Consecutive single-digit finishes in Bassmaster Elite Series events have pushed Jacob Wheeler back to the top slot in the BassFan World Rankings. He supplants previous No. 1 Kevin VanDam, who slid three places to 4th in the newest edition.
Wheeler holds a lead of slightly more than 1 point over FLW Tour stalwart Bryan Thrift, who posted a 5th-place showing in that circuit's regular-season finale at Lake St. Clair.
Wheeler logged placements of 5th at the Mississippi River and 7th at Lake Oahe. VanDam, who took over the No. 1 position in the Rankings for the first time in 6 years in the previous edition, was 34th at the Mississippi and 63rd at Oahe.
Casey Ashley (9th at the Mississippi and the runner-up at Oahe) made a massive jump from 17th to 6th. Oahe winner Mark Daniels Jr. climbed from 31st to 15th and Chad Grigsby, the winner of the St. Clair FLW Tour event, catapulted from 162nd to 100th.
Skeet Reese, who logged finishes in the 70s in both the Mississippi River and Oahe derbies, dropped from 8th to 24th.
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Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
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1 | 6 | 3 | Jacob Wheeler | Harrison | TN | Ikon/Mercury | 196.940 |
2 | 2 | 7 | Bryan Thrift | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 195.860 |
3 | 4 | 2 | Jason Christie | Park Hill | OK | Xpress/Yamaha | 189.056 |
4 | 1 | 4 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 188.745 |
5 | 5 | 1 | Brandon Palaniuk | Hayden | ID | Skeeter/Yamaha | 184.873 |
6 | 23 | 13 | Casey Ashley | Donalds | SC | Triton/Mercury | 179.577 |
7 | 3 | 9 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 178.024 |
8 | 15 | 53 | Bradley Roy | Lancaster | KY | Triton/Mercury | 177.764 |
9 | 7 | 11 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 176.576 |
10 | 13 | 17 | Cody Meyer | Star | ID | Ranger/Evinrude | 176.086 |
11 | 10 | 6 | Jordan Lee | Cullman | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 175.414 |
12 | 9 | 14 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 175.198 |
13 | 12 | 8 | Ott DeFoe | Blaine | TN | NItro/Mercury | 174.519 |
14 | 32 | 45 | Justin Lucas | Guntersville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 171.753 |
15 | 17 | 12 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 171.585 |
16 | 31 | 71 | Mark Daniels, Jr. | Tuskegee | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 171.416 |
17 | 21 | 18 | Brent Ehrler | Redlands | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 169.294 |
18 | 11 | 20 | Bobby Lane | Lakeland | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 169.208 |
19 | 25 | 77 | Josh Bertrand | Queen Creek | AZ | Nitro/Mercury | 169.096 |
20 | 30 | 49 | Clifford Pirch | Payson | AZ | Phoenix/Suzuki | 167.616 |
21 | 24 | 75 | Chris Johnston | Peterborough | ON | Ranger/Mercury | 167.154 |
22 | 18 | 88 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 166.404 |
23 | 22 | 81 | Jamie Hartman | Greenbriar | AR | Nitro/Mercury | 165.653 |
24 | 8 | 43 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 165.591 |
25 | 27 | 68 | Cliff Pace | Petal | MS | Skeeter/Yamaha | 163.254 |
26 | 19 | 29 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 163.111 |
27 | 14 | 10 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 162.930 |
28 | 16 | 23 | Seth Feider | Bloomington | MN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 162.551 |
29 | 20 | 15 | Keith Combs | Huntington | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 161.620 |
30 | 28 | 34 | John Cox | Debary | FL | Crestliner/Mercury | 161.143 |
31 | 40 | 32 | Jacob Powroznik | North Prince George | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 160.554 |
32 | 42 | 26 | Scott Canterbury | Odenville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 159.541 |
33 | 44 | 145 | David Williams | Maiden | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 159.212 |
