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