Aug. 26 2004

Following are the State Farm-BassFan World Rankings as updated after the FLW Tour Championship tournament on Alabama's Lake Logan Martin. That event was the final tour-level event of the year, so this edition of the World Rankings represents the final 2004 rankings. The rankings won't change again until after the first tour-level event in 2005.

The Top 10:

For the fourth year in a row, Kevin VanDam ends the season as the No. 1 angler in the world. This year was the first he was displaced from the No. 1 spot, proving it could be done, but he's back on top again, albeit with a relatively small 2.6-point lead over Mark Davis.

Mark Davis finishes the season ranked 2nd, climbing a difficult seven spots up from 9th where he started the year.

Skeet Reese finishes the season 3rd in the world, the highest-ranked angler from the West. Thanks to steady fishing with no major flops, he climbed the rankings this year all the way from 26th. This is the highest he's ever been ranked.

Alton Jones didn't finish high at the FLW Tour Championship, but points he received from fishing that event helps him climb back up to end the season at 4th in the world.

Gerald Swindle started the season ranked 30th in the world and finished in 5th, thanks in large part to his BASS Angler of the Year season (note that titles do not count in World Rankings points, only finishes).

Greg Hackney fished well and fished both championships, but in the end drops one spot to finish the year ranked 6th.

Takahiro Omori had a good season, fished both championships and thanks partly to his Bassmaster Classic win, finishes the season ranked 7th in the world, the highest he's ever been. He started the season 63rd in the world.

Brent Chapman caps a good year by fishing both championships, and after Logan Martin climbs five spots to finish 8th in the world.

Gary Klein and Kelly Jordon both finish good seasons (but not as good as in the recent past) to finish 9th and 10th, respectively.

Other notable items:

Arizona's Mark Kile finishes the season just out of the Top 10, in 11th, and has nowhere to go but down as he's decided to quit tour-level fishing.

A good season and two strong championship finishes move Den Rojas up from 19th to finish the year in 13th.

David Walker also did fairly well in both championships, and finishes the year in 25th, up six spots from where he was after the Classic.

A not-so-good year capped by a 46th (out of 48) at the FLW Tour Championship drops David Dudley down to 34th from 25th. He started the season in 8th.

North Carolina's Tracy Adams had a strong year on the FLW Tour, and cuts his ranking in half (42nd) from where he started (85th).

Winning the FLW Tour Championship helps Luke Clausen jump 15 spots to 61st in the world. He started the season below 200th.

If an anglers meets the minimum rankings criteria and isn't listed, it means he or she is below 200th.

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2004 End-of-Season

State Farm-BassFan World Rankings

Prior = Rank in prior edition of World Rankings

Start = Rank where angler started the season

hyphen = Rank below 200th

all fields separated by 5 spaces

Place Prior Start Angler City State Points

1 1 1 Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo MI 224.755

2 2 9 Mark Davis Mt. Ida AR 222.160

3 3 26 Skeet Reese Auburn CA 217.425

4 6 3 Alton Jones Waco TX 217.228

5 4 30 Gerald Swindle Hayden AL 215.068

6 5 13 Greg Hackney Gonzales LA 213.534

7 9 63 Takahiro Omori Emory TX 209.801

8 13 19 Brent Chapman Shawnee KS 207.869

9 7 4 Gary Klein Weatherford TX 207.658

10 8 2 Kelly Jordon Mineola TX 206.346

11 10 - Mark Kile Payson AZ 205.096

12 11 - Harold Allen Shelbyville TX 203.686

13 19 25 Dean Rojas Grand Saline TX 203.642

14 12 36 Peter Thliveros Jacksonville FL 203.114

15 16 15 Clark Wendlandt Cedar Park TX 201.945

16 14 14 Edwin Evers Mannsville OK 200.875

17 15 11 Zell Rowland Montgomery TX 200.652

18 17 6 Tim Horton Muscle Shoals AL 199.715

19 18 67 Mike Surman Boca Raton FL 196.113

20 20 38 "Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr." Gainesville FL 194.189

