Aaron Martens, the 3rd-place finisher in the 2016 Bassmaster Classic at Oklahoma's Grand Lake, retained a firm grip on the No. 1 slot in the first reshuffling of the BassFan World Rankings this year. The new edition encompasses the Classic and last month's Lake Okeechobee FLW Tour.
Martens has an edge of nearly 10 points over Classic champion Edwin Evers, who moved up two places to 3rd. Sandwiched between Martens and Evers is reigning FLW Tour Angler of the Year Scott Martin, who finished 23rd at Okeechobee.
John Cox, the runner-up to Martin in last year's FLW points race, improved 17 places to 4th after his 12th-place showing at Okeechobee. Longtime FLW stalwart and former No. 1 Andy Morgan completed the Top 5.
Justin Lucas, Greg Hackney, Jacob Powroznik, Bryan Thrift and Shinichi Fukae comprise the remainder of the Top 10.
The next events that will impact the rankings are the St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite Series and the Lake Hartwell FLW Tour, both set for March 17-20.
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Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
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379 | - | - | Tim Frederick | Leesburg | FL | Falcon/Mercury | 1.633 |
378 | - | - | Gene Eisenmann | Frisco | TX | 1.812 | |
376 | - | - | Buddy Gross | Ringgold | GA | Bullet/Mercury | 2.349 |
374 | - | - | Larry Schroeder | Clayton | OH | 2.573 | |
372 | - | - | Kyle Mabrey | McCalla | AL | 2.796 | |
370 | - | - | Tim McDonald | Hagerhill | KY | 3.154 | |
368 | - | - | Chase Brooks | Iraan | TX | 3.333 | |
365 | - | - | Daryl Biron | South Windsor | CT | 3.870 | |
363 | - | - | Jordan Osborne | Longview | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 3.959 |
352 | - | - | Matt Wittekiend | Angleton | TX | 5.211 | |
349 | - | - | Brian Latimer | Belton | SC | Falcon/Mercury | 5.748 |
345 | - | - | James Stricklin, Jr. | Texarkana | AR | 6.016 | |
342 | - | - | Shane Melton | Kokomo | IN | 7.447 | |
341 | - | - | Jim Jones | Big Bend | WI | 7.537 | |
339 | - | - | Jerry Lawler | Athens | AL | 7.626 | |
336 | - | - | Chris Whitson | Louisville | TN | 8.252 | |
335 | - | - | Austin Felix | Eden Prairie | MN | Phoenix/Mercury | 8.349 |
333 | - | - | Timmy Thompkins | Myrtle Beach | SC | 8.431 | |
326 | - | - | Jay Kendrick | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 9.505 |
325 | - | - | Luke Dunkin | Lawrenceburg | TN | 9.773 | |
322 | - | - | Jason Abram | Piney Flats | TN | Caymas/Mercury | 9.952 |
319 | - | - | Sven Hilland | Sanford | FL | 10.399 | |
318 | - | - | Eric Jackson | Walling | TN | 10.578 | |
317 | - | - | Kurt Mitchell | Milford | DE | 10.846 | |
314 | - | - | Braxton Setzer | Auburn | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 11.294 |
309 | - | - | Richie Eaves | Nauvoo | IL | 12.367 | |
308 | - | - | Joe Holland | Jefferson | ME | 12.457 | |
307 | - | - | Kyle Monti | Okeechobee | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 13.262 |
306 | - | - | Cory Johnston | Cavan | ON | Ranger/Evinrude | 13.351 |
300 | - | - | Tommy Dickerson | Orange | TX | 14.782 | |
295 | - | - | Curtis Richardson | Belleville | ON | 15.618 | |
292 | - | - | Chris McCall | Jasper | TX | Legend/Evinrude | 16.082 |
291 | - | - | Shawn Gordon | Russellville | AR | 16.539 | |
287 | - | - | Kevin Johnson | Valencia | CA | 19.229 | |
286 | - | - | Billy Shelton III | La Crosse | VA | 19.856 | |
285 | - | - | Charlie Weyer | West Hills | CA | Triton/Mercury | 19.945 |
284 | - | - | Joshua Weaver | Macon | GA | 20.124 | |
282 | - | - | Brandon McMillan | Belle Glade | FL | Bass Cat/Mercury | 24.409 |
269 | - | - | Bradley Hallman | Norman | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 32.661 |
377 | 344 | 344 | Lucas Ragusa | Gonzales | LA | 2.279 | |
375 | 343 | 343 | Jamey Caldwell | Carthage | NC | 2.352 | |
373 | 342 | 342 | Patrick Pierce | Jacksonville | FL | 2.647 | |
