Following are the State Farm World Rankings after last week's Clarks Hill Bassmaster Tour event. Top 10 highlights:
> 1 and 2 -- Skeet Reese is still No. 1 in the world, but Greg Hackney has closed the gap. Reese finished 65th at Clarks Hill, his worst finish of the season by about 30 places. Hackney finished 23rd, and is now within 2 points of being No. 1 in the world.
> 3 -- Aaron Martens moves up a big five spots to 3rd in the world after finishing 22nd at Clarks Hill. That finish plus a 14th at Guntersville and a 6th earlier this year have helped him to his highest rank since 2001.
> 4 -- David Walker moves up three spots to 4th in the world even though he only finished 55th at Clarks Hill.
> 5 -- Kevin VanDam finished 12th last week, which appropriately knocks him back into the Top 10 in 5th -- from 12th in the world. That 5th-place ranking is the second-lowest rank VanDam has ever had.
> 6 -- It's all sixes for Marty Stone. He's finished 26th, 36th, 16th and 36th (last week), which have helped him attain his highest rank yet: 6th.
> 7 -- A 71st hurts Kelly Jordon and he falls one spot, to 7th.
> 8 -- Similarly, a 142nd helps Dean Rojas fall four spots to 8th.
> 9 -- Florida's Terry Scroggins has two Top 20s (including a 19th last week) and no finishes worse than 40th this year. He leads the Bassmaster Tour points, and debuts in the Top 10 this week at 9th, up 10 spots from 19th.
> 10 -- Kentucky's Kevin Wirth is having a good season on top of a good one last year, and also debuts in the Top 10 at 10th.
Other notable movement:
> Brent Chapman has two good finishes on the FLW Tour so far this year, but isn't doing as well on the Bassmaster Tour. He falls out of the Top 10, to 11th.
> Ron Shuffield has quietly climbed to 12th in the world.
> Takahiro Omori finished an uncharacteristic dead last (154th) at Clarks Hill and that causes him to fall out of the Top 10, to 13th in the world.
> Similarly, Gerald Swindle finished 125th and drops from 3rd in the world to 14th. A good finish at the next event should cause Swindle and Omori to swing back up in the rankings, a la VanDam this week.
> Missouri's Mark Tucker finished 10th at Clarks Hill, and that helps him jump a big 20 spots to 16th in the world.
> After two finishes worse than 100th (both in Florida), Davy Hite has rebounded with an 8th and an 18th and is now 17th in the world.
> Alton Jones hasn't been fishing well this season, and this perennial Top 5 in the world angler is now 18th.
> Missouri's Brian Snowden has been fishing well and is now 20th in the world.
> Big moves in the 20s: Mike Iaconelli (45th to 25th); Jimmy Mize (46th to 28th); Scott Rook (43rd to 29th); and Tommy Biffle (41st to 30th).
> At Clarks Hill, Mark Davis had his best finish so far this season -- but it was an 81st. He drops again in the World Rankings, this time to 33rd, by far his worst rank ever.
> Clarks Hill winner Mike Reynolds moves up 14 places, from 99th to 85th in the world. Reynolds has been fishing well this year, but last year's finishes are hurting him in the rankings.
This week FLW Tour anglers fish their third event of the season on the Ouachita River out of Louisiana.
