On the strength of his first career victory followed by another Top-10 finish on the Elite Series’ recently completed West Coast swing, Justin Lucas leap-frogged his way 11 spots to the No. 1 position in the latest BassFan World Rankings, which encompass Elite Series stops at Lake Guntersville, the Sacramento River and Lake Havasu, as well as the Beaver Lake FLW Tour.
At 29, Lucas is the youngest angler to hold the top spot in the rankings, which originated in 2001. With three Top-10s already this year, including a win at the Sacramento River near his hometown and an 8th at Lake Havasu last week, Lucas bumped Andy Morgan down to the No. 2 spot and holds a slim 2 1/2-point lead over the two-time FLW Tour Angler of the Year.
Over the past 2 calendar years, Lucas has missed just two money cuts and has an average finish of 25.4 in 14 tour-level B.A.S.S. tournaments since the start of 2014.
Aaron Martens, the runner-up at the Sacramento River and winner at Havasu, shot up eight spots to No. 3 while Bryan Thrift moved up one position to No. 4. Matt Arey made a 10-spot improvement and is now No. 5 after winning the Beaver Lake FLW Tour for the second year in a row.
Former No. 1s Jacob Powroznik (No. 6) and Jason Christie (No. 7) each slipped a few spots, but still remain in the Top 10. Dean Rojas, the Elite Series AOY leader, made a 20-spot improvement up to No. 8 coming off three consecutive Top-12 finishes.
Wesley Strader, the FLW Tour AOY leader, held on to the No. 9 position while Greg Hackney fell seven slots to No. 10.
The next tournament that will impact the Rankings is the Lake Eufaula FLW Tour, set for May 14-17.
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Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
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79 | 139 | 212 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 139.187 |
265 | 258 | 266 | Barton Aiken | Greenville | SC | 41.161 | |
268 | 336 | - | Randy Allen | Shreveport | LA | 38.608 | |
226 | 229 | 233 | Keith Amerson | Bethel Springs | TN | 69.593 | |
5 | 15 | 17 | Matt Arey | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 203.872 |
271 | 261 | 273 | Stuart Arthur | Benton | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 36.302 |
18 | 10 | 11 | Casey Ashley | Donalds | SC | Triton/Mercury | 182.995 |
215 | 209 | 189 | Scott Ashmore | Broken Arrow | OK | Legend/Yamaha | 77.115 |
237 | 228 | 208 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 54.125 |
34 | 39 | 58 | Adrian Avena | Vineland | NJ | BassCat/Suzuki | 163.601 |
231 | 231 | 232 | Joel Baker | Talala | OK | 63.741 | |
254 | 253 | 291 | Jeff Barth | Marshfield | WI | 45.762 | |
200 | 203 | 256 | Clayton Batts | Macon | GA | 90.686 | |
116 | 102 | 109 | Chris Baumgardner | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 122.349 |
258 | 243 | 222 | Robert Behrle | Hoover | AL | 44.905 | |
113 | 84 | 90 | Drew Benton | Panama City | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 123.985 |
110 | 129 | 107 | Josh Bertrand | Queen Creek | AZ | Nitro/Mercury | 124.556 |
72 | 59 | 50 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 141.950 |
333 | 334 | 330 | James Biggerstaff | Odessa | TX | 7.248 | |
211 | 208 | 214 | James Biggs | Euless | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 81.647 |
360 | 359 | 302 | Chad Billiot | Raceland | LA | 2.412 | |
257 | 235 | 215 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 45.276 |
239 | 260 | - | Zack Birge | Blanchard | OK | BassCat/Mercury | 53.119 |
130 | 109 | 158 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 118.954 |
19 | 27 | 24 | Stetson Blaylock | Benton | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 181.385 |
157 | 148 | 143 | Greg Bohannan | Bentonville | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 110.200 |
134 | 125 | 123 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 117.704 |
245 | 242 | 253 | Patrick Bone | Cleveland | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 51.610 |
