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