For the first time in the 14-year history of the BassFan World Rankings, Aaron Martens has ascended to the top slot. He moves into the No. 1 position in the latest edition, which takes in the Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Ouachita and the Bassmaster Elite Series events at the Chesapeake Bay and Lake St. Clair.
Martens, who wrapped up his second B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year title in 3 years with a 6th-place finish at St. Clair, has a lead of nearly 9 points over previous kingpin Bryan Thrift. Former No. 2 Scott Martin moved down one slot to 3rd and Andy Morgan gained one position and sits in 4th. Edwin Evers, like Martens a two-time winner on the Elite Series this year, jumped 11 places and rounds out the Top 5.
The bottom half of the Top 10 consists of Justin Lucas, Jacob Powroznik, Greg Hackney, Jason Christie and Wesley Strader.
Martens, now a three-time AOY for his career, has been both consistent and spectacular throughout 2015. He finished among the Top 15 in seven of the eight regular-season Elite events and claimed victories at the Chesapeake and Lake Havasu.
Todd Faircloth, a former No. 1 who'd had a lackluster campaign this year before winning at St. Clair, gained 14 places to No. 22. Cup champion Brad Knight moved up 15 slots to No. 42.
Chad Pipkens, who logged Top-4 finishes at both the Chesapeake and St. Clair, is up a whopping 65 places to 83rd.
The next tournament that will impact the rankings is the Bassmaster AOY Championship (now misnamed due to Martens' early clinching of the title), set for Sept. 17-20 at Sturgeon Bay in Wisconsin.
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Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
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1 | 3 | 15 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 233.269 |
2 | 1 | 3 | Bryan Thrift | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 224.300 |
3 | 2 | 20 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 218.175 |
4 | 5 | 2 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 210.881 |
5 | 16 | 14 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 204.028 |
6 | 4 | 18 | Justin Lucas | Guntersville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 201.674 |
7 | 7 | 6 | Jacob Powroznik | North Prince George | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 201.517 |
8 | 14 | 7 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 199.800 |
9 | 6 | 1 | Jason Christie | Park Hill | OK | Xpress/Yamaha | 199.442 |
10 | 11 | 25 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 199.120 |
11 | 9 | 4 | Cody Meyer | Star | ID | Ranger/Evinrude | 197.617 |
12 | 13 | 36 | Chris Lane | Guntersville | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 192.508 |
13 | 8 | 37 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 192.018 |
14 | 18 | 29 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 189.123 |
15 | 15 | 17 | Matt Arey | Shelby | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 188.582 |
16 | 10 | 5 | Brent Ehrler | Redlands | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 186.858 |
17 | 24 | 93 | John Cox | Debary | FL | Crestliner/Mercury | 186.816 |
18 | 17 | 42 | Shinichi Fukae | Thomson | GA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 186.510 |
19 | 20 | 16 | Jacob Wheeler | Harrison | TN | Ikon/Mercury | 186.481 |
20 | 12 | 10 | Keith Combs | Huntington | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 186.381 |
21 | 19 | 9 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 185.141 |
22 | 36 | 8 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 184.672 |
23 | 25 | 26 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 183.032 |
24 | 26 | 58 | Adrian Avena | Vineland | NJ | BassCat/Suzuki | 179.200 |
25 | 28 | 31 | Brandon Palaniuk | Hayden | ID | Skeeter/Yamaha | 179.169 |
26 | 21 | 11 | Casey Ashley | Donalds | SC | Triton/Mercury | 177.891 |
27 | 32 | 21 | Michael Neal | Dayton | TN | Phoenix/Yamaha | 175.484 |
28 | 29 | 24 | Stetson Blaylock | Benton | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 174.916 |
29 | 22 | 22 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 173.962 |
