Seven tour-level events have taken place since the last edition of the BassFan World Rankings and a new No. 1 has emerged. John Cox, the FLW Tour standout from Florida, has moved into the top position, dropping previous kingpin Aaron Martens to 2nd.
"That's crazy," the laid-back Cox said when informed of his ascension to the pinnacle of the Rankings. "I've been wanting to get there, but I really didn't know if it would ever happen.
"I can't wait to show this to all my sponsors. I'd been telling them that I was going to take over the No. 1 spot in the BassFan Rankings some time in the next couple years and they were like, 'Yeah, sure you are.'''
Cox, who picked up his second career tour-level win at Lake Hartwell earlier this year, has been phenomenally consistent since the start of the 2015 campaign. He has seven finishes of 13th or better in the past 12 regular-season events.
He was the runner-up to Scott Martin in last year's Angler of the Year race and sits just 2 points behind leader Jeff Sprague in this year's points battle. He joked that his newly acquired status might help him claim that title, too.
"Maybe that'll stay in the back of Sprague's mind," he said. "He'll think, ooh, he's No. 1. How am I going to hold him off?"
Andy Morgan moved up five places to 3rd in this edition and Bassmaster Elite Series points leader Greg Hackney climbed two spots to 4th. Martin dropped two places to complete the Top 5.
Reigning Classic champion Edwin Evers checks in at No. 6, followed by Chris Zaldain, who gained 10 spots to 7th. Keith Combs, Bryan Thrift and Jacob Powroznik comprise the remainder of the Top 10.
Kevin VanDam, who's held the No. 1 slot more times than any other angler during the 15-year history of the Rankings, is back inside the Top 20 after his victory at Toledo Bend moved him up 26 places to 20th. Matt Herren, the winner of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic, is up 21 spots to 16th.
The next events that will impact the Rankings are BASSFest at Lake Texoma and the Kentucky Lake FLW Tour, both scheduled for the second week in June.
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Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
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382 | 386 | 344 | Lucas Ragusa | Gonzales | LA | 1.139 | |
381 | 385 | 343 | Jamey Caldwell | Carthage | NC | 1.176 | |
380 | 384 | 342 | Patrick Pierce | Jacksonville | FL | 1.323 | |
379 | 383 | 341 | Al Farace | Cockeysville | MD | 1.434 | |
377 | 382 | 339 | Brian Potter | Claremore | OK | 1.654 | |
376 | 381 | 337 | Bill Weidler | Helena | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 1.801 |
375 | 380 | 334 | Jeff Cloud | Lubbock | TX | 1.985 | |
371 | 379 | 333 | Steve Sennikoff | Forney | TX | Triton/Mercury | 2.390 |
370 | 378 | 332 | Kendall Newson | Decatur | GA | 2.574 | |
368 | 377 | 331 | Derek Fulps | Broken Arrow | OK | 2.684 | |
367 | 376 | 330 | James Biggerstaff | Odessa | TX | 2.721 | |
365 | 375 | 328 | Tommy Durham | Whitney | TX | 2.941 | |
364 | 374 | 326 | Paul Pagnato | Reston | VA | 2.978 | |
378 | 373 | 300 | Chris Heath | North Augusta | SC | 1.537 | |
359 | 372 | 324 | Mike Elsea | Mooresville | IN | 3.787 | |
356 | 371 | 321 | Rich Howes | Oviedo | FL | 3.897 | |
355 | 370 | 340 | Logan Sherrer | Karnack | TX | 3.935 | |
354 | 368 | 319 | Skylar Hamilton | Dandridge | TN | Caymas/Yamaha | 4.375 |
251 | 367 | - | Buddy Gross | Ringgold | GA | Bullet/Mercury | 52.815 |
352 | 366 | 338 | Craig Workman | Ft. Worth | TX | 4.506 | |
351 | 365 | 318 | Jared Knuth | Wahoo | NE | 4.706 | |
319 | 364 | - | Gene Eisenmann | Frisco | TX | 18.122 | |
333 | 362 | - | Larry Schroeder | Clayton | OH | 9.257 | |
350 | 359 | 336 | Scott Barnett | Mansfield | TX | 4.921 | |
372 | 358 | 305 | Wade Hendricks | Thompsons Station | TN | 2.215 | |
349 | 357 | 335 | Jesse Tacoronte | Orlando | FL | 5.128 | |
345 | 356 | 313 | Stephen Mui | Bartlett | IL | 5.626 | |
369 | 355 | 309 | Tommy Robinson | Westland | MI | 2.594 | |
279 | 354 | - | Shane Lineberger | Lincolnton | NC | 40.328 | |