34 | 26 | 5 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 158.031 |
35 | 35 | 113 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 157.002 |
36 | 29 | 16 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 156.461 |
37 | 36 | 109 | Dustin Connell | Clanton | AL | Triton/Mercury | 153.499 |
38 | 37 | 39 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 153.291 |
39 | 66 | 47 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 153.206 |
40 | 55 | 37 | Matt Arey | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 153.106 |
41 | 34 | 38 | James Elam | Tulsa | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 152.589 |
42 | 41 | 36 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 152.588 |
43 | 45 | 28 | Michael Neal | Dayton | TN | Phoenix/Yamaha | 150.219 |
44 | 46 | 31 | Brandon Cobb | Greenwood | SC | Falcon/Mercury | 149.301 |
45 | 33 | 21 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 149.051 |
46 | 48 | 67 | Drew Benton | Panama City | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 148.962 |
47 | 47 | 64 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 148.508 |
48 | 59 | 126 | Zack Birge | Blanchard | OK | BassCat/Mercury | 148.145 |
49 | 38 | 46 | Brandon McMillan | Belle Glade | FL | Bass Cat/Mercury | 147.402 |
50 | 50 | 22 | Shinichi Fukae | Thomson | GA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 146.953 |
51 | 105 | 54 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 145.409 |
52 | 76 | 33 | Randall Tharp | Port St. Joe | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 145.108 |
53 | 49 | 40 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 145.013 |
54 | 57 | 19 | Jeff Sprague | Point | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 144.642 |
55 | 56 | 63 | Matt Lee | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 144.437 |
56 | 51 | 156 | Jesse Wiggins | Addison | AL | Bass Cat/Honda | 144.109 |
57 | 52 | 74 | Jeff Gustafson | Kenora | ON | Lund/Mercury | 143.839 |
58 | 81 | 138 | Gerald Spohrer | Gonzales | LA | Bass Cat/Suzuki | 143.833 |
59 | 93 | 103 | Keith Poche | Pike Road | AL | Gator Trax/Mercury | 143.741 |
60 | 53 | 76 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 142.160 |
61 | 65 | 59 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 142.108 |
62 | 70 | 30 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 141.721 |
63 | 74 | 41 | Shane LeHew | Charlotte | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 141.689 |
64 | 62 | 86 | Andy Montgomery | Blacksburg | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 141.552 |
65 | 80 | 61 | Alton Jones, Jr. | Lorena | TX | Phoenix/Mercury | 141.400 |
66 | 54 | 35 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 141.278 |
67 | 43 | 69 | Brandon Lester | Fayetteville | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 141.253 |
68 | 68 | 92 | Micah Frazier | Newnan | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 140.741 |
69 | 39 | 27 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 140.446 |
70 | 63 | 122 | Greg Vinson | Wetumpka | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 140.273 |
71 | 77 | 66 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 139.621 |
72 | 85 | 96 | Paul Mueller | Naugatuck | CT | Triton/Mercury | 137.674 |
73 | 78 | 70 | Austin Felix | Eden Prairie | MN | Phoenix/Mercury | 137.621 |
74 | 67 | 78 | Brandon Coulter | Knoxville | TN | Falcon/Mercury | 137.202 |
75 | 89 | 206 | Justin Atkins | Florence | AL | Falcon/Evinrude | 136.815 |
76 | 87 | 117 | Marty Robinson | Lyman | SC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 136.806 |
77 | 71 | 83 | Adrian Avena | Vineland | NJ | BassCat/Suzuki | 136.724 |
78 | 61 | 91 | Fred Roumbanis | Russellville | AR | Triton/Mercury | 135.974 |
79 | 82 | 62 | Chris Zaldain | Fort Worth | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 135.356 |
80 | 84 | 218 | Joseph Webster | Fulton | MS | 134.731 | |
