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VanDam Still Number One as Morgan Moves Up in Rankings |
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Written by Char Flippo
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Friday, 27 June 2008 00:00 |
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Following are the BassFan World Rankings as updated after the recent Ft. Loudoun-Tellico FLW Tour. Notable movement:
Kevin VanDam, a BASS pro, didn't fish last week, but maintains a massive 40-point lead in the Rankings.
Andy Morgan finished 8th at Loudoun, which was his second Top 10 of the five FLW Tour events so far this season. His worst finish this year is 36th, and he leads the FLW Tour Angler of the Year race with one event remaining. That all helps push him up one spot to 3rd in the world - less than a point behind 2nd-place Skeet Reese.
Todd Faircloth, a BASS pro, slips one spot to 4th after Morgan's upward movement.
Loudoun winner David Dudley rockets up nine spots to 5th. Dudley's been remarkably consistent the past 2 years, with an average finish of 29th in 200-boat FLW Tour events.
Dudley's up-movement drops BASS pros Mike McClelland, Edwin Evers and Terry Scroggins each one spot to 5th, 6th and 7th, respectively.
Brent Ehrler finished 15th at Loudoun, which was his fourth Top 15 in the past 2 years. His win at the 2006 FLW Tour Championship (now Forrest Wood Cup) is also still a factor in the Rankings. That all helps him vault 20 spots to 9th in the world.
Aaron Martens slips three spots to 11th. He's hurt partly by the fact that several strong finishes from June of 2006 disappeared from his 2-year rolling Rankings base.
Glenn Browne, who's fishing well and narrowly trails Morgan in the FLW Tour Angler of the Year Race, improves a big 18 spots to 14th. Browne finished 23rd at Loudoun, and his average FLW Tour finish this year is 20th.
A 109th at Loudoun is one factor in Michael Bennett's seven-spot drop to 18th.
Bryan Thrift and Mark Rose also climb significantly after strong Loudoun finishes. Thrift, who finished 20th at Loudoun, moves up 32 spots to 28th. After a 19th at Loudoun, Rose climbs 20 spots to 36th.
The next event that will influence the Rankings is this week's Old Hickory Bassmaster Elite Series.
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BassFan.com World Rankings - Top 100 See bassfan.com/rankings.asp?archive=c for the full list All fields below separated by 5 spaces
Place Angler City State Boat/Motor Points 1 Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo MI Nitro/Mercury 250.569 2 Skeet Reese Auburn CA Champion/Mercury 210.834 3 Andy Morgan Dayton TN Bass Cat/Evinrude 209.900 4 Todd Faircloth Jasper TX Skeeter/Yamaha 205.610 5 David Dudley Lynchburg VA Ranger/Yamaha 199.108 6 Mike McClelland Bella Vista AR Champion/Mercury 198.586 7 Edwin Evers Mannsville OK Nitro/Mercury 190.063 8 Terry Scroggins Palatka FL Triton/Mercury 187.833 9 Brent Ehrler Redlands CA Ranger/Mercury 186.575 10 Fred Roumbanis Bixby OK Triton/Mercury 185.171 11 Aaron Martens Leeds AL Triton/Mercury 184.635 12 Steve Kennedy Auburn AL Ranger/Yamaha 181.511 13 Jay Yelas Corvallis OR Skeeter/Yamaha 180.599 14 Glenn Browne Ocala FL Ranger/Evinrude 180.082 15 Scott Rook Little Rock AR Ranger/Mercury 178.408 16 Mark Davis Mt. Ida AR Skeeter/Yamaha 175.866 17 Jacob Powroznik Prince George VA Ranger/Yamaha 174.596 18 Michael Bennett Roseville CA Ranger/Evinrude 174.477 19 Luke Clausen Spokane WA Ranger/Yamaha 173.091 20 Shinichi Fukae Osaka JP Ranger/Yamaha 173.014 21 Clark Wendlandt Cedar Park TX Ranger/Yamaha 172.603 22 Kelly Jordon Mineola TX Skeeter/Yamaha 172.511 23 Anthony Gagliardi Prosperity SC Ranger/Evinrude 170.238 24 Peter Thliveros Jacksonville FL Ranger/Mercury 169.689 25 Alton Jones Waco TX Skeeter/Yamaha 169.589 26 Boyd Duckett Demopolis AL Triton/Mercury 169.178 