21 21 71 Jim Bitter Fruitland Park FL 193.889

22 22 10 Dustin Wilks Rocky Mount NC 190.629

23 24 28 Aaron Martens Castaic CA 189.609

24 23 129 Marty Stone Linden NC 189.572

25 31 47 David Walker Sevierville TN 188.751

26 26 21 Ron Shuffield Bismarck AR 187.762

27 27 68 Kevin Wirth Crestwood KY 187.690

28 28 60 Michael Iaconelli Voorhees NJ 186.517

29 29 5 Jay Yelas Tyler TX 185.907

30 30 18 Dan Morehead Paducah KY 185.329

31 32 - Matt Reed Madisonville TX 182.413

32 33 45 Davy Hite Prosperity SC 182.107

33 34 12 John Murray Phoenix AZ 181.133

34 25 8 David Dudley Manteo NC 181.039

35 35 - Terry Scroggins Palatka FL 178.276

36 36 34 David Wharton Sam Rayburn TX 178.122

37 37 116 Denny Brauer Camdenton MO 177.725

38 38 16 Kenyon Hill Norman OK 177.649

39 39 119 Stacey D. King Reeds Spring MO 177.437

40 40 151 Chad Brauer Osage Beach MO 176.679

41 41 130 Brett Hite Phoenix AZ 176.603

42 50 85 Tracy Adams Wilkesboro NC 176.527

43 42 59 Ish Monroe Phoenix AZ 174.963

44 43 99 Brian Snowden Springfield MO 174.757

45 44 7 Tommy Biffle Wagoner OK 174.741

46 45 - Matthew Herren Trussville AL 174.717

47 47 - Jimmy D. Mize Ben Lomond AR 173.333

48 48 37 Randy Howell Springville AL 172.782

49 49 35 Bud Pruitt Spring TX 171.590

50 55 46 Scott R. Martin Clewiston FL 171.422

51 46 49 Alvin Shaw State Road NC 170.308

52 53 - David Lefebre Erie PA 169.282

53 51 102 Jack L. Wade Knoxville TN 169.221

54 52 24 Mark Menendez Paducah KY 168.001

55 54 77 Randy Blaukat Lamar MO 166.049

56 66 83 Anthony Gagliardi Prosperity SC 163.779

57 56 - Jeff Reynolds Platter OK 163.620

58 58 53 Robert Lee Angels Camp CA 161.926

59 59 86 Joe Thomas Milford OH 161.568

60 60 39 Jeff Kriet Ardmore OK 161.566

61 76 - Luke Clausen Spokane WA 161.447

62 61 72 Chris Baumgardner Gastonia NC 160.870

63 62 - Chad Morgenthaler Coulterville IL 160.344

64 65 40 Andy Morgan Dayton TN 160.131

65 63 109 Ben Matsubu Mineola TX 159.070

66 57 79 Shad Schenck Waynetown IN 158.148

67 64 135 Mark Tyler Concord CA 157.733

68 67 - Jason Quinn Clover SC 157.547

69 70 152 Ricky Shumpert Lexington SC 157.056

70 68 80 Jimmy Millsaps Canton GA 156.361

71 69 54 Dion Hibdon Stover MO 155.689

72 87 84 Mickey Bruce Buford GA 154.480

73 89 - Jason Kilpatrick Satsuma AL 154.251

74 71 42 Paul Elias Pachuta MS 153.532

75 72 29 Larry Nixon Bee Branch AR 153.292

76 73 52 Rob Kilby Hot Springs AR 153.105

77 74 - Mike Reynolds Modesto CA 152.825

78 81 - Todd Ary Birmingham AL 152.686

79 84 50 "Tom Mann, Jr." Buford GA 151.945

80 77 105 Ray Sedgwick Cross SC 151.805

81 97 - "Lee Bailey, Jr." Amston CT 151.502

82 78 20 Roland Martin Naples FL 150.453

83 79 149 Mark Rogers Naples FL 150.377

84 92 90 Randy Alexander London KY 149.783

85 80 70 Bernie Schultz Gainesville FL 149.357

86 75 22 Wesley Strader Spring City TN 149.210

87 82 88 O.T. Fears III Sallisaw OK 148.958

88 83 - Brooks Rogers Quitman TX 148.681

89 85 43 Mike Hawkes Sabinal TX 148.364

90 86 62 George Cochran Hot Springs AR 148.295

91 88 17 Mike Wurm Hot Springs AR 146.768

92 112 96 Kevin Vida Clare MI 146.470

93 90 - Dennis Kolender San Diego CA 146.219

94 91 124 Guy Eaker Cherryville NC 146.191

95 107 - Chris McCall Jasper TX 145.938

96 93 44 Keith Williams Conway AR 145.750

97 98 112 Koby Kreiger Okeechobee FL 145.093

98 102 - Marcel Veenstra Brighton MI 144.930

99 94 101 "John Crews, Jr." Jetersville VA 144.417

100 95 - Lance Vick Mineola TX 144.284

101 96 165 Mark Tucker Kirkwood MO 144.062

102 99 - Pete Ponds Madison MS 143.493

103 100 - Cody Bird Granbury TX 143.077

104 101 27 Todd Faircloth Jasper TX 143.038

105 121 147 Charles Ingram Santa Fe TN 142.336

106 108 150 Carl Svebek III Sam Rayburn TX 142.178

107 103 - Jay Kendrick Ooltewah TN 141.689

108 104 57 Rick Clunn Ava MO 141.615

109 105 65 "Elton Luce, Jr." Brookeland TX 140.504

110 116 158 Greg Pugh Cullman AL 140.493

111 106 136 Tommy Martin Hemphill TX 140.259

112 109 173 Charlie Hartley Grove City OH 139.471

113 110 134 Scott Rook Little Rock AR 138.335

