Despite losing out on his bid for a second career FLW Tour Angler of the Year title, Bryan Thrift has moved back into the No. 1 slot in the latest BassFan World Rankings.
Thrift’s 74th-place finish at the Potomac River was his lowest finish since the Lake Hartwell FLW Tour to start the 2014 season, but the rest of his body of work over the last two calendar years was strong enough to lift him to the top of the rankings for the third time in his career.
He last occupied the No. 1 position in March 2011.
“It feels awesome,” Thrift said. “It’s definitely a conversation piece. To be able to show that sort of consistency over the last 2 years, that’s what I feel you have to do to make it out here in the industry. I just hope to keep it going into the (Forrest Wood) Cup and then into next year.”
Thrift has amassed seven Top-10s and two wins over the last two years and will be seeking his fourth straight Top-10 finish in the Cup at Lake Ouachita in August.
Newly-crowned FLW Tour AOY Scott Martin moved up 11 spots to No. 2, 9 points behind Thrift. His 6th-place finish at the Potomac was his 11th finish of 17th or better over the last 2 years.
Elite Series pro Aaron Martens held onto the No. 3 slot, while most recent No. 1 Justin Lucas slipped to 4th. Andy Morgan, coming off an 81st-place finish at Lake Chickamauga and a runner-up showing at the Potomac, dropped three spots to 5th.
Jason Christie (6th) and Jacob Powroznik (7th) traded places in the rankings while Dean Rojas held onto the No. 8 ranking. Cody Meyer jumped up two places to 9th and Brent Ehrler advanced six spots to round out the Top 10.
Among the biggest movers up the rankings were FLW Tour pro John Cox, who moved up 52 spots to No. 24 and Lake Chickamauga FLW Tour winner Michael Wooley, who shot up 131 places to No. 51.
The next event that will impact the rankings is the St. Lawrence River Elite Series, set for July 30-Aug. 2 at Waddington, N.Y.
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Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
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346 | 359 | 380 | Lucas Ragusa | Gonzales | LA | 3.035 | |
345 | 357 | 379 | Jamey Caldwell | Carthage | NC | 3.133 | |
344 | 352 | 373 | Patrick Pierce | Jacksonville | FL | 3.525 | |
343 | 351 | 368 | Al Farace | Cockeysville | MD | 3.819 | |
342 | - | - | Logan Sherrer | Karnack | TX | 3.935 | |
341 | 329 | 260 | Chip Porche | Bixby | OK | 4.030 | |
340 | 349 | 358 | Brian Potter | Claremore | OK | 4.407 | |
339 | - | - | Craig Workman | Ft. Worth | TX | 4.506 | |
338 | 346 | 351 | Bill Weidler | Helena | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 4.799 |
337 | - | - | Scott Barnett | Mansfield | TX | 4.921 | |
336 | - | - | Jesse Tacoronte | Orlando | FL | 5.128 | |
335 | 320 | 207 | Jami Fralick | Martin | SD | Nitro/Mercury | 5.219 |
334 | 344 | 346 | Jeff Cloud | Lubbock | TX | 5.288 | |
333 | 339 | 337 | Steve Sennikoff | Forney | TX | Triton/Mercury | 6.366 |
332 | 335 | 333 | Kendall Newson | Decatur | GA | 6.856 | |
331 | 334 | 331 | Derek Fulps | Broken Arrow | OK | 7.150 | |
330 | 333 | 330 | James Biggerstaff | Odessa | TX | 7.248 | |
329 | 332 | 307 | Tommy Durham | Whitney | TX | 7.835 | |
328 | 331 | 327 | Paul Pagnato | Reston | VA | 7.933 | |
327 | 328 | 322 | Bo Cross | Knoxville | TN | 9.300 | |
326 | 325 | 321 | Mike Elsea | Mooresville | IN | 10.089 | |
325 | 324 | 320 | Gerald Spohrer | Gonzales | LA | Bass Cat/Suzuki | 10.187 |
324 | 323 | 269 | Roland Martin | Naples | FL | Nitro/Mercury | 10.366 |
323 | - | - | Chad Wiley | Pineville | LA | 11.147 | |
322 | 340 | 317 | Gary Clouse | La Vergne | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 11.578 |
321 | 319 | 318 | Skylar Hamilton | Dandridge | TN | Caymas/Yamaha | 11.656 |
320 | 317 | 313 | Rich Howes | Oviedo | FL | 11.784 | |
319 | 299 | 225 | Matthew Pennington | Springdale | AR | 11.870 | |
318 | 316 | 312 | Jared Knuth | Wahoo | NE | 12.538 | |
317 | 315 | 311 | Brock Mosley | Collinsville | MS | Phoenix/Mercury | 13.419 |
316 | 361 | 391 | Joe Gerard | Concordia | KS | 13.551 | |
315 | 314 | - | Van Soles | Haines City | FL | 13.827 | |
314 | 311 | 308 | Stephen Mui | Bartlett | IL | 14.987 | |
313 | 330 | 326 | Brian Clark | Haltom City | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 15.228 |
