For the first time in the history of the State Farm World Rankings, Kevin VanDam has fallen out of the Top 10 in the world. Two tournaments ago, VanDam fell to the lowest he’d ever been – 3rd in the world. But after a 74th at last week’s Guntersville Bassmaster, on the heels of an 98th at the Harris Chain Bassmaster, VanDam falls nine spots to a shocking (for him) 12th in the world.
That’s the big story in the World Rankings this week. Other Top 10 movement:
> Skeet Reese remains No. 1 in the world after a 36th at Guntersville, which incidentally was his worst (and only non-Top 20) finish in six straight events, starting with last year’s Eufaula Bassmaster.
> Greg Hackney hangs on to 2nd in the world. But since his best finish in five events fished this year is a 37th, right now he appears to be trading on his stellar record from last year. He needs a good finish to stay up high.
> A 9th at Guntersville helps Gerald Swindle jump up three slots to 3rd in the world. Incidentally, Swindle, who was last year’s Bassmaster Angler of the Year, is also 3rd in the current Bassmaster points, behind Reese (2nd) and Takahiro Omori (1st).
> Dean Rojas and Omori remain in 4th and 5th. Kelly Jordon didn’t have that great a finish at Guntersville, but moves up one spot into 6th.
> David Walker moves up into 7th, though not because of Guntersville where he finished 76th.
> A 14th at Guntersville helps Aaron Martens get back into the Top 10 in 8th, and Brent Chapman falls one spot into 9th.
> A 16th at Guntersville (his worst finish this year was a 36th) helps Marty Stone debut in the Top 10 at 10th.
Other notable movement:
> A 92nd at Guntersville helps Alton Jones fall out of the Top 10 for the first time in a while. He's now 15th in the world.
> Jay Yelas gets his best finish ever at Guntersville (21st) and moves up five spots into 18th.
> Guntersville winner Zell Rowland jumps up 10 places to land at 21st in the world.
> Mark Davis gets a 93rd at Guntersville, his first finish under 100th this season, and falls again – this time 11 places to 22nd in the world.
> Luke Clausen is fishing well this year, and a 22nd at Guntersville helps him rise nine spots to 24th in the world.
> An 8th at Guntersville helps Davy Hite reverse his Florida freefall, and he rebounds to 26th.
> Arizona's Mark Tyler is quietly fishing well so far, and this week bumps himself up 16 slots to 30th in the world.
> A 10th at Guntersville helps Jason Quinn get over a bad Harris Chain event and helps him leap way up to 40th in the world.
Click a column heading to re-sort. Click an angler's name
to view his or her profile
Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 3 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 232.116 |
2 | 2 | 6 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 224.683 |
3 | 6 | 5 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 219.578 |
4 | 4 | 13 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 214.756 |
5 | 5 | 7 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 213.799 |
6 | 7 | 10 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 213.089 |
7 | 10 | 25 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 210.148 |
8 | 13 | 23 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 209.222 |
9 | 8 | 8 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 207.969 |
10 | 16 | 24 | Marty Stone | Linden | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 207.531 |
11 | 15 | 18 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 206.554 |
12 | 3 | 1 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 205.897 |
13 | 12 | 26 | Ron Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 204.857 |
14 | 14 | 27 | Kevin Wirth | Crestwood | KY | Triton/Mercury | 204.062 |
15 | 9 | 4 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 203.549 |
16 | 18 | 16 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 202.965 |
17 | 17 | 11 | Mark Kile | Payson | AZ | Skeeter/Yamaha | 200.416 |
18 | 23 | 29 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 197.246 |
19 | 20 | 35 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 197.212 |
20 | 19 | 19 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 192.332 |
21 | 31 | 17 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 191.575 |