348 | 353 | 314 | David Kilgore | Jasper | AL | 5.247 | |
374 | 352 | 289 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 2.181 |
258 | 351 | - | John Hunter, Jr. | Shelbyville | KY | Falcon/Mercury | 49.204 |
314 | 350 | - | Chase Brooks | Iraan | TX | 19.942 | |
357 | 349 | 304 | Robert Collins | Morrow | OH | 3.879 | |
316 | 348 | - | Tim Frederick | Leesburg | FL | Falcon/Mercury | 19.717 |
326 | 347 | - | Matt Vermilyea | Perrysburg | OH | 12.537 | |
353 | 346 | 291 | Wade LeBlanc | Gonzales | LA | 4.498 | |
336 | 345 | - | Tim McDonald | Hagerhill | KY | 8.341 | |
366 | 344 | 301 | Travis Loyd | Vienna | IL | 2.798 | |
373 | 343 | 295 | Justin Morton | Etoile | TX | 2.183 | |
363 | 342 | 287 | Andrew Luxon | Richmond | KY | 2.995 | |
358 | 341 | 274 | Leon Williamson | Fairdale | KY | 3.813 | |
304 | 340 | - | Jordan Osborne | Longview | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 25.788 |
312 | 339 | - | James Stricklin, Jr. | Texarkana | AR | 22.665 | |
360 | 338 | 294 | Alton Wilhoit | Harrah | OK | 3.743 | |
325 | 337 | - | Jerry Lawler | Athens | AL | 14.004 | |
317 | 336 | - | Shane Melton | Kokomo | IN | 19.710 | |
362 | 335 | 288 | Ray Meredith | Smiths Grove | KY | 3.379 | |
283 | 334 | - | Brett Preuett | Monroe | LA | 38.127 | |
288 | 333 | - | Jay Brainard | Enid | OK | 35.823 | |
303 | 332 | - | Kyle Mabrey | McCalla | AL | 25.970 | |
329 | 331 | 322 | Chad Wiley | Pineville | LA | 11.147 | |
361 | 330 | 283 | Stuart Arthur | Benton | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 3.407 |
328 | 329 | 320 | Gary Clouse | La Vergne | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 11.436 |
296 | 327 | - | Jim Jones | Big Bend | WI | 32.259 | |
327 | 326 | 317 | Van Soles | Haines City | FL | 12.061 | |
257 | 325 | 316 | Brock Mosley | Collinsville | MS | Phoenix/Mercury | 49.687 |
282 | 324 | - | Fabian Rodriguez | Ocean City | MD | 38.638 | |
315 | 323 | - | Matt Wittekiend | Angleton | TX | 19.924 | |
324 | 322 | 315 | Joe Gerard | Concordia | KS | 14.008 | |
337 | 321 | 259 | Jason Quinn | Clover | SC | Legend/Mercury | 8.269 |
347 | 320 | 279 | James Christian | Dickson | TN | 5.531 | |
346 | 319 | 278 | Robert Behrle | Hoover | AL | 5.560 | |
323 | 318 | 312 | Brian Clark | Haltom City | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 14.922 |
340 | 317 | 266 | Zach Caudle | Shreveport | LA | 6.782 | |
299 | 316 | - | Kyle Monti | Okeechobee | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 30.885 |
322 | 315 | 311 | Darold Gleason | Leesville | LA | 15.297 | |
308 | 314 | - | Daryl Biron | South Windsor | CT | 24.485 | |
339 | 313 | 282 | Jerry Reagan | Byrdstown | TN | 7.886 | |
290 | 312 | - | Timmy Thompkins | Myrtle Beach | SC | 34.066 | |
341 | 311 | 257 | Patrick Bone | Cleveland | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 6.496 |
298 | 310 | - | Andy Young | Mound | MN | 31.153 | |
264 | 309 | - | Chris Whitson | Louisville | TN | 46.251 | |
301 | 308 | - | Sven Hilland | Sanford | FL | 27.310 | |
320 | 307 | 307 | Mike Kernan TX | Wylie | TX | 17.388 | |
313 | 306 | - | Eric Jackson | Walling | TN | 22.438 | |
297 | 305 | - | Tommy Dickerson | Orange | TX | 32.240 | |
295 | 304 | - | Joe Holland | Jefferson | ME | 32.322 | |
338 | 303 | 251 | Ray Scheide | Russellville | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 8.114 |
289 | 302 | - | Austin Felix | Eden Prairie | MN | Phoenix/Mercury | 35.236 |
343 | 301 | 255 | Trevor Romans | Plano | TX | 5.983 | |
287 | 300 | - | Braxton Setzer | Auburn | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 35.883 |
270 | 299 | - | Kurt Mitchell | Milford | DE | 44.095 | |
342 | 298 | 243 | Grant Goldbeck | Boerne | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 6.358 |
318 | 297 | - | Billy Shelton III | La Crosse | VA | 19.356 | |
278 | 296 | - | Brian Latimer | Belton | SC | Falcon/Mercury | 40.973 |
285 | 295 | - | Jason Abram | Piney Flats | TN | Caymas/Mercury | 36.692 |
292 | 294 | - | Luke Dunkin | Lawrenceburg | TN | 33.808 | |