81 | 102 | 146 | Chad Pipkens | Holt | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 134.298 |
82 | 90 | 55 | Bill Lowen | Brookville | IN | XPress/Yamaha | 134.102 |
83 | 99 | 42 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 133.839 |
84 | 94 | 222 | Johnny McCombs | Mount Olive | AL | 133.742 | |
85 | 69 | 84 | Jonathon VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 133.688 |
86 | 98 | 56 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 133.599 |
87 | 60 | 107 | Alex Davis | Albertville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 133.409 |
88 | 72 | 94 | Jared Lintner | Arroyo Grande | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 133.346 |
89 | 58 | 48 | Hank Cherry | Lincolnton | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 132.372 |
90 | 86 | 44 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 131.685 |
91 | 91 | 105 | Mike McClelland | Blue Eye | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 131.010 |
92 | 117 | 210 | Jeremy Lawyer | Sarcoxie | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 130.919 |
93 | 88 | 124 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 130.858 |
94 | 92 | 89 | Matthew Stefan | Junction City | WI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 130.667 |
95 | 96 | 80 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 130.366 |
96 | 64 | 24 | Bryan Schmitt | Deale | MD | Ranger/Mercury | 130.256 |
97 | 83 | 99 | Brock Mosley | Collinsville | MS | Phoenix/Mercury | 129.920 |
98 | 109 | 119 | Boyd Duckett | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 129.695 |
99 | 101 | 95 | Andrew Upshaw | Tulsa | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 129.588 |
100 | 162 | 189 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 129.380 |
101 | 73 | 25 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 129.346 |
102 | 104 | 148 | Greg Bohannan | Bentonville | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 129.167 |
103 | 75 | 73 | Kelley Jaye | Dadeville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 129.119 |
104 | 95 | 58 | Jason Williamson | Aiken | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 128.768 |
105 | 103 | 60 | Stetson Blaylock | Benton | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 128.592 |
106 | 106 | 179 | Brad Dortch | Atmore | AL | Blazer/Mercury | 127.968 |
107 | 107 | 87 | David Mullins | Mt. Carmel | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 127.565 |
108 | 111 | 97 | Jason Reyes | Humble | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 127.375 |
109 | 110 | 205 | Jason Lambert | Michie | TN | Blazer/Evinrude | 127.368 |
110 | 100 | 98 | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 127.365 |
111 | 79 | 79 | Russ Lane | Prattville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 127.241 |
112 | 114 | 154 | Clent Davis | Montevallo | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 125.977 |
113 | 120 | 101 | Fletcher Shryock | Grant | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 125.343 |
114 | 115 | 65 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 124.988 |
115 | 113 | 102 | Cory Johnston | Cavan | ON | Ranger/Evinrude | 124.977 |
116 | 97 | 82 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 124.766 |
117 | 125 | 139 | Carl Jocumsen | Queensland | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 123.800 | |
118 | 143 | 241 | Dylan Hays | El Dorado | AR | Nitro/Mercury | 123.334 |
119 | 128 | 100 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 123.313 |
120 | 122 | 85 | Chris McCall | Jasper | TX | Legend/Evinrude | 123.219 |
121 | 123 | 115 | Chris Lane | Guntersville | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 123.195 |
122 | 131 | 52 | Clark Reehm | Shreveport | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 120.747 |
123 | 108 | 50 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 120.387 |
124 | 124 | 129 | Cliff Crochet | Pierre Part | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 119.700 |
