06-02-2008, 03:10 PM
Following are the BassFan World Rankings as updated after the recent Murray Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW Tour Wal-Mart Open at Beaver Lake. Notable movement:
<br>Kevin VanDam finished 8th at Murray, which was his second consecutive Top 10. That helps him rocket into a massive 21 1/2 point lead over 2nd-ranked Skeet Reese. VanDam previously carried about a 12-point lead.<br>
<br>Overall there was no movement inside the Top 5, although 4th-ranked Todd Faircloth has pulled to within 2 points of 3rd-ranked Andy Morgan.<br>
<br>Aaron Martens ran into some trouble at Amistad and Clarks Hill, when he twice he failed to make the Top 50, but a 9th at Murray helps him move up two spots in this edition to 6th.<br>
<br>Back-to-back 3rds (Murray and Clarks Hill) contribute to a big improvement for Edwin Evers. He's now ranked 7th - four spots better than in the previous edition, and eight spots better than his pre-Clarks ranking.<br>
<br>Murray winner Fred Roumbanis leaps up 12 spots in this edition to 8th. It marked his second BASS win in as many seasons.<br>
<br>Another middle-of-the-pack finish (49th at Murray) helps drop Mark Davis two spots to 9th.<br>
<br>Jay Yelas appears to be back on pace. A 13th at Beaver helps offset a previous 129th at Norman, and he improves eight spots in this edition to 10th.<br>
<br>A 116th at Beaver is one factor that pushes Michael Bennett out of the Top 10. He drops nine spots to 15th.<br>
<br>Beaver winner Mark Pack climbs 86 spots to 118th.
<br>Kevin VanDam finished 8th at Murray, which was his second consecutive Top 10. That helps him rocket into a massive 21 1/2 point lead over 2nd-ranked Skeet Reese. VanDam previously carried about a 12-point lead.<br>
<br>Overall there was no movement inside the Top 5, although 4th-ranked Todd Faircloth has pulled to within 2 points of 3rd-ranked Andy Morgan.<br>
<br>Aaron Martens ran into some trouble at Amistad and Clarks Hill, when he twice he failed to make the Top 50, but a 9th at Murray helps him move up two spots in this edition to 6th.<br>
<br>Back-to-back 3rds (Murray and Clarks Hill) contribute to a big improvement for Edwin Evers. He's now ranked 7th - four spots better than in the previous edition, and eight spots better than his pre-Clarks ranking.<br>
<br>Murray winner Fred Roumbanis leaps up 12 spots in this edition to 8th. It marked his second BASS win in as many seasons.<br>
<br>Another middle-of-the-pack finish (49th at Murray) helps drop Mark Davis two spots to 9th.<br>
<br>Jay Yelas appears to be back on pace. A 13th at Beaver helps offset a previous 129th at Norman, and he improves eight spots in this edition to 10th.<br>
<br>A 116th at Beaver is one factor that pushes Michael Bennett out of the Top 10. He drops nine spots to 15th.<br>
<br>Beaver winner Mark Pack climbs 86 spots to 118th.