312 | - | - | Darold Gleason | Leesville | LA | 15.297 | |
311 | 306 | 315 | David Kilgore | Jasper | AL | 15.835 | |
310 | 310 | 304 | Timothy Wilson | Gas City | IN | 16.119 | |
309 | 295 | 270 | Bradley Rightnour | Mingoville | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 18.406 |
308 | 298 | - | Mike Kernan TX | Wylie | TX | 18.888 | |
307 | - | - | Chris Johnston | Peterborough | ON | Ranger/Mercury | 19.401 |
306 | 289 | 267 | Tommy Robinson | Westland | MI | 20.201 | |
305 | 273 | 230 | Wade Hendricks | Thompsons Station | TN | 23.166 | |
304 | 278 | 251 | Robert Collins | Morrow | OH | 23.616 | |
303 | 312 | - | Craig Livesay | Johnson City | TN | 24.535 | |
302 | 297 | - | Stephen Longobardi | Northford | CT | 26.887 | |
301 | 292 | 299 | Chris Heath | North Augusta | SC | 26.910 | |
300 | 290 | 290 | Kelly Power | Cape Fair | MO | 28.264 | |
299 | 287 | 278 | Justin Morton | Etoile | TX | 28.768 | |
298 | 286 | 289 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 28.911 | |
297 | 293 | 245 | Michael Williamson | Fort Smith | AR | 29.023 | |
296 | 266 | 236 | Travis Loyd | Vienna | IL | 29.112 | |
295 | 270 | 235 | George Kapiton | Inverness | FL | 30.219 | |
294 | 257 | 215 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 31.670 |
293 | 255 | 259 | Dale Hightower | Sand Springs | OK | 31.860 | |
292 | 280 | 261 | Tony Dumitras | Winston | GA | 32.514 | |
290 | 260 | 234 | Alton Wilhoit | Harrah | OK | 34.220 | |
289 | 300 | - | Dalton Cooksey | New Concord | KY | 34.587 | |
288 | 302 | - | Bill Terrell | Memphis | TN | 34.837 | |
287 | 251 | 223 | Wade LeBlanc | Gonzales | LA | 34.910 | |
286 | 272 | 279 | Jerry Reagan | Byrdstown | TN | 34.956 | |
285 | 277 | 268 | Andrew Luxon | Richmond | KY | 35.902 | |
284 | 258 | 222 | Robert Behrle | Hoover | AL | 37.074 | |
283 | 303 | - | Clay Elliott | Ozark | AL | 37.870 | |
282 | 309 | - | Michael Hall | Annandale | VA | 38.002 | |
281 | 269 | 272 | James Christian | Dickson | TN | 38.822 | |
280 | 271 | 273 | Stuart Arthur | Benton | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 39.061 |
279 | 233 | 188 | Ray Meredith | Smiths Grove | KY | 39.479 | |
278 | 265 | 266 | Barton Aiken | Greenville | SC | 39.488 | |
277 | 296 | - | Blake Smith | Lakeland | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 39.738 |
276 | 243 | 203 | B.J. Haseotes | Centerville | MA | /Yamaha | 40.452 |
275 | 308 | - | Mark Goines | Shady Point | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 42.792 |
274 | 248 | 227 | Kevin Ledoux | Choctaw | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 43.047 |
273 | 262 | 262 | Leon Williamson | Fairdale | KY | 43.827 | |
272 | 252 | 276 | Shirley Crain | Van Buren | AR | 43.965 | |
271 | 307 | - | Cody Kelley | Conway | AR | 44.073 | |
270 | 304 | - | Derrick Snavely | Rogersville | TN | 44.189 | |
269 | 274 | 285 | Harry Moore | Valley | AL | 44.806 | |
268 | 305 | - | Billy Shelton III | La Crosse | VA | 45.104 | |
267 | 264 | - | Carl Jocumsen | Queensland | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 46.384 | |
266 | 261 | 264 | Stephen McKinnie | Umatila | FL | 46.613 | |
265 | 291 | - | Marshall Deakins | Dunlap | TN | 47.792 | |
264 | 268 | - | Randy Allen | Shreveport | LA | 48.211 | |
263 | 259 | - | Paul Mueller | Naugatuck | CT | Triton/Mercury | 48.432 |
262 | 240 | 246 | Rodney Thomason | Maumelle | AR | 49.646 | |
261 | 267 | - | Seth Feider | Bloomington | MN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 49.692 |
260 | 263 | - | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 49.918 |
259 | 242 | 242 | Chris Neau | New Orleans | LA | 50.430 | |
258 | 294 | - | Stephen Patek | Dallas | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 50.605 |
257 | 245 | 253 | Patrick Bone | Cleveland | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 50.781 |
256 | 288 | - | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 51.184 |
255 | 224 | 187 | Rick Cotten | Guntersville | AL | 52.097 | |
254 | 241 | 255 | Trevor Romans | Plano | TX | 52.205 | |
253 | 301 | - | Troy Broussard | Beaumont | TX | 52.352 | |
252 | 246 | 274 | Troy Gibson | Eufaula | AL | 52.592 | |
251 | 249 | - | David Williams | Maiden | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 53.525 |
