Following are the BassFan World Rankings as updated after the recent Bassmaster Classic. Notable movement:
> Bassmaster Classic winner Kevin VanDam retains his dominating grip on the No. 1 spot, but his lead is narrowed significantly. He ended last season with an approximate 26-point lead over 2nd-ranked Brent Ehrler. Now, his lead over 2nd place is about 17 points.
> Skeet Reese is the main reason behind the cut in VanDam's lead. Reese didn't have a good Classic (he finished 43rd out of 51), but remember that the Rankings formula doesn't penalize anglers for championship finishes – it awards bonus points based on finish. And Reese has been on an absolute tear the past 2 years.
> Alton Jones (27th at the Classic) improves a spot to 3rd. However, Jones might soon slip a little, since his 2008 Classic victory's about to be dropped from his Rankings sheet.
> Based on the movement of Reese and Jones, FLW Tour pro Brent Ehrler drops two spots to 4th.
> Mike Iaconelli and Todd Faircloth, both of whom finished in the Top 6 at the Classic, switch spots. Ike moves up to 7th and Faircloth dips to 8th.
> Two well-known flippers – Tommy Biffle and Kelly Jordon – move into the Top 10. Biffle improves two spots to 9th. Jordon's up 5 spots to 10th.
> Gerald Swindle is back on the march as he starts to erase some of his past disasters. He's up 12 spots in this edition of the Rankings to 23rd.
> Classic runner-up Jeff Kriet improves 17 spots to 32nd.
The next event that will affect the BassFan World Rankings is this week's Table Rock FLW Tour.