175 | 185 | 248 | Lionel Botha | Okeechobee | FL | 104.934 | |
285 | 293 | - | Mike Boyles | Highlandville | MO | 29.260 | |
214 | 197 | 144 | Christopher Brasher | Spring | TX | 79.402 | |
230 | 237 | 280 | Jimmy Brewer | Marshall | TX | 64.325 | |
301 | 302 | - | Troy Broussard | Beaumont | TX | 18.438 | |
337 | 328 | 287 | Gerald Brown | Chickasha | OK | 6.690 | |
161 | 133 | 113 | Glenn Browne | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 107.975 |
109 | 95 | 130 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 125.456 |
345 | 340 | 301 | Sammy Burks | Joplin | MO | 4.799 | |
357 | 362 | 379 | Jamey Caldwell | Carthage | NC | 3.133 | |
22 | 30 | 55 | Scott Canterbury | Odenville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 178.228 |
123 | 98 | 86 | Brandon Card | Caryville | TN | Vexus/Suzuki | 120.738 |
228 | 221 | 200 | Zach Caudle | Shreveport | LA | 68.200 | |
225 | 212 | 182 | Ryan Chandler | Hobart | IN | 70.362 | |
97 | 81 | 72 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 132.918 |
190 | 187 | 210 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 98.871 | |
78 | 63 | 60 | Hank Cherry | Lincolnton | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 139.425 |
269 | 262 | 272 | James Christian | Dickson | TN | 37.775 | |
7 | 4 | 1 | Jason Christie | Park Hill | OK | Xpress/Yamaha | 201.813 |
330 | 327 | 326 | Brian Clark | Haltom City | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 8.227 |
363 | 357 | 305 | Frank Clark | Benton | IL | 2.133 | |
17 | 17 | 26 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 184.477 |
344 | 348 | 346 | Jeff Cloud | Lubbock | TX | 5.288 | |
340 | 342 | 317 | Gary Clouse | La Vergne | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 6.072 |
155 | 112 | 100 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 110.545 |
179 | 210 | 252 | Brandon Cobb | Greenwood | SC | Falcon/Mercury | 103.845 |
278 | 263 | 251 | Robert Collins | Morrow | OH | 33.930 | |
52 | 41 | 48 | Ramie Colson, Jr. | Cadiz | KY | Bullet/Evinrude | 155.850 |
15 | 16 | 10 | Keith Combs | Huntington | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 185.912 |
300 | 301 | - | Dalton Cooksey | New Concord | KY | 18.531 | |
224 | 222 | 187 | Rick Cotten | Guntersville | AL | 70.837 | |
139 | 140 | 147 | Brandon Coulter | Knoxville | TN | Falcon/Mercury | 117.184 |
76 | 143 | 93 | John Cox | Debary | FL | Crestliner/Mercury | 141.043 |
252 | 256 | 276 | Shirley Crain | Van Buren | AR | 46.379 | |
25 | 19 | 19 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 175.571 |
75 | 54 | 47 | Cliff Crochet | Pierre Part | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 141.160 |
328 | 324 | 322 | Bo Cross | Knoxville | TN | 9.067 | |
152 | 126 | 128 | Rich Dalbey | Greenville | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 113.750 |
186 | 200 | 249 | Mark Daniels, Jr. | Tuskegee | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 100.880 |
206 | 215 | 229 | Ryan Davidson | Huntington | WV | 84.683 | |
99 | 85 | 102 | Alex Davis | Albertville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 130.952 |
147 | 170 | 118 | Clent Davis | Montevallo | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 114.996 |
105 | 144 | 180 | Darrell Davis | Dover | FL | 127.212 | |
29 | 20 | 33 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 167.407 |
176 | 165 | 221 | Tony Davis | Williston | FL | 104.874 | |
219 | 211 | 173 | Bill Day | Frankfort | KY | 74.731 | |
291 | 283 | - | Marshall Deakins | Dunlap | TN | 26.274 | |
47 | 46 | 43 | Ott DeFoe | Blaine | TN | NItro/Mercury | 157.340 |
170 | 179 | 190 | John Devere | Berea | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 105.478 |
205 | 207 | 179 | Jim Dillard | West Monroe | LA | Ranger/Mercury | 86.129 |
106 | 70 | 52 | Robbie Dodson | Harrison | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 126.958 |
156 | 155 | 168 | Kurt Dove | Fairfax | VA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 110.471 |