114 111 138 Yusuke Miyazaki Mineola TX 138.053

115 123 - Chad Grigsby Colon MI 137.528

116 113 78 Jim Moynagh Carver MN 137.032

117 114 106 Curt Lytle Suffolk VA 136.958

118 115 170 Tim Loper Terry MS 136.777

119 117 113 Mike Auten Benton KY 135.612

120 118 76 Tommy Stiles McMinnville TN 135.461

121 119 64 Chris Elliott Gloucester NC 134.252

122 120 41 Andre Moore Scottsdale AZ 134.218

123 122 33 Roger Boler Slidell LA 133.893

124 125 - Sean Hoernke Quitman TX 133.163

125 124 111 "Chip Harrison, Jr." Bremen IN 132.129

126 126 184 Gerald Gostenik Dearborn MI 130.957

127 127 104 Jack A. Gadlage Benton KY 130.817

128 140 157 Mark Hardin Canton GA 130.814

129 128 23 Todd Auten Gastonia NC 130.214

130 129 82 Dale Teaney Williamsburg OH 129.765

131 130 55 Stanley Mitchell Fitzgerald GA 129.431

132 144 142 Mark Rose Marion AR 129.313

133 131 - Jeremiah Kindy Benton AR 128.990

134 132 140 Mark Rizk Redding CA 128.571

135 133 - Toshinari Namiki Mineola TX 127.988

136 134 94 Darrel Robertson Jay OK 127.865

137 135 51 Harmon Davis Marlow OK 127.519

138 136 75 Joel G. Richardson Kernersville NC 126.490

139 148 159 Jerry Williams Conway AR 125.212

140 137 - Morizo Shimizu Osaka 124.612

141 138 114 Dwayne Horton Knoxville TN 124.529

142 139 - "Robert Hamilton, Jr." Hattiesburg MS 124.121

143 141 121 Ken Strickland Oak Ridge NC 123.746

144 142 95 Jim Tutt Longview TX 123.551

145 143 128 Danny Correia Marlboro MA 123.159

146 145 48 Pat Fisher Dacula GA 122.961

147 146 58 Rick Lillegard Atkinson NH 122.702

148 147 131 Tony Couch Buckhead GA 122.602

149 149 97 Mark Pack Mineola TX 122.459

150 150 - Charles Hammack New Caney TX 122.210

151 151 137 Warren Wyman Castaic CA 121.790

152 152 - Tim Carroll Owasso OK 121.553

153 153 - Randall R. Romig Barto PA 121.232

154 154 108 Mark Goines Shady Point OK 120.402

155 155 69 "Terry Bolton, Jr." Paducah KY 120.386

156 156 - Woo Daves Spring Grove VA 120.172

157 157 - Casey Iwai Laveen AZ 119.606

158 158 89 Stephen Browning Hot Springs AR 119.266

159 159 127 Chuck Economou Redington Bch. FL 119.081

160 160 93 David Fritts Lexington NC 118.203

161 161 - Jason Barber Gunbarrel TX 117.742

162 162 154 Steve Daniel Clewiston FL 117.037

163 163 - David Mansue Robbinsville NJ 116.995

164 164 - Brennan Bosley Benton AR 116.844

165 165 74 Steve Kennedy Auburn AL 116.645

166 166 61 Gary Yamamoto Mineola TX 116.199

167 167 - Mike O'Shea Thousand Oaks CA 115.706

168 168 - Randy Yarnall Womelsdorf PA 115.322

169 169 31 Bill Chapman Salt Rock WV 115.249

170 170 - "Billy Bowen, Jr." Ocala FL 115.175

171 171 133 Rick Morris Virginia Beach VA 114.799

172 172 - Kyle Mabrey McCalla AL 114.176

173 173 - Tom Monsoor La Crosse WI 114.118

174 174 178 Randy Dearman Onalaska TX 113.850

175 175 196 Sean Stickler Ft. Lauderdale FL 112.756

176 176 - Charlie Weyer West Hills CA 112.552

177 177 166 Sam Swett Covington LA 112.402

178 178 73 Guido Hibdon Gravois Mills MO 112.331

179 179 87 Wesley Burnett Hot Springs AR 112.271

180 180 - Chris Price Church Hill MD 112.162

181 181 - Chris Daves Spring Grove VA 112.115

182 182 - Jim Eakins Nixa MO 112.110

183 183 117 David Cooke Davidson NC 111.084

184 184 162 Terry Segraves Kissimmee FL 110.959

185 185 - Masaki Shimono Shiga-Pref 110.949

186 186 66 Sam Newby Pocola OK 110.131

187 187 161 Tom Burns Carbondale IL 109.216

188 188 - Jarrett Edwards Del Norte CO 108.814

189 189 153 Terry Baksay Monroe CT 108.509

190 190 100 Ken Cook Meers OK 108.232

191 191 120 Kotaro Kiriyama New Milford NJ 108.065

192 192 98 Dalton Bobo Northport AL 106.841

193 193 194 Art Ferguson III St. Clair Shores MI 106.227

194 194 193 Jimmy Houston Cookson OK 105.579

195 195 188 "Robert Karbas, Jr." Wake Forest NC 104.424

196 196 177 Jim Carnell Muskogee OK 104.059

197 197 - Byron Velvick Boulder City NV 103.603

198 198 144 Jim Nolan Bull Shoals AR 102.042

199 199 125 Sandy Melvin Boca Grande FL 99.859

200 200 156 David Lauer South Bend IN 99.188

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