125 | 127 | 108 | Brandon Card | Caryville | TN | Vexus/Suzuki | 119.481 |
126 | 129 | 193 | Braxton Setzer | Auburn | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 118.880 |
127 | 148 | 72 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 118.864 |
128 | 119 | 172 | Jason Abram | Piney Flats | TN | Caymas/Mercury | 118.795 |
129 | 112 | 155 | James Niggemeyer | Van | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 118.275 |
130 | 147 | 112 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 117.668 |
131 | 118 | 151 | Bradley Hallman | Norman | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 117.572 |
132 | 116 | 236 | Jordan Osborne | Longview | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 116.977 |
133 | 140 | 143 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 116.783 |
134 | 134 | 128 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 116.338 |
135 | 126 | 135 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 116.292 |
136 | 121 | 158 | Billy McCaghren | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 115.857 |
137 | 136 | 110 | Casey Scanlon | Lenexa | KS | Nitro/Mercury | 115.666 |
138 | 138 | 165 | John Voyles | Petersburg | IN | Phoenix/Mercury | 115.519 |
139 | 155 | 149 | Tim Frederick | Leesburg | FL | Falcon/Mercury | 113.474 |
140 | 133 | 123 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 112.918 |
141 | 132 | 125 | Jimmy Reese | Witter Springs | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 112.072 |
142 | 137 | 116 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 111.912 |
143 | 130 | 51 | Jamie Horton | Centerville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 111.262 |
144 | 158 | 221 | Aaron Britt | Yuba City | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 109.377 |
145 | 145 | 202 | Kerry Milner | Bono | AR | 109.243 | |
146 | 164 | 57 | Scott Suggs | Bryant | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 109.238 |
147 | 139 | 243 | Skylar Hamilton | Dandridge | TN | Caymas/Yamaha | 108.657 |
148 | 186 | 228 | Joey Cifuentes | Clinton | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 108.626 |
149 | 159 | 131 | Jay Kendrick | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 108.451 |
150 | 135 | 114 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 108.058 |
151 | 154 | 90 | Barry Wilson | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 107.533 |
152 | 160 | 153 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 106.850 |
153 | 166 | 286 | Kyle Cortiana | Broken Arrow | OK | 106.819 | |
154 | 142 | 118 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 106.448 |
155 | 151 | 134 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 106.312 |
156 | 150 | 192 | John Hunter, Jr. | Shelbyville | KY | Falcon/Mercury | 106.229 |
157 | 152 | 147 | Britt Myers | Lake Wylie | SC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 105.720 |
158 | 144 | 130 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 105.433 |
159 | 172 | 104 | Cliff Prince | Palatka | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 105.150 |
160 | 161 | 240 | Robbie Latuso | Gonzales | LA | 105.119 | |
161 | 183 | 167 | Ramie Colson, Jr. | Cadiz | KY | Bullet/Evinrude | 105.004 |
162 | 153 | 174 | Shawn Murphy | Nicholasville | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 104.382 |
163 | 180 | 255 | Kyle Weisenburger | Ottawa | OH | 104.370 | |
164 | 171 | 166 | Scott Wiley | Bay Minette | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 104.289 |
165 | 141 | 275 | Josh Douglas | Mound | MN | 103.978 | |
166 | 149 | 111 | Michael Wooley | Collierville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 103.916 |
167 | 181 | 164 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 103.733 |
168 | 146 | 144 | James Watson | Waynesville | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 103.708 |
169 | 170 | 186 | Jason Meninger | Gainesville | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 103.632 |
