With 2 of 6 pre-field-cut BASSMASTER Tour events down, Florida's Terry Scroggins leads the BassFan.com Rookie of the Year (ROY) race. Scroggins moved up from 10th in the points last week thanks to a win at Okeechobee. Not bad for a rookie.
Another B.A.S.S. rookie -- Chad Morgenthaler -- finished 5th at Okeechobee, which moves him up to 6th in the points from 27th last week. Last week's leader, Jason Barber, slips to 10th after a poor finish at Okeechobee.
So far the most consistent rookie performance has been by Oklahoma's Jeff Reynolds, who's turned in two Top 20s finishes so far.
BASSMASTER Tour rookies continue to do well -- three Top 5 finishes by rookies so far this season -- partly because there are so many of them, from B.A.S.S.'s expansion of the tour field this year.
This week FLW Tour rookies get to rack-up some points.
> Note: Danny White (no hometown given) was list as a rookie by B.A.S.S., but has not accumulated points (presumably has not fished). As a result, he is eliminated from the BassFan.com Rookie of the Year Race.