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2/18/2004
Fukae Leads





Japanese powerhouse Shinichi Fukae may be a well-known pro in Japan, but he's just a tour rookie here – one who has finished 4th and 11th in the first two FLW Tour events he's fished. As a result he leads the cross-tour BassFan Rookie of the Year Race, with two events down on both tours.

Other notable movement:

> Florida FLW rookie Glenn Browne climbs one spot to 2nd after finishing 24th at Atchafalaya.

> California's Fred Roumbanis makes the biggest jump, from 17th into 5th.

> Arkansas' Ray Scheide, who led the BassFan ROY Race, finished poorly at Atchafalaya but drops only to 8th.

> At 10th, Californian R.J. Bennett is the highest in the points of any BASS rookie.



   2/18/2004 ROY Standings


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Place Sort by Place
Prior
Angler
City
State
Boat/Motor
Tour
Points
1     
2     
Shinichi Fukae
Thomson
GA
Bass Cat/Mercury
BPT
185.825 
2     
3     
Glenn Browne
Ocala
FL
Ranger/Evinrude
FLW
175.325 
3     
9     
Steve Tosh
Waterford
CA
Bass Cat/Mercury
FLW
159.650 
4     
5     
Dennis Magoto
Waynesville
OH
Ranger/Evinrude
FLW
159.600 
5     
17     
Fred Roumbanis
Russellville
AR
Phoenix/Mercury
BPT
141.075 
6     
8     
Jacob Powroznik
North Prince George
VA
Ranger/Mercury
BASS
140.125 
7     
6     
Ron Wolfarth
Locust
NC
Ranger/Mercury
FLW
137.750 
8     
1     
Ray Scheide
Russellville
AR
Ranger/Yamaha
MULTI
136.100 
9     
7     
John Kitchens
Atlanta
GA

FLW
133.475 
10     
11     
RJ Bennett
Roseville
CA
Ranger/Evinrude
BASS
128.500 
11     
13     
John Tanner
Quitman
TX

FLW
125.400 
12     
12     
Jason Reyes
Humble
TX
Ranger/Mercury
FLW
124.500 
13     
15     
Mark Shepard
LaBelle
FL

BASS
121.500 
14     
26     
Tony Defilippo
Lake Ann
MI
Nitro
FLW
120.225 
15     
28     
Bill McDonald
Greenwood
IN
Bass Cat/Mercury
FLW
117.375 
16     
18     
Jimmy Mason
Rogersville
AL

BASS
109.000 
17     
20     
Glenn Miller
Newborn
GA

FLW
105.925 
18     
19     
Scott Nielsen
Salt Lake City
UT

BASS
103.000 
19     
10     
Tim Klinger
Boulder City
NV
Ranger/Yamaha
MULTI
98.800 
20     
4     
David Givens
Hernando
FL

FLW
95.050 
21     
25     
Tony Christian
Hull
GA

FLW
90.725 
22     
16     
Jackie Davis
Willard
MO
Ranger/Evinrude
FLW
89.300 
23     
23     
Dan Mansky
Youngstown
OH

FLW
88.350 
24     
35     
Luke Foli
Granger
IN

FLW
85.975 
25     
27     
Ricky Scott
Van Buren
AR

FLW
84.075 
26     
39     
Rusty Salewske
Alpine
CA
Ranger/Evinrude
FLW
84.075 
27     
22     
Thomas O'Bryant
Drummonds
TN

BASS
80.500 
28     
14     
Chris Wilkerson
Conroe
TX
BassCat/Mercury
FLW
79.800 
29     
21     
Gary Paris
Emory
TX

FLW
78.850 
30     
31     
Karen Savik
St. Louis Park
MN

FLW
74.100 
31     
41     
Larry Barnes
Alba
TX

FLW
57.000 
32     
24     
Jeff Evans
Benton
KY

FLW
54.150 
33     
32     
Ron Figueroa
Appling
GA

FLW
53.675 
34     
44     
Lee Skipper
Liberty Hill
SC

FLW
52.250 
35     
30     
Jeff Carreker
Stockbridge
GA

FLW
49.400 
36     
34     
Gary Bucciarelli
Riverview
MI

FLW
48.925 
37     
37     
Chris Cox
Appleton
WI
Ranger/Evinrude
FLW
45.600 
38     
33     
Jerry Green
Cullman
AL
Ranger/Evinrude
FLW
44.175 
39     
29     
Neil Nix
Okeechobee
FL

FLW
33.250 
40     
43     
Emily Shaffer
Mount Juliet
TN
Stratos/Evinrude
FLW
32.300 
41     
42     
Troy Eakins
Nixa
MO

FLW
29.925 
42     
46     
Jason Abram
Piney Flats
TN
Caymas/Mercury
FLW
24.700 
43     
36     
Michael Black
Toledo
IL

FLW
19.475 
44     
45     
Ralph Wilson
Warner Robins
GA

FLW
19.000 
45     
38     
Tommy Williams
Shepherdsville
KY

FLW
15.200 
46     
40     
Tomohiro Usui
Gifu


FLW
13.775 


About the ROY Race
The BassFan Rookie of the Year Race/Award recognizes the best rookie in all of tour-level professional fishing for the current year or season. Unlike the league rookie races, only true rookies are eligible: To qualify as a rookie for the BassFan race, a tour angler cannot have fished the pro (boater) side of any Bassmaster or FLW tour/series-level event before.

  • BassFan Rookie of the Year Race points are calculated using a methodology loosely similar to the BassFan World Rankings (points based on finish with bonuses given for winning and finishing high). Only regular-season events count. Championships do not.
     
  • The BassFan Rookie of the Year Race was created in 2002 as the first rookie race in professional bass fishing. Like Rookie of the Year awards in all sports, it recognizes top-performing newcomers to the professional ranks.

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