170 | 174 | 160 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 102.804 |
171 | 173 | 185 | Kurt Dove | Fairfax | VA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 102.584 |
172 | 165 | 302 | Brandon Mosley | Choctaw | OK | 102.263 | |
173 | 156 | 191 | Rex Huff | Corbin | KY | 101.862 | |
174 | 163 | 208 | Bill McDonald | Greenwood | IN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 101.350 |
175 | 179 | 133 | Kurt Mitchell | Milford | DE | 101.088 | |
176 | 157 | 106 | Christopher Brasher | Spring | TX | 100.880 | |
177 | 175 | 132 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 100.096 |
178 | 167 | 141 | Brian Latimer | Belton | SC | Falcon/Mercury | 99.870 |
179 | 169 | 93 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 99.808 |
180 | 203 | 199 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 99.103 |
181 | 177 | 121 | Joshua Weaver | Macon | GA | 98.795 | |
182 | 182 | 157 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 98.585 |
183 | 192 | 127 | Clayton Batts | Macon | GA | 98.534 | |
184 | 219 | 175 | Brad Knight | Lancing | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 98.389 |
185 | 198 | 170 | Matt Greenblatt | Port St. Lucie | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 98.343 |
186 | 189 | 181 | Brett Preuett | Monroe | LA | 98.291 | |
187 | 194 | 235 | Darrell Ocamica | New Plymouth | ID | Phoenix/Yamaha | 98.164 |
188 | 197 | 177 | Buddy Gross | Ringgold | GA | Bullet/Mercury | 98.052 |
189 | 185 | 260 | Derrick Blake | Rockwood | TN | 96.718 | |
190 | 184 | 196 | John Devere | Berea | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 96.359 |
191 | 187 | 184 | Luke Dunkin | Lawrenceburg | TN | 95.918 | |
192 | 206 | 150 | Shane Lineberger | Lincolnton | NC | 95.264 | |
193 | 193 | 140 | Jim Jones | Big Bend | WI | 94.855 | |
194 | 176 | 204 | Billy Shelton III | La Crosse | VA | 94.823 | |
195 | 199 | 182 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 94.350 | |
196 | 190 | 183 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 94.104 |
197 | 188 | 188 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 93.141 |
198 | 212 | 252 | Jeff Dobson | Bartlesville | OK | 93.136 | |
199 | 191 | 142 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 93.055 |
200 | 205 | 247 | Tyler Carriere | Youngsville | LA | 93.053 | |
201 | 211 | 261 | Grae Buck | Harleysville | PA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 91.952 |
202 | 195 | 178 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 91.944 |
203 | 178 | 245 | Randy Haynes | Ripley | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 89.929 |
204 | 208 | 161 | Timmy Thompkins | Myrtle Beach | SC | 89.655 | |
205 | 168 | 120 | Andy Young | Mound | MN | 89.592 | |
206 | 200 | 197 | Jason Johnson | Dawsonville | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 89.120 |
207 | 196 | 176 | Rusty Trancygier | Hahira | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 88.840 |
208 | 262 | - | Jake Whitaker | Fairview | NC | Triton/Mercury | 87.871 |
209 | 210 | 201 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 87.330 |
210 | 218 | 230 | Blake Smith | Lakeland | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 86.737 |
211 | 216 | 283 | Billy Hines | Vacaville | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 86.603 |
212 | 202 | 274 | Wade Curtiss | Meadow Vista | CA | Phoenix/Mercury | 86.506 |
213 | 238 | - | Roy Hawk | Lake Havasu City | AZ | 86.499 | |
214 | 215 | 136 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 84.089 |
215 | 234 | - | Jared McMillan | Belle Glade | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 83.618 |
216 | 201 | 237 | Robert Behrle | Hoover | AL | 83.235 | |
217 | 204 | 152 | Todd Hollowell | Fishers | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 82.758 |
218 | 256 | - | Scott Dobson | Clarkston | MI | 82.742 | |
219 | 228 | 268 | Bob Morin | Seymour | TN | 82.480 | |