371 | 341 | 341 | Al Farace | Cockeysville | MD | 2.867 | |
364 | 340 | 340 | Logan Sherrer | Karnack | TX | 3.935 | |
369 | 339 | 339 | Brian Potter | Claremore | OK | 3.308 | |
360 | 338 | 338 | Craig Workman | Ft. Worth | TX | 4.506 | |
366 | 337 | 337 | Bill Weidler | Helena | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 3.603 |
356 | 336 | 336 | Scott Barnett | Mansfield | TX | 4.921 | |
354 | 335 | 335 | Jesse Tacoronte | Orlando | FL | 5.128 | |
362 | 334 | 334 | Jeff Cloud | Lubbock | TX | 3.970 | |
359 | 333 | 333 | Steve Sennikoff | Forney | TX | Triton/Mercury | 4.779 |
353 | 332 | 332 | Kendall Newson | Decatur | GA | 5.147 | |
351 | 331 | 331 | Derek Fulps | Broken Arrow | OK | 5.368 | |
350 | 330 | 330 | James Biggerstaff | Odessa | TX | 5.441 | |
348 | 328 | 328 | Tommy Durham | Whitney | TX | 5.883 | |
346 | 326 | 326 | Paul Pagnato | Reston | VA | 5.956 | |
340 | 324 | 324 | Mike Elsea | Mooresville | IN | 7.574 | |
294 | 323 | 323 | Gerald Spohrer | Gonzales | LA | Bass Cat/Suzuki | 15.704 |
316 | 322 | 322 | Chad Wiley | Pineville | LA | 11.147 | |
338 | 321 | 321 | Rich Howes | Oviedo | FL | 7.795 | |
312 | 320 | 320 | Gary Clouse | La Vergne | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 11.537 |
331 | 319 | 319 | Skylar Hamilton | Dandridge | TN | Caymas/Yamaha | 8.751 |
327 | 318 | 318 | Jared Knuth | Wahoo | NE | 9.413 | |
310 | 317 | 317 | Van Soles | Haines City | FL | 12.005 | |
321 | 316 | 316 | Brock Mosley | Collinsville | MS | Phoenix/Mercury | 10.075 |
302 | 315 | 315 | Joe Gerard | Concordia | KS | 13.928 | |
329 | 314 | 314 | David Kilgore | Jasper | AL | 8.932 | |
315 | 313 | 313 | Stephen Mui | Bartlett | IL | 11.251 | |
297 | 312 | 312 | Brian Clark | Haltom City | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 15.141 |
296 | 311 | 311 | Darold Gleason | Leesville | LA | 15.297 | |
380 | 310 | 310 | Timothy Wilson | Gas City | IN | 0.779 | |
347 | 309 | 309 | Tommy Robinson | Westland | MI | 5.908 | |
361 | 308 | 308 | Bradley Rightnour | Mingoville | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 4.044 |
289 | 307 | 307 | Mike Kernan TX | Wylie | TX | 17.888 | |
263 | 306 | 306 | Chris Johnston | Peterborough | ON | Ranger/Mercury | 38.632 |
355 | 305 | 305 | Wade Hendricks | Thompsons Station | TN | 5.039 | |
343 | 304 | 304 | Robert Collins | Morrow | OH | 6.915 | |
271 | 303 | 303 | Craig Livesay | Johnson City | TN | 31.757 | |
280 | 302 | 302 | Michael Williamson | Fort Smith | AR | 25.279 | |
334 | 301 | 301 | Travis Loyd | Vienna | IL | 8.401 | |
367 | 300 | 300 | Chris Heath | North Augusta | SC | 3.484 | |
277 | 299 | 299 | Dale Hightower | Sand Springs | OK | 25.703 | |
323 | 298 | 298 | B.J. Haseotes | Centerville | MA | /Yamaha | 9.821 |
358 | 297 | 297 | Kelly Power | Cape Fair | MO | 4.819 | |
275 | 296 | 296 | Stephen Longobardi | Northford | CT | 26.837 | |
332 | 295 | 295 | Justin Morton | Etoile | TX | 8.557 | |
324 | 294 | 294 | Alton Wilhoit | Harrah | OK | 9.799 | |
299 | 293 | 293 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 14.967 | |
274 | 292 | 292 | Tony Dumitras | Winston | GA | 27.181 | |
337 | 291 | 291 | Wade LeBlanc | Gonzales | LA | 8.094 | |
259 | 290 | 290 | George Kapiton | Inverness | FL | 43.711 | |
344 | 289 | 289 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 6.055 |
320 | 288 | 288 | Ray Meredith | Smiths Grove | KY | 10.320 | |
330 | 287 | 287 | Andrew Luxon | Richmond | KY | 8.877 | |
265 | 286 | 286 | Dalton Cooksey | New Concord | KY | 37.185 | |
266 | 285 | 285 | Bill Terrell | Memphis | TN | 36.768 | |
313 | 283 | 283 | Stuart Arthur | Benton | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 11.332 |
293 | 282 | 282 | Jerry Reagan | Byrdstown | TN | 15.859 | |
264 | 281 | 281 | Clay Elliott | Ozark | AL | 37.676 | |
260 | 280 | 280 | Michael Hall | Annandale | VA | 43.097 | |
303 | 279 | 279 | James Christian | Dickson | TN | 13.927 | |