100 | 99 | 112 | Boyd Duckett | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 129.810 |
39 | 40 | 35 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 160.826 |
280 | 269 | 261 | Tony Dumitras | Winston | GA | 32.692 | |
332 | 332 | 307 | Tommy Durham | Whitney | TX | 7.835 | |
364 | 360 | 297 | Bobby Eagleston | Newberry | FL | 1.609 | |
16 | 38 | 5 | Brent Ehrler | Redlands | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 185.437 |
132 | 142 | 151 | James Elam | Tulsa | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 118.479 |
111 | 83 | 82 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 124.490 |
303 | 305 | - | Clay Elliott | Ozark | AL | 17.692 | |
325 | 322 | 321 | Mike Elsea | Mooresville | IN | 10.089 | |
159 | 178 | 185 | Charlie Evans | Gilbertsville | KY | 108.445 | |
229 | 245 | 283 | Marcus Evans | Angola | IN | 64.850 | |
28 | 34 | 14 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 169.097 |
24 | 6 | 8 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 175.694 |
351 | 356 | 368 | Al Farace | Cockeysville | MD | 3.819 | |
267 | 325 | - | Seth Feider | Bloomington | MN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 38.830 |
112 | 113 | 125 | Travis Fox | Lowell | AR | 124.313 | |
320 | 271 | 207 | Jami Fralick | Martin | SD | Nitro/Mercury | 11.496 |
135 | 190 | 199 | Micah Frazier | Newnan | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 117.621 |
177 | 167 | 154 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 104.172 |
27 | 25 | 42 | Shinichi Fukae | Thomson | GA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 170.238 |
334 | 335 | 331 | Derek Fulps | Broken Arrow | OK | 7.150 | |
38 | 37 | 30 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 160.909 |
286 | 273 | 289 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 29.233 | |
342 | 331 | 257 | Tim Gaskill | Edwardsville | IL | 5.470 | |
361 | - | 391 | Joe Gerard | Concordia | KS | 2.383 | |
246 | 241 | 274 | Troy Gibson | Eufaula | AL | 50.915 | |
341 | 345 | 288 | Allan Glasgow | Ashville | AL | 5.815 | |
308 | 316 | - | Mark Goines | Shady Point | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 16.759 |
204 | 199 | 195 | Grant Goldbeck | Boerne | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 87.825 |
321 | 295 | 226 | Ken Golub | Pittsford | NY | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 11.453 |
350 | 346 | 303 | Jerry Gore | Orlando | FL | 4.110 | |
77 | 73 | 101 | Matt Greenblatt | Port St. Lucie | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 139.500 |
256 | 255 | 293 | Dustin Grice | Hewitt | TX | 45.299 | |
148 | 174 | 181 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 114.585 |
59 | 77 | 99 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 147.662 |
133 | 124 | 117 | Jeff Gustafson | Kenora | ON | Lund/Mercury | 118.018 |
10 | 3 | 7 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 195.190 |
309 | 320 | - | Michael Hall | Annandale | VA | 16.666 | |
319 | 315 | 318 | Skylar Hamilton | Dandridge | TN | Caymas/Yamaha | 11.656 |
184 | 173 | 157 | Charlie Hartley | Grove City | OH | Ranger/Mercury | 101.322 |
243 | 227 | 203 | B.J. Haseotes | Centerville | MA | /Yamaha | 51.837 |
322 | 313 | 241 | Wayne Hauser | Mooresville | NC | /Mercury | 10.842 |
142 | 114 | 121 | Kevin Hawk | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 116.916 |
92 | 56 | 49 | Randy Haynes | Ripley | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 134.658 |
292 | 276 | 299 | Chris Heath | North Augusta | SC | 26.076 | |
273 | 259 | 230 | Wade Hendricks | Thompsons Station | TN | 35.558 | |
283 | 297 | - | Nick Hensley | Cumming | GA | 29.913 | |
32 | 31 | 34 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 165.124 |
108 | 127 | 149 | Dion Hibdon | Sunrise Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 125.563 |
223 | 218 | 219 | Guido Hibdon | Gravois Mills | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 71.528 |