30 | 39 | 92 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 173.384 |
31 | 37 | 45 | Shad Schenck | Waynetown | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 171.975 |
32 | 35 | 34 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 170.687 |
33 | 23 | 19 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 169.976 |
34 | 40 | 91 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 169.733 |
35 | 41 | 35 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 169.480 |
36 | 38 | 55 | Scott Canterbury | Odenville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 168.878 |
37 | 27 | 30 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 164.935 |
38 | 31 | 28 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 163.989 |
39 | 52 | 48 | Ramie Colson, Jr. | Cadiz | KY | Bullet/Evinrude | 162.539 |
40 | 34 | 65 | Clifford Pirch | Payson | AZ | Phoenix/Suzuki | 161.491 |
41 | 56 | 54 | Bill Lowen | Brookville | IN | XPress/Yamaha | 160.902 |
42 | 57 | 97 | Brad Knight | Lancing | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 160.756 |
43 | 30 | 13 | Randall Tharp | Port St. Joe | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 160.643 |
44 | 55 | 212 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 160.550 |
45 | 42 | 33 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 160.334 |
46 | 33 | 27 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 159.862 |
47 | 48 | 32 | Chris Zaldain | Fort Worth | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 159.394 |
48 | 59 | 67 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 159.364 |
49 | 58 | 75 | Matthew Stefan | Junction City | WI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 159.271 |
50 | 45 | 71 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 157.035 |
51 | 51 | 204 | Michael Wooley | Collierville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 156.475 |
52 | 62 | 129 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 154.355 |
53 | 61 | 66 | Troy Morrow | Eastanollee | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 154.052 |
54 | 50 | 41 | Bobby Lane | Lakeland | FL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 153.942 |
55 | 72 | 38 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 153.212 |
56 | 65 | 64 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 152.471 |
57 | 54 | 56 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 152.075 |
58 | 91 | 85 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 151.795 |
59 | 43 | 61 | Jared Lintner | Arroyo Grande | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 151.767 |
60 | 44 | 194 | Brandon Lester | Fayetteville | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 150.936 |
61 | 60 | 23 | Spencer Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Phoenix/Mercury | 150.664 |
62 | 53 | 12 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 150.645 |
63 | 70 | 78 | Andy Montgomery | Blacksburg | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 149.684 |
64 | 63 | 49 | Randy Haynes | Ripley | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 149.351 |
65 | 78 | 118 | Clent Davis | Montevallo | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 149.265 |
66 | 69 | 46 | Barry Wilson | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 148.828 |
67 | 90 | 74 | Russ Lane | Prattville | AL | Phoenix/Yamaha | 148.564 |
68 | 77 | 180 | Darrell Davis | Dover | FL | 147.640 | |
69 | 82 | 148 | Jason Reyes | Humble | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 146.706 |
70 | 80 | 70 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 146.650 |
71 | 92 | 252 | Brandon Cobb | Greenwood | SC | Falcon/Mercury | 146.538 |
72 | 64 | 161 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 146.341 |
73 | 85 | 199 | Micah Frazier | Newnan | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 145.845 |
74 | 49 | 39 | Mike McClelland | Blue Eye | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 144.931 |
75 | 47 | 43 | Ott DeFoe | Blaine | TN | NItro/Mercury | 144.823 |
76 | 73 | 84 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 144.685 |
77 | 83 | 224 | Shane LeHew | Charlotte | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 144.477 |