250 | 225 | 182 | Ryan Chandler | Hobart | IN | 53.895 | |
249 | 281 | 374 | Powell Kemp | Scotland Neck | NC | 53.910 | |
248 | 219 | 173 | Bill Day | Frankfort | KY | 54.720 | |
247 | 284 | - | Jason Johnson | Dawsonville | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 54.769 |
246 | 228 | 200 | Zach Caudle | Shreveport | LA | 54.881 | |
245 | 236 | 275 | Eric Oliverson | Nixa | MO | 56.459 | |
244 | 214 | 144 | Christopher Brasher | Spring | TX | 56.565 | |
243 | 244 | 240 | Kyle A. White | Tightwad | MO | 56.606 | |
242 | 283 | - | Nick Hensley | Cumming | GA | 56.841 | |
241 | 223 | 219 | Guido Hibdon | Gravois Mills | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 57.223 |
239 | 222 | 216 | Payden Hibdon | Stover | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 58.051 |
238 | 254 | 291 | Jeff Barth | Marshfield | WI | 58.542 | |
237 | 285 | - | Mike Boyles | Highlandville | MO | 59.702 | |
236 | 237 | 208 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 60.051 |
235 | 253 | 339 | Matt Lee | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 61.351 |
234 | 250 | - | Ken Iyobe | Aichi | 61.747 | ||
233 | 247 | - | Jordan Lee | Cullman | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 62.156 |
232 | 208 | 132 | Ray Scheide | Russellville | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 62.456 |
231 | 207 | 169 | Jason Quinn | Clover | SC | Legend/Mercury | 62.778 |
230 | 231 | 232 | Joel Baker | Talala | OK | 63.524 | |
229 | 227 | 206 | Skip Johnson | Goodells | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 64.506 |
228 | 235 | 271 | Bob Morin | Seymour | TN | 64.833 | |
227 | 279 | - | Jimmy Reese | Witter Springs | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 67.691 |
226 | 232 | 217 | Terry Segraves | Kissimmee | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 68.107 |
225 | 218 | 192 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 68.255 |
224 | 256 | 293 | Dustin Grice | Hewitt | TX | 69.823 | |
223 | 201 | 103 | Cliff Pace | Petal | MS | Skeeter/Yamaha | 70.773 |
222 | 204 | 195 | Grant Goldbeck | Boerne | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 71.031 |
221 | 220 | 254 | Joseph Sancho | New Windsor | NY | 72.477 | |
220 | 215 | 189 | Scott Ashmore | Broken Arrow | OK | Legend/Yamaha | 74.035 |
219 | 282 | 314 | Michael Murphy | Lexington | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 74.761 |
218 | 217 | 218 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 75.664 |
217 | 195 | 183 | Michael Simonton | Fremont | OH | Triton/Yamaha | 76.710 |
216 | 226 | 233 | Keith Amerson | Bethel Springs | TN | 76.774 | |
215 | 221 | 258 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 77.520 |
214 | 212 | 174 | Tommy Martin | Hemphill | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 82.785 |
213 | 234 | 286 | Drew Montgomery | Denver | NC | 82.969 | |
212 | 198 | 163 | Kevin Stewart | Elk Grove | CA | Phoenix/Mercury | 83.128 |
211 | 210 | 191 | Richard Lowitzki | St. Charles | IL | 83.643 | |
210 | 239 | - | Zack Birge | Blanchard | OK | BassCat/Mercury | 84.163 |
209 | 229 | 283 | Marcus Evans | Angola | IN | 85.719 | |
208 | 165 | 79 | Philip Jarabeck | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 85.785 |
207 | 167 | 170 | Jamie Horton | Centerville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 87.360 |
206 | 203 | 239 | Nick Prvonozac | Warren | OH | 87.892 | |
205 | 199 | 197 | Rex Huff | Corbin | KY | 89.182 | |
204 | 178 | 105 | Casey Martin | New Market | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 90.520 |
203 | 211 | 214 | James Biggs | Euless | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 91.858 |
202 | 202 | 193 | Blake Nick | Adger | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 91.930 |
201 | 216 | 220 | Bill McDonald | Greenwood | IN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 92.532 |
200 | 206 | 229 | Ryan Davidson | Huntington | WV | 92.966 | |
199 | 184 | 157 | Charlie Hartley | Grove City | OH | Ranger/Mercury | 93.234 |
198 | 188 | 172 | Kenneth (Boo) Woods | Oneida | KY | Ranger/Mercury | 93.255 |
197 | 171 | 138 | Jeremy Starks | Charleston | WV | Skeeter/Yamaha | 93.799 |
196 | 168 | 150 | Shawn Murphy | Nicholasville | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 93.942 |
