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