78 | 71 | 51 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 144.436 |
79 | 95 | 249 | Mark Daniels, Jr. | Tuskegee | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 143.703 |
80 | 117 | 86 | Brandon Card | Caryville | TN | Vexus/Suzuki | 143.618 |
81 | 89 | 164 | Scott Wiley | Bay Minette | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 143.226 |
82 | 79 | 116 | Greg Vinson | Wetumpka | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 142.708 |
83 | 148 | 140 | Chad Pipkens | Holt | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 142.702 |
84 | 76 | 57 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 142.609 |
85 | 98 | 145 | Jason Meninger | Gainesville | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 142.103 |
86 | 66 | 68 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 141.777 |
87 | 67 | 44 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 141.126 |
88 | 88 | 228 | Jeff Sprague | Point | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 139.545 |
89 | 81 | 53 | Fred Roumbanis | Russellville | AR | Triton/Mercury | 138.785 |
90 | 46 | 62 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 138.734 |
91 | 86 | 73 | Charles Ingram | Santa Fe | TN | Ranger/Honda | 137.947 |
92 | 87 | 80 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 137.802 |
93 | 68 | 106 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 137.546 |
94 | 99 | 69 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 137.255 | |
95 | 84 | 104 | Marty Robinson | Lyman | SC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 137.152 |
96 | 100 | 102 | Alex Davis | Albertville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 136.781 |
97 | 110 | 72 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 135.246 |
98 | 75 | 94 | James Niggemeyer | Van | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 135.165 |
99 | 130 | 151 | James Elam | Tulsa | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 135.125 |
100 | 105 | 112 | Boyd Duckett | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 134.819 |
101 | 97 | 96 | Jonathon VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 134.530 |
102 | 104 | 59 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 134.288 |
103 | 126 | 107 | Josh Bertrand | Queen Creek | AZ | Nitro/Mercury | 134.171 |
104 | 106 | 139 | Andrew Upshaw | Tulsa | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 134.109 |
105 | 112 | 119 | John Voyles | Petersburg | IN | Phoenix/Mercury | 133.168 |
106 | 102 | 83 | Scott Suggs | Bryant | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 133.060 |
107 | 118 | 202 | Richard Peek | Centre | AL | 132.866 | |
108 | 93 | 81 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 132.461 |
109 | 107 | 117 | Jeff Gustafson | Kenora | ON | Lund/Mercury | 131.686 |
110 | 108 | 177 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 131.593 |
111 | 131 | 152 | Keith Poche | Pike Road | AL | Gator Trax/Mercury | 131.381 |
112 | 109 | 63 | Austin Terry | San Angelo | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 131.185 |
113 | 74 | 99 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 130.905 |
114 | 124 | 130 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 130.357 |
115 | 101 | 60 | Hank Cherry | Lincolnton | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 130.183 |
116 | 111 | 120 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 129.479 |
117 | 115 | 123 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 128.993 |
118 | 138 | 162 | Billy McCaghren | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 128.757 |
119 | 120 | 186 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 128.104 |
120 | 119 | 147 | Brandon Coulter | Knoxville | TN | Falcon/Mercury | 128.005 |
121 | 137 | 184 | Clark Reehm | Shreveport | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 127.819 |
122 | 127 | 176 | Rusty Trancygier | Hahira | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 126.479 |
123 | 128 | 221 | Tony Davis | Williston | FL | 125.868 | |
124 | 113 | 122 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 125.361 |
125 | 144 | 89 | Nate Wellman | Newaygo | MI | Phoenix/Mercury | 125.260 |