222 | 219 | 216 | Payden Hibdon | Stover | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 71.792 |
255 | 254 | 259 | Dale Hightower | Sand Springs | OK | 45.721 | |
185 | 164 | 165 | Kenyon Hill | Norman | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 101.159 |
23 | 14 | 9 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 177.338 |
73 | 65 | 80 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 141.868 |
143 | 118 | 127 | Todd Hollowell | Fishers | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 116.043 |
213 | 224 | 247 | Troy Hollowell | Paducah | KY | 79.587 | |
167 | 163 | 170 | Jamie Horton | Centerville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 105.904 |
81 | 93 | 106 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 138.907 |
218 | 214 | 192 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 76.175 |
46 | 42 | 56 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 158.528 |
317 | 314 | 313 | Rich Howes | Oviedo | FL | 12.252 | |
199 | 182 | 197 | Rex Huff | Corbin | KY | 91.821 | |
194 | 216 | 238 | Brandon Hunter | Benton | KY | 95.949 | |
20 | 18 | 22 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 180.322 |
86 | 87 | 73 | Charles Ingram | Santa Fe | TN | Ranger/Honda | 137.073 |
347 | 352 | 316 | Ryan Ingram | Phenix City | AL | 4.716 | |
250 | 309 | - | Ken Iyobe | Aichi | 48.283 | ||
165 | 131 | 79 | Philip Jarabeck | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 106.409 |
149 | 160 | 156 | Kelley Jaye | Dadeville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 114.347 |
264 | 347 | - | Carl Jocumsen | Queensland | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 41.378 | |
284 | 288 | - | Jason Johnson | Dawsonville | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 29.540 |
227 | 230 | 206 | Skip Johnson | Goodells | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 68.340 |
61 | 75 | 38 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 147.488 |
362 | 349 | 298 | Douglas Jones | Fort Gibson | OK | 2.323 | |
358 | 344 | 296 | Rodney Jones | Athens | GA | 3.069 | |
101 | 132 | 120 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 129.597 |
270 | 249 | 235 | George Kapiton | Inverness | FL | 37.000 | |
307 | 341 | - | Cody Kelley | Conway | AR | 16.852 | |
281 | 277 | 374 | Powell Kemp | Scotland Neck | NC | 31.906 | |
69 | 61 | 51 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 142.868 |
58 | 58 | 84 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 148.993 |
163 | 195 | 196 | Mike Kernan | Wylie | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 107.063 |
131 | 130 | 136 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 118.489 |
306 | 291 | 315 | David Kilgore | Jasper | AL | 17.493 | |
115 | 103 | 77 | Stacey D. King | Reeds Spring | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 122.806 |
140 | 115 | 133 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 116.947 |
91 | 136 | 122 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 134.795 |
90 | 91 | 97 | Brad Knight | Lancing | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 135.493 |
316 | 311 | 312 | Jared Knuth | Wahoo | NE | 12.538 | |
144 | 157 | 126 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 115.542 |
83 | 94 | 81 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 138.562 |
193 | 184 | 198 | Jason Lambert | Michie | TN | Blazer/Evinrude | 96.760 |
40 | 62 | 41 | Bobby Lane | Lakeland | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 160.373 |
12 | 7 | 36 | Chris Lane | Guntersville | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 193.185 |
87 | 78 | 74 | Russ Lane | Prattville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 136.420 |
251 | 239 | 223 | Wade LeBlanc | Gonzales | LA | 47.115 | |
248 | 266 | 227 | Kevin Ledoux | Choctaw | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 50.007 |
247 | 289 | - | Jordan Lee | Cullman | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 50.035 |
