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