In-Fisherman

Updated: 9/3/2019

Wheeler, Evers Gain Separation

MLF Bass Pro Tour anglers Jacob Wheeler and Edwin Evers have opened up a considerable gap between themselves and everyone else in the newest edition of the BassFan World Rankings.

Wheeler, who finished 19th in the recent BPT Redcrest Championship, retained the No. 1 position. Evers, the Redcrest winner and also the circuit's initial Angler of the Year, stayed in the No. 2 slot, but gained almost 9 points from the previous edition.

Jamie Hartman jumped 11 places to 3rd with his second Bassmaster Elite Series win of the season at Cayuga Lake. Jacob Powroznik and Ott DeFoe round out the top 5.

The rest of the top 10 consists of Aaron Martens, Jordan Lee, Brent Ehrler, John Cox and Brandon Palaniuk.

The next event that will impact the Rankings is the Fort Gibson Lake Elite Series, set for Sept. 19-22.

World Rankings

Place	Angler	Points	Prior	Start	City	State	Boat/Motor
1	Jacob Wheeler	214.742	1	1	Harrison	TN	Ikon/Mercury
2	Edwin Evers	208.065	2	29	Talala	OK	Nitro/Mercury
4	Jacob Powroznik	193.830	8	28	North Prince George	VA	Ranger/Mercury
5	Ott DeFoe	191.030	7	16	Blaine	TN	NItro/Mercury
6	Aaron Martens	188.024	5	11	Leeds	AL	Phoenix/Mercury
8	Brent Ehrler	186.444	10	15	Redlands	CA	Ranger/Mercury
9	John Cox	186.332	4	24	Debary	FL	Vexus/Mercury
10	Brandon Palaniuk	186.273	11	3	Rathdrum	ID	Skeeter/Yamaha
12	Bryan Thrift	183.635	9	2	Shelby	NC	Ranger/Mercury
13	Mark Rose	180.183	13	12	Wynne	AR	Bass Cat/Mercury
14	Michael Neal	179.768	16	42	Dayton	TN	Phoenix/Yamaha
15	Todd Faircloth	178.780	17	40	Jasper	TX	Skeeter/Yamaha
16	Micah Frazier	176.307	35	47	Newnan	GA	Ranger/Mercury
17	Scott Canterbury	175.462	26	27	Odenville	AL	Skeeter/Yamaha
18	Scott Martin	175.403	15	13	Clewiston	FL	Skeeter/Yamaha
19	Chris Zaldain	175.247	29	71	Fort Worth	TX	Skeeter/Yamaha
20	Stetson Blaylock	174.979	22	106	Benton	AR	Bass Cat/Mercury
21	Chris Johnston	173.979	20	18	Otonabee	ON	Ranger/Mercury
22	Bradley Roy	173.717	24	10	Lancaster	KY	Triton/Mercury
23	Andy Morgan	173.549	21	31	Dayton	TN	Bullet/Suzuki
26	Bobby Lane	172.600	18	19	Lakeland	FL	Phoenix/Yamaha
27	Michael Iaconelli	171.118	36	44	Pittsgrove	NJ	Bass Cat/Yamaha
28	Greg Hackney	171.065	33	17	Gonzales	LA	Phoenix/Mercury
30	David Dudley	168.075	27	66	Lynchburg	VA	Ranger/Mercury
31	Wesley Strader	168.010	30	32	Spring City	TN	Ranger/Mercury
32	Justin Lucas	167.585	25	7	Guntersville	AL	Phoenix/Yamaha
33	Cory Johnston	167.120	42	101	Otonabee	ON	Ranger/Mercury
34	Casey Ashley	167.025	45	23	Donalds	SC	Triton/Mercury
36	Cody Meyer	166.913	34	9	Eagle	ID	Blazer/Suzuki
39	Joseph Webster	165.998	32	75	Fulton	MS	Triton/Mercury
40	Keith Combs	165.367	48	20	Huntington	TX	Ranger/Yamaha
41	Andy Montgomery	165.279	47	67	Blacksburg	SC	Nitro/Mercury
43	Jared Lintner	163.105	44	92	Arroyo Grande	CA	Ranger/Mercury
45	Fred Roumbanis	159.674	63	79	Russellville	AR	Phoenix/Mercury
46	Greg Vinson	159.437	68	73	Wetumpka	AL	Phoenix/Mercury
47	Randall Tharp	159.256	57	50	Port St. Joe	FL	Phoenix/Yamaha
48	Matt Arey	159.224	38	33	Shelby	NC	Ranger/Mercury
