For the first time in the 14-year history of the BassFan World Rankings, Aaron Martens has ascended to the top slot. He moves into the No. 1 position in the latest edition, which takes in the Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Ouachita and the Bassmaster Elite Series events at the Chesapeake Bay and Lake St. Clair.
Martens, who wrapped up his second B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year title in 3 years with a 6th-place finish at St. Clair, has a lead of nearly 9 points over previous kingpin Bryan Thrift. Former No. 2 Scott Martin moved down one slot to 3rd and Andy Morgan gained one position and sits in 4th. Edwin Evers, like Martens a two-time winner on the Elite Series this year, jumped 11 places and rounds out the Top 5.
The bottom half of the Top 10 consists of Justin Lucas, Jacob Powroznik, Greg Hackney, Jason Christie and Wesley Strader.
Martens, now a three-time AOY for his career, has been both consistent and spectacular throughout 2015. He finished among the Top 15 in seven of the eight regular-season Elite events and claimed victories at the Chesapeake and Lake Havasu.
Todd Faircloth, a former No. 1 who'd had a lackluster campaign this year before winning at St. Clair, gained 14 places to No. 22. Cup champion Brad Knight moved up 15 slots to No. 42.
Chad Pipkens, who logged Top-4 finishes at both the Chesapeake and St. Clair, is up a whopping 65 places to 83rd.
The next tournament that will impact the rankings is the Bassmaster AOY Championship (now misnamed due to Martens' early clinching of the title), set for Sept. 17-20 at Sturgeon Bay in Wisconsin.
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Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
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94 | 99 | 69 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 137.255 | |
215 | 234 | - | Ken Iyobe | Aichi | 81.951 | ||
221 | 267 | - | Carl Jocumsen | Queensland | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 76.824 | |
1 | 3 | 15 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 233.269 |
6 | 4 | 18 | Justin Lucas | Guntersville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 201.674 |
12 | 13 | 36 | Chris Lane | Guntersville | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 192.508 |
32 | 35 | 34 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 170.687 |
36 | 38 | 55 | Scott Canterbury | Odenville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 168.878 |
38 | 31 | 28 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 163.989 |
57 | 54 | 56 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 152.075 |
65 | 78 | 118 | Clent Davis | Montevallo | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 149.265 |
66 | 69 | 46 | Barry Wilson | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 148.828 |
67 | 90 | 74 | Russ Lane | Prattville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 148.564 |
78 | 71 | 51 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 144.436 |
79 | 95 | 249 | Mark Daniels, Jr. | Tuskegee | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 143.703 |
81 | 89 | 164 | Scott Wiley | Bay Minette | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 143.226 |
82 | 79 | 116 | Greg Vinson | Wetumpka | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 142.708 |
93 | 68 | 106 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 137.546 |
96 | 100 | 102 | Alex Davis | Albertville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 136.781 |
100 | 105 | 112 | Boyd Duckett | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 134.819 |
107 | 118 | 202 | Richard Peek | Centre | AL | 132.866 | |
111 | 131 | 152 | Keith Poche | Pike Road | AL | Gator Trax/Mercury | 131.381 |
129 | 94 | 124 | Derek Remitz | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 124.247 |
155 | 142 | 156 | Kelley Jaye | Dadeville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 117.630 |
159 | 166 | 166 | Fletcher Shryock | Grant | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 115.488 |
169 | 169 | 121 | Kevin Hawk | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 112.040 |
170 | 121 | 133 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 111.158 |