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Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
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139 | 133 | 132 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 128.856 |
105 | 120 | 168 | Randy Yarnall | Womelsdorf | PA | Triton/Mercury | 142.161 |
95 | 93 | 130 | Dale Teaney | Williamsburg | OH | Ranger | 147.103 |
70 | 67 | 42 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 160.111 |
193 | 190 | 176 | Charlie Weyer | West Hills | CA | Triton/Mercury | 96.550 |
109 | 108 | 66 | Shad Schenck | Waynetown | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 141.170 |
14 | 3 | 5 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 201.821 |
170 | 169 | 195 | Robert Karbas, Jr. | Wake Forest | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 110.760 |
30 | 41 | 45 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 184.854 |
18 | 15 | 4 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 195.931 |
27 | 30 | 67 | Mark Tyler | Vian | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 187.241 |
35 | 38 | 46 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 178.585 |
183 | 167 | 167 | Mike O'Shea | Thousand Oaks | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 104.900 |
204 | 203 | - | Chic Aydelette | Thomasville | NC | 74.678 | |
130 | 116 | 118 | Tim Loper | Terry | MS | Bass Cat/Mercury | 131.949 |
15 | 16 | 16 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 199.577 |
89 | 107 | 71 | Dion Hibdon | Sunrise Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 150.602 |
122 | 110 | 117 | Curt Lytle | Suffolk | VA | Ranger/Yamaha | 135.186 |
106 | 104 | 51 | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 141.887 |
80 | 103 | 193 | Art Ferguson III | St. Clair Shores | MI | Triton/Mercury | 156.150 |
147 | 155 | 181 | Chris Daves | Spring Grove | VA | Nitro/Mercury | 126.962 |
128 | 131 | 156 | Woo Daves | Spring Grove | VA | Nitro/Mercury | 132.826 |
82 | 78 | 86 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 155.158 |
51 | 34 | 33 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 170.959 |
47 | 54 | 49 | Bud Pruitt | Spring | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 173.678 |
195 | 193 | 200 | David Lauer | South Bend | IN | 92.736 | |
142 | 130 | 123 | Roger Boler | Slidell | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 128.571 |
205 | 204 | 227 | Bobby Curtis | Siloam Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 73.236 |
185 | 184 | 185 | Masaki Shimono | Shiga-Pref | Ranger | 102.725 | |
53 | 49 | 12 | Harold Allen | Shelbyville | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 168.341 |
200 | 199 | 154 | Mark Goines | Shady Point | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 89.573 |
4 | 7 | 25 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 213.783 |
96 | 97 | 122 | Andre Moore | Scottsdale | AZ | Legend/Evinrude | 146.322 |
115 | 117 | 73 | Jason Kilpatrick | Satsuma | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 137.762 |
98 | 109 | 105 | Charles Ingram | Santa Fe | TN | Ranger/Honda | 143.456 |
9 | 19 | 35 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 206.805 |
75 | 90 | 36 | David Wharton | Sam Rayburn | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 159.315 |
73 | 76 | 87 | O.T. Fears III | Sallisaw | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 159.531 |
67 | 68 | 99 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 160.863 |
126 | 128 | 89 | Mike Hawkes | Sabinal | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 133.292 |
32 | 37 | 22 | Dustin Wilks | Rocky Mount | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 182.061 |
187 | 186 | 212 | Craig Powers | Rockwood | TN | Ranger/Yamaha | 102.080 |
146 | 159 | 220 | Mike Hicks | Richmond | VA | 127.060 | |
20 | 25 | 44 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 194.330 |
36 | 47 | 39 | Stacey D. King | Reeds Spring | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 178.456 |
163 | 158 | 159 | Chuck Economou | Redington Bch. | FL | 117.273 | |
155 | 134 | 88 | Brooks Rogers | Quitman | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 121.382 |
63 | 84 | 75 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 162.353 |
46 | 48 | 56 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 173.794 |
191 | 189 | 186 | Sam Newby | Pocola | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 99.267 |
25 | 45 | 28 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 190.534 |