334 | 293 | 229 | Philip Jarabeck | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 8.829 |
300 | 292 | - | Curtis Richardson | Belleville | ON | 30.151 | |
335 | 291 | 241 | Michael Simonton | Fremont | OH | Triton/Yamaha | 8.733 |
281 | 290 | - | Kevin Johnson | Valencia | CA | 39.894 | |
249 | 289 | - | Jay Kendrick | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 53.560 |
309 | 288 | 292 | Tony Dumitras | Winston | GA | 24.373 | |
291 | 287 | - | Joshua Weaver | Macon | GA | 34.045 | |
265 | 286 | - | Shawn Gordon | Russellville | AR | 46.212 | |
332 | 285 | 233 | Skip Johnson | Goodells | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 10.129 |
306 | 284 | 302 | Michael Williamson | Fort Smith | AR | 25.154 | |
305 | 283 | 299 | Dale Hightower | Sand Springs | OK | 25.529 | |
331 | 282 | 237 | Joel Baker | Talala | OK | 10.360 | |
275 | 281 | - | Richie Eaves | Nauvoo | IL | 42.063 | |
263 | 280 | - | Chris McCall | Jasper | TX | Legend/Evinrude | 46.488 |
302 | 279 | 296 | Stephen Longobardi | Northford | CT | 26.558 | |
294 | 278 | 293 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 32.431 | |
330 | 277 | 218 | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 10.517 |
269 | 276 | - | Charlie Weyer | West Hills | CA | Triton/Mercury | 44.625 |
268 | 275 | 323 | Gerald Spohrer | Gonzales | LA | Bass Cat/Suzuki | 45.236 |
307 | 274 | 252 | Payden Hibdon | Stover | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 24.535 |
311 | 273 | 258 | Guido Hibdon | Gravois Mills | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 23.562 |
253 | 272 | - | Cory Johnston | Cavan | ON | Ranger/Evinrude | 52.495 |
321 | 271 | 227 | Jeremy Starks | Charleston | WV | Skeeter/Yamaha | 16.480 |
239 | 270 | - | Brandon McMillan | Belle Glade | FL | Bass Cat/Mercury | 59.018 |
272 | 269 | 303 | Craig Livesay | Johnson City | TN | 43.919 | |
284 | 268 | 281 | Clay Elliott | Ozark | AL | 37.236 | |
267 | 267 | 264 | Rick Cotten | Guntersville | AL | 45.421 | |
293 | 266 | 267 | Stephen McKinnie | Umatila | FL | 33.670 | |
286 | 265 | 276 | Shirley Crain | Van Buren | AR | 36.365 | |
248 | 264 | 285 | Bill Terrell | Memphis | TN | 53.835 | |
310 | 263 | 249 | Eric Oliverson | Nixa | MO | 23.940 | |
276 | 262 | 263 | Bill Day | Frankfort | KY | 41.363 | |
245 | 261 | - | Bradley Hallman | Norman | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 55.199 |
274 | 260 | 272 | Derrick Snavely | Rogersville | TN | 43.215 | |
271 | 259 | 271 | Mark Goines | Shady Point | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 43.925 |
256 | 258 | 286 | Dalton Cooksey | New Concord | KY | 50.520 | |
247 | 257 | 268 | Harry Moore | Valley | AL | 54.504 | |
234 | 256 | 261 | Christopher Brasher | Spring | TX | 63.957 | |
260 | 255 | 265 | Marshall Deakins | Dunlap | TN | 48.127 | |
241 | 254 | 280 | Michael Hall | Annandale | VA | 58.290 | |
261 | 253 | 236 | Bob Morin | Seymour | TN | 47.591 | |
280 | 252 | 245 | Kyle A. White | Tightwad | MO | 40.129 | |
266 | 251 | 262 | Rodney Thomason | Maumelle | AR | 45.693 | |
277 | 250 | 239 | Jeff Barth | Marshfield | WI | 41.029 | |
254 | 249 | 253 | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 51.621 |
227 | 248 | 260 | Chris Neau | New Orleans | LA | 68.427 | |
246 | 247 | 246 | Nick Hensley | Cumming | GA | 54.996 | |
242 | 246 | 290 | George Kapiton | Inverness | FL | 57.190 | |
211 | 245 | 306 | Chris Johnston | Peterborough | ON | Ranger/Mercury | 82.688 |
273 | 244 | 223 | Kevin Stewart | Elk Grove | CA | Phoenix/Mercury | 43.764 |
259 | 243 | 231 | Dustin Grice | Hewitt | TX | 48.388 | |
219 | 242 | 270 | Billy Shelton III | La Crosse | VA | 78.455 | |
228 | 241 | 273 | Cody Kelley | Conway | AR | 67.059 | |
255 | 240 | 216 | Tommy Martin | Hemphill | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 50.563 |
233 | 239 | 235 | Kevin Ledoux | Choctaw | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 64.114 |
201 | 238 | 247 | Jason Johnson | Dawsonville | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 91.678 |
231 | 237 | 254 | Troy Gibson | Eufaula | AL | 64.649 | |