49	Bill Lowen	157.849	53	76	Brookville	IN	XPress/Yamaha
51	Dean Rojas	157.445	41	39	Lake Havasu City	AZ	Blazer/Suzuki
53	Jason Christie	157.399	31	5	Park Hill	OK	Skeeter/Yamaha
55	Brent Chapman	154.387	50	41	Lenexa	KS	Triton/Mercury
56	Clifford Pirch	154.062	43	35	Payson	AZ	Phoenix/Suzuki
58	Jeff Gustafson	153.476	83	53	Kenora	ON	Lund/Mercury
59	Terry Bolton Jr.	153.074	59	130	Paducah	KY	Ranger/Evinrude
61	Stephen Browning	151.791	82	137	Hot Springs	AR	Ranger/Mercury
62	Takahiro Omori	151.751	71	61	Emory	TX	Bass Cat/Yamaha
63	Kevin VanDam	150.435	52	6	Kalamazoo	MI	Nitro/Mercury
65	Cliff Pace	149.810	56	34	Petal	MS	Skeeter/Yamaha
66	Matt Herren	149.070	73	102	Trussville	AL	Skeeter/Yamaha
67	John Crews Jr.	148.553	65	78	Salem	VA	Bass Cat/Mercury
68	Gerald Swindle	148.486	62	37	Warrior	AL	Phoenix/Mercury
71	Adrian Avena	148.132	64	80	Vineland	NJ	BassCat/Suzuki
72	Mark Menendez	147.923	74	111	Paducah	KY	Skeeter/Yamaha
73	Chad Pipkens	147.887	72	97	Holt	MI	Skeeter/Yamaha
75	Keith Poche	146.48	77	70	Pike Road	AL	Gator Trax/Mercury
79	Chris Lane	143.990	75	68	Guntersville	AL	Nitro/Mercury
80	Clent Davis	143.932	66	93	Montevallo	AL	Phoenix/Yamaha
82	Jared McMillan	141.775	84	216	Belle Glade	FL	Ranger/Mercury
85	Alton Jones Sr.	140.562	80	74	Waco	TX	Ranger/Mercury
86	Hank Cherry	140.233	87	105	Lincolnton	NC	Bass Cat/Mercury
87	Brandon McMillan	139.730	91	49	Belle Glade	FL	Bass Cat/Mercury
88	Andrew Upshaw	139.516	78	95	Tulsa	OK	Bass Cat/Mercury
90	Skeet Reese	138.411	81	30	Auburn	CA	Ranger/Mercury
91	Randy Howell	138.294	88	72	Guntersville	AL	Triton/Yamaha
92	Billy McCaghren	138.270	95	134	Mayflower	AR	Bass Cat/Mercury
93	Dave Lefebre	137.722	93	90	Erie	PA	Ranger/Mercury
94	Brandon Card	137.450	94	136	Caryville	TN	Vexus/Suzuki
95	Casey Scanlon	134.993	103	139	Lenexa	KS	Nitro/Mercury
96	Jason Williamson	134.035	111	110	Aiken	SC	Nitro/Mercury
97	Marty Robinson	133.664	97	89	Lyman	SC	Skeeter/Yamaha
98	Luke Clausen	133.159	37	36	Otis Orchards	WA	Charger/Mercury
99	Brett Hite	133.092	98	69	Phoenix	AZ	Vexus/Mercury
102	Brian Snowden	132.148	112	121	Reeds Springs	MO	Nitro/Mercury
105	Bryan Schmitt	130.397	109	113	Deale	MD	Ranger/Mercury
106	Roy Hawk	130.201	102	138	Lake Havasu City	AZ
108	Alex Davis	129.466	101	81	Albertville	AL	IKON/Yamaha
109	David Williams	129.445	96	26	Maiden	NC	Nitro/Mercury
111	Anthony Gagliardi	128.952	106	115	Prosperity	SC	Falcon/Suzuki
112	Shinichi Fukae	128.607	115	57	Thomson	GA	Bass Cat/Mercury
113	Clark Wendlandt	128.474	100	62	Cedar Park	TX	Ranger/Evinrude
114	Matt Reed	128.204	133	158	Madisonville	TX	Nitro/Mercury
115	Fletcher Shryock	128.114	117	125	Grant	AL	Nitro/Mercury
117	John Voyles	127.380	123	131	Petersburg	IN	Phoenix/Mercury
118	Matthew Stefan	127.282	129	84	Junction City	WI	Skeeter/Yamaha
119	Jonathon VanDam	127.137	107	96	Kalamazoo	MI	Nitro/Mercury
120	Ish Monroe	127.132	120	60	Hughson	CA	Skeeter/Yamaha
121	Brad Knight	126.813	136	182	Lancing	TN	Phoenix/Mercury
122	Steve Kennedy	126.574	140	51	Auburn	AL	Bass Cat/Yamaha
123	Gary Klein	126.355	122	127	Mingus	TX	Triton/Mercury
127	Jason Reyes	125.112	130	108	Humble	TX	Ranger/Mercury