195 | 197 | 201 | Lendell Martin, Jr. | Nacogdoches | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 94.463 |
194 | 209 | 178 | Colby Schrumpf | Highland | IL | 94.771 | |
193 | 189 | 171 | Jared Miller | Norman | OK | Skeeter/Yamaha | 95.304 |
192 | 121 | 114 | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 97.896 |
191 | 187 | 153 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 97.925 |
190 | 213 | 247 | Troy Hollowell | Paducah | KY | 98.262 | |
189 | 161 | 113 | Glenn Browne | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 98.488 |
188 | 230 | 280 | Jimmy Brewer | Marshall | TX | 99.031 | |
187 | 180 | 142 | Jonathan Newton | Rogersville | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 100.231 |
186 | 150 | 108 | Brent Long | Cornelius | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 100.368 |
185 | 159 | 185 | Charlie Evans | Gilbertsville | KY | 100.757 | |
184 | 148 | 181 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 101.070 |
183 | 143 | 127 | Todd Hollowell | Fishers | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 101.750 |
182 | 185 | 165 | Kenyon Hill | Norman | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 102.688 |
181 | 190 | 210 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 102.885 | |
180 | 238 | 292 | Bryan Schmitt | Deale | MD | Ranger/Mercury | 103.976 |
179 | 174 | 134 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 104.344 |
178 | 157 | 143 | Greg Bohannan | Bentonville | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 106.798 |
177 | 156 | 168 | Kurt Dove | Fairfax | VA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 107.296 |
176 | 162 | 209 | Byron Velvick | Boerne | TX | Triton/Mercury | 107.798 |
175 | 152 | 128 | Rich Dalbey | Greenville | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 108.382 |
174 | 205 | 179 | Jim Dillard | West Monroe | LA | Ranger/Mercury | 108.823 |
173 | 153 | 141 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 109.360 |
172 | 163 | 196 | Mike Kernan | Wylie | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 109.375 |
171 | 155 | 100 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 109.848 |
170 | 175 | 248 | Lionel Botha | Okeechobee | FL | 111.578 | |
169 | 142 | 121 | Kevin Hawk | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 111.765 |
168 | 137 | 131 | J Todd Tucker | Moultrie | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 112.520 |
167 | 173 | 95 | James Watson | Waynesville | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 113.320 |
166 | 169 | 166 | Fletcher Shryock | Grant | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 113.847 |
165 | 120 | 98 | Casey Scanlon | Lenexa | KS | Nitro/Mercury | 114.367 |
164 | 170 | 190 | John Devere | Berea | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 114.608 |
163 | 77 | 101 | Matt Greenblatt | Port St. Lucie | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 114.726 |
162 | 144 | 126 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 114.782 |
161 | 177 | 154 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 115.967 |
160 | 138 | 159 | Bradley Roy | Lancaster | KY | Triton/Mercury | 116.272 |
159 | 116 | 109 | Chris Baumgardner | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 116.369 |
158 | 122 | 88 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 116.445 |
157 | 127 | 160 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 116.737 |
156 | 131 | 136 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 116.740 |
155 | 130 | 158 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 117.250 |
154 | 106 | 52 | Robbie Dodson | Harrison | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 117.782 |
153 | 145 | 111 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 117.971 |
152 | 160 | 155 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 118.019 |
151 | 183 | 211 | Kerry Milner | Bono | AR | 118.465 | |
150 | 136 | 167 | Dennis Tietje | Roanoke | LA | Nitro/Mercury | 118.555 |
149 | 191 | 243 | Jayme Rampey | Liberty | SC | 119.008 | |
148 | 114 | 140 | Chad Pipkens | Holt | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 119.708 |
147 | 112 | 125 | Travis Fox | Lowell | AR | 120.066 | |
146 | 200 | 256 | Clayton Batts | Macon | GA | 120.095 | |