301 | 278 | 278 | Robert Behrle | Hoover | AL | 14.046 | |
247 | 277 | 277 | Blake Smith | Lakeland | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 52.119 |
258 | 276 | 276 | Shirley Crain | Van Buren | AR | 44.153 | |
357 | 275 | 275 | Barton Aiken | Greenville | SC | 4.824 | |
328 | 274 | 274 | Leon Williamson | Fairdale | KY | 9.010 | |
242 | 273 | 273 | Cody Kelley | Conway | AR | 58.141 | |
257 | 272 | 272 | Derrick Snavely | Rogersville | TN | 44.255 | |
255 | 271 | 271 | Mark Goines | Shady Point | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 44.680 |
252 | 270 | 270 | Billy Shelton III | La Crosse | VA | 46.057 | |
238 | 269 | 269 | Ryan Chandler | Hobart | IN | 62.027 | |
249 | 268 | 268 | Harry Moore | Valley | AL | 50.044 | |
254 | 267 | 267 | Stephen McKinnie | Umatila | FL | 45.226 | |
298 | 266 | 266 | Zach Caudle | Shreveport | LA | 15.076 | |
251 | 265 | 265 | Marshall Deakins | Dunlap | TN | 47.043 | |
305 | 264 | 264 | Rick Cotten | Guntersville | AL | 13.819 | |
276 | 263 | 263 | Bill Day | Frankfort | KY | 26.124 | |
256 | 262 | 262 | Rodney Thomason | Maumelle | AR | 44.524 | |
279 | 261 | 261 | Christopher Brasher | Spring | TX | 25.594 | |
250 | 260 | 260 | Chris Neau | New Orleans | LA | 47.412 | |
304 | 259 | 259 | Jason Quinn | Clover | SC | Legend/Mercury | 13.896 |
268 | 258 | 258 | Guido Hibdon | Gravois Mills | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 33.207 |
290 | 257 | 257 | Patrick Bone | Cleveland | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 16.656 |
232 | 256 | 256 | Stephen Patek | Dallas | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 67.517 |
278 | 255 | 255 | Trevor Romans | Plano | TX | 25.611 | |
234 | 254 | 254 | Troy Gibson | Eufaula | AL | 65.561 | |
248 | 253 | 253 | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 51.486 |
270 | 252 | 252 | Payden Hibdon | Stover | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 32.469 |
288 | 251 | 251 | Ray Scheide | Russellville | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 18.513 |
231 | 250 | 250 | Troy Broussard | Beaumont | TX | 68.631 | |
261 | 249 | 249 | Eric Oliverson | Nixa | MO | 42.325 | |
230 | 248 | 248 | Powell Kemp | Scotland Neck | NC | 70.458 | |
239 | 247 | 247 | Jason Johnson | Dawsonville | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 61.426 |
244 | 246 | 246 | Nick Hensley | Cumming | GA | 56.517 | |
245 | 245 | 245 | Kyle A. White | Tightwad | MO | 53.825 | |
273 | 243 | 243 | Grant Goldbeck | Boerne | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 28.209 |
228 | 242 | 242 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 71.955 |
272 | 241 | 241 | Michael Simonton | Fremont | OH | Triton/Yamaha | 30.567 |
241 | 240 | 240 | Mike Boyles | Highlandville | MO | 59.119 | |
243 | 239 | 239 | Jeff Barth | Marshfield | WI | 57.857 | |
240 | 238 | 238 | Terry Segraves | Kissimmee | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 59.654 |
267 | 237 | 237 | Joel Baker | Talala | OK | 33.572 | |
246 | 236 | 236 | Bob Morin | Seymour | TN | 52.151 | |
237 | 235 | 235 | Kevin Ledoux | Choctaw | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 64.456 |
209 | 234 | 234 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 81.148 |
281 | 233 | 233 | Skip Johnson | Goodells | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 25.059 |
208 | 232 | 232 | Jimmy Reese | Witter Springs | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 82.376 |
235 | 231 | 231 | Dustin Grice | Hewitt | TX | 65.269 | |
213 | 230 | 230 | Jamie Horton | Centerville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 80.144 |
283 | 229 | 229 | Philip Jarabeck | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 22.161 |
217 | 228 | 228 | Scott Ashmore | Broken Arrow | OK | Legend/Yamaha | 76.680 |
253 | 227 | 227 | Jeremy Starks | Charleston | WV | Skeeter/Yamaha | 45.823 |