22 | 11 | 2 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 191.370 |
23 | 21 | 20 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 187.908 |
24 | 33 | 61 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 187.328 |
25 | 27 | 44 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 187.106 |
26 | 54 | 32 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 182.631 |
27 | 28 | 43 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 182.145 |
28 | 29 | 9 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 181.485 |
29 | 34 | 52 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 181.469 |
30 | 46 | 67 | Mark Tyler | Vian | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 180.244 |
31 | 25 | 14 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 179.392 |
32 | 32 | 40 | Chad Brauer | Osage Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 179.336 |
33 | 30 | 37 | Denny Brauer | Camdenton | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 179.148 |
34 | 35 | 33 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 179.110 |
35 | 36 | 50 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 179.022 |
36 | 58 | 101 | Mark Tucker | Kirkwood | MO | Bass Cat/Mercury | 178.992 |
37 | 26 | 22 | Dustin Wilks | Rocky Mount | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 178.936 |
38 | 37 | 46 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 178.585 |
39 | 42 | 34 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 178.034 |
40 | 72 | 68 | Jason Quinn | Clover | SC | Legend/Mercury | 178.026 |
41 | 48 | 45 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 177.685 |
42 | 40 | 15 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 177.468 |
43 | 41 | 113 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 177.234 |
44 | 38 | 38 | Kenyon Hill | Norman | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 176.548 |
45 | 62 | 28 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 175.751 |
46 | 39 | 47 | Jimmy D. Mize | Ben Lomond | AR | Triton/Mercury | 174.431 |
47 | 44 | 39 | Stacey D. King | Reeds Spring | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 173.934 |
48 | 43 | 56 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 173.794 |
49 | 22 | 12 | Harold Allen | Shelbyville | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 173.005 |
50 | 53 | 48 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 172.090 |
51 | 47 | 30 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 171.980 |
52 | 51 | 31 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 170.868 |
53 | 24 | 21 | Jim Bitter | Fruitland Park | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 170.371 |
54 | 73 | 49 | Bud Pruitt | Spring | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 169.153 |
55 | 50 | 62 | Chris Baumgardner | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 169.059 |
56 | 45 | 57 | Jeff Reynolds | Calera | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 167.891 |
57 | 67 | 110 | Greg Pugh | Cullman | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 166.222 |
58 | 56 | 63 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 165.894 |
59 | 57 | 69 | Ricky Shumpert | Lexington | SC | Stratos/Yamaha | 164.895 |
60 | 55 | 60 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 163.788 |
61 | 60 | 115 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 163.567 |
62 | 61 | 55 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 162.775 |
63 | 71 | 111 | Tommy Martin | Hemphill | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 162.410 |
64 | 64 | 78 | Todd Ary | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 161.840 |
65 | 52 | 94 | Guy Eaker | Cherryville | NC | Triton/Mercury | 161.462 |
66 | 59 | 104 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 160.121 |
67 | 68 | 42 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 160.111 |
68 | 82 | 99 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 159.895 |
69 | 74 | 65 | Ben Matsubu | Hemphill | TX | Legend/Mercury | 159.862 |
70 | 49 | 41 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 158.977 |
71 | 65 | 54 | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 158.159 |
72 | 77 | 90 | George Cochran | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 157.715 |