126 | 123 | 40 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 125.216 |
127 | 129 | 238 | Brandon Hunter | Benton | KY | 124.396 | |
128 | 114 | 87 | Cliff Prince | Palatka | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 124.261 |
129 | 94 | 124 | Derek Remitz | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 124.247 |
130 | 135 | 175 | Tim Malone | Gatlinburg | TN | 123.978 | |
131 | 141 | 137 | Tom Redington | Royse City | TX | 123.860 | |
132 | 145 | 135 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 123.407 |
133 | 159 | 109 | Chris Baumgardner | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 123.360 |
134 | 96 | 76 | Kevin Short | Mayflower | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 123.107 |
135 | 132 | 115 | Jason Williamson | Aiken | SC | Nitro/Mercury | 122.988 |
136 | 133 | 90 | Drew Benton | Panama City | FL | Phoenix/Mercury | 122.852 |
137 | 162 | 126 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 122.744 |
138 | 168 | 131 | J Todd Tucker | Moultrie | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 121.943 |
139 | 136 | 110 | Britt Myers | Lake Wylie | SC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 121.918 |
140 | 134 | 149 | Dion Hibdon | Sunrise Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 121.084 |
141 | 116 | 50 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 120.321 |
142 | 146 | 256 | Clayton Batts | Macon | GA | 120.140 | |
143 | 143 | 198 | Jason Lambert | Michie | TN | Blazer/Evinrude | 120.138 |
144 | 149 | 243 | Jayme Rampey | Liberty | SC | 119.760 | |
145 | 103 | 47 | Cliff Crochet | Pierre Part | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 119.751 |
146 | 160 | 159 | Bradley Roy | Lancaster | KY | Triton/Mercury | 119.376 |
147 | 155 | 158 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 118.781 |
148 | 156 | 136 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 118.637 |
149 | 152 | 155 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 118.522 |
150 | 158 | 88 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 118.455 |
151 | 139 | 82 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 118.228 |
152 | 147 | 125 | Travis Fox | Lowell | AR | 118.068 | |
153 | 140 | 146 | Vic Vatalaro | Kent | OH | Ranger/Yamaha | 117.920 |
154 | 157 | 160 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 117.765 |
155 | 142 | 156 | Kelley Jaye | Dadeville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 117.630 |
156 | 153 | 111 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 117.003 |
157 | 154 | 52 | Robbie Dodson | Harrison | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 116.726 |
158 | 150 | 167 | Dennis Tietje | Roanoke | LA | Nitro/Mercury | 116.588 |
159 | 166 | 166 | Fletcher Shryock | Grant | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 115.488 |
160 | 164 | 190 | John Devere | Berea | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 115.212 |
161 | 151 | 211 | Kerry Milner | Bono | AR | 115.174 | |
162 | 161 | 154 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 114.279 |
163 | 122 | 205 | David Mullins | Mt. Carmel | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 113.790 |
164 | 165 | 98 | Casey Scanlon | Lenexa | KS | Nitro/Mercury | 113.565 |
165 | 170 | 248 | Lionel Botha | Okeechobee | FL | 113.161 | |
166 | 125 | 77 | Stacey D. King | Reeds Spring | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 113.109 |
167 | 163 | 101 | Matt Greenblatt | Port St. Lucie | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 112.720 |
168 | 172 | 196 | Mike Kernan | Wylie | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 112.612 |
169 | 169 | 121 | Kevin Hawk | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 112.040 |
170 | 121 | 133 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 111.158 |
171 | 177 | 168 | Kurt Dove | Fairfax | VA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 110.795 |
172 | 173 | 141 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 110.604 |
173 | 167 | 95 | James Watson | Waynesville | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 109.433 |