145 | 129 | 135 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 120.387 |
144 | 104 | 89 | Nate Wellman | Newaygo | MI | Phoenix/Mercury | 120.506 |
143 | 193 | 198 | Jason Lambert | Michie | TN | Blazer/Evinrude | 120.516 |
142 | 149 | 156 | Kelley Jaye | Dadeville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 120.699 |
141 | 172 | 137 | Tom Redington | Royse City | TX | 120.911 | |
140 | 146 | 146 | Vic Vatalaro | Kent | OH | Ranger/Yamaha | 121.089 |
139 | 111 | 82 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 121.184 |
138 | 164 | 162 | Billy McCaghren | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 121.257 |
137 | 192 | 184 | Clark Reehm | Shreveport | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 121.886 |
136 | 141 | 110 | Britt Myers | Lake Wylie | SC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 122.094 |
135 | 119 | 175 | Tim Malone | Gatlinburg | TN | 122.664 | |
134 | 108 | 149 | Dion Hibdon | Sunrise Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 122.824 |
133 | 113 | 90 | Drew Benton | Panama City | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 122.874 |
132 | 128 | 115 | Jason Williamson | Aiken | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 123.300 |
131 | 103 | 152 | Keith Poche | Pike Road | AL | Gator Trax/Mercury | 123.753 |
130 | 132 | 151 | James Elam | Tulsa | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 124.046 |
129 | 194 | 238 | Brandon Hunter | Benton | KY | 124.629 | |
128 | 176 | 221 | Tony Davis | Williston | FL | 124.914 | |
127 | 166 | 176 | Rusty Trancygier | Hahira | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 124.972 |
126 | 110 | 107 | Josh Bertrand | Queen Creek | AZ | Nitro/Mercury | 125.421 |
125 | 115 | 77 | Stacey D. King | Reeds Spring | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 125.551 |
124 | 109 | 130 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 126.214 |
123 | 89 | 40 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 126.233 |
122 | 126 | 205 | David Mullins | Mt. Carmel | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 126.280 |
121 | 140 | 133 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 127.303 |
120 | 118 | 186 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 127.690 |
119 | 139 | 147 | Brandon Coulter | Knoxville | TN | Falcon/Mercury | 127.718 |
118 | 181 | 202 | Richard Peek | Centre | AL | 128.118 | |
117 | 123 | 86 | Brandon Card | Caryville | TN | Vexus/Suzuki | 129.368 |
116 | 72 | 50 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 129.637 |
115 | 134 | 123 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 129.922 |
114 | 93 | 87 | Cliff Prince | Palatka | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 130.305 |
113 | 91 | 122 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 130.367 |
112 | 154 | 119 | John Voyles | Petersburg | IN | Phoenix/Mercury | 131.590 |
111 | 101 | 120 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 131.639 |
110 | 97 | 72 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 131.958 |
109 | 102 | 63 | Austin Terry | San Angelo | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 132.268 |
108 | 158 | 177 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 132.330 |
107 | 133 | 117 | Jeff Gustafson | Kenora | ON | Lund/Mercury | 132.494 |
106 | 117 | 139 | Andrew Upshaw | Tulsa | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 132.619 |
105 | 100 | 112 | Boyd Duckett | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 133.315 |
104 | 71 | 59 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 134.053 |
103 | 75 | 47 | Cliff Crochet | Pierre Part | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 134.338 |
102 | 80 | 83 | Scott Suggs | Bryant | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 134.659 |
101 | 78 | 60 | Hank Cherry | Lincolnton | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 134.730 |
100 | 99 | 102 | Alex Davis | Albertville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 134.931 |
99 | 96 | 69 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 135.112 | |
98 | 98 | 145 | Jason Meninger | Gainesville | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 136.606 |
97 | 95 | 96 | Jonathon VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 136.863 |