73 | 81 | 81 | Lee Bailey, Jr. | Amston | CT | Legend/Mercury | 156.842 |
74 | 66 | 79 | Tom Mann, Jr. | Buford | GA | Ranger/Evinrude | 156.587 |
75 | 89 | 100 | Lance Vick | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 155.983 |
76 | 70 | 87 | O.T. Fears III | Sallisaw | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 155.560 |
77 | 91 | 85 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 155.409 |
78 | 78 | 86 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 155.158 |
79 | 79 | 64 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 154.619 |
80 | 76 | 58 | Robert Lee | Angels Camp | CA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 154.324 |
81 | 85 | 134 | Mark Rizk | Arab | AL | Champion/Mercury | 154.253 |
82 | 80 | 72 | Mickey Bruce | Buford | GA | Stratos | 153.520 |
83 | 83 | 80 | Ray Sedgwick | Cross | SC | Triton/Mercury | 153.134 |
84 | 84 | 75 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 152.182 |
85 | 119 | 142 | Robert Hamilton, Jr. | Nashville | TN | Triton/Mercury | 152.115 |
86 | 99 | 107 | Jay Kendrick | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 150.567 |
87 | 75 | 83 | Mark Rogers | Naples | FL | Gambler/Mercury | 149.782 |
88 | 90 | 76 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 149.706 |
89 | 109 | 108 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 149.373 |
90 | 69 | 36 | David Wharton | Sam Rayburn | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 149.112 |
91 | 87 | 82 | Roland Martin | Naples | FL | Nitro/Mercury | 148.641 |
92 | 92 | 97 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 148.531 |
93 | 95 | 130 | Dale Teaney | Williamsburg | OH | Ranger | 147.103 |
94 | 63 | 59 | Joe Thomas | Milford | OH | Ranger/Evinrude | 146.354 |
95 | 107 | 53 | Jack L. Wade | Knoxville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 146.165 |
96 | 93 | 91 | Mike Wurm | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 145.947 |
97 | 86 | 122 | Andre Moore | Scottsdale | AZ | Legend/Evinrude | 144.991 |
98 | 131 | 114 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 144.773 |
99 | 88 | 77 | Mike Reynolds | Modesto | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 144.569 |
100 | 97 | 125 | Chip Harrison, Jr. | Bremen | IN | Ranger/Yamaha | 143.332 |
101 | 98 | 84 | Randy Alexander | London | KY | 142.992 | |
102 | 100 | 121 | Chris Elliott | Gloucester | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 142.797 |
103 | 115 | 193 | Art Ferguson III | St. Clair Shores | MI | Triton/Mercury | 142.537 |
104 | 103 | 51 | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 141.887 |
105 | 96 | 98 | Marcel Veenstra | Brighton | MI | Ranger/Yamaha | 141.763 |
106 | 104 | 92 | Kevin Vida | Clare | MI | Ranger/Yamaha | 141.523 |
107 | 101 | 71 | Dion Hibdon | Sunrise Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 141.401 |
108 | 106 | 66 | Shad Schenck | Waynetown | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 141.170 |
109 | 110 | 105 | Charles Ingram | Santa Fe | TN | Ranger/Honda | 140.994 |
110 | 94 | 117 | Curt Lytle | Suffolk | VA | Ranger/Yamaha | 140.822 |
111 | 127 | 112 | Charlie Hartley | Grove City | OH | Ranger/Mercury | 140.441 |
112 | 123 | 74 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 140.392 |
113 | 125 | 126 | Gerald Gostenik | Dearborn | MI | Triton/Mercury | 140.064 |
114 | 108 | 70 | Jimmy Millsaps | Canton | GA | Ranger/Evinrude | 139.859 |
115 | 114 | 103 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 138.916 |
116 | 122 | 118 | Tim Loper | Terry | MS | Bass Cat/Mercury | 138.752 |
117 | 111 | 73 | Jason Kilpatrick | Satsuma | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 137.762 |
118 | 137 | 158 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 137.280 |
119 | 116 | 96 | Keith Williams | Conway | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 136.603 |
120 | 128 | 168 | Randy Yarnall | Womelsdorf | PA | Triton/Mercury | 136.538 |
121 | 117 | 116 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 136.523 |
122 | 154 | 194 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 136.366 |
123 | 118 | 95 | Chris McCall | Jasper | TX | Legend/Evinrude | 135.708 |
124 | 146 | 160 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 135.230 |
