Considering Chris Lane and Brandon Medlock have each won two season openers in the last three seasons, we started thinking about the best anglers in the state of Florida. Not necessarily guys who live there, but guys who excel in those early season events in the Sunshine State. So we decided to look into it.
BR Chats With...
John Crews
January 25, 2012
We chat with John Crews, No. 7-ranked angler on the BASS Elites Ranking, about his bait company, Missile Baits.
Movers & Shakers: Season, Rankings Changes Have Begun!
January 23, 2012
The 2012 season is finally here! And it only took two tournaments to see some shake-ups in the Minors and Minors-only rankings.
BASS Makes Changes to Scoring System
January 10, 2012
Bass Rankings discusses the change and breakdowns how the new system would have shook up the Angler of the Year race in previous seasons.
Professional Anglers
Pros - Two Year History
The 2-year Pro anglers ranking is based on the past 2 years (24 months), with a 10 tournament minimum, and includes BASS Elites, Bassmaster Classics, FLW Tour, FLW Series, Forrest Wood Cups, PAA Series, and PAA TTBC events.
Pros - One Year History
The 1-year Pro anglers ranking is based on the past 1 year (12 months), with a 5 tournament minimum, and includes BASS Elites, Bassmaster Classics, FLW Tour, FLW Series, Forrest Wood Cups, PAA Series, and PAA TTBC events.
BASS Elite Anglers
BASS Pros - Two Year History
| 1. | Kevin VanDam | 809.018 |
| 2. | Edwin Evers | 782.048 |
| 3. | Aaron Martens | 693.266 |
| 4. | Todd Faircloth | 680.626 |
| 5. | Michael Iaconelli | 653.557 |
| Get the complete list of 2-year BASS Pro anglers. |
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The 2-year BASS Pro anglers ranking is based on the past 2 years (24 months), with a 10 tournament minimum, and includes BASS Elites and Bassmaster Classic events.
BASS Pros - One Year History
| 1. | Kevin VanDam | 875.283 |
| 2. | Ott Defoe | 752.551 |
| 3. | Terry Scroggins | 729.025 |
| 4. | Casey Ashley | 725.765 |
| 5. | Edwin Evers | 719.955 |
| Get the complete list of 1-year BASS Pro anglers. |
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The 1-year BASS Pro anglers ranking is based on the past 1 year (12 months), with a 5 tournament minimum, and includes BASS Elites and Bassmaster Classic events.
FLW Tour Anglers
FLW Pros - Two Year History
| 1. | Bryan Thrift | 815.952 |
| 2. | Mark Rose | 814.856 |
| 3. | Brent Ehrler | 811.234 |
| 4. | David Dudley | 788.758 |
| 5. | Andy Morgan | 783.181 |
| Get the complete list of 2-year FLW Pro anglers. |
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The 2-year FLW Pro anglers ranking is based on the past 2 years (24 months), with a 10 tournament minimum, and includes FLW Tour, FLW Series, and Forrest Wood Cup events.
FLW Pros - One Year History
| 1. | David Dudley | 844.098 |
| 2. | Mark Rose | 812.166 |
| 3. | Andy Morgan | 796.571 |
| 4. | Brent Ehrler | 764.871 |
| 5. | Shinichi Fukae | 746.875 |
| Get the complete list of 1-year FLW Pro anglers. |
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The 1-year FLW Pro anglers ranking is based on the past 1 year (12 months), with a 5 tournament minimum, and includes FLW Tour, FLW Series, and Forrest Wood Cup events.
PAA Tour Anglers
PAA Pros - Two Year History
| 1. | Todd Auten | 878.304 |
| 2. | Edwin Evers | 857.195 |
| 3. | Takahiro Omori | 798.218 |
| 4. | Aaron Martens | 786.475 |
| 5. | Chris Baumgardner | 759.189 |
| Get the complete list of 2-year PAA Pro anglers. |
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The 2-year PAA Pro anglers ranking is based on the past 2 years (24 months), with a 4 tournament minimum, and includes PAA Series, and PAA TTBC events.
PAA Pros - One Year History
| 1. | Ott Defoe | 937.473 |
| 2. | Todd Auten | 937.077 |
| 3. | Mark Menendez | 817.302 |
| 4. | Steve Kennedy | 806.122 |
| 5. | Edwin Evers | 789.840 |
| Get the complete list of PAA Pro anglers. |
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The 1-year PAA Pro anglers ranking is based on the past 1 year (12 months), with a 2 tournament minimum, and includes PAA Series, and PAA TTBC events.
BR Chats With … John Crews
January 25, 2012
Bass Rankings catches up with one of the busiest men in the sport, John Crews, and talks about his new lure company, the Bassmaster Classic and his goals for the future.
Movers & Shakers: Season, Rankings Changes Have Begun!
January 23, 2012
It’s here. The 2012 season is finally here!
And it only took two tournaments to see some shake-ups in the Minors and Minors-only rankings.
Angler of the 2000s
January 19, 2012
Crowning an angler of the century right now would be like naming a winner to a marathon after the first mile. There is still plenty of fishing to be done.
However, with Bass Rankings recently expanding its database to include every Major- and Minor-level event since the turn of the century – pushing the site’s total to more than 26,000 anglers – we figured can at least now crown an angler of the first decade.
Database Expanded Through 2000
January 17, 2012
More than 26,000 anglers competed in Major- and Minor-level bass tournaments since the year 2000, and all of them are now in Bass Rankings’ database.