128	Boyd Duckett	125.045	125	104	Guntersville	AL	Triton/Mercury
129	John Murray	124.859	126	98	Spring City	TN	Ranger/Mercury
130	James Niggemeyer	124.695	121	112	Van	TX	Ranger/Yamaha
131	David Walker	124.548	114	83	Sevierville	TN	Ranger/Mercury
132	Jeff Kriet	124.180	128	123	Ardmore	OK	Triton/Yamaha
133	Chad Grigsby	124.156	127	91	Maple Grove	MN	Vexus/Mercury
134	Kurt Dove	123.690	139	171	Fairfax	VA	Skeeter/Yamaha
135	Larry Nixon	123.493	137	118	Quitman	AR	Ranger/Mercury
137	Kelley Jaye	122.549	116	100	Dadeville	AL	Ranger/Mercury
139	J Todd Tucker	122.068	143	294	Moultrie	GA	Phoenix/Mercury
140	Scott Suggs	120.741	144	150	Bryant	AR	BassCat/Mercury
141	Christopher Brasher	120.618	150	192	Spring	TX
142	Chad Morgenthaler	119.642	148	135	Coulterville	IL	Phoenix/Mercury
143	Tom Redington	119.362	158	223	Royse City	TX
144	Jay Yelas	119.009	190	202	Lincoln City	OR	Skeeter/Yamaha
145	Rick Clunn	118.978	151	181	Ava	MO	Nitro/Mercury
146	Koby Kreiger	118.026	142	140	Bokeelia	FL	Ranger/Evinrude
147	Terry Scroggins	117.829	146	174	San Mateo	FL	Triton/Yamaha
148	Mark Davis	117.149	90	109	Mt. Ida	AR	Bass Cat/Mercury
149	Mike McClelland	116.752	145	64	Blue Eye	MO	Ranger/Mercury
151	Darrel Robertson	116.593	153	129	Jay	OK	Ranger/Yamaha
154	Cliff Crochet	116.269	149	132	Pierre Part	LA	Skeeter/Yamaha
155	Cliff Prince	115.999	194	184	Palatka	FL	Phoenix/Mercury
157	Ramie Colson Jr.	115.378	156	156	Cadiz	KY	Bullet/Evinrude
159	Todd Auten	114.959	141	189	Gastonia	NC	Ranger/Mercury
160	Russ Lane	114.569	159	126	Prattville	AL	Phoenix/Yamaha
166	Matt Greenblatt	113.774	162	186	Port St. Lucie	FL	Ranger/Yamaha
167	Greg Bohannan	113.612	152	94	Bentonville	AR	Ranger/Evinrude
169	Tom Monsoor	112.381	154	164	La Crosse	WI	Ranger/Mercury
170	Scott Rook	112.220	99	88	Little Rock	AR	Ranger/Mercury
174	Chris McCall	111.011	175	122	Jasper	TX	Legend/Evinrude
178	Bradley Hallman	110.242	180	133	Norman	OK	Phoenix/Mercury
179	Jason Abram	109.674	171	120	Piney Flats	TN	Caymas/Mercury
180	Tim Horton	109.522	177	155	Muscle Shoals	AL	Nitro/Mercury
181	Bernie Schultz	108.701	192	194	Gainesville	FL	Ranger/Mercury
183	James Watson	108.328	178	176	Waynesville	MO	Ranger/Mercury
184	Brandon Coulter	108.247	174	87	Knoxville	TN	Falcon/Mercury
186	Kerry Milner	107.485	179	144	Bono	AR
187	Daryl Biron	107.253	186	251	South Windsor	CT
188	Kelly Jordon	107.069	188	157	Mineola	TX	Bass Cat/Mercury
189	Shaw E. Grigsby Jr.	106.972	187	180	Gainesville	FL	Triton/Mercury
190	Jamie Horton	106.312	189	149	Centerville	AL	Ranger/Mercury
191	Jim Moynagh	106.301	182	162	Carver	MN	Ranger/Yamaha
193	Rob Kilby	105.633	199	203	Hot Springs	AR	Ranger/Mercury
194	Rick Morris	105.569	181	228	Bracey	VA	Falcon/Mercury
195	Kyle Monti	105.326	184	248	Okeechobee	FL	Phoenix/Mercury
197	Yusuke Miyazaki	105.169	185	303	Mineola	TX	Skeeter/Yamaha
199	Jason Meninger	104.004	197	160	Gainesville	GA	Ranger/Yamaha
200	Tommy Biffle	103.534	195	178	Wagoner	OK	Ranger/Mercury
201	Bill McDonald	102.883	191	179	Greenwood	IN	Bass Cat/Mercury
203	Johnny McCombs	101.442	193	77	Mount Olive	AL
