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