179 | 233 | - | Jordan Lee | Cullman | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 102.177 |
188 | 187 | 142 | Jonathan Newton | Rogersville | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 99.361 |
198 | 202 | 193 | Blake Nick | Adger | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 91.716 |
199 | 235 | 339 | Matt Lee | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 91.318 |
201 | 204 | 105 | Casey Martin | New Market | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 90.119 |
230 | 207 | 170 | Jamie Horton | Centerville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 69.092 |
254 | 252 | 274 | Troy Gibson | Eufaula | AL | 51.512 | |
264 | 255 | 187 | Rick Cotten | Guntersville | AL | 48.192 | |
268 | 269 | 285 | Harry Moore | Valley | AL | 45.728 | |
278 | 284 | 222 | Robert Behrle | Hoover | AL | 38.437 | |
281 | 283 | - | Clay Elliott | Ozark | AL | 37.556 | |
314 | 311 | 315 | David Kilgore | Jasper | AL | 14.177 | |
337 | 338 | 351 | Bill Weidler | Helena | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 4.799 |
28 | 29 | 24 | Stetson Blaylock | Benton | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 174.916 |
34 | 40 | 91 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 169.733 |
45 | 42 | 33 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 160.334 |
61 | 60 | 23 | Spencer Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Phoenix/Mercury | 150.664 |
62 | 53 | 12 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 150.645 |
70 | 80 | 70 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 146.650 |
89 | 81 | 53 | Fred Roumbanis | Russellville | AR | Triton/Mercury | 138.785 |
106 | 102 | 83 | Scott Suggs | Bryant | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 133.060 |
114 | 124 | 130 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 130.357 |
118 | 138 | 162 | Billy McCaghren | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 128.757 |
134 | 96 | 76 | Kevin Short | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 123.107 |
148 | 156 | 136 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 118.637 |
152 | 147 | 125 | Travis Fox | Lowell | AR | 118.068 | |
157 | 154 | 52 | Robbie Dodson | Harrison | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 116.726 |
161 | 151 | 211 | Kerry Milner | Bono | AR | 115.174 | |
178 | 178 | 143 | Greg Bohannan | Bentonville | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 106.030 |
251 | 232 | 132 | Ray Scheide | Russellville | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 52.919 |
262 | 262 | 246 | Rodney Thomason | Maumelle | AR | 49.944 | |
273 | 271 | - | Cody Kelley | Conway | AR | 42.606 | |
276 | 272 | 276 | Shirley Crain | Van Buren | AR | 40.529 | |
302 | 297 | 245 | Michael Williamson | Fort Smith | AR | 24.984 | |
327 | 319 | 225 | Matthew Pennington | Springdale | AR | 7.914 | |
13 | 8 | 37 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 192.018 |
21 | 19 | 9 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 185.141 |
40 | 34 | 65 | Clifford Pirch | Payson | AZ | Phoenix/Suzuki | 161.491 |
103 | 126 | 107 | Josh Bertrand | Queen Creek | AZ | Nitro/Mercury | 134.171 |
14 | 18 | 29 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 189.123 |
16 | 10 | 5 | Brent Ehrler | Redlands | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 186.858 |
50 | 45 | 71 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 157.035 |
59 | 43 | 61 | Jared Lintner | Arroyo Grande | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 151.767 |
223 | 212 | 163 | Kevin Stewart | Elk Grove | CA | Phoenix/Mercury | 75.095 |
232 | 227 | - | Jimmy Reese | Witter Springs | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 67.543 |
220 | 263 | - | Paul Mueller | Naugatuck | CT | Triton/Mercury | 77.355 |
296 | 302 | - | Stephen Longobardi | Northford | CT | 26.674 | |
3 | 2 | 20 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 218.175 |
17 | 24 | 93 | John Cox | Debary | FL | Crestliner/Mercury | 186.816 |
43 | 30 | 13 | Randall Tharp | Port St. Joe | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 160.643 |
52 | 62 | 129 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 154.355 |