174 | 175 | 128 | Rich Dalbey | Greenville | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 107.005 |
175 | 171 | 100 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 106.755 |
176 | 176 | 209 | Byron Velvick | Boerne | TX | Triton/Mercury | 106.745 |
177 | 180 | 292 | Bryan Schmitt | Deale | MD | Ranger/Mercury | 106.696 |
178 | 178 | 143 | Greg Bohannan | Bentonville | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 106.030 |
179 | 233 | - | Jordan Lee | Cullman | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 102.177 |
180 | 184 | 181 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 101.923 |
181 | 185 | 185 | Charlie Evans | Gilbertsville | KY | 101.904 | |
182 | 183 | 127 | Todd Hollowell | Fishers | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 101.471 |
183 | 181 | 210 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 101.461 | |
184 | 179 | 134 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 101.280 |
185 | 188 | 280 | Jimmy Brewer | Marshall | TX | 100.311 | |
186 | 191 | 153 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 99.493 |
187 | 190 | 247 | Troy Hollowell | Paducah | KY | 99.440 | |
188 | 187 | 142 | Jonathan Newton | Rogersville | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 99.361 |
189 | 174 | 179 | Jim Dillard | West Monroe | LA | Ranger/Mercury | 98.452 |
190 | 199 | 157 | Charlie Hartley | Grove City | OH | Ranger/Mercury | 98.419 |
191 | 182 | 165 | Kenyon Hill | Norman | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 96.199 |
192 | 193 | 171 | Jared Miller | Norman | OK | Skeeter/Yamaha | 95.055 |
193 | 200 | 229 | Ryan Davidson | Huntington | WV | 94.032 | |
194 | 196 | 150 | Shawn Murphy | Nicholasville | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 93.369 |
195 | 194 | 178 | Colby Schrumpf | Highland | IL | 93.364 | |
196 | 186 | 108 | Brent Long | Cornelius | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 93.027 |
197 | 201 | 220 | Bill McDonald | Greenwood | IN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 92.465 |
198 | 202 | 193 | Blake Nick | Adger | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 91.716 |
199 | 235 | 339 | Matt Lee | Guntersville | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 91.318 |
200 | 205 | 197 | Rex Huff | Corbin | KY | 90.314 | |
201 | 204 | 105 | Casey Martin | New Market | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 90.119 |
202 | 210 | - | Zack Birge | Blanchard | OK | BassCat/Mercury | 89.981 |
203 | 260 | - | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 89.934 |
204 | 206 | 239 | Nick Prvonozac | Warren | OH | 88.249 | |
205 | 195 | 201 | Lendell Martin, Jr. | Nacogdoches | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 87.438 |
206 | 189 | 113 | Glenn Browne | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 87.142 |
207 | 251 | - | David Williams | Maiden | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 86.402 |
208 | 203 | 214 | James Biggs | Euless | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 85.615 |
209 | 261 | - | Seth Feider | Bloomington | MN | Bass Cat/Mercury | 85.476 |
210 | 209 | 283 | Marcus Evans | Angola | IN | 85.250 | |
211 | 218 | 218 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 84.502 |
212 | 198 | 172 | Kenneth (Boo) Woods | Oneida | KY | Ranger/Mercury | 84.279 |
213 | 213 | 286 | Drew Montgomery | Denver | NC | 83.869 | |
214 | 211 | 191 | Richard Lowitzki | St. Charles | IL | 82.338 | |
215 | 234 | - | Ken Iyobe | Aichi | 81.951 | ||
216 | 214 | 174 | Tommy Martin | Hemphill | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 80.959 |
217 | 264 | - | Randy Allen | Shreveport | LA | 80.844 | |
218 | 192 | 114 | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 78.075 |
219 | 215 | 258 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 77.785 |
220 | 263 | - | Paul Mueller | Naugatuck | CT | Triton/Mercury | 77.355 |
221 | 267 | - | Carl Jocumsen | Queensland | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 76.824 | |
222 | 221 | 254 | Joseph Sancho | New Windsor | NY | 76.657 | |
223 | 212 | 163 | Kevin Stewart | Elk Grove | CA | Phoenix/Mercury | 75.095 |
224 | 216 | 233 | Keith Amerson | Bethel Springs | TN | 75.015 | |