204	David Fritts	100.888	220	166	Lexington	NC	Ranger/Evinrude
205	Britt Myers	100.644	202	159	Lake Wylie	SC	Bass Cat/Mercury
206	Mike Surman	100.596	201	211	Boca Raton	FL	Ranger/Evinrude
209	Jim Tutt	98.929	207	229	Longview	TX	Ranger/Evinrude
212	Darrell Davis	98.261	205	305	Dover	FL
214	Jimmy Reese	97.646	203	143	Witter Springs	CA	Ranger/Mercury
216	Barry Wilson	97.527	206	154	Birmingham	AL	Ranger/Evinrude
223	Shawn Murphy	92.997	216	163	Nicholasville	KY	Ranger/Evinrude
227	Clark Reehm	91.176	221	128	Shreveport	LA	Skeeter/Yamaha
232	Troy Morrow	89.074	230	245	Eastanollee	GA	Ranger/Mercury
233	Ryan Chandler	86.525	231	271	Hobart	IN
234	Paul Elias	86.462	229	196	Laurel	MS	Bass Cat/Honda
241	Scott Dobson	84.915	241	214	Clarkston	MI
243	Randy Blaukat	84.534	235	167	Joplin	MO	Ranger/Mercury
244	Charlie Evans	84.512	233	241	Gilbertsville	KY
248	Zell Rowland	82.853	246	236	Montgomery	TX	Skeeter/Yamaha
250	Jay Kendrick	81.823	239	148	Grant	AL	Triton/Mercury
253	Glenn Chappelear	81.169	247	298	Acworth	GA
259	Jimmy Houston	78.745	251	261	Cookson	OK	Ranger/Mercury
262	Pete Ponds	78.229	256	221	Madison	MS	Ranger/Mercury
265	Lendell Martin Jr.	75.541	262	274	Nacogdoches	TX	Ranger/Yamaha
267	J.T. Kenney	75.110	254	82	Palm Bay	FL	Ranger/Mercury
269	Gary Clouse	74.637	300		La Vergne	TN	Phoenix/Mercury
270	Tommy Dickerson	74.505	265		Orange	TX
273	Rob Digh	72.208	292		Denver	NC
274	Morizo Shimizu	72.165	234	204	Osaka		Champion/Mercury
275	Rusty Trancygier	72.082	266	212	Hahira	GA	Ranger/Yamaha
277	Gary Yamamoto	71.512	268	254	Mineola	TX	Legend/Yamaha
280	Dale Hightower	69.095	310		Sand Springs	OK
281	Mark Fisher	68.762	270	273	Glenview	IL
282	Charles Sim	68.432	269		Ottawa	ON
285	Derrick Snavely	66.893	272		Rogersville	TN
287	Nick Gainey	65.835	273	244	Charleston	SC
291	Richard Lowitzki	64.209	279	259	St. Charles	IL
293	Robert Behrle	61.394	285	227	Hoover	AL
294	Scott Ashmore	61.392	287	252	Broken Arrow	OK	Legend/Yamaha
300	Sam George	59.575	289		Athens	AL
302	Colby Schrumpf	58.777	295		Highland	IL	Phoenix/Mercury
303	Allen Boyd	58.212	297	260	Salem	IN
307	Chris Neau	55.295	306	281	New Orleans	LA
308	John Devere	54.830	302	191	Berea	KY	Ranger/Yamaha
318	Peter Thliveros	49.045	317	222	Jacksonville	FL	Ranger/Evinrude
319	Randy Allen	48.383	321		Shreveport	LA
320	Robert Case	47.884	324		Point	TX
321	Jim Dillard	47.529	319	220	West Monroe	LA	Ranger/Mercury
323	Charles Ingram	46.775	322		Santa Fe	TN	Ranger/Honda
326	Dennis Tietje	46.066	323	226	Roanoke	LA	Nitro/Mercury
333	Todd Hollowell	41.604	329	219	Fishers	IN	Ranger/Mercury
335	Tony Dumitras	41.013	331	314	Winston	GA
336	Robert Pearson	39.522	337	238	Oak Hill	VA	Ranger/Evinrude
348	Kenneth (Boo) Woods	29.537	345	253	Oneida	KY	Ranger/Mercury
349	Harry Moore	27.729	349	295	Valley	AL
351	Glenn Browne	27.419	350	312	Ocala	FL	Ranger/Evinrude
353	Chuck Medley	26.443	356		Owens Cross Roads	AL
354	Dean Alexander	26.075	353	247	Florence	TX
360	Tim McDonald	13.040	360	286	Hagerhill	KY
362	Dave Smith	8.261	362	319	Del City	OK	Ranger/Mercury
366	Bill Day	4.257	366	264	Frankfort	KY
367	Shirley Crain	1.016	367	324	Van Buren	AR