54 | 50 | 41 | Bobby Lane | Lakeland | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 153.942 |
58 | 91 | 85 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 151.795 |
68 | 77 | 180 | Darrell Davis | Dover | FL | 147.640 | |
76 | 73 | 84 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 144.685 |
87 | 67 | 44 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 141.126 |
113 | 74 | 99 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 130.905 |
119 | 120 | 186 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 128.104 |
123 | 128 | 221 | Tony Davis | Williston | FL | 125.868 | |
128 | 114 | 87 | Cliff Prince | Palatka | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 124.261 |
136 | 133 | 90 | Drew Benton | Panama City | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 122.852 |
137 | 162 | 126 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 122.744 |
165 | 170 | 248 | Lionel Botha | Okeechobee | FL | 113.161 | |
167 | 163 | 101 | Matt Greenblatt | Port St. Lucie | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 112.720 |
206 | 189 | 113 | Glenn Browne | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 87.142 |
238 | 226 | 217 | Terry Segraves | Kissimmee | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 61.319 |
267 | 266 | 264 | Stephen McKinnie | Umatila | FL | 47.597 | |
277 | 277 | - | Blake Smith | Lakeland | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 39.281 |
290 | 295 | 235 | George Kapiton | Inverness | FL | 31.709 | |
317 | 315 | - | Van Soles | Haines City | FL | 13.386 | |
321 | 320 | 313 | Rich Howes | Oviedo | FL | 11.317 | |
329 | 324 | 269 | Roland Martin | Naples | FL | Nitro/Mercury | 7.782 |
335 | 336 | - | Jesse Tacoronte | Orlando | FL | 5.128 | |
342 | 344 | 373 | Patrick Pierce | Jacksonville | FL | 3.525 | |
18 | 17 | 42 | Shinichi Fukae | Thomson | GA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 186.510 |
53 | 61 | 66 | Troy Morrow | Eastanollee | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 154.052 |
73 | 85 | 199 | Micah Frazier | Newnan | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 145.845 |
85 | 98 | 145 | Jason Meninger | Gainesville | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 142.103 |
122 | 127 | 176 | Rusty Trancygier | Hahira | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 126.479 |
138 | 168 | 131 | J Todd Tucker | Moultrie | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 121.943 |
142 | 146 | 256 | Clayton Batts | Macon | GA | 120.140 | |
183 | 181 | 210 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 101.461 | |
246 | 242 | - | Nick Hensley | Cumming | GA | 55.588 | |
247 | 247 | - | Jason Johnson | Dawsonville | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 55.139 |
257 | 257 | 253 | Patrick Bone | Cleveland | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 50.625 |
292 | 292 | 261 | Tony Dumitras | Winston | GA | 29.551 | |
332 | 332 | 333 | Kendall Newson | Decatur | GA | 6.856 | |
11 | 9 | 4 | Cody Meyer | Star | ID | Ranger/Evinrude | 197.617 |
25 | 28 | 31 | Brandon Palaniuk | Hayden | ID | Skeeter/Yamaha | 179.169 |
90 | 46 | 62 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 138.734 |
195 | 194 | 178 | Colby Schrumpf | Highland | IL | 93.364 | |
214 | 211 | 191 | Richard Lowitzki | St. Charles | IL | 82.338 | |
301 | 296 | 236 | Travis Loyd | Vienna | IL | 25.135 | |
313 | 314 | 308 | Stephen Mui | Bartlett | IL | 14.987 | |
31 | 37 | 45 | Shad Schenck | Waynetown | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 171.975 |
41 | 56 | 54 | Bill Lowen | Brookville | IN | XPress/Yamaha | 160.902 |
105 | 112 | 119 | John Voyles | Petersburg | IN | Phoenix/Mercury | 133.168 |
182 | 183 | 127 | Todd Hollowell | Fishers | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 101.471 |
197 | 201 | 220 | Bill McDonald | Greenwood | IN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 92.465 |
210 | 209 | 283 | Marcus Evans | Angola | IN | 85.250 | |
269 | 250 | 182 | Ryan Chandler | Hobart | IN | 45.505 | |
310 | 310 | 304 | Timothy Wilson | Gas City | IN | 16.018 | |
324 | 326 | 321 | Mike Elsea | Mooresville | IN | 10.089 | |