253 | 294 | 339 | Matt Lee | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 46.129 |
45 | 57 | 92 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 159.307 |
151 | 175 | 224 | Shane LeHew | Charlotte | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 114.123 |
55 | 92 | 194 | Brandon Lester | Fayetteville | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 153.612 |
53 | 48 | 61 | Jared Lintner | Arroyo Grande | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 155.510 |
312 | 319 | - | Craig Livesay | Johnson City | TN | 14.893 | |
150 | 111 | 108 | Brent Long | Cornelius | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 114.290 |
348 | 323 | 244 | Shane Long | Sarcoxie | MO | 4.425 | |
297 | 350 | - | Stephen Longobardi | Northford | CT | 22.642 | |
41 | 50 | 54 | Bill Lowen | Brookville | IN | XPress/Yamaha | 160.227 |
210 | 213 | 191 | Richard Lowitzki | St. Charles | IL | 82.546 | |
336 | 333 | 263 | Lamonte Loyd | Gilmer | TX | 6.753 | |
266 | 250 | 236 | Travis Loyd | Vienna | IL | 40.249 | |
1 | 12 | 18 | Justin Lucas | Guntersville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 214.863 |
277 | 264 | 268 | Andrew Luxon | Richmond | KY | 33.996 | |
119 | 145 | 175 | Tim Malone | Gatlinburg | TN | 121.243 | |
3 | 11 | 15 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 206.739 |
178 | 152 | 105 | Casey Martin | New Market | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 104.000 |
197 | 198 | 201 | Lendell Martin, Jr. | Nacogdoches | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 93.855 |
323 | 285 | 269 | Roland Martin | Naples | FL | Nitro/Mercury | 10.366 |
13 | 13 | 20 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 190.856 |
212 | 201 | 174 | Tommy Martin | Hemphill | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 80.307 |
164 | 169 | 162 | Billy McCaghren | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 106.761 |
33 | 21 | 39 | Mike McClelland | Blue Eye | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 164.882 |
216 | 206 | 220 | Bill McDonald | Greenwood | IN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 77.042 |
261 | 257 | 264 | Stephen McKinnie | Umatila | FL | 42.335 | |
318 | 306 | 231 | Brandon McMillan | Belle Glade | FL | Bass Cat/Mercury | 12.176 |
263 | 304 | - | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 42.286 |
98 | 116 | 145 | Jason Meninger | Gainesville | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 131.772 |
233 | 226 | 188 | Ray Meredith | Smiths Grove | KY | 60.610 | |
11 | 8 | 4 | Cody Meyer | Star | ID | Ranger/Evinrude | 194.764 |
189 | 176 | 171 | Jared Miller | Norman | OK | Skeeter/Yamaha | 99.100 |
183 | 193 | 211 | Kerry Milner | Bono | AR | 102.210 | |
174 | 153 | 134 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 104.967 |
51 | 72 | 71 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 155.858 |
71 | 64 | 59 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 142.424 |
74 | 60 | 78 | Andy Montgomery | Blacksburg | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 141.499 |
234 | 246 | 286 | Drew Montgomery | Denver | NC | 59.223 | |
274 | 265 | 285 | Harry Moore | Valley | AL | 34.956 | |
89 | 68 | 40 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 136.201 |
2 | 1 | 2 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 212.302 |
49 | 66 | 62 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 156.767 |
235 | 234 | 271 | Bob Morin | Seymour | TN | 56.609 | |
343 | 326 | 237 | Robert Morin | Seymour | TN | 5.461 | |
121 | 120 | 114 | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 120.831 |
82 | 53 | 66 | Troy Morrow | Eastanollee | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 138.758 |
287 | 272 | 278 | Justin Morton | Etoile | TX | 28.307 | |
315 | 307 | 311 | Brock Mosley | Collinsville | MS | Phoenix/Mercury | 13.419 |
63 | 69 | 67 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 147.196 |
259 | 290 | - | Paul Mueller | Naugatuck | CT | Triton/Mercury | 44.692 |
