144     
148     
177     
Danny Pierce
Greenbrier
AR

118.563 
145     
143     
110     
David Fritts
Lexington
NC
Ranger/Mercury
118.549 
146     
144     
121     
Tommy Martin
Hemphill
TX
Nitro/Mercury
118.431 
147     
141     
28     
Dave Lefebre
Union City
PA
Ranger/Yamaha
118.148 
148     
147     
143     
Marty Robinson
Landrum
SC
Skeeter/Yamaha
117.672 
149     
145     
163     
Jon Bondy
Windsor
ON
Champion/Mercury
117.115 
150     
149     
129     
Greg Gutierrez
Red Bluff
CA
Nitro/Mercury
116.965 
151     
155     
150     
Charlie Hartley
Grove City
OH
Ranger/Mercury
116.862 
152     
152     
61     
John Sappington
Willard
MO
Ranger/Evinrude
116.108 
153     
171     
166     
Kevin Langill
Terrell
NC
Skeeter/Yamaha
115.895 
154     
157     
170     
Woo Daves
Spring Grove
VA
Nitro/Mercury
115.631 
155     
154     
102     
Chad Morgenthaler
Coulterville
IL
Ranger/Yamaha
115.388 
156     
159     
151     
Kurt Dove
Fairfax
VA
Triton/Mercury
115.347 
157     
164     
181     
Jim Murray, Jr.
Arabi
GA

114.674 
158     
162     
225     
Sam Newby
Pocola
OK
Ranger/Yamaha
112.925 
159     
163     
65     
Chip Harrison, Jr.
Bremen
IN
Ranger/Yamaha
112.811 
160     
169     
226     
Brent Crow
Hartselle
AL

112.695 
161     
165     
139     
Preston Clark
Palatka
FL
Triton/Mercury
112.495 
162     
209     
503     
Dustin Wilks
Rocky Mount
NC
Skeeter/Yamaha
112.154 
163     
158     
133     
Ken Cook
Meers
OK
Triton/Mercury
112.047 
164     
168     
147     
William Smith, Jr.
Somerset
KY

111.825 
165     
136     
128     
Tony Couch
Buckhead
GA
Ranger
111.808 
166     
161     
154     
Jimmy D. Mize
Ben Lomond
AR
Triton/Me