It looks like Florida FLW Tour rookie Bobby Lane is running away with the 2005 BassFan Rookie of the Year (ROY) title. At last week's Ouachita River FLW, Lane earned his third Top 10 finish in a row (this time a 9th), and leads the ROY race by a whopping 25 points – and incidentally, has a lead double that amount in the FLW points.

Can anyone catch Lane?

> Pennsylvania Bassmaster Tour rookie still has the best shot, but he needs a good finish at this week's Norman Bassmaster to stay in the hunt.

> Kentucky FLW rookie Ramie Colson Jr. remains in 3rd in the race, but is almost 40 points out of 1st.

> An 8th at the Ouachita River caused Alabama's William Davis to jump six spots into 4th, just 2 points and change behind Colson.

A few other FLW Tour rookies also moved up after last week's event, notably Nevada's Marcus Clouse and Arkansas' Keith Pace. But barring a serious implosion by Lane, the ROY race is his to win or lose.

(PLEASE NOTE: Richard Bennett of Roseville, Calif. was incorrectly listed as an FLW Tour rookie this year. He is the same person as RJ Bennett, who was a Bassmaster Tour rookie in 2004. He has been removed from the 2005 ROY standings, and the remaining rookies have been re-sorted accordingly. Any discrepancy between the text above and the standings below is due to this re-sorting.)