The 2005 Bassmaster Classic Qualifiers

The 2005 Bassmaster Classic

With the end of the 2005 Bassmaster Elite 50 Series, the list of the 46 anglers competing for $700,000 in prize money at the 2005 Bassmaster Classic in Pittsburgh, Penn., July 29-31, is complete.

   Below, the anglers and their home states are listed under the method through which they qualified.

2004 Bassmaster Classic Champion

 1. Takahiro Omori - Emory, Texas

Top 10 from 2005 Bassmaster Elite 50 Series Standings

 2. Kevin VanDam - Kalamazoo, Michigan

 3. Mike Iaconelli - Runnemede, New Jersey

 4. Davy Hite - Prosperity, South Caroli na

 5. Zell Rowland - Montgomery, Alabama

 6. Gerald Swindle - Hayden, Alabama

 7. Aaron Martens - Leeds, Alabama

 8. Chad Morgenthaler - Coulterville, Illinois

 9. Dean Rojas - Grand Saline, Texas

 10. Rick Clunn - Ava, Missouri

 11. Larry Nixon - Bee Branch, Arkansas

Top 25 from 2005 Bassmaster Angler of the Year Standings

 12. Marty Stone - Linden, North Carolina

 13. Terry Scroggins - Palatka, Florida

 14. Dave Wolak - Warrior Run, Pennsylvania

 15. Jeff Kriet - Ardmore, Oklahoma

 16. Skeet Reese - Auburn, California

 17. Ron Shuffield - Bismarck, Arkansas

 18. Mark Tucker - Saint Louis, Missouri

 19. David Walker - Sevierville, Tennessee

 20. Kevin Wirth - Crestwood, Kentucky

 21. Preston Clark - Palatka, Florida

 22. Scott Rook - Little Rock, Arkansas

 23. Tim Horton - Muscle Shoals, Alabama

 24. George Cochran - Hot Springs, Arkansas

 25. John Crews - Jetersville, Virginia

 26. Jay Yelas - Tyler, Texas

 27. Ish Monroe - Hughson, California

 28. Jeff Reynolds - Platter, Oklahoma

 29. Andre Moore - Scottsdale, Arizona

 30. Mike Reynolds - Modesto, California

 31. Tom Biffle- Wagoner, Oklahoma

 32. Brian Snowden - Springfield, Missouri

 33. Stacey King - Reeds Spring, Missouri

 34. Jimmy Mize - Ben Lomond, Arkansas

 35. Luke Clausen - Spokane Valley, Washington

 36. Greg Gutierrez - Red Bluff, California

2005 BASS Federation Regional Champions

 37. Ed Cowan (Eastern Division) - Greeley, Pennsylvania

 38. Jami Fralick (Northern Division) - Martin, South Dakota

 39. Jeff Hager (Southern Division) – Alexis, North Carolina

 40. Dave Palmer (Western Division) - Roseburg, Oregon

 41. Gerry Jooste (Central Division) – Harare, Zimbabwe

Top 5 from 2004 Bassmaster Open Championship

 42. Bradley Stringer - Huntington, Texas

 43. Greg Hackney - Gonzales, Louisiana

 44. Chris Baumgardner - Gastonia, North Carolina

 45. Edwin Evers - Mannsville, Oklahoma

 46. Cliff Pace - Petal, Mississippi