225 | 219 | 314 | Michael Murphy | Lexington | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 74.889 |
226 | 223 | 103 | Cliff Pace | Petal | MS | Skeeter/Yamaha | 73.878 |
227 | 197 | 138 | Jeremy Starks | Charleston | WV | Skeeter/Yamaha | 73.697 |
228 | 220 | 189 | Scott Ashmore | Broken Arrow | OK | Legend/Yamaha | 72.390 |
229 | 208 | 79 | Philip Jarabeck | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 71.763 |
230 | 207 | 170 | Jamie Horton | Centerville | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 69.092 |
231 | 224 | 293 | Dustin Grice | Hewitt | TX | 68.979 | |
232 | 227 | - | Jimmy Reese | Witter Springs | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 67.543 |
233 | 229 | 206 | Skip Johnson | Goodells | MI | Skeeter/Yamaha | 66.982 |
234 | 225 | 192 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 66.741 |
235 | 274 | 227 | Kevin Ledoux | Choctaw | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 64.841 |
236 | 228 | 271 | Bob Morin | Seymour | TN | 63.915 | |
237 | 230 | 232 | Joel Baker | Talala | OK | 63.143 | |
238 | 226 | 217 | Terry Segraves | Kissimmee | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 61.319 |
239 | 238 | 291 | Jeff Barth | Marshfield | WI | 59.359 | |
240 | 237 | - | Mike Boyles | Highlandville | MO | 59.300 | |
241 | 217 | 183 | Michael Simonton | Fremont | OH | Triton/Yamaha | 58.595 |
242 | 236 | 208 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 57.930 |
243 | 222 | 195 | Grant Goldbeck | Boerne | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 56.760 |
245 | 243 | 240 | Kyle A. White | Tightwad | MO | 56.397 | |
246 | 242 | - | Nick Hensley | Cumming | GA | 55.588 | |
247 | 247 | - | Jason Johnson | Dawsonville | GA | Phoenix/Mercury | 55.139 |
248 | 249 | 374 | Powell Kemp | Scotland Neck | NC | 54.735 | |
249 | 245 | 275 | Eric Oliverson | Nixa | MO | 54.291 | |
250 | 253 | - | Troy Broussard | Beaumont | TX | 52.984 | |
251 | 232 | 132 | Ray Scheide | Russellville | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 52.919 |
252 | 239 | 216 | Payden Hibdon | Stover | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 52.302 |
253 | 256 | - | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 51.615 |
254 | 252 | 274 | Troy Gibson | Eufaula | AL | 51.512 | |
255 | 254 | 255 | Trevor Romans | Plano | TX | 51.202 | |
256 | 258 | - | Stephen Patek | Dallas | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 50.885 |
257 | 257 | 253 | Patrick Bone | Cleveland | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 50.625 |
258 | 241 | 219 | Guido Hibdon | Gravois Mills | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 50.511 |
259 | 231 | 169 | Jason Quinn | Clover | SC | Legend/Mercury | 50.394 |
260 | 259 | 242 | Chris Neau | New Orleans | LA | 50.057 | |
261 | 244 | 144 | Christopher Brasher | Spring | TX | 50.003 | |
262 | 262 | 246 | Rodney Thomason | Maumelle | AR | 49.944 | |
263 | 248 | 173 | Bill Day | Frankfort | KY | 48.829 | |
264 | 255 | 187 | Rick Cotten | Guntersville | AL | 48.192 | |
265 | 265 | - | Marshall Deakins | Dunlap | TN | 48.100 | |
266 | 246 | 200 | Zach Caudle | Shreveport | LA | 47.708 | |
267 | 266 | 264 | Stephen McKinnie | Umatila | FL | 47.597 | |
268 | 269 | 285 | Harry Moore | Valley | AL | 45.728 | |
269 | 250 | 182 | Ryan Chandler | Hobart | IN | 45.505 | |
270 | 268 | - | Billy Shelton III | La Crosse | VA | 45.257 | |
271 | 275 | - | Mark Goines | Shady Point | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 43.147 |
272 | 270 | - | Derrick Snavely | Rogersville | TN | 43.045 | |
273 | 271 | - | Cody Kelley | Conway | AR | 42.606 | |
274 | 273 | 262 | Leon Williamson | Fairdale | KY | 40.807 | |
275 | 278 | 266 | Barton Aiken | Greenville | SC | 40.561 | |
276 | 272 | 276 | Shirley Crain | Van Buren | AR | 40.529 | |
277 | 277 | - | Blake Smith | Lakeland | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 39.281 |
278 | 284 | 222 | Robert Behrle | Hoover | AL | 38.437 | |
279 | 281 | 272 | James Christian | Dickson | TN | 37.830 | |
280 | 282 | - | Michael Hall | Annandale | VA | 37.752 | |
281 | 283 | - | Clay Elliott | Ozark | AL | 37.556 | |