96 | 62 | 76 | Kevin Short | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 136.968 |
95 | 186 | 249 | Mark Daniels, Jr. | Tuskegee | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 137.639 |
94 | 107 | 124 | Derek Remitz | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 137.772 |
93 | 83 | 81 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 138.375 |
92 | 179 | 252 | Brandon Cobb | Greenwood | SC | Falcon/Mercury | 138.394 |
91 | 64 | 85 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 138.407 |
90 | 87 | 74 | Russ Lane | Prattville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 138.429 |
89 | 124 | 164 | Scott Wiley | Bay Minette | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 138.698 |
88 | 196 | 228 | Jeff Sprague | Point | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 138.739 |
87 | 73 | 80 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 139.477 |
86 | 86 | 73 | Charles Ingram | Santa Fe | TN | Ranger/Honda | 139.868 |
85 | 135 | 199 | Micah Frazier | Newnan | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 139.929 |
84 | 84 | 104 | Marty Robinson | Lyman | SC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 140.043 |
83 | 151 | 224 | Shane LeHew | Charlotte | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 140.570 |
82 | 67 | 148 | Jason Reyes | Humble | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 141.450 |
81 | 94 | 53 | Fred Roumbanis | Russellville | AR | Triton/Mercury | 142.059 |
80 | 66 | 70 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 142.534 |
79 | 70 | 116 | Greg Vinson | Wetumpka | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 142.646 |
78 | 147 | 118 | Clent Davis | Montevallo | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 143.179 |
77 | 105 | 180 | Darrell Davis | Dover | FL | 143.660 | |
76 | 54 | 57 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 144.101 |
75 | 60 | 94 | James Niggemeyer | Van | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 144.695 |
74 | 59 | 99 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 145.395 |
73 | 58 | 84 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 145.403 |
72 | 61 | 38 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 145.458 |
71 | 69 | 51 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 146.203 |
70 | 74 | 78 | Andy Montgomery | Blacksburg | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 146.329 |
69 | 88 | 46 | Barry Wilson | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 148.713 |
68 | 81 | 106 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 148.762 |
67 | 65 | 44 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 149.067 |
66 | 57 | 68 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 150.617 |
65 | 42 | 64 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 150.802 |
64 | 125 | 161 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 150.853 |
63 | 92 | 49 | Randy Haynes | Ripley | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 151.578 |
62 | 68 | 129 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 151.665 |
61 | 82 | 66 | Troy Morrow | Eastanollee | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 152.369 |
60 | 56 | 23 | Spencer Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Phoenix/Mercury | 152.895 |
59 | 63 | 67 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 153.426 |
58 | 44 | 75 | Matthew Stefan | Junction City | WI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 153.918 |
57 | 90 | 97 | Brad Knight | Lancing | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 154.021 |
56 | 41 | 54 | Bill Lowen | Brookville | IN | XPress/Yamaha | 154.787 |
55 | 79 | 212 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 155.370 |
54 | 46 | 56 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 155.746 |
53 | 48 | 12 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 155.793 |
52 | 52 | 48 | Ramie Colson, Jr. | Cadiz | KY | Bullet/Evinrude | 155.895 |
51 | 182 | 204 | Michael Wooley | Collierville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 156.581 |
50 | 40 | 41 | Bobby Lane | Lakeland | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 158.479 |
49 | 33 | 39 | Mike McClelland | Blue Eye | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 158.639 |
