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