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4/24/2007
Remitz Maintains Lead





Rookie sensation Derek Remitz, who fishes the Bassmaster Elite Series, certainly isn't letting up. He did stumble slightly a few weeks ago at Clear Lake, but in the very next event – the Clarks Hill Bassmaster Elite Series – he rebounded with a 5th-place finish. That marked his third Top 5 in the last four events. Wow.

The strong finish at Clarks helps him maintain his runaway lead of 17 1/2 points.

Casey Ashley finished 8th at Clarks. It was his home water, and he led after day 1, but faded each day after that. Still, the Top 12 helps him move up a spot to 2nd.

Bryan Hudgins was another rookie who made the Top 12 cut at Clarks. He finished 7th on the strength of his oddball sight-fishing bite and moves up two spots to 3rd.

Other significant movements include:

> Bryan Thrift didn't fish Clarks. He was 2nd before the event began, but falls two spots in this edition to 4th.

> Elite Series rookie Glenn Delong, who was previously 6th, finished 96th at Clarks and fell five spots to 11th.



   4/24/2007 ROY Standings


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Place Sort by Place
Prior
Angler
City
State
Boat/Motor
Tour
Points
1     
1     
Derek Remitz
Grant
AL
Triton/Mercury
MULTI
187.250 
2     
3     
Casey Ashley
Donalds
SC
Triton/Mercury
BPT
169.750 
3     
5     
Bryan Hudgins
Orange Park
FL
Ranger/Mercury
BASS
164.500 
4     
2     
Bryan Thrift
Shelby
NC
Ranger/Mercury
BPT
163.925 
5     
4     
Scott Campbell
Springfield
MO
Triton/Mercury
BASS
158.750 
6     
8     
Jason Williamson
Aiken
SC
Nitro/Mercury
BASS
154.500 
7     
6     
Matthew Sphar
Pavilion
NY
Bass Cat/Mercury
BASS
151.750 
8     
10     
Marty Robinson
Lyman
SC
Skeeter/Yamaha
BPT
145.750 
9     
9     
Frank Meyer
Marianna
FL

FLWT
144.450 
10     
12     
James Niggemeyer
Van
TX
Ranger/Yamaha
FLW
142.250 
11     
6     
Glenn Delong
Bellville
OH
Champion/Mercury
FLWT
140.250 
12     
14     
Matt Amedeo
Clinton
OH

BASS
132.250 
13     
13     
Matt Arey
Shelby
NC
Ranger/Mercury
BASS
128.250 
14     
11     
James Kennedy
Lacombe
LA

BASS
127.000 
15     
15     
Craig Dowling
Grant
AL
Legend/Mercury
MULTI
105.975 
16     
16     
James Davis, Jr.
Ferriday
LA

FLWT
99.750 
17     
17     
Hank Cherry
Lincolnton
NC
Bass Cat/Mercury
BASS
83.125 
18     
18     
Andy Montgomery
Blacksburg
SC
Nitro/Mercury
BPT
78.375 
19     
19     
Mike Todd
Norman
OK

FLWT
77.900 
20     
20     
Alex Ormand
Bessemer City
NC

FLWT
65.550 
21     
21     
Randy Sanford
Carriere
MS

FLWT
62.225 
22     
22     
Mark Mauldin
Cleveland
TN
Ranger/Yamaha
FLWT
61.275 
23     
23     
Mike Hastings
Buda
TX

FLWT
60.325 
24     
24     
Fred Contaoi
Lakeport
CA

MULTI
59.375 
25     
25     
Jerry Goble
Sherrills Ford
NC

FLWT
57.000 
26     
26     
Hub Bechtol
Austin
TX

FLWT
48.925 
27     
27     
Jim Short
Ocean Pines
MD

FLWT
42.750 
28     
28     
Jacky Roberts
Georgetown
TX

FLWT
40.375 
29     
29     
Monte Knight
Quitman
MS

MULTI
39.425 
29     
29     
Vu (Ted) Nguyen
Lake Havasu City
AZ

MULTI
39.425 
31     
31     
Scott Dameron
Beckley
WV

FLWT
38.475 
32     
32     
Patrick Anderson
Buda
TX

FLWT
35.150 
33     
33     
Lynn Green
Lenoir
TN

FLWT
28.975 
34     
34     
Brian Penso
Houston
TX

FLWT
22.325 
35     
35     
Bob Kujan, Jr.
Belton
TX

FLWT
14.725 
36     
36     
Shannon Shuler
Ypsilanti
MI

FLWT
14.250 
37     
37     
Jack Faulkner
Jacksboro
TN

FLWT
12.350 
38     
38     
Tony Dadante
Derby
NY

MULTI
9.975 
38     
38     
Chris Slopak
Hot Springs
AR

MULTI
9.975 
40     
40     
Quint Bourgeois
Knoxville
TN

FLWT
8.075 
41     
41     
Eddie Ball
Newport
TN

FLWT
3.800 
42     
42     
James Dills
Maynardsville
TN

FLWT
1.900 


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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