226 | 226 | 226 | Cliff Pace | Petal | MS | Skeeter/Yamaha | 72.769 |
220 | 225 | 225 | Michael Murphy | Lexington | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 75.778 |
229 | 224 | 224 | Keith Amerson | Bethel Springs | TN | 71.557 | |
236 | 223 | 223 | Kevin Stewart | Elk Grove | CA | Phoenix/Mercury | 64.905 |
216 | 222 | 222 | Joseph Sancho | New Windsor | NY | 77.218 | |
221 | 221 | 221 | Carl Jocumsen | Queensland | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 75.453 | |
224 | 220 | 220 | Paul Mueller | Naugatuck | CT | Triton/Mercury | 74.395 |
233 | 219 | 219 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 66.590 |
262 | 218 | 218 | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 39.456 |
210 | 217 | 217 | Randy Allen | Shreveport | LA | 81.082 | |
227 | 216 | 216 | Tommy Martin | Hemphill | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 72.000 |
214 | 215 | 215 | Ken Iyobe | Aichi | 80.003 | ||
219 | 214 | 214 | Richard Lowitzki | St. Charles | IL | 75.898 | |
215 | 213 | 213 | Drew Montgomery | Denver | NC | 79.818 | |
194 | 212 | 212 | Kenneth (Boo) Woods | Oneida | KY | Ranger/Mercury | 93.469 |
196 | 211 | 211 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 92.232 |
171 | 210 | 210 | Marcus Evans | Angola | IN | 105.735 | |
205 | 209 | 209 | Seth Feider | Bloomington | MN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 85.649 |
212 | 208 | 208 | James Biggs | Euless | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 80.317 |
203 | 207 | 207 | David Williams | Maiden | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 86.326 |
206 | 206 | 206 | Glenn Browne | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 83.364 |
207 | 205 | 205 | Lendell Martin, Jr. | Nacogdoches | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 83.097 |
218 | 204 | 204 | Nick Prvonozac | Warren | OH | 75.935 | |
173 | 203 | 203 | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 105.205 |
187 | 202 | 202 | Zack Birge | Blanchard | OK | Blazer/Mercury | 98.212 |
222 | 201 | 201 | Casey Martin | New Market | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 75.414 |
201 | 200 | 200 | Rex Huff | Corbin | KY | 90.781 | |
199 | 199 | 199 | Matt Lee | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 91.578 |
176 | 198 | 198 | Blake Nick | Adger | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 104.224 |
202 | 197 | 197 | Bill McDonald | Greenwood | IN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 88.579 |
211 | 196 | 196 | Brent Long | Cornelius | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 80.657 |
204 | 195 | 195 | Colby Schrumpf | Highland | IL | 86.089 | |
195 | 194 | 194 | Shawn Murphy | Nicholasville | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 92.625 |
223 | 193 | 193 | Ryan Davidson | Huntington | WV | 74.943 | |
192 | 192 | 192 | Jared Miller | Norman | OK | Skeeter/Yamaha | 94.123 |
191 | 191 | 191 | Kenyon Hill | Norman | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 94.154 |
186 | 190 | 190 | Charlie Hartley | Grove City | OH | Ranger/Mercury | 98.221 |
136 | 189 | 189 | Jim Dillard | West Monroe | LA | Ranger/Mercury | 120.333 |
181 | 188 | 188 | Jonathan Newton | Rogersville | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 100.675 |
200 | 187 | 187 | Troy Hollowell | Paducah | KY | 91.496 | |
177 | 186 | 186 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 103.523 |
175 | 185 | 185 | Jimmy Brewer | Marshall | TX | 104.483 | |
183 | 184 | 184 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 100.053 |
182 | 183 | 183 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 100.351 | |
185 | 182 | 182 | Todd Hollowell | Fishers | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 99.948 |
172 | 181 | 181 | Charlie Evans | Gilbertsville | KY | 105.729 | |
189 | 180 | 180 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 96.018 |