48 | 36 | 32 | Chris Zaldain | Fort Worth | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 158.847 |
47 | 47 | 43 | Ott DeFoe | Blaine | TN | NItro/Mercury | 159.207 |
46 | 49 | 62 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 159.830 |
45 | 51 | 71 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 160.141 |
44 | 55 | 194 | Brandon Lester | Fayetteville | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 160.198 |
43 | 53 | 61 | Jared Lintner | Arroyo Grande | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 160.246 |
42 | 29 | 33 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 160.366 |
41 | 39 | 35 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 165.604 |
40 | 85 | 91 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 166.551 |
39 | 45 | 92 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 166.624 |
38 | 22 | 55 | Scott Canterbury | Odenville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 166.784 |
37 | 43 | 45 | Shad Schenck | Waynetown | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 168.660 |
36 | 24 | 8 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 169.370 |
35 | 32 | 34 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 169.687 |
34 | 26 | 65 | Clifford Pirch | Payson | AZ | Phoenix/Suzuki | 170.224 |
33 | 50 | 27 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 171.535 |
32 | 37 | 21 | Michael Neal | Dayton | TN | Phoenix/Yamaha | 171.599 |
31 | 35 | 28 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 171.767 |
30 | 30 | 13 | Randall Tharp | Port St. Joe | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 172.144 |
29 | 19 | 24 | Stetson Blaylock | Benton | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 173.268 |
28 | 31 | 31 | Brandon Palaniuk | Hayden | ID | Skeeter/Yamaha | 174.536 |
27 | 38 | 30 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 175.390 |
26 | 34 | 58 | Adrian Avena | Vineland | NJ | BassCat/Suzuki | 176.541 |
25 | 17 | 26 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 178.481 |
24 | 76 | 93 | John Cox | Debary | FL | Crestliner/Mercury | 179.774 |
23 | 25 | 19 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 181.025 |
22 | 20 | 22 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 181.121 |
21 | 18 | 11 | Casey Ashley | Donalds | SC | Triton/Mercury | 182.889 |
20 | 21 | 16 | Jacob Wheeler | Harrison | TN | Ikon/Mercury | 184.104 |
19 | 23 | 9 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 184.429 |
18 | 14 | 29 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 184.450 |
17 | 27 | 42 | Shinichi Fukae | Thomson | GA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 188.445 |
16 | 28 | 14 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 189.851 |
15 | 5 | 17 | Matt Arey | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 190.497 |
14 | 10 | 7 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 191.447 |
13 | 12 | 36 | Chris Lane | Guntersville | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 193.765 |
12 | 15 | 10 | Keith Combs | Huntington | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 193.811 |
11 | 9 | 25 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 197.692 |
10 | 16 | 5 | Brent Ehrler | Redlands | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 198.280 |
9 | 11 | 4 | Cody Meyer | Star | ID | Ranger/Evinrude | 199.091 |
8 | 8 | 37 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 201.308 |
7 | 6 | 6 | Jacob Powroznik | North Prince George | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 204.088 |
6 | 7 | 1 | Jason Christie | Park Hill | OK | Xpress/Yamaha | 207.017 |
5 | 2 | 2 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 212.286 |
4 | 1 | 18 | Justin Lucas | Guntersville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 213.681 |
3 | 3 | 15 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 214.653 |
2 | 13 | 20 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 216.244 |
1 | 4 | 3 | Bryan Thrift | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 225.625 |
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
Here's a brief overview of what's involved in calculating the BassFan World Rankings. (For confidentiality reasons, the proprietary methodology won't be discussed in detail.)
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