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