250 | 236 | 193 | Ryan Davidson | Huntington | WV | 53.469 | |
209 | 235 | 240 | Mike Boyles | Highlandville | MO | 83.464 | |
244 | 234 | 219 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 55.330 |
169 | 233 | 256 | Stephen Patek | Dallas | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 107.319 |
262 | 232 | 269 | Ryan Chandler | Hobart | IN | 46.955 | |
217 | 231 | 224 | Keith Amerson | Bethel Springs | TN | 79.136 | |
243 | 230 | 201 | Casey Martin | New Market | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 56.239 |
225 | 229 | 228 | Scott Ashmore | Broken Arrow | OK | Legend/Yamaha | 72.188 |
216 | 228 | 238 | Terry Segraves | Kissimmee | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 79.184 |
252 | 227 | 196 | Brent Long | Cornelius | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 52.772 |
223 | 226 | 250 | Troy Broussard | Beaumont | TX | 74.707 | |
236 | 225 | 214 | Richard Lowitzki | St. Charles | IL | 62.603 | |
222 | 224 | 225 | Michael Murphy | Lexington | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 74.881 |
208 | 223 | 277 | Blake Smith | Lakeland | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 83.767 |
174 | 222 | 234 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 106.568 |
240 | 220 | 212 | Kenneth (Boo) Woods | Oneida | KY | Ranger/Mercury | 58.916 |
226 | 219 | 222 | Joseph Sancho | New Windsor | NY | 70.540 | |
136 | 218 | 220 | Paul Mueller | Naugatuck | CT | Triton/Mercury | 121.173 |
238 | 217 | 195 | Colby Schrumpf | Highland | IL | 59.557 | |
214 | 216 | 213 | Drew Montgomery | Denver | NC | 79.578 | |
215 | 215 | 208 | James Biggs | Euless | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 79.507 |
158 | 214 | 221 | Carl Jocumsen | Queensland | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 111.270 | |
232 | 213 | 174 | Rich Dalbey | Greenville | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 64.358 |
230 | 212 | 166 | Stacey D. King | Reeds Spring | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 64.705 |
203 | 211 | 200 | Rex Huff | Corbin | KY | 89.963 | |
229 | 210 | 187 | Troy Hollowell | Paducah | KY | 65.683 | |
212 | 209 | 204 | Nick Prvonozac | Warren | OH | 82.414 | |
206 | 208 | 211 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 85.465 |
175 | 207 | 242 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 106.326 |
116 | 206 | 226 | Cliff Pace | Petal | MS | Skeeter/Yamaha | 126.069 |
198 | 205 | 143 | Jason Lambert | Michie | TN | Blazer/Evinrude | 93.028 |
182 | 204 | 182 | Todd Hollowell | Fishers | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 102.014 |
189 | 203 | 205 | Lendell Martin, Jr. | Nacogdoches | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 100.805 |
205 | 202 | 197 | Bill McDonald | Greenwood | IN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 87.642 |
150 | 201 | 217 | Randy Allen | Shreveport | LA | 116.237 | |
220 | 200 | 172 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 75.763 |
142 | 199 | 207 | David Williams | Maiden | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 119.767 |
221 | 198 | 165 | Lionel Botha | Okeechobee | FL | 75.006 | |
180 | 197 | 167 | Matt Greenblatt | Port St. Lucie | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 103.099 |
237 | 196 | 192 | Jared Miller | Norman | OK | Skeeter/Yamaha | 60.420 |
195 | 195 | 184 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 94.576 |
207 | 194 | 191 | Kenyon Hill | Norman | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 84.306 |
166 | 193 | 248 | Powell Kemp | Scotland Neck | NC | 108.265 | |
146 | 192 | 232 | Jimmy Reese | Witter Springs | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 118.484 |
162 | 191 | 215 | Ken Iyobe | Aichi | 109.213 | ||
191 | 190 | 180 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 98.583 |
204 | 189 | 190 | Charlie Hartley | Grove City | OH | Ranger/Mercury | 89.730 |
235 | 188 | 176 | Byron Velvick | Boerne | TX | Triton/Mercury | 62.957 |
179 | 187 | 152 | Travis Fox | Lowell | AR | 104.354 | |