132 | 179 | 179 | Jordan Lee | Cullman | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 122.233 |
127 | 178 | 178 | Greg Bohannan | Bentonville | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 123.424 |
157 | 177 | 177 | Bryan Schmitt | Deale | MD | Ranger/Mercury | 111.966 |
179 | 176 | 176 | Byron Velvick | Boerne | TX | Triton/Mercury | 101.539 |
178 | 175 | 175 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 102.102 |
198 | 174 | 174 | Rich Dalbey | Greenville | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 91.817 |
128 | 173 | 173 | James Watson | Waynesville | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 123.009 |
180 | 172 | 172 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 101.171 |
162 | 171 | 171 | Kurt Dove | Fairfax | VA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 110.643 |
170 | 170 | 170 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 106.586 |
161 | 169 | 169 | Kevin Hawk | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 110.735 |
160 | 168 | 168 | Mike Kernan | Wylie | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 111.304 |
190 | 167 | 167 | Matt Greenblatt | Port St. Lucie | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 95.415 |
193 | 166 | 166 | Stacey D. King | Reeds Spring | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 94.119 |
184 | 165 | 165 | Lionel Botha | Okeechobee | FL | 100.037 | |
159 | 164 | 164 | Casey Scanlon | Lenexa | KS | Nitro/Mercury | 111.669 |
164 | 163 | 163 | David Mullins | Mt. Carmel | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 110.280 |
165 | 162 | 162 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 109.762 |
149 | 161 | 161 | Kerry Milner | Bono | AR | 114.718 | |
85 | 160 | 160 | John Devere | Berea | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 137.398 |
146 | 159 | 159 | Fletcher Shryock | Grant | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 116.355 |
138 | 158 | 158 | Dennis Tietje | Roanoke | LA | Nitro/Mercury | 120.176 |
197 | 157 | 157 | Robbie Dodson | Harrison | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 91.855 |
151 | 156 | 156 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 114.274 |
142 | 155 | 155 | Kelley Jaye | Dadeville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 117.293 |
110 | 154 | 154 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 128.680 |
167 | 153 | 153 | Vic Vatalaro | Kent | OH | Ranger/Yamaha | 108.680 |
169 | 152 | 152 | Travis Fox | Lowell | AR | 108.164 | |
153 | 151 | 151 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 112.323 |
174 | 150 | 150 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 104.574 |
141 | 149 | 149 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 117.721 |
163 | 148 | 148 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 110.424 |
143 | 147 | 147 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 116.640 |
133 | 146 | 146 | Bradley Roy | Lancaster | KY | Triton/Mercury | 121.842 |
166 | 145 | 145 | Cliff Crochet | Pierre Part | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 109.351 |
150 | 144 | 144 | Jayme Rampey | Liberty | SC | 114.684 | |
188 | 143 | 143 | Jason Lambert | Michie | TN | Blazer/Evinrude | 96.083 |
124 | 142 | 142 | Clayton Batts | Macon | GA | 124.139 | |
147 | 141 | 141 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 116.052 |
156 | 140 | 140 | Dion Hibdon | Sunrise Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 111.988 |
135 | 139 | 139 | Britt Myers | Lake Wylie | SC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 120.833 |
131 | 138 | 138 | J Todd Tucker | Moultrie | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 122.642 |
122 | 137 | 137 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 124.304 |
155 | 136 | 136 | Drew Benton | Panama City | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 112.158 |