282 | 286 | 279 | Jerry Reagan | Byrdstown | TN | 36.896 | |
283 | 280 | 273 | Stuart Arthur | Benton | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 35.701 |
285 | 288 | - | Bill Terrell | Memphis | TN | 35.296 | |
286 | 289 | - | Dalton Cooksey | New Concord | KY | 34.618 | |
287 | 285 | 268 | Andrew Luxon | Richmond | KY | 33.408 | |
288 | 279 | 188 | Ray Meredith | Smiths Grove | KY | 33.379 | |
289 | 294 | 215 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 32.140 |
290 | 295 | 235 | George Kapiton | Inverness | FL | 31.709 | |
291 | 287 | 223 | Wade LeBlanc | Gonzales | LA | 29.702 | |
292 | 292 | 261 | Tony Dumitras | Winston | GA | 29.551 | |
293 | 298 | 289 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 29.127 | |
294 | 290 | 234 | Alton Wilhoit | Harrah | OK | 28.657 | |
295 | 299 | 278 | Justin Morton | Etoile | TX | 27.727 | |
296 | 302 | - | Stephen Longobardi | Northford | CT | 26.674 | |
297 | 300 | 290 | Kelly Power | Cape Fair | MO | 26.337 | |
298 | 276 | 203 | B.J. Haseotes | Centerville | MA | /Yamaha | 26.163 |
299 | 293 | 259 | Dale Hightower | Sand Springs | OK | 25.529 | |
300 | 301 | 299 | Chris Heath | North Augusta | SC | 25.364 | |
301 | 296 | 236 | Travis Loyd | Vienna | IL | 25.135 | |
302 | 297 | 245 | Michael Williamson | Fort Smith | AR | 24.984 | |
303 | 303 | - | Craig Livesay | Johnson City | TN | 24.653 | |
304 | 304 | 251 | Robert Collins | Morrow | OH | 21.016 | |
305 | 305 | 230 | Wade Hendricks | Thompsons Station | TN | 19.448 | |
306 | 307 | - | Chris Johnston | Peterborough | ON | Ranger/Mercury | 19.401 |
307 | 308 | - | Mike Kernan TX | Wylie | TX | 18.888 | |
308 | 309 | 270 | Bradley Rightnour | Mingoville | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 18.755 |
309 | 306 | 267 | Tommy Robinson | Westland | MI | 17.841 | |
310 | 310 | 304 | Timothy Wilson | Gas City | IN | 16.018 | |
311 | 312 | - | Darold Gleason | Leesville | LA | 15.297 | |
312 | 313 | 326 | Brian Clark | Haltom City | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 15.228 |
313 | 314 | 308 | Stephen Mui | Bartlett | IL | 14.987 | |
314 | 311 | 315 | David Kilgore | Jasper | AL | 14.177 | |
315 | 316 | 391 | Joe Gerard | Concordia | KS | 13.829 | |
316 | 317 | 311 | Brock Mosley | Collinsville | MS | Phoenix/Mercury | 13.419 |
317 | 315 | - | Van Soles | Haines City | FL | 13.386 | |
318 | 318 | 312 | Jared Knuth | Wahoo | NE | 12.538 | |
319 | 321 | 318 | Skylar Hamilton | Dandridge | TN | Caymas/Yamaha | 11.656 |
320 | 322 | 317 | Gary Clouse | La Vergne | TN | Phoenix/Mercury | 11.578 |
321 | 320 | 313 | Rich Howes | Oviedo | FL | 11.317 | |
322 | 323 | - | Chad Wiley | Pineville | LA | 11.147 | |
323 | 325 | 320 | Gerald Spohrer | Gonzales | LA | Bass Cat/Suzuki | 10.187 |
324 | 326 | 321 | Mike Elsea | Mooresville | IN | 10.089 | |
325 | 327 | 322 | Bo Cross | Knoxville | TN | 8.421 | |
326 | 328 | 327 | Paul Pagnato | Reston | VA | 7.933 | |
327 | 319 | 225 | Matthew Pennington | Springdale | AR | 7.914 | |
328 | 329 | 307 | Tommy Durham | Whitney | TX | 7.835 | |
329 | 324 | 269 | Roland Martin | Naples | FL | Nitro/Mercury | 7.782 |
330 | 330 | 330 | James Biggerstaff | Odessa | TX | 7.248 | |
331 | 331 | 331 | Derek Fulps | Broken Arrow | OK | 7.150 | |
332 | 332 | 333 | Kendall Newson | Decatur | GA | 6.856 | |
333 | 333 | 337 | Steve Sennikoff | Forney | TX | Triton/Mercury | 6.366 |
334 | 334 | 346 | Jeff Cloud | Lubbock | TX | 5.288 | |
335 | 336 | - | Jesse Tacoronte | Orlando | FL | 5.128 | |
336 | 337 | - | Scott Barnett | Mansfield | TX | 4.921 | |
337 | 338 | 351 | Bill Weidler | Helena | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 4.799 |
338 | 339 | - | Craig Workman | Ft. Worth | TX | 4.506 | |
339 | 340 | 358 | Brian Potter | Claremore | OK | 4.407 | |
340 | 342 | - | Logan Sherrer | Karnack | TX | 3.935 | |
341 | 343 | 368 | Al Farace | Cockeysville | MD | 3.819 | |
342 | 344 | 373 | Patrick Pierce | Jacksonville | FL | 3.525 | |
343 | 345 | 379 | Jamey Caldwell | Carthage | NC | 3.133 | |
344 | 346 | 380 | Lucas Ragusa | Gonzales | LA | 3.035 |
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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