125 | 112 | 124 | Sean Hoernke | Magnolia | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 134.742 |
126 | 136 | 127 | Jack A. Gadlage | Benton | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 134.689 |
127 | 124 | 135 | Toshinari Namiki | Hachioji City | Ranger/Yamaha | 133.542 | |
128 | 126 | 89 | Mike Hawkes | Sabinal | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 133.292 |
129 | 120 | 151 | Warren Wyman | Calera | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 133.116 |
130 | 105 | 123 | Roger Boler | Slidell | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 132.570 |
131 | 130 | 156 | Woo Daves | Spring Grove | VA | Nitro/Mercury | 132.042 |
132 | 143 | 129 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 129.114 |
133 | 135 | 132 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 128.815 |
134 | 113 | 88 | Brooks Rogers | Quitman | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 128.131 |
135 | 133 | 162 | Steve Daniel | Clewiston | FL | Triton/Mercury | 127.320 |
136 | 134 | 106 | Carl Svebek III | Orange | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 127.185 |
137 | 132 | 166 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 125.785 |
138 | 121 | 119 | Mike Auten | Benton | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 125.324 |
139 | 139 | 133 | Jeremiah Kindy | Benton | AR | 125.235 | |
140 | 141 | 155 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 124.879 |
141 | 163 | 204 | Doug Garrett | Cabot | AR | 124.648 | |
142 | 144 | 165 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 124.048 |
143 | 145 | 148 | Tony Couch | Buckhead | GA | Ranger | 123.877 |
144 | 129 | 120 | Tommy Stiles | McMinnville | TN | Triton/Mercury | 123.057 |
145 | 166 | 140 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 122.984 | |
146 | 147 | 149 | Mark Pack | Mineola | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 122.726 |
147 | 148 | 138 | Joel G. Richardson | Kernersville | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 122.691 |
148 | 150 | 128 | Mark Hardin | Jasper | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 121.192 |
149 | 152 | 141 | Dwayne Horton | Knoxville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 120.211 |
150 | 153 | 139 | Jerry Williams | Conway | AR | 120.032 | |
151 | 161 | 184 | Terry Segraves | Kissimmee | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 119.316 |
152 | 157 | 188 | Jarrett Edwards | Page | AZ | Triton/Mercury | 119.256 |
153 | 179 | 207 | Frank Scalish | Cleveland Heights | OH | Legend/Mercury | 118.198 |
154 | 158 | 173 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 117.666 |
155 | 155 | 181 | Chris Daves | Spring Grove | VA | Nitro/Mercury | 117.346 |
156 | 159 | 164 | Brennan Bosley | Benton | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 116.675 |
157 | 160 | 187 | Tom Burns | Carbondale | IL | Ranger/Mercury | 116.095 |
158 | 162 | 159 | Chuck Economou | Redington Bch. | FL | 115.859 | |
159 | 202 | 220 | Mike Hicks | Richmond | VA | 115.694 | |
160 | 164 | 177 | Sam Swett | Covington | LA | Ranger/Evinrude | 115.683 |
161 | 140 | 102 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 115.439 |
162 | 149 | 109 | Elton Luce, Jr. | Brookeland | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 115.311 |
163 | 175 | 208 | Pete Gluszek | Franklinville | NJ | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 115.215 |
164 | 156 | 171 | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 114.196 |
165 | - | - | Frank Ippoliti | Mt. Airy | MD | Bass Cat/Mercury | 113.547 |
166 | 187 | 172 | Kyle Mabrey | McCalla | AL | 112.498 | |
167 | 165 | 167 | Mike O'Shea | Thousand Oaks | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 111.626 |
168 | 167 | 144 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 110.826 |
169 | 168 | 195 | Robert Karbas, Jr. | Wake Forest | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 110.760 |
170 | 170 | 152 | Tim Carroll | Owasso | OK | Skeeter/Yamaha | 109.798 |
171 | 171 | 178 | Guido Hibdon | Gravois Mills | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 109.741 |
172 | 191 | 191 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 109.470 |
173 | 172 | 170 | Billy Bowen, Jr. | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 109.404 |