202 | 186 | 150 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 90.256 |
194 | 185 | 157 | Robbie Dodson | Harrison | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 94.768 |
151 | 184 | 199 | Matt Lee | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 115.299 |
218 | 183 | 153 | Vic Vatalaro | Kent | OH | Ranger/Yamaha | 78.779 |
200 | 182 | 206 | Glenn Browne | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 92.023 |
140 | 181 | 209 | Seth Feider | Bloomington | MN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 120.297 |
188 | 180 | 185 | Jimmy Brewer | Marshall | TX | 101.276 | |
213 | 179 | 107 | Richard Peek | Centre | AL | 80.925 | |
183 | 178 | 194 | Shawn Murphy | Nicholasville | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 101.739 |
210 | 177 | 140 | Dion Hibdon | Sunrise Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 82.783 |
141 | 176 | 177 | Bryan Schmitt | Deale | MD | Ranger/Mercury | 120.276 |
187 | 175 | 181 | Charlie Evans | Gilbertsville | KY | 101.304 | |
196 | 174 | 170 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 94.085 |
193 | 173 | 162 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 96.244 |
184 | 172 | 161 | Kerry Milner | Bono | AR | 101.695 | |
120 | 171 | 141 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 125.239 |
192 | 170 | 198 | Blake Nick | Adger | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 98.309 |
168 | 169 | 127 | Brandon Hunter | Benton | KY | 107.548 | |
156 | 168 | 210 | Marcus Evans | Angola | IN | 111.710 | |
199 | 167 | 151 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 92.266 |
161 | 166 | 186 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 109.888 |
160 | 165 | 164 | Casey Scanlon | Lenexa | KS | Nitro/Mercury | 110.015 |
170 | 164 | 156 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 107.229 |
177 | 163 | 168 | Mike Kernan | Wylie | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 105.648 |
186 | 162 | 133 | Chris Baumgardner | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 101.545 |
185 | 161 | 183 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 101.621 | |
172 | 160 | 147 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 106.652 |
149 | 159 | 148 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 116.772 |
190 | 158 | 169 | Kevin Hawk | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 100.118 |
143 | 157 | 188 | Jonathan Newton | Rogersville | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 118.940 |
123 | 156 | 145 | Cliff Crochet | Pierre Part | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 124.490 |
113 | 155 | 163 | David Mullins | Mt. Carmel | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 127.063 |
157 | 154 | 149 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 111.327 |
147 | 153 | 202 | Zack Birge | Blanchard | OK | BassCat/Mercury | 117.926 |
167 | 152 | 85 | Jason Meninger | Gainesville | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 107.799 |
165 | 151 | 134 | Kevin Short | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 108.953 |
173 | 150 | 138 | J Todd Tucker | Moultrie | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 106.627 |
153 | 149 | 171 | Kurt Dove | Fairfax | VA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 113.603 |
145 | 148 | 91 | Charles Ingram | Santa Fe | TN | Ranger/Honda | 118.595 |
88 | 147 | 203 | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 137.899 |
155 | 146 | 105 | John Voyles | Petersburg | IN | Phoenix/Mercury | 113.359 |
84 | 145 | 66 | Barry Wilson | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 139.468 |
148 | 144 | 132 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 117.760 |
127 | 143 | 120 | Brandon Coulter | Knoxville | TN | Falcon/Mercury | 124.172 |
134 | 142 | 159 | Fletcher Shryock | Grant | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 121.827 |
105 | 141 | 124 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 131.846 |
178 | 140 | 131 | Tom Redington | Royse City | TX | 104.810 | |