94 | 70 | 41 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 147.540 |
68 | 17 | 11 | Mark Kile | Payson | AZ | Skeeter/Yamaha | 160.401 |
213 | 212 | - | Gary Riffle | Paris | TX | 48.697 | |
171 | 179 | 210 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 109.956 |
140 | 152 | 188 | Jarrett Edwards | Page | AZ | Triton/Mercury | 128.802 |
149 | 140 | 155 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 124.879 |
92 | 71 | 54 | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 149.103 |
49 | 51 | 30 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 171.980 |
167 | 170 | 152 | Tim Carroll | Owasso | OK | Skeeter/Yamaha | 113.340 |
24 | 24 | 61 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 191.010 |
137 | 145 | 140 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 129.286 | |
50 | 32 | 40 | Chad Brauer | Osage Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 171.591 |
145 | 136 | 106 | Carl Svebek III | Orange | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 127.185 |
179 | 176 | 174 | Randy Dearman | Onalaska | TX | 107.528 | |
173 | 173 | 170 | Billy Bowen, Jr. | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 109.404 |
186 | 185 | 143 | Ken Strickland | Oak Ridge | NC | Ranger | 102.544 |
212 | 211 | 236 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 49.883 |
61 | 44 | 38 | Kenyon Hill | Norman | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 162.920 |
17 | 26 | 32 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 198.354 |
97 | 85 | 142 | Robert Hamilton, Jr. | Nashville | TN | Triton/Mercury | 146.304 |
118 | 91 | 82 | Roland Martin | Naples | FL | Nitro/Mercury | 136.613 |
60 | 87 | 83 | Mark Rogers | Naples | FL | Gambler/Mercury | 163.236 |
180 | 177 | 196 | Jim Carnell | Muskogee | OK | 106.914 | |
19 | 11 | 18 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 195.126 |
201 | 200 | 209 | Russ Moran | Murfreesboro | TN | Stratos/Evinrude | 85.240 |
33 | 22 | 2 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 179.205 |
129 | 165 | - | Frank Ippoliti | Mt. Airy | MD | Bass Cat/Mercury | 132.641 |
159 | 172 | 191 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 120.085 |
21 | 21 | 17 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 192.372 |
85 | 99 | 77 | Mike Reynolds | Modesto | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 153.906 |
39 | 28 | 9 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 176.325 |
152 | 146 | 149 | Mark Pack | Mineola | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 122.726 |
123 | 137 | 166 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 135.142 |
114 | 98 | 114 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 137.855 |
55 | 75 | 100 | Lance Vick | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 167.842 |
7 | 6 | 10 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 210.203 |
182 | 183 | 215 | Homer Humphreys, Jr. | Minden | LA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 106.021 |
113 | 94 | 59 | Joe Thomas | Milford | OH | Ranger/Evinrude | 139.357 |
189 | 178 | 190 | Ken Cook | Meers | OK | Triton/Mercury | 101.457 |
138 | 144 | 120 | Tommy Stiles | McMinnville | TN | Triton/Mercury | 129.177 |
181 | 166 | 172 | Kyle Mabrey | McCalla | AL | 106.216 | |
190 | 188 | 137 | Harmon Davis | Marlow | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 100.717 |
59 | 61 | 115 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 163.567 |
131 | 125 | 124 | Sean Hoernke | Magnolia | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 131.927 |
62 | 52 | 31 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 162.664 |
162 | 161 | 102 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 117.503 |
45 | 39 | 34 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 174.048 |
169 | 168 | 144 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 110.826 |
100 | 101 | 84 | Randy Alexander | London | KY | 142.992 | |
29 | 43 | 113 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 186.312 |
6 | 10 | 24 | Marty Stone | Linden | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 213.025 |
23 | 18 | 29 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 191.718 |
124 | 124 | 160 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 134.420 |
57 | 59 | 69 | Ricky Shumpert | Lexington | SC | Stratos/Yamaha | 164.895 |
11 | 9 | 8 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 206.280 |
3 | 8 | 23 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 216.717 |