97 | 110 | 72 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 135.246 |
164 | 165 | 98 | Casey Scanlon | Lenexa | KS | Nitro/Mercury | 113.565 |
315 | 316 | 391 | Joe Gerard | Concordia | KS | 13.829 | |
39 | 52 | 48 | Ramie Colson, Jr. | Cadiz | KY | Bullet/Evinrude | 162.539 |
117 | 115 | 123 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 128.993 |
126 | 123 | 40 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 125.216 |
127 | 129 | 238 | Brandon Hunter | Benton | KY | 124.396 | |
146 | 160 | 159 | Bradley Roy | Lancaster | KY | Triton/Mercury | 119.376 |
160 | 164 | 190 | John Devere | Berea | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 115.212 |
181 | 185 | 185 | Charlie Evans | Gilbertsville | KY | 101.904 | |
187 | 190 | 247 | Troy Hollowell | Paducah | KY | 99.440 | |
194 | 196 | 150 | Shawn Murphy | Nicholasville | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 93.369 |
200 | 205 | 197 | Rex Huff | Corbin | KY | 90.314 | |
203 | 260 | - | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 89.934 |
212 | 198 | 172 | Kenneth (Boo) Woods | Oneida | KY | Ranger/Mercury | 84.279 |
263 | 248 | 173 | Bill Day | Frankfort | KY | 48.829 | |
274 | 273 | 262 | Leon Williamson | Fairdale | KY | 40.807 | |
286 | 289 | - | Dalton Cooksey | New Concord | KY | 34.618 | |
287 | 285 | 268 | Andrew Luxon | Richmond | KY | 33.408 | |
288 | 279 | 188 | Ray Meredith | Smiths Grove | KY | 33.379 | |
8 | 14 | 7 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 199.800 |
121 | 137 | 184 | Clark Reehm | Shreveport | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 127.819 |
145 | 103 | 47 | Cliff Crochet | Pierre Part | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 119.751 |
158 | 150 | 167 | Dennis Tietje | Roanoke | LA | Nitro/Mercury | 116.588 |
189 | 174 | 179 | Jim Dillard | West Monroe | LA | Ranger/Mercury | 98.452 |
217 | 264 | - | Randy Allen | Shreveport | LA | 80.844 | |
260 | 259 | 242 | Chris Neau | New Orleans | LA | 50.057 | |
266 | 246 | 200 | Zach Caudle | Shreveport | LA | 47.708 | |
291 | 287 | 223 | Wade LeBlanc | Gonzales | LA | 29.702 | |
311 | 312 | - | Darold Gleason | Leesville | LA | 15.297 | |
322 | 323 | - | Chad Wiley | Pineville | LA | 11.147 | |
323 | 325 | 320 | Gerald Spohrer | Gonzales | LA | Bass Cat/Suzuki | 10.187 |
344 | 346 | 380 | Lucas Ragusa | Gonzales | LA | 3.035 | |
298 | 276 | 203 | B.J. Haseotes | Centerville | MA | /Yamaha | 26.163 |
177 | 180 | 292 | Bryan Schmitt | Deale | MD | Ranger/Mercury | 106.696 |
341 | 343 | 368 | Al Farace | Cockeysville | MD | 3.819 | |
46 | 33 | 27 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 159.862 |
83 | 148 | 140 | Chad Pipkens | Holt | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 142.702 |
101 | 97 | 96 | Jonathon VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 134.530 |
125 | 144 | 89 | Nate Wellman | Newaygo | MI | Phoenix/Mercury | 125.260 |
233 | 229 | 206 | Skip Johnson | Goodells | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 66.982 |
309 | 306 | 267 | Tommy Robinson | Westland | MI | 17.841 | |
48 | 59 | 67 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 159.364 |
180 | 184 | 181 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 101.923 |
209 | 261 | - | Seth Feider | Bloomington | MN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 85.476 |
74 | 49 | 39 | Mike McClelland | Blue Eye | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 144.931 |
86 | 66 | 68 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 141.777 |
140 | 134 | 149 | Dion Hibdon | Sunrise Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 121.084 |
147 | 155 | 158 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 118.781 |
166 | 125 | 77 | Stacey D. King | Reeds Spring | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 113.109 |
173 | 167 | 95 | James Watson | Waynesville | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 109.433 |
175 | 171 | 100 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 106.755 |
240 | 237 | - | Mike Boyles | Highlandville | MO | 59.300 | |
245 | 243 | 240 | Kyle A. White | Tightwad | MO | 56.397 | |
249 | 245 | 275 | Eric Oliverson | Nixa | MO | 54.291 | |