174 | 173 | 199 | Sandy Melvin | Boca Grande | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 108.745 |
175 | 174 | 146 | Pat Fisher | Dacula | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 108.590 |
176 | 169 | 174 | Randy Dearman | Onalaska | TX | 108.447 | |
177 | 176 | 196 | Jim Carnell | Muskogee | OK | 106.914 | |
178 | 182 | 190 | Ken Cook | Meers | OK | Triton/Mercury | 106.803 |
179 | 178 | 210 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 105.762 |
180 | 180 | 197 | Byron Velvick | Boerne | TX | Triton/Mercury | 105.376 |
181 | 206 | 218 | Eric Nethery | Acworth | GA | 105.029 | |
182 | 181 | 198 | Jim Nolan | Bull Shoals | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 104.196 |
183 | 177 | 215 | Homer Humphreys, Jr. | Minden | LA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 103.453 |
184 | 183 | 185 | Masaki Shimono | Shiga-Pref | Ranger | 102.725 | |
185 | 184 | 143 | Ken Strickland | Oak Ridge | NC | Ranger | 102.544 |
186 | 185 | 212 | Craig Powers | Rockwood | TN | Ranger/Yamaha | 102.080 |
187 | 186 | 136 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 102.006 |
188 | 188 | 137 | Harmon Davis | Marlow | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 100.717 |
189 | 189 | 186 | Sam Newby | Pocola | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 99.267 |
190 | 194 | 176 | Charlie Weyer | West Hills | CA | Triton/Mercury | 97.554 |
191 | 193 | 217 | Steve Sennikoff | Forney | TX | Triton/Mercury | 96.041 |
192 | 192 | 205 | Johnny Lesesne | Blue Ridge | GA | 94.279 | |
193 | 195 | 200 | David Lauer | South Bend | IN | 92.736 | |
194 | 197 | - | Rick Marsh | High Point | NC | 91.539 | |
195 | 198 | 147 | Rick Lillegard | Atkinson | NH | Ranger/Yamaha | 90.822 |
196 | 199 | 183 | David Cooke | Davidson | NC | Ranger | 90.685 |
197 | 201 | 206 | Jack Bell | Kane | PA | Ranger/Evinrude | 90.169 |
198 | 200 | 189 | Terry Baksay | Easton | CT | Skeeter/Yamaha | 89.783 |
199 | 203 | 154 | Mark Goines | Shady Point | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 89.573 |
200 | 204 | 209 | Russ Moran | Murfreesboro | TN | Stratos/Evinrude | 85.240 |
201 | 207 | 222 | Al Gagliarducci | Agawam | MA | 76.455 | |
202 | 208 | 223 | Mike Leblanc | Colchester | VT | Ranger | 75.635 |
203 | 209 | - | Chic Aydelette | Thomasville | NC | 74.678 | |
204 | 210 | 227 | Bobby Curtis | Siloam Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 73.236 |
205 | 211 | 216 | Jody Cordell | Flowery Branch | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 69.040 |
206 | 212 | 224 | Kim Stricker | Howell | MI | 66.194 | |
207 | 213 | 230 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 60.138 |
208 | 214 | 211 | Wes Thomas | Hanover | IN | Ranger | 55.455 |
209 | 215 | 229 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 53.230 | |
210 | 216 | 237 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 52.055 | |
211 | 217 | 236 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 49.883 |
212 | 218 | - | Gary Riffle | Paris | TX | 48.697 | |
213 | 219 | 232 | Allen Cauthen | Lancaster | SC | Ranger/Honda | 46.403 |
214 | 220 | 239 | Lewis Denney | Indian Mound | TN | 44.544 | |
215 | 221 | 235 | Rich Tauber | Hollywood | CA | Phoenix/Yamaha | 38.888 |
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.)
Everything on BassFan.com, including the various BassFan ranking methodologies, is copyright Kroenke Sports and Entertainment except where noted (notably photo credits). Members of accredited media may use BassFan content with few restrictions (see the Media Center page for more details). Any use of BassFan content not explicitly permitted by BassFan is a breach of copyright law and will be prosecuted as such.
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
PALATKA, Fla. — Cory Johnston knew he was playing a high-stakes game, but the Canadian pro believed the potential payoff
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
PALATKA, Fla. — A little bit of water can make big things happen. Leveraging that logic, Caleb Sumrall sacked up a massive
By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
PALATKA, Fla. — John Cox grew up on Florida’s east coast, so he is intimately familiar with nearly every section of the