220 | 221 | 198 | Jim Dillard | West Monroe | LA | Ranger/Mercury | 82.367 |
221 | 224 | 200 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 81.775 |
222 | 260 | - | Ray Hanselman | Del Rio | TX | 81.655 | |
223 | 217 | 163 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 80.962 |
224 | 207 | 265 | Keith Bryan | Novato | CA | 80.838 | |
225 | 223 | 214 | Jesse Tacoronte | Orlando | FL | 80.338 | |
226 | 213 | 207 | Dennis Tietje | Roanoke | LA | Nitro/Mercury | 80.324 |
227 | 231 | 233 | Tom Redington | Royse City | TX | 80.302 | |
228 | 214 | 187 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 79.471 |
229 | 220 | 194 | Curtis Richardson | Belleville | ON | 78.787 | |
230 | 222 | 280 | Chris Gosselaar | Fresno | CA | 78.081 | |
231 | 251 | - | Tyler Stewart | West Monroe | LA | 76.912 | |
232 | 278 | - | Caleb Sumrall | New Iberia | LA | 76.769 | |
233 | 258 | - | Matt Becker | Ten Mile | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 76.071 |
234 | 225 | 215 | Charlie Evans | Gilbertsville | KY | 75.695 | |
235 | 255 | 293 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 75.115 |
236 | 230 | 224 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 74.586 |
237 | 269 | - | Cody Hahner | Wausau | WI | 73.984 | |
238 | 239 | 209 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 73.943 | |
239 | 233 | 242 | Dean Alexander | Florence | TX | 73.918 | |
240 | 272 | - | Todd Castledine | Nacogdoches | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 73.584 |
241 | 235 | 180 | Troy Morrow | Eastanollee | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 73.253 |
242 | 271 | - | Wes Logan | Springville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 73.209 |
243 | 249 | 213 | Jimmy Brewer | Marshall | TX | 72.993 | |
244 | 209 | 227 | Kenneth (Boo) Woods | Oneida | KY | Ranger/Mercury | 69.206 |
245 | 240 | 219 | Scott Ashmore | Broken Arrow | OK | Legend/Yamaha | 69.193 |
246 | 248 | 238 | Cody Kelley | Conway | AR | 69.075 | |
247 | 236 | 249 | Daryl Biron | South Windsor | CT | 68.859 | |
248 | 237 | 226 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 68.373 |
249 | 241 | 223 | Matt Wittekiend | Angleton | TX | 67.764 | |
250 | 252 | - | Sheldon Collings | Grove | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 66.998 |
251 | 244 | 299 | Evan Barnes | Hot Springs | AR | 66.174 | |
252 | 296 | - | Hunter Shryock | Newcomerstown | OH | Phoenix/Mercury | 65.717 |
253 | 254 | 284 | Jim Moulton | Merced | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 65.439 |
254 | 265 | 294 | Kyle Monti | Okeechobee | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 64.374 |
255 | 247 | 297 | Chad Randles | Elkhorn | NE | 64.145 | |
256 | 263 | - | Allen Boyd | Salem | IN | 64.004 | |
257 | 226 | 137 | Stephen Patek | Dallas | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 63.281 |
258 | 250 | 216 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 63.064 |
259 | 291 | - | Chris Groh | Spring Grove | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 63.061 |
260 | 295 | - | Randy Sullivan | Breckenridge | TX | 62.659 | |
261 | 264 | - | Furman (Joe) Thompson | Clayton | GA | 62.553 | |
262 | 257 | 272 | Richard Lowitzki | St. Charles | IL | 62.446 | |
263 | 227 | 190 | Drew Montgomery | Denver | NC | 61.555 | |
264 | 243 | 195 | Bill Day | Frankfort | KY | 60.979 | |
265 | 229 | 168 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 60.499 |
266 | 288 | - | Miles Howe | San Juan Capistrano | CA | 60.301 | |
267 | 276 | - | Rob Jordan | Flowery Branch | GA | 59.249 | |
268 | 253 | 159 | Lendell Martin, Jr. | Nacogdoches | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 58.941 |
269 | 298 | - | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 58.567 |
270 | 259 | 292 | Mark Fisher | Glenview | IL | 58.170 | |
271 | 284 | - | Taylor Ashley | Warrior | AL | 57.734 | |
272 | 274 | - | David Larson | Mound | MN | 57.370 | |