252 | 239 | 216 | Payden Hibdon | Stover | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 52.302 |
258 | 241 | 219 | Guido Hibdon | Gravois Mills | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 50.511 |
283 | 280 | 273 | Stuart Arthur | Benton | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 35.701 |
297 | 300 | 290 | Kelly Power | Cape Fair | MO | 26.337 | |
64 | 63 | 49 | Randy Haynes | Ripley | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 149.351 |
149 | 152 | 155 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 118.522 |
151 | 139 | 82 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 118.228 |
226 | 223 | 103 | Cliff Pace | Petal | MS | Skeeter/Yamaha | 73.878 |
316 | 317 | 311 | Brock Mosley | Collinsville | MS | Phoenix/Mercury | 13.419 |
2 | 1 | 3 | Bryan Thrift | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 224.300 |
15 | 15 | 17 | Matt Arey | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 188.582 |
44 | 55 | 212 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 160.550 |
77 | 83 | 224 | Shane LeHew | Charlotte | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 144.477 |
115 | 101 | 60 | Hank Cherry | Lincolnton | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 130.183 |
133 | 159 | 109 | Chris Baumgardner | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 123.360 |
162 | 161 | 154 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 114.279 |
196 | 186 | 108 | Brent Long | Cornelius | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 93.027 |
207 | 251 | - | David Williams | Maiden | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 86.402 |
213 | 213 | 286 | Drew Montgomery | Denver | NC | 83.869 | |
242 | 236 | 208 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 57.930 |
248 | 249 | 374 | Powell Kemp | Scotland Neck | NC | 54.735 | |
253 | 256 | - | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 51.615 |
343 | 345 | 379 | Jamey Caldwell | Carthage | NC | 3.133 | |
318 | 318 | 312 | Jared Knuth | Wahoo | NE | 12.538 | |
24 | 26 | 58 | Adrian Avena | Vineland | NJ | BassCat/Suzuki | 179.200 |
29 | 22 | 22 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 173.962 |
222 | 221 | 254 | Joseph Sancho | New Windsor | NY | 76.657 | |
153 | 140 | 146 | Vic Vatalaro | Kent | OH | Ranger/Yamaha | 117.920 |
190 | 199 | 157 | Charlie Hartley | Grove City | OH | Ranger/Mercury | 98.419 |
204 | 206 | 239 | Nick Prvonozac | Warren | OH | 88.249 | |
241 | 217 | 183 | Michael Simonton | Fremont | OH | Triton/Yamaha | 58.595 |
304 | 304 | 251 | Robert Collins | Morrow | OH | 21.016 | |
5 | 16 | 14 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 204.028 |
9 | 6 | 1 | Jason Christie | Park Hill | OK | Xpress/Yamaha | 199.442 |
99 | 130 | 151 | James Elam | Tulsa | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 135.125 |
104 | 106 | 139 | Andrew Upshaw | Tulsa | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 134.109 |
108 | 93 | 81 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 132.461 |
110 | 108 | 177 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 131.593 |
141 | 116 | 50 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 120.321 |
191 | 182 | 165 | Kenyon Hill | Norman | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 96.199 |
192 | 193 | 171 | Jared Miller | Norman | OK | Skeeter/Yamaha | 95.055 |
202 | 210 | - | Zack Birge | Blanchard | OK | Blazer/Mercury | 89.981 |
211 | 218 | 218 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 84.502 |
228 | 220 | 189 | Scott Ashmore | Broken Arrow | OK | Legend/Yamaha | 72.390 |
234 | 225 | 192 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 66.741 |
235 | 274 | 227 | Kevin Ledoux | Choctaw | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 64.841 |
237 | 230 | 232 | Joel Baker | Talala | OK | 63.143 | |
271 | 275 | - | Mark Goines | Shady Point | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 43.147 |
294 | 290 | 234 | Alton Wilhoit | Harrah | OK | 28.657 | |
299 | 293 | 259 | Dale Hightower | Sand Springs | OK | 25.529 | |
331 | 331 | 331 | Derek Fulps | Broken Arrow | OK | 7.150 | |
339 | 340 | 358 | Brian Potter | Claremore | OK | 4.407 | |
109 | 107 | 117 | Jeff Gustafson | Kenora | ON | Lund/Mercury | 131.686 |