311 | 299 | 308 | Stephen Mui | Bartlett | IL | 14.987 | |
126 | 191 | 205 | David Mullins | Mt. Carmel | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 119.850 |
282 | 280 | 314 | Michael Murphy | Lexington | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 30.530 |
168 | 123 | 150 | Shawn Murphy | Nicholasville | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 105.549 |
129 | 151 | 135 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 119.258 |
141 | 107 | 110 | Britt Myers | Lake Wylie | SC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 116.926 |
37 | 32 | 21 | Michael Neal | Dayton | TN | Phoenix/Yamaha | 160.969 |
242 | 238 | 242 | Chris Neau | New Orleans | LA | 52.281 | |
335 | 337 | 333 | Kendall Newson | Decatur | GA | 6.856 | |
180 | 156 | 142 | Jonathan Newton | Rogersville | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 103.680 |
202 | 205 | 193 | Blake Nick | Adger | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 89.093 |
60 | 88 | 94 | James Niggemeyer | Van | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 147.608 |
85 | 106 | 91 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 137.695 |
236 | 252 | 275 | Eric Oliverson | Nixa | MO | 54.327 | |
54 | 55 | 57 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 154.477 |
201 | 196 | 103 | Cliff Pace | Petal | MS | Skeeter/Yamaha | 89.353 |
331 | 330 | 327 | Paul Pagnato | Reston | VA | 7.933 | |
31 | 33 | 31 | Brandon Palaniuk | Hayden | ID | Skeeter/Yamaha | 166.468 |
294 | 300 | - | Stephen Patek | Dallas | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 24.315 |
221 | 232 | 258 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 73.363 |
181 | 177 | 202 | Richard Peek | Centre | AL | 102.898 | |
299 | 278 | 225 | Matthew Pennington | Springdale | AR | 19.025 | |
352 | 358 | 373 | Patrick Pierce | Jacksonville | FL | 3.525 | |
114 | 121 | 140 | Chad Pipkens | Holt | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 123.220 |
26 | 47 | 65 | Clifford Pirch | Payson | AZ | Phoenix/Suzuki | 174.483 |
103 | 108 | 152 | Keith Poche | Pike Road | AL | Gator Trax/Mercury | 127.950 |
160 | 162 | 155 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 108.434 |
329 | 292 | 260 | Chip Porche | Bixby | OK | 8.545 | |
349 | 355 | 358 | Brian Potter | Claremore | OK | 4.407 | |
290 | 275 | 290 | Kelly Power | Cape Fair | MO | 27.004 | |
6 | 2 | 6 | Jacob Powroznik | North Prince George | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 203.160 |
93 | 97 | 87 | Cliff Prince | Palatka | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 133.858 |
353 | 353 | 295 | Chad Prough | Chipley | FL | 3.494 | |
356 | 354 | 284 | Jeremy Prouty | Vero Beach | FL | 3.215 | |
203 | 217 | 239 | Nick Prvonozac | Warren | OH | 88.107 | |
207 | 180 | 169 | Jason Quinn | Clover | SC | Legend/Mercury | 83.000 |
359 | 363 | 380 | Lucas Ragusa | Gonzales | LA | 3.035 | |
191 | 204 | 243 | Jayme Rampey | Liberty | SC | 98.697 | |
272 | 267 | 279 | Jerry Reagan | Byrdstown | TN | 35.991 | |
172 | 150 | 137 | Tom Redington | Royse City | TX | 105.384 | |
145 | 128 | 111 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 115.352 |
192 | 181 | 184 | Clark Reehm | Shreveport | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 97.554 |
279 | 281 | - | Jimmy Reese | Witter Springs | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 32.898 |
14 | 24 | 29 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 190.456 |
107 | 105 | 124 | Derek Remitz | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 126.685 |
67 | 71 | 148 | Jason Reyes | Humble | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 143.679 |
295 | 274 | 270 | Bradley Rightnour | Mingoville | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 24.142 |
158 | 189 | 177 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 108.965 |
84 | 79 | 104 | Marty Robinson | Lyman | SC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 137.994 |