125 | 139 | 64 | Randy Haynes | Ripley | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 124.306 |
159 | 138 | 129 | Derek Remitz | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 110.637 |
118 | 137 | 155 | Kelley Jaye | Dadeville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 125.575 |
119 | 136 | 117 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 125.248 |
181 | 135 | 130 | Tim Malone | Gatlinburg | TN | 102.624 | |
197 | 134 | 61 | Spencer Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Phoenix/Mercury | 94.082 |
171 | 133 | 144 | Jayme Rampey | Liberty | SC | 106.868 | |
101 | 132 | 102 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 134.138 |
131 | 131 | 158 | Dennis Tietje | Roanoke | LA | Nitro/Mercury | 123.613 |
154 | 130 | 125 | Nate Wellman | Newaygo | MI | Phoenix/Mercury | 113.595 |
115 | 129 | 111 | Keith Poche | Pike Road | AL | Gator Trax/Mercury | 126.108 |
111 | 128 | 89 | Fred Roumbanis | Russellville | AR | Triton/Mercury | 127.682 |
144 | 127 | 189 | Jim Dillard | West Monroe | LA | Ranger/Mercury | 118.736 |
106 | 126 | 126 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 131.077 |
163 | 125 | 142 | Clayton Batts | Macon | GA | 109.160 | |
138 | 124 | 90 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 120.747 |
176 | 123 | 230 | Jamie Horton | Centerville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 105.672 |
96 | 122 | 139 | Britt Myers | Lake Wylie | SC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 134.769 |
57 | 121 | 116 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 151.296 |
135 | 120 | 173 | James Watson | Waynesville | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 121.307 |
137 | 119 | 137 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 121.151 |
95 | 118 | 65 | Clent Davis | Montevallo | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 135.415 |
124 | 117 | 93 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 124.390 |
117 | 116 | 98 | James Niggemeyer | Van | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 125.634 |
139 | 115 | 112 | Austin Terry | San Angelo | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 120.474 |
110 | 114 | 135 | Jason Williamson | Aiken | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 129.549 |
130 | 113 | 108 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 123.843 |
102 | 112 | 178 | Greg Bohannan | Bentonville | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 133.022 |
81 | 111 | 104 | Andrew Upshaw | Tulsa | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 141.389 |
126 | 110 | 160 | John Devere | Berea | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 124.291 |
63 | 109 | 115 | Hank Cherry | Lincolnton | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 147.290 |
74 | 108 | 136 | Drew Benton | Panama City | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 144.256 |
104 | 107 | 175 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 132.387 |
122 | 106 | 94 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 124.888 | |
107 | 105 | 113 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 131.007 |
97 | 104 | 146 | Bradley Roy | Lancaster | KY | Triton/Mercury | 134.501 |
91 | 103 | 119 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 136.906 |
82 | 102 | 114 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 140.564 |
99 | 101 | 67 | Russ Lane | Prattville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 134.439 |
128 | 100 | 128 | Cliff Prince | Palatka | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 124.048 |
52 | 99 | 78 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 153.564 |
121 | 98 | 122 | Rusty Trancygier | Hahira | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 125.014 |
129 | 97 | 101 | Jonathon VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 123.906 |
85 | 96 | 68 | Darrell Davis | Dover | FL | 138.728 | |
133 | 95 | 81 | Scott Wiley | Bay Minette | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 122.662 |
76 | 94 | 86 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 143.718 |