306 | 307 | - | Chris Johnston | Peterborough | ON | Ranger/Mercury | 19.401 |
150 | 158 | 88 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 118.455 |
30 | 39 | 92 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 173.384 |
308 | 309 | 270 | Bradley Rightnour | Mingoville | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 18.755 |
26 | 21 | 11 | Casey Ashley | Donalds | SC | Triton/Mercury | 177.891 |
37 | 27 | 30 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 164.935 |
63 | 70 | 78 | Andy Montgomery | Blacksburg | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 149.684 |
71 | 92 | 252 | Brandon Cobb | Greenwood | SC | Falcon/Mercury | 146.538 |
92 | 87 | 80 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 137.802 |
95 | 84 | 104 | Marty Robinson | Lyman | SC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 137.152 |
135 | 132 | 115 | Jason Williamson | Aiken | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 122.988 |
139 | 136 | 110 | Britt Myers | Lake Wylie | SC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 121.918 |
144 | 149 | 243 | Jayme Rampey | Liberty | SC | 119.760 | |
225 | 219 | 314 | Michael Murphy | Lexington | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 74.889 |
259 | 231 | 169 | Jason Quinn | Clover | SC | Legend/Mercury | 50.394 |
275 | 278 | 266 | Barton Aiken | Greenville | SC | 40.561 | |
293 | 298 | 289 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 29.127 | |
300 | 301 | 299 | Chris Heath | North Augusta | SC | 25.364 | |
4 | 5 | 2 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 210.881 |
10 | 11 | 25 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 199.120 |
19 | 20 | 16 | Jacob Wheeler | Harrison | TN | Ikon/Mercury | 186.481 |
27 | 32 | 21 | Michael Neal | Dayton | TN | Phoenix/Yamaha | 175.484 |
42 | 57 | 97 | Brad Knight | Lancing | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 160.756 |
51 | 51 | 204 | Michael Wooley | Collierville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 156.475 |
56 | 65 | 64 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 152.471 |
60 | 44 | 194 | Brandon Lester | Fayetteville | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 150.936 |
75 | 47 | 43 | Ott DeFoe | Blaine | TN | NItro/Mercury | 144.823 |
80 | 117 | 86 | Brandon Card | Caryville | TN | Vexus/Suzuki | 143.618 |
91 | 86 | 73 | Charles Ingram | Santa Fe | TN | Ranger/Honda | 137.947 |
120 | 119 | 147 | Brandon Coulter | Knoxville | TN | Falcon/Mercury | 128.005 |
130 | 135 | 175 | Tim Malone | Gatlinburg | TN | 123.978 | |
132 | 145 | 135 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 123.407 |
143 | 143 | 198 | Jason Lambert | Michie | TN | Blazer/Evinrude | 120.138 |
163 | 122 | 205 | David Mullins | Mt. Carmel | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 113.790 |
224 | 216 | 233 | Keith Amerson | Bethel Springs | TN | 75.015 | |
236 | 228 | 271 | Bob Morin | Seymour | TN | 63.915 | |
265 | 265 | - | Marshall Deakins | Dunlap | TN | 48.100 | |
272 | 270 | - | Derrick Snavely | Rogersville | TN | 43.045 | |
279 | 281 | 272 | James Christian | Dickson | TN | 37.830 | |
282 | 286 | 279 | Jerry Reagan | Byrdstown | TN | 36.896 | |
285 | 288 | - | Bill Terrell | Memphis | TN | 35.296 | |
303 | 303 | - | Craig Livesay | Johnson City | TN | 24.653 | |
305 | 305 | 230 | Wade Hendricks | Thompsons Station | TN | 19.448 | |
319 | 321 | 318 | Skylar Hamilton | Dandridge | TN | Caymas/Yamaha | 11.656 |
320 | 322 | 317 | Gary Clouse | La Vergne | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 11.578 |
325 | 327 | 322 | Bo Cross | Knoxville | TN | 8.421 | |
20 | 12 | 10 | Keith Combs | Huntington | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 186.381 |
22 | 36 | 8 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 184.672 |
47 | 48 | 32 | Chris Zaldain | Fort Worth | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 159.394 |
55 | 72 | 38 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 153.212 |
69 | 82 | 148 | Jason Reyes | Humble | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 146.706 |
72 | 64 | 161 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 146.341 |