273 | 232 | 173 | Powell Kemp | Scotland Neck | NC | 56.765 | |
274 | 280 | 305 | Ryan Chandler | Hobart | IN | 56.471 | |
275 | 246 | 211 | J Todd Tucker | Moultrie | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 56.310 |
276 | 268 | 263 | Brandon Medlock | Lake Placid | FL | 55.357 | |
277 | 287 | - | David Nichol | Gainesville | GA | 54.987 | |
278 | 266 | 239 | Eric Jackson | Walling | TN | 54.916 | |
279 | 242 | 162 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 54.359 |
280 | 302 | - | Bill Weidler | Helena | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 53.787 |
281 | 281 | - | Tim Cales | Sandstone | WV | 53.729 | |
282 | 245 | 169 | Chris Whitson | Louisville | TN | 52.892 | |
283 | 270 | 270 | Chad Warren | Sand Springs | OK | 52.434 | |
284 | 277 | 276 | Ron Farrow | Rock Hill | SC | 51.057 | |
285 | 261 | 234 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 50.931 |
286 | 292 | 244 | Chris Neau | New Orleans | LA | 50.916 | |
287 | 282 | 277 | Peter Cherkas | Des Moines | IA | 50.643 | |
288 | 279 | 273 | Daniel Kweekul | Bryant | AR | 50.319 | |
289 | 267 | 271 | Tim McDonald | Hagerhill | KY | 49.470 | |
290 | 286 | 281 | Jonathan Henry | Grant | AL | Charger/Mercury | 47.987 |
291 | 304 | - | Andy Wicker | Pomaria | SC | 47.695 | |
292 | 300 | - | Greg Mansfield | Burnsville | MN | 46.328 | |
293 | 306 | - | Craig Rozema | Simpsonsville | SC | 45.993 | |
294 | 289 | 290 | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 45.418 |
295 | 305 | - | Clint Brown | Bainbridge | GA | 44.272 | |
296 | 290 | 291 | Harry Moore | Valley | AL | 42.716 | |
297 | 273 | 269 | Richie Eaves | Nauvoo | IL | 41.614 | |
298 | 294 | 257 | Chase Brooks | Iraan | TX | 40.743 | |
299 | 301 | - | Russell Cecil | Willis | TX | 40.676 | |
300 | 303 | - | Ronald Young | Lake Wales | FL | 40.200 | |
301 | 299 | 296 | Bill Smith | Burlington | KY | 39.621 | |
302 | 311 | - | Cameron Gautney | Muscle Shoals | AL | 39.478 | |
303 | 293 | 254 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 39.453 | |
304 | 316 | - | David Wootton | Collierville | TN | 38.969 | |
305 | 275 | 232 | Joe Holland | Jefferson | ME | 37.739 | |
306 | 297 | 288 | Darrell Davis | Dover | FL | 36.490 | |
307 | 285 | 231 | Blake Nick | Adger | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 36.061 |
308 | 315 | - | Matt Garner | Seminole | OK | 33.189 | |
309 | 307 | 308 | Mike McCoy | Mentor On The Lake | OH | 32.796 | |
310 | 320 | - | Freddy Hurley | Somerset | KY | 32.411 | |
311 | 308 | 310 | Jeff Cannon | Douglasville | GA | 31.541 | |
312 | 310 | 316 | Bill Hutchison | Bessemer | AL | 31.422 | |
313 | 283 | 248 | Glenn Browne | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 31.310 |
314 | 319 | 327 | Tony Dumitras | Winston | GA | 30.342 | |
315 | 318 | 315 | Jamey Caldwell | Carthage | NC | 29.745 | |
316 | 309 | 278 | Rodney Thomason | Maumelle | AR | 28.386 | |
317 | 317 | 220 | Jay Brainard | Enid | OK | 27.347 | |
318 | 321 | - | Steven Hatala | St. Clair Shores | MI | 26.816 | |
319 | 322 | - | William Campbell | Middlesboro | KY | 25.850 | |
320 | 313 | 289 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 24.015 |
321 | 312 | 212 | Mike Kernan | Wylie | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 20.639 |
322 | 314 | 229 | Austin Terry | San Angelo | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 20.000 |
323 | 324 | 171 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 7.896 |
324 | 327 | 324 | Billy Shelton III | La Crosse | VA | 6.733 | |
325 | 323 | 225 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 6.083 |
326 | 325 | 203 | Ken Iyobe | Aichi | 5.366 | ||
327 | 326 | 251 | Fabian Rodriguez | Ocean City | MD | 5.240 | |
328 | 328 | 217 | Randy Allen | Shreveport | LA | 4.397 | |
329 | 329 | 322 | Shirley Crain | Van Buren | AR | 1.354 |
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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