45 | 93 | 84 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 165.174 |
114 | 92 | 39 | Ramie Colson, Jr. | Cadiz | KY | Bullet/Evinrude | 127.040 |
100 | 91 | 74 | Mike McClelland | Blue Eye | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 134.191 |
164 | 90 | 31 | Shad Schenck | Waynetown | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 108.965 |
51 | 89 | 76 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 154.001 |
70 | 88 | 121 | Clark Reehm | Shreveport | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 145.331 |
132 | 87 | 154 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 123.404 |
112 | 86 | 70 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 127.282 |
56 | 85 | 106 | Scott Suggs | Bryant | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 152.676 |
89 | 84 | 80 | Brandon Card | Caryville | TN | Vexus/Suzuki | 137.600 |
90 | 83 | 123 | Tony Davis | Williston | FL | 137.096 | |
58 | 82 | 100 | Boyd Duckett | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 149.516 |
87 | 81 | 42 | Brad Knight | Lancing | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 138.042 |
79 | 80 | 53 | Troy Morrow | Eastanollee | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 142.103 |
80 | 79 | 103 | Josh Bertrand | Queen Creek | AZ | Nitro/Mercury | 141.497 |
92 | 78 | 45 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 136.806 |
83 | 77 | 92 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 139.569 |
152 | 76 | 96 | Alex Davis | Albertville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 114.672 |
108 | 75 | 118 | Billy McCaghren | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 130.071 |
40 | 74 | 179 | Jordan Lee | Cullman | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 166.604 |
54 | 73 | 71 | Brandon Cobb | Greenwood | SC | Falcon/Mercury | 153.211 |
103 | 72 | 87 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 132.910 |
65 | 71 | 75 | Ott DeFoe | Blaine | TN | NItro/Mercury | 146.592 |
72 | 70 | 97 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 144.426 |
47 | 69 | 99 | James Elam | Tulsa | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 160.867 |
62 | 68 | 77 | Shane LeHew | Charlotte | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 147.343 |
75 | 67 | 62 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 143.724 |
66 | 66 | 63 | Andy Montgomery | Blacksburg | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 145.848 |
86 | 65 | 59 | Jared Lintner | Arroyo Grande | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 138.146 |
78 | 64 | 51 | Michael Wooley | Collierville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 142.263 |
29 | 63 | 38 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 173.650 |
71 | 62 | 48 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 144.716 |
19 | 61 | 36 | Scott Canterbury | Odenville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 179.867 |
31 | 60 | 43 | Randall Tharp | Port St. Joe | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 169.655 |
61 | 59 | 69 | Jason Reyes | Humble | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 147.596 |
60 | 58 | 73 | Micah Frazier | Newnan | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 147.721 |
34 | 57 | 57 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 168.907 |
42 | 56 | 24 | Adrian Avena | Vineland | NJ | BassCat/Suzuki | 165.490 |
73 | 55 | 60 | Brandon Lester | Fayetteville | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 144.412 |
98 | 54 | 79 | Mark Daniels, Jr. | Tuskegee | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 134.470 |
59 | 53 | 44 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 148.351 |
43 | 52 | 109 | Jeff Gustafson | Kenora | ON | Lund/Mercury | 165.471 |
64 | 51 | 82 | Greg Vinson | Wetumpka | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 146.794 |
53 | 50 | 26 | Casey Ashley | Donalds | SC | Triton/Mercury | 153.293 |
94 | 49 | 58 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 135.540 |
48 | 48 | 35 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 158.476 |