110 | 112 | 74 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 140.902 |
214 | 213 | 232 | Allen Cauthen | Lancaster | SC | Ranger/Honda | 46.403 |
8 | 4 | 13 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 209.184 |
161 | 154 | 173 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 117.666 |
158 | 149 | 141 | Dwayne Horton | Knoxville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 120.211 |
127 | 95 | 53 | Jack L. Wade | Knoxville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 133.116 |
157 | 151 | 184 | Terry Segraves | Kissimmee | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 120.909 |
16 | 36 | 101 | Mark Tucker | Kirkwood | MO | Bass Cat/Mercury | 198.557 |
153 | 147 | 138 | Joel G. Richardson | Kernersville | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 122.691 |
199 | 197 | 206 | Jack Bell | Kane | PA | Ranger/Evinrude | 90.169 |
5 | 12 | 1 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 213.457 |
54 | 62 | 55 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 168.239 |
188 | 187 | 136 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 102.006 |
156 | 148 | 128 | Mark Hardin | Jasper | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 121.192 |
121 | 123 | 95 | Chris McCall | Jasper | TX | Legend/Evinrude | 135.708 |
58 | 66 | 104 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 163.719 |
48 | 31 | 14 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 173.512 |
215 | 214 | 239 | Lewis Denney | Indian Mound | TN | 44.544 | |
42 | 27 | 43 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 175.634 |
207 | 206 | 224 | Kim Stricker | Howell | MI | 67.264 | |
102 | 96 | 91 | Mike Wurm | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 142.615 |
93 | 118 | 158 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 147.783 |
90 | 88 | 76 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 149.706 |
66 | 72 | 90 | George Cochran | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 161.559 |
216 | 215 | 235 | Rich Tauber | Hollywood | CA | Phoenix/Yamaha | 38.888 |
196 | 194 | - | Rick Marsh | High Point | NC | 91.539 | |
83 | 69 | 65 | Ben Matsubu | Hemphill | TX | Legend/Mercury | 154.940 |
44 | 63 | 111 | Tommy Martin | Hemphill | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 174.732 |
209 | 208 | 211 | Wes Thomas | Hanover | IN | Ranger | 55.455 |
125 | 127 | 135 | Toshinari Namiki | Hachioji City | Ranger/Yamaha | 133.542 | |
65 | 50 | 48 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 161.794 |
117 | 111 | 112 | Charlie Hartley | Grove City | OH | Ranger/Mercury | 137.120 |
172 | 171 | 178 | Guido Hibdon | Gravois Mills | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 109.741 |
77 | 86 | 107 | Jay Kendrick | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 158.842 |
104 | 115 | 103 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 142.364 |
2 | 2 | 6 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 227.419 |
101 | 102 | 121 | Chris Elliott | Gloucester | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 142.797 |
134 | 132 | 129 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 130.869 |
52 | 55 | 62 | Chris Baumgardner | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 168.991 |
81 | 77 | 85 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 155.542 |
43 | 23 | 20 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 175.589 |
76 | 53 | 21 | Jim Bitter | Fruitland Park | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 159.208 |
141 | 163 | 208 | Pete Gluszek | Franklinville | NJ | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 128.642 |
165 | 191 | 217 | Steve Sennikoff | Forney | TX | Triton/Mercury | 115.963 |
206 | 205 | 216 | Jody Cordell | Flowery Branch | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 70.703 |
31 | 29 | 52 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 183.499 |
13 | 5 | 7 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 203.393 |
194 | 198 | 189 | Terry Baksay | Easton | CT | Skeeter/Yamaha | 93.926 |
208 | 207 | 230 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 60.366 |
88 | 113 | 126 | Gerald Gostenik | Dearborn | MI | Triton/Mercury | 151.796 |
84 | 79 | 64 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 154.619 |
198 | 196 | 183 | David Cooke | Davidson | NC | Ranger | 90.585 |
177 | 175 | 146 | Pat Fisher | Dacula | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 108.590 |
56 | 57 | 110 | Greg Pugh | Cullman | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 167.707 |