123 | 135 | 135 | Jason Williamson | Aiken | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 124.262 |
145 | 134 | 134 | Kevin Short | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 116.398 |
168 | 133 | 133 | Chris Baumgardner | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 108.577 |
130 | 132 | 132 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 122.824 |
152 | 131 | 131 | Tom Redington | Royse City | TX | 113.190 | |
98 | 130 | 130 | Tim Malone | Gatlinburg | TN | 132.964 | |
137 | 129 | 129 | Derek Remitz | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 120.198 |
139 | 128 | 128 | Cliff Prince | Palatka | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 119.290 |
144 | 127 | 127 | Brandon Hunter | Benton | KY | 116.553 | |
158 | 126 | 126 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 111.679 |
119 | 125 | 125 | Nate Wellman | Newaygo | MI | Phoenix/Mercury | 124.650 |
121 | 124 | 124 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 124.399 |
109 | 123 | 123 | Tony Davis | Williston | FL | 130.637 | |
140 | 122 | 122 | Rusty Trancygier | Hahira | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 118.688 |
55 | 121 | 121 | Clark Reehm | Shreveport | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 149.705 |
116 | 120 | 120 | Brandon Coulter | Knoxville | TN | Falcon/Mercury | 127.058 |
96 | 119 | 119 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 133.860 |
93 | 118 | 118 | Billy McCaghren | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 134.176 |
148 | 117 | 117 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 115.608 |
118 | 116 | 116 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 126.359 |
120 | 115 | 115 | Hank Cherry | Lincolnton | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 124.596 |
112 | 114 | 114 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 128.429 |
115 | 113 | 113 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 127.891 |
117 | 112 | 112 | Austin Terry | San Angelo | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 126.904 |
105 | 111 | 111 | Keith Poche | Pike Road | AL | Gator Trax/Mercury | 131.142 |
65 | 110 | 110 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 146.473 |
82 | 109 | 109 | Jeff Gustafson | Kenora | ON | Lund/Mercury | 139.737 |
107 | 108 | 108 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 130.979 |
154 | 107 | 107 | Richard Peek | Centre | AL | 112.298 | |
125 | 106 | 106 | Scott Suggs | Bryant | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 123.783 |
113 | 105 | 105 | John Voyles | Petersburg | IN | Phoenix/Mercury | 128.363 |
126 | 104 | 104 | Andrew Upshaw | Tulsa | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 123.447 |
76 | 103 | 103 | Josh Bertrand | Queen Creek | AZ | Nitro/Mercury | 141.597 |
103 | 102 | 102 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 131.635 |
89 | 101 | 101 | Jonathon VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 135.158 |
80 | 100 | 100 | Boyd Duckett | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 140.348 |
60 | 99 | 99 | James Elam | Tulsa | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 148.128 |
106 | 98 | 98 | James Niggemeyer | Van | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 131.049 |
104 | 97 | 97 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 131.571 |
51 | 96 | 96 | Alex Davis | Albertville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 151.709 |
70 | 95 | 95 | Marty Robinson | Lyman | SC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 143.701 |
92 | 94 | 94 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 134.487 | |
102 | 93 | 93 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 132.177 |
95 | 92 | 92 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 133.867 |
129 | 91 | 91 | Charles Ingram | Santa Fe | TN | Ranger/Honda | 122.832 |
108 | 90 | 90 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 130.920 |