289 | 270 | 267 | Tommy Robinson | Westland | MI | 27.169 | |
8 | 28 | 37 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 198.549 |
241 | 240 | 255 | Trevor Romans | Plano | TX | 52.281 | |
66 | 44 | 70 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 144.008 |
48 | 22 | 12 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 156.917 |
94 | 67 | 53 | Fred Roumbanis | Russellville | AR | Triton/Mercury | 133.741 |
187 | 171 | 153 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 100.863 |
138 | 168 | 159 | Bradley Roy | Lancaster | KY | Triton/Mercury | 117.314 |
220 | 233 | 254 | Joseph Sancho | New Windsor | NY | 74.507 | |
120 | 96 | 98 | Casey Scanlon | Lenexa | KS | Nitro/Mercury | 120.880 |
208 | 186 | 132 | Ray Scheide | Russellville | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 82.898 |
43 | 43 | 45 | Shad Schenck | Waynetown | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 159.887 |
238 | 248 | 292 | Bryan Schmitt | Deale | MD | Ranger/Mercury | 53.777 |
354 | 343 | 281 | Todd Schmitz | Goshen | IN | 3.355 | |
209 | 202 | 178 | Colby Schrumpf | Highland | IL | 82.654 | |
64 | 89 | 85 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 145.043 |
65 | 52 | 44 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 144.517 |
232 | 225 | 217 | Terry Segraves | Kissimmee | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 61.774 |
339 | 339 | 337 | Steve Sennikoff | Forney | TX | Triton/Mercury | 6.366 |
327 | 318 | 265 | Joe Don Setina | Pittsburg | TX | 9.412 | |
288 | 284 | - | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 28.140 |
305 | 317 | - | Billy Shelton III | La Crosse | VA | 17.598 | |
96 | 76 | 69 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 133.091 | |
62 | 86 | 76 | Kevin Short | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 147.208 |
169 | 158 | 166 | Fletcher Shryock | Grant | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 105.518 |
313 | 287 | 213 | Ron Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 14.712 |
56 | 36 | 23 | Spencer Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Phoenix/Mercury | 150.721 |
195 | 183 | 183 | Michael Simonton | Fremont | OH | Triton/Yamaha | 95.204 |
296 | 312 | - | Blake Smith | Lakeland | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 23.382 |
217 | 220 | 218 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 76.977 |
304 | 338 | - | Derrick Snavely | Rogersville | TN | 17.598 | |
57 | 51 | 68 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 149.611 |
314 | 303 | - | Van Soles | Haines City | FL | 14.269 | |
324 | 321 | 320 | Gerald Spohrer | Gonzales | LA | Bass Cat/Suzuki | 10.187 |
355 | 361 | 306 | Kevin Spooner | Vero Beach | FL | 3.277 | |
196 | 194 | 228 | Jeff Sprague | Point | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 94.989 |
171 | 122 | 138 | Jeremy Starks | Charleston | WV | Skeeter/Yamaha | 105.461 |
44 | 49 | 75 | Matthew Stefan | Junction City | WI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 159.616 |
198 | 188 | 163 | Kevin Stewart | Elk Grove | CA | Phoenix/Mercury | 93.255 |
9 | 9 | 25 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 197.613 |
80 | 82 | 83 | Scott Suggs | Bryant | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 139.096 |
118 | 166 | 186 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 121.410 |
35 | 29 | 28 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 162.343 |
302 | 310 | - | Bill Terrell | Memphis | TN | 17.785 | |
102 | 90 | 63 | Austin Terry | San Angelo | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 129.112 |
30 | 23 | 13 | Randall Tharp | Port St. Joe | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 167.311 |
68 | 104 | 129 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 143.348 |
240 | 236 | 246 | Rodney Thomason | Maumelle | AR | 53.119 | |
4 | 5 | 3 | Bryan Thrift | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 204.357 |
136 | 159 | 167 | Dennis Tietje | Roanoke | LA | Nitro/Mercury | 117.619 |