108 | 83 | 80 | Ray Sedgwick | Cross | SC | Triton/Mercury | 141.443 |
10 | 14 | 27 | Kevin Wirth | Crestwood | KY | Triton/Mercury | 206.520 |
154 | 160 | 177 | Sam Swett | Covington | LA | Ranger/Evinrude | 122.480 |
69 | 58 | 63 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 160.371 |
111 | 122 | 194 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 140.782 |
160 | 150 | 139 | Jerry Williams | Conway | AR | 120.032 | |
119 | 119 | 96 | Keith Williams | Conway | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 136.603 |
203 | 202 | 223 | Mike Leblanc | Colchester | VT | Ranger | 75.635 |
38 | 40 | 68 | Jason Quinn | Clover | SC | Legend/Mercury | 176.990 |
143 | 135 | 162 | Steve Daniel | Clewiston | FL | Triton/Mercury | 127.519 |
34 | 35 | 50 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 179.022 |
136 | 153 | 207 | Frank Scalish | Cleveland Heights | OH | Legend/Mercury | 129.425 |
107 | 106 | 92 | Kevin Vida | Clare | MI | Ranger/Yamaha | 141.523 |
40 | 65 | 94 | Guy Eaker | Cherryville | NC | Triton/Mercury | 176.123 |
210 | 209 | 229 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 53.230 | |
37 | 42 | 15 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 177.468 |
120 | 121 | 116 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 136.523 |
174 | 157 | 187 | Tom Burns | Carbondale | IL | Ranger/Mercury | 109.159 |
112 | 114 | 70 | Jimmy Millsaps | Canton | GA | Ranger/Evinrude | 139.859 |
26 | 33 | 37 | Denny Brauer | Camdenton | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 187.939 |
132 | 129 | 151 | Warren Wyman | Calera | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 131.577 |
74 | 56 | 57 | Jeff Reynolds | Calera | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 159.480 |
133 | 141 | 204 | Doug Garrett | Cabot | AR | 131.213 | |
184 | 182 | 198 | Jim Nolan | Bull Shoals | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 104.196 |
86 | 82 | 72 | Mickey Bruce | Buford | GA | Stratos | 153.520 |
79 | 74 | 79 | Tom Mann, Jr. | Buford | GA | Ranger/Evinrude | 157.207 |
151 | 143 | 148 | Tony Couch | Buckhead | GA | Ranger | 123.877 |
166 | 162 | 109 | Elton Luce, Jr. | Brookeland | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 115.553 |
103 | 105 | 98 | Marcel Veenstra | Brighton | MI | Ranger/Yamaha | 142.537 |
99 | 100 | 125 | Chip Harrison, Jr. | Bremen | IN | Ranger/Yamaha | 143.332 |
135 | 164 | 171 | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 129.993 |
91 | 92 | 97 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 149.522 |
168 | - | - | Bink Desaro | Boise | ID | Triton/Mercury | 111.698 |
178 | 180 | 197 | Byron Velvick | Boerne | TX | Triton/Mercury | 107.723 |
22 | 20 | 19 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 192.332 |
176 | 174 | 199 | Sandy Melvin | Boca Grande | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 108.745 |
175 | 192 | 205 | Johnny Lesesne | Blue Ridge | GA | 109.090 | |
12 | 13 | 26 | Ron Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 205.151 |
64 | 64 | 78 | Todd Ary | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 161.840 |
164 | 156 | 164 | Brennan Bosley | Benton | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 116.675 |
148 | 139 | 133 | Jeremiah Kindy | Benton | AR | 125.235 | |
144 | 138 | 119 | Mike Auten | Benton | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 127.397 |
116 | 126 | 127 | Jack A. Gadlage | Benton | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 137.654 |
28 | 46 | 47 | Jimmy D. Mize | Ben Lomond | AR | Triton/Mercury | 186.405 |
72 | 89 | 108 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 160.017 |
150 | 142 | 165 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 124.048 |
1 | 1 | 3 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 229.121 |
197 | 195 | 147 | Rick Lillegard | Atkinson | NH | Ranger/Yamaha | 90.822 |
41 | 60 | 60 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 176.021 |
87 | 81 | 134 | Mark Rizk | Arab | AL | Champion/Mercury | 152.229 |
78 | 80 | 58 | Robert Lee | Angels Camp | CA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 158.633 |
71 | 73 | 81 | Lee Bailey, Jr. | Amston | CT | Legend/Mercury | 160.040 |
202 | 201 | 222 | Al Gagliarducci | Agawam | MA | 76.455 | |
211 | 210 | 237 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 52.055 | |
192 | 181 | 218 | Eric Nethery | Acworth | GA | 97.394 |
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