84 | 76 | 57 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 142.609 |
88 | 88 | 228 | Jeff Sprague | Point | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 139.545 |
98 | 75 | 94 | James Niggemeyer | Van | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 135.165 |
112 | 109 | 63 | Austin Terry | San Angelo | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 131.185 |
116 | 111 | 120 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 129.479 |
124 | 113 | 122 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 125.361 |
131 | 141 | 137 | Tom Redington | Royse City | TX | 123.860 | |
154 | 157 | 160 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 117.765 |
156 | 153 | 111 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 117.003 |
168 | 172 | 196 | Mike Kernan | Wylie | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 112.612 |
172 | 173 | 141 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 110.604 |
174 | 175 | 128 | Rich Dalbey | Greenville | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 107.005 |
176 | 176 | 209 | Byron Velvick | Boerne | TX | Triton/Mercury | 106.745 |
184 | 179 | 134 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 101.280 |
185 | 188 | 280 | Jimmy Brewer | Marshall | TX | 100.311 | |
186 | 191 | 153 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 99.493 |
205 | 195 | 201 | Lendell Martin, Jr. | Nacogdoches | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 87.438 |
208 | 203 | 214 | James Biggs | Euless | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 85.615 |
216 | 214 | 174 | Tommy Martin | Hemphill | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 80.959 |
231 | 224 | 293 | Dustin Grice | Hewitt | TX | 68.979 | |
243 | 222 | 195 | Grant Goldbeck | Boerne | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 56.760 |
250 | 253 | - | Troy Broussard | Beaumont | TX | 52.984 | |
255 | 254 | 255 | Trevor Romans | Plano | TX | 51.202 | |
256 | 258 | - | Stephen Patek | Dallas | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 50.885 |
261 | 244 | 144 | Christopher Brasher | Spring | TX | 50.003 | |
289 | 294 | 215 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 32.140 |
295 | 299 | 278 | Justin Morton | Etoile | TX | 27.727 | |
307 | 308 | - | Mike Kernan TX | Wylie | TX | 18.888 | |
312 | 313 | 326 | Brian Clark | Haltom City | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 15.228 |
328 | 329 | 307 | Tommy Durham | Whitney | TX | 7.835 | |
330 | 330 | 330 | James Biggerstaff | Odessa | TX | 7.248 | |
333 | 333 | 337 | Steve Sennikoff | Forney | TX | Triton/Mercury | 6.366 |
334 | 334 | 346 | Jeff Cloud | Lubbock | TX | 5.288 | |
336 | 337 | - | Scott Barnett | Mansfield | TX | 4.921 | |
338 | 339 | - | Craig Workman | Ft. Worth | TX | 4.506 | |
340 | 342 | - | Logan Sherrer | Karnack | TX | 3.935 | |
7 | 7 | 6 | Jacob Powroznik | North Prince George | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 201.517 |
33 | 23 | 19 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 169.976 |
35 | 41 | 35 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 169.480 |
171 | 177 | 168 | Kurt Dove | Fairfax | VA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 110.795 |
218 | 192 | 114 | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 78.075 |
219 | 215 | 258 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 77.785 |
229 | 208 | 79 | Philip Jarabeck | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 71.763 |
270 | 268 | - | Billy Shelton III | La Crosse | VA | 45.257 | |
280 | 282 | - | Michael Hall | Annandale | VA | 37.752 | |
326 | 328 | 327 | Paul Pagnato | Reston | VA | 7.933 | |
23 | 25 | 26 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 183.032 |
49 | 58 | 75 | Matthew Stefan | Junction City | WI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 159.271 |
102 | 104 | 59 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 134.288 |
239 | 238 | 291 | Jeff Barth | Marshfield | WI | 59.359 | |
193 | 200 | 229 | Ryan Davidson | Huntington | WV | 94.032 | |
227 | 197 | 138 | Jeremy Starks | Charleston | WV | Skeeter/Yamaha | 73.697 |
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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