166 | 161 | 176 | Rusty Trancygier | Hahira | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 106.302 |
137 | 117 | 131 | J Todd Tucker | Moultrie | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 117.612 |
127 | 147 | 160 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 119.643 |
298 | 286 | - | Mike Kernan TX | Wylie | TX | 19.388 | |
117 | 141 | 139 | Andrew Upshaw | Tulsa | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 121.913 |
95 | 101 | 96 | Jonathon VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 133.326 |
50 | 45 | 27 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 156.130 |
146 | 172 | 146 | Vic Vatalaro | Kent | OH | Ranger/Yamaha | 115.344 |
162 | 223 | 209 | Byron Velvick | Boerne | TX | Triton/Mercury | 107.291 |
70 | 110 | 116 | Greg Vinson | Wetumpka | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 142.484 |
154 | 119 | 119 | John Voyles | Petersburg | IN | Phoenix/Mercury | 112.711 |
42 | 74 | 64 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 159.913 |
173 | 135 | 95 | James Watson | Waynesville | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 105.031 |
346 | 351 | 351 | Bill Weidler | Helena | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 4.799 |
104 | 100 | 89 | Nate Wellman | Newaygo | MI | Phoenix/Mercury | 127.787 |
125 | 149 | 161 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 120.388 |
338 | 329 | 277 | Charlie Weyer | West Hills | CA | Triton/Mercury | 6.653 |
21 | 26 | 16 | Jacob Wheeler | Harrison | TN | Ikon/Mercury | 178.323 |
244 | 247 | 240 | Kyle A. White | Tightwad | MO | 51.732 | |
124 | 146 | 164 | Scott Wiley | Bay Minette | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 120.578 |
260 | 244 | 234 | Alton Wilhoit | Harrah | OK | 43.355 | |
249 | 298 | - | David Williams | Maiden | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 49.864 |
128 | 138 | 115 | Jason Williamson | Aiken | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 119.570 |
262 | 251 | 262 | Leon Williamson | Fairdale | KY | 42.302 | |
293 | 279 | 245 | Michael Williamson | Fort Smith | AR | 24.426 | |
88 | 80 | 46 | Barry Wilson | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 136.394 |
310 | 296 | 304 | Timothy Wilson | Gas City | IN | 16.045 | |
188 | 154 | 172 | Kenneth (Boo) Woods | Oneida | KY | Ranger/Mercury | 100.724 |
182 | 192 | 204 | Michael Wooley | Collierville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 102.679 |
153 | 137 | 141 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 112.761 |
326 | 308 | 250 | Derek Yasinski | Senoia | GA | 9.453 | |
122 | 134 | 88 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 120.771 |
36 | 35 | 32 | Chris Zaldain | Fort Worth | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 162.295 |
About the World Rankings
The BassFan World Rankings were created in 2001 to answer a simple question - who is the best professional bass angler in the world? - and to give fishing fans a way to track their favorite pros, as well as to show the non-fishing world that consistently catching fish isn't "just luck".
While the three leagues - Major League Fishing, B.A.S.S. and FLW - have their own single-year point races (called Angler of the Year races, which are not rankings), and "power rankings" have occasionally up in the sport, these are not World Rankings. World Rankings in all professional sports are complex, multi-year statistical endeavors simply because that's the only way to accurately and fairly show consistent performance over time.
Until BassFan did it, no one produced a statistical, multi-year ranking system for professional bass fishing using results from the top tours. These are the MLF Bass Pro Tour, Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW Tour. The BassFan World Rankings will also include results from other competitive (i.e., non-exhibition) tournaments that feature the world's top pros.
How
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