111 | 89 | 89 | Fred Roumbanis | Russellville | AR | Triton/Mercury | 128.636 |
53 | 88 | 88 | Jeff Sprague | Point | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 150.547 |
99 | 87 | 87 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 132.888 |
88 | 86 | 86 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 135.507 |
114 | 85 | 85 | Jason Meninger | Gainesville | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 128.299 |
91 | 84 | 84 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 134.661 |
41 | 83 | 83 | Chad Pipkens | Holt | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 156.383 |
45 | 82 | 82 | Greg Vinson | Wetumpka | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 152.959 |
79 | 81 | 81 | Scott Wiley | Bay Minette | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 140.354 |
66 | 80 | 80 | Brandon Card | Caryville | TN | Vexus/Suzuki | 145.562 |
57 | 79 | 79 | Mark Daniels, Jr. | Tuskegee | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 148.782 |
97 | 78 | 78 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 133.308 |
87 | 77 | 77 | Shane LeHew | Charlotte | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 137.171 |
77 | 76 | 76 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 141.381 |
61 | 75 | 75 | Ott DeFoe | Blaine | TN | NItro/Mercury | 147.846 |
101 | 74 | 74 | Mike McClelland | Blue Eye | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 132.229 |
50 | 73 | 73 | Micah Frazier | Newnan | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 152.179 |
63 | 72 | 72 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 147.412 |
83 | 71 | 71 | Brandon Cobb | Greenwood | SC | Falcon/Mercury | 138.707 |
81 | 70 | 70 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 139.785 |
72 | 69 | 69 | Jason Reyes | Humble | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 142.442 |
62 | 68 | 68 | Darrell Davis | Dover | FL | 147.469 | |
69 | 67 | 67 | Russ Lane | Prattville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 144.243 |
134 | 66 | 66 | Barry Wilson | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 121.572 |
84 | 65 | 65 | Clent Davis | Montevallo | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 138.433 |
90 | 64 | 64 | Randy Haynes | Ripley | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 134.822 |
68 | 63 | 63 | Andy Montgomery | Blacksburg | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 144.343 |
75 | 62 | 62 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 142.110 |
100 | 61 | 61 | Spencer Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Phoenix/Mercury | 132.781 |
64 | 60 | 60 | Brandon Lester | Fayetteville | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 147.271 |
73 | 59 | 59 | Jared Lintner | Arroyo Grande | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 142.385 |
48 | 58 | 58 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 152.538 |
54 | 57 | 57 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 150.071 |
35 | 56 | 56 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 163.530 |
32 | 55 | 55 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 165.101 |
36 | 54 | 54 | Bobby Lane | Lakeland | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 163.450 |
74 | 53 | 53 | Troy Morrow | Eastanollee | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 142.184 |
71 | 52 | 52 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 142.545 |
43 | 51 | 51 | Michael Wooley | Collierville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 153.805 |
42 | 50 | 50 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 154.147 |
28 | 49 | 49 | Matthew Stefan | Junction City | WI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 167.738 |
46 | 48 | 48 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 152.643 |
19 | 47 | 47 | Chris Zaldain | Fort Worth | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 178.164 |