27 Tim Horton Muscle Shoals AL Nitro/ProCraft/Mercury 167.810 28 Bryan Thrift Shelby NC Ranger/Yamaha 167.703 29 Kenyon Hill Norman OK Triton/Mercury 165.435 30 Dean Rojas Lake Havasu City AZ Skeeter/Yamaha 165.324 31 Ish Monroe Hughson CA Ranger/Yamaha 164.951 32 Larry Nixon Bee Branch AR Stratos/Evinrude 164.240 33 Casey Ashley Donalds SC Triton/Mercury 164.050 34 Jared Lintner Arroyo Grande CA Skeeter/Yamaha 161.742 35 John Murray Phoenix AZ Ranger/Mercury 160.081 36 Mark Rose Marion AR Ranger/Yamaha 159.466 37 Kotaro Kiriyama Moody AL Bass Cat/Yamaha 159.247 38 Tommy Biffle Wagoner OK Ranger/Mercury 158.922 39 Koby Kreiger Okeechobee FL Ranger/Evinrude 158.841 40 Chris Baumgardner Gastonia NC Ranger/Yamaha 158.830 41 Dave Wolak Wake Forest NC Ranger/Yamaha 158.569 42 Craig Powers Rockwood TN Ranger/Yamaha 158.410 43 Gary Klein Weatherford TX Triton/Mercury 158.194 44 Art Ferguson III St. Clair Shores MI Triton/Mercury 157.903 45 Greg Pugh Cullman AL Ranger/Evinrude 157.625 46 Greg Hackney Gonzales LA Triton/Mercury 157.624 47 Michael Iaconelli Voorhees NJ Bass Cat/Yamaha 156.935 48 George Cochran Hot Springs AR Ranger/Evinrude 156.847 49 Gabriel Bolivar Phoenix AZ Ranger/Evinrude 155.113 50 Brian Snowden Reeds Springs MO ProCraft/Mercury 154.345 51 Brent Chapman Lake Quivira KS Triton/Mercury 154.027 52 Jerry Green Del Rio TX Ranger/Evinrude 152.725 53 Derek Remitz Grant AL Triton/Mercury 152.505 54 Takahiro Omori Emory TX Ranger/Yamaha 152.005 55 Gerald Swindle Hayden AL Triton/Mercury 151.406 56 Cliff Pace Petal MS Skeeter/Yamaha 151.385 57 Jeff Kriet Ardmore OK Triton/Mercury 151.210 58 Randy Howell Springville AL Triton/Mercury 151.204 59 Chris Lane Winter Haven FL Legend/Mercury 150.542 60 Jason Quinn Clover SC Nitro/Mercury 150.129 61 Bobby Lane Lakeland FL Skeeter/Yamaha 148.379 62 Matthew Herren Trussville AL Skeeter/Yamaha 147.963 63 Jim Moynagh Carver MN Ranger/Yamaha 147.897 64 Kevin Wirth Crestwood KY Triton/Mercury 147.459 65 John Devere Berea KY Ranger/Yamaha 147.347 66 Ron Shuffield Bismarck AR Ranger/Yamaha 146.946 67 Sean Hoernke Magnolia TX Skeeter/Yamaha 146.945 68 Bradley Hallman Norman OK Skeeter/Yamaha 146.795 69 Kevin Short Mayflower AR Bass Cat/Mercury 146.740 70 Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. Gainesville FL Triton/Mercury 146.725 71 Terry Baksay Monroe CT Ranger/Yamaha 146.697 72 Aaron A. Hastings Boonsboro MD Ranger/Evinrude 145.540 73 Ott DeFoe Knoxville TN Ranger/Yamaha 144.751 74 Bud Pruitt Spring TX Skeeter/Yamaha 144.014 75 Bill Lowen Cincinnati OH Skeeter/Yamaha 143.547 76 Dan Morehead Paducah KY Ranger/Evinrude 143.440 77 Shad Schenck Waynetown IN Ranger/Yamaha 143.373 78 Clifford Pirch Payson AZ Ranger/Yamaha 143.273 79 Mike Wurm Hot Springs AR Ranger/Evinrude 143.166 80 Matt Reed Madisonville TX Nitro/Mercury 142.940 81 Alvin Shaw State Road NC Ranger/Evinrude 142.931 82 Matthew Sphar Pavilion NY Bass Cat/Mercury 142.836 83 Jason Williamson Aiken SC Triton/Mercury 142.741 84 Paul Elias Pachuta MS Triton/Mercury 142.674 85 Mark Hardin Jasper GA Ranger/Yamaha 142.243 86 Morizo Shimizu Osaka JP Champion/Mercury 142.126 87 Davy Hite Ninety Six SC Triton/Evinrude 141.913 88 Denny Brauer Camdenton MO Ranger/Evinrude 141.441 89 J.T. Kenney Daytona Beach FL Ranger/Yamaha 141.132 90 Ray Scheide Russellville AR Ranger/Yamaha 140.793 91 Scott R. Martin Clewiston FL Ranger/Evinrude 140.770 92 Bryan Hudgins Orange Park FL Ranger/Mercury 140.554 93 Jeremy Starks Charleston WV Bass Cat/Evinrude 139.786 94 Rob Kilby Hot Springs AR Ranger/Mercury 139.688 95 Kevin Vida Clare MI Ranger/Yamaha 139.556 96 Rick Morris Lanexa VA Triton/Mercury 139.365 97 Andy Montgomery Blacksburg SC Ranger/Evinrude 138.627 98 Scott Suggs Alexander AR Ranger/Yamaha 138.483 99 Mark Menendez Paducah KY Skeeter/Yamaha 136.868 100 Britt Myers Mt. Holly NC Bass Cat/Mercury 136.47 |