77 | 47 | 95 | Marty Robinson | Lyman | SC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 142.818 |
20 | 46 | 46 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 178.389 |
49 | 45 | 52 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 157.756 |
93 | 44 | 56 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 136.180 |
37 | 43 | 50 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 167.901 |
69 | 42 | 72 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 145.341 |
15 | 41 | 30 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 185.568 |
44 | 40 | 110 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 165.221 |
109 | 39 | 83 | Chad Pipkens | Holt | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 129.760 |
68 | 38 | 49 | Matthew Stefan | Junction City | WI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 145.421 |
16 | 37 | 32 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 183.708 |
55 | 36 | 40 | Clifford Pirch | Payson | AZ | Phoenix/Suzuki | 152.782 |
46 | 35 | 54 | Bobby Lane | Lakeland | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 161.240 |
35 | 34 | 21 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 168.832 |
50 | 33 | 37 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 156.703 |
17 | 32 | 88 | Jeff Sprague | Point | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 182.341 |
39 | 31 | 55 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 166.806 |
30 | 30 | 34 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 170.265 |
18 | 29 | 28 | Stetson Blaylock | Benton | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 180.570 |
24 | 28 | 41 | Bill Lowen | Brookville | IN | XPress/Yamaha | 177.529 |
38 | 27 | 33 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 167.355 |
33 | 26 | 29 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 168.954 |
23 | 25 | 15 | Matt Arey | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 177.690 |
28 | 24 | 11 | Cody Meyer | Star | ID | Ranger/Evinrude | 173.842 |
21 | 23 | 27 | Michael Neal | Dayton | TN | Phoenix/Yamaha | 178.297 |
25 | 22 | 19 | Jacob Wheeler | Harrison | TN | Ikon/Mercury | 177.423 |
27 | 21 | 12 | Chris Lane | Guntersville | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 175.628 |
41 | 20 | 22 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 166.290 |
10 | 19 | 7 | Jacob Powroznik | North Prince George | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 190.649 |
36 | 18 | 16 | Brent Ehrler | Redlands | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 168.531 |
7 | 17 | 47 | Chris Zaldain | Fort Worth | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 196.184 |
67 | 16 | 23 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 145.508 |
26 | 15 | 18 | Shinichi Fukae | Thomson | GA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 176.660 |
14 | 14 | 25 | Brandon Palaniuk | Hayden | ID | Skeeter/Yamaha | 185.669 |
12 | 13 | 10 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 186.138 |
32 | 12 | 14 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 169.489 |
8 | 11 | 20 | Keith Combs | Huntington | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 192.952 |
22 | 10 | 13 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 178.172 |
11 | 9 | 6 | Justin Lucas | Guntersville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 187.156 |
3 | 8 | 4 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 206.158 |
13 | 7 | 9 | Jason Christie | Park Hill | OK | Xpress/Yamaha | 185.997 |
4 | 6 | 8 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 205.668 |
9 | 5 | 2 | Bryan Thrift | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 192.400 |
6 | 4 | 5 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 200.247 |
5 | 3 | 3 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 201.502 |
1 | 2 | 17 | John Cox | Debary | FL | Crestliner/Mercury | 224.457 |
2 | 1 | 1 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 211.963 |
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
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