44 | 46 | 46 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 153.662 |
47 | 45 | 45 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 152.628 |
52 | 44 | 44 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 151.158 |
78 | 43 | 43 | Randall Tharp | Port St. Joe | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 140.612 |
86 | 42 | 42 | Brad Knight | Lancing | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 137.328 |
31 | 41 | 41 | Bill Lowen | Brookville | IN | XPress/Yamaha | 165.109 |
37 | 40 | 40 | Clifford Pirch | Payson | AZ | Phoenix/Suzuki | 160.494 |
94 | 39 | 39 | Ramie Colson, Jr. | Cadiz | KY | Bullet/Evinrude | 134.065 |
58 | 38 | 38 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 148.567 |
56 | 37 | 37 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 148.938 |
67 | 36 | 36 | Scott Canterbury | Odenville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 144.493 |
39 | 35 | 35 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 158.721 |
49 | 34 | 34 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 152.450 |
27 | 33 | 33 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 168.726 |
26 | 32 | 32 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 169.038 |
59 | 31 | 31 | Shad Schenck | Waynetown | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 148.194 |
25 | 30 | 30 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 173.601 |
33 | 29 | 29 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 164.847 |
34 | 28 | 28 | Stetson Blaylock | Benton | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 163.737 |
20 | 27 | 27 | Michael Neal | Dayton | TN | Phoenix/Yamaha | 177.540 |
38 | 26 | 26 | Casey Ashley | Donalds | SC | Triton/Mercury | 159.435 |
18 | 25 | 25 | Brandon Palaniuk | Hayden | ID | Skeeter/Yamaha | 178.752 |
30 | 24 | 24 | Adrian Avena | Vineland | NJ | BassCat/Suzuki | 165.172 |
15 | 23 | 23 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 179.474 |
22 | 22 | 22 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 176.762 |
29 | 21 | 21 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 165.700 |
17 | 20 | 20 | Keith Combs | Huntington | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 179.251 |
21 | 19 | 19 | Jacob Wheeler | Harrison | TN | Ikon/Mercury | 177.188 |
10 | 18 | 18 | Shinichi Fukae | Thomson | GA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 185.832 |
4 | 17 | 17 | John Cox | Debary | FL | Crestliner/Mercury | 194.750 |
24 | 16 | 16 | Brent Ehrler | Redlands | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 174.462 |
40 | 15 | 15 | Matt Arey | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 156.938 |
16 | 14 | 14 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 179.309 |
13 | 13 | 13 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 180.975 |
11 | 12 | 12 | Chris Lane | Guntersville | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 183.838 |
23 | 11 | 11 | Cody Meyer | Star | ID | Ranger/Evinrude | 175.638 |
14 | 10 | 10 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 180.491 |
12 | 9 | 9 | Jason Christie | Park Hill | OK | Xpress/Yamaha | 182.649 |
7 | 8 | 8 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 187.119 |
8 | 7 | 7 | Jacob Powroznik | North Prince George | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 186.558 |
6 | 6 | 6 | Justin Lucas | Guntersville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 187.408 |
3 | 5 | 5 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 195.621 |
5 | 4 | 4 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 189.883 |
2 | 3 | 3 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 208.924 |
9 | 2 | 2 | Bryan Thrift | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 185.847 |
1 | 1 | 1 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 218.681 |
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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