Fralick 2nd, Roumbanis 3rd
Duckett Leads Day 1, But Weights Tightly Packed

Photo: ESPN Outdoors Boyd Duckett's fish were tight to wood today, but he expects them to scatter if the skies gray up tomorrow as predicted.

The cold front that landed yesterday affected the fish much more than anticipated – it dropped the water temperature as much as 6 degrees, knocked the bedders way back and seemed to stun the staging females. Some patterns absolutely vanished. And it could get worse, because another cold front's due to hit tonight.

It didn't destroy everything, though, and several competitors stuck solid sacks, like leader Boyd Duckett. He amassed a 20-03 limit fishing an area with several others, including Aaron Martens (4th), Randy Howell (9th), Kelly Jordon (11th), and Brent Chapman (23rd). The area's obviously loaded with good fish. What isn't clear is whether it can handle the pressure.

Duckett, the 2007 Classic champ, noted he's cranking with a LaserLure and pitching. Also interesting is he's wearing a lucky charm on his belt that his mother overnighted to him yesterday. It's a four-leaf clover.

Jami Fralick, fishing in just his second Classic, is a pound behind Duckett at 19-03. Fralick's also sharing water – in his case, it's with 12th-place Brian Snowden.

Fred "Boom Boom" Roumbanis, also fishing his second Classic, sits 1-15 in back of Duckett at 18-04. He's looking forward to the colder weather, figuring that'll help the reaction-bait bite. He's fishing a bait "you can't fish fast enough," he noted.

Martens, who seems to always be near the top of the Classic standings, is currently 4th with 18-01, and Federation Nation qualifier Terry Fitzpatrick (Waukon, Iowa) is 5th with 18-00.

Here's a look at the current Top 20. Distance from leader is noted in red.

1. Boyd Duckett -- 5, 20-03
2. Jami Fralick -- 5, 19-03 (1-00)
3. Fred Roumbanis -- 5, 18-04 (1-15)
4. Aaron Martens -- 5, 18-01 (2-02)
5. Terry Fitzpatrick -- 5, 18-00 (2-03)
6. Scott Rook -- 5, 17-11 (2-08)
7. Dave Wolak -- 5, 17-06 (2-13)
8. Edwin Evers -- 5, 17-00 (3-03)
9. Randy Howell -- 5, 16-03 (4-00)
10. Dean Rojas -- 5, 15-13 (4-06)
11. Kelly Jordon -- 5, 15-10 (4-09)
12. Brian Snowden -- 5, 15-09 (4-10)
13. Skeet Reese -- 5, 15-08 (4-11)
14. Mike Burns -- 5, 15-07 (4-12)
15. Bryan Schmidt -- 5, 15-05 (4-14)
15. Michael Iaconelli -- 5, 15-05 (4-14)
17. Kevin Wirth -- 5, 15-03 (5-00)
18. Bill Lowen -- 5, 14-12 (5-07)
19. Matt Herren -- 5, 14-04 (5-15)
20. Greg Pugh -- 5, 14-00 (6-03)

Many of the fish in the Red are reportedly Florida-strain, which might explain their reaction to the cold front. What that also means is there are lots of giants here. Martens weighed a 7-01 today for the big bass, and a few more fish in that class should come in tomorrow and the next day.

With that in mind, the standings look even tighter. Greg Pugh, in 20th, is 6-03 off the lead, but that's just one good bite away.

Expect several significant leaps in the standings tomorrow as things settle out. If Duckett, Fralick and company can't repeat tomorrow – more than likely given the boat traffic that'll be on them, which can devastate the clear-water oxbows – then the winning average might shake out at more like 18 pounds and change. That, along with the big-fish potential, makes the standings seem that much tighter.

Dustin Wilks ran out of gas and lost his catch when he was 15 minutes late. He would have weighed one fish.

Kevin Wirth experienced an engine problem on the way back. He was picked up by Ish Monroe and the pair made it back with 2 minutes to spare.

A few observations:

> Despite the cramped fishing conditions, there weren't any reports of on-the-water conflict.

> A disappointing day for Kevin VanDam – four fish for 4-04. Same for Gary Klein – two fish for 2-13.

> Pool 3 was a bust. Three anglers made the trip: Shaw Grigsby (38th), Ish Monroe (43rd) and Wilks (51st).

> Pool 5 seems to be kicking out the best fish right now, but can it handle the pressure?

> Lost fish were a big deal today – typical in post-frontal conditions. Roumbanis lost a monster, and another quality fish, as one example. And Martens lost fish that would have put him up at about 22-plus pounds.

Duckett Lacked a Kicker

> Day 1: 5, 20-03

Duckett managed a day-best sack despite not having a fish that topped 5 pounds. He had such a specimen on the line, but it wrapped him around a stump and broke off.

"It was about what I figured I could catch – it was a pretty decent sack," he said. "I was hoping to get the one big one, but these big fish aren't real predictable and I don't know what to do differently to catch them."

He ended up catching about a dozen keepers from two different areas. His bites were relatively steady throughout the day. He made a concerted effort to avoid other boats, whether they were piloted by spectators or other competitors.

"I ran away from spectators whenever I could – I'd just kind of troll away from them. I can't catch fish around the spectator boats.

"There's some deep pools they could sit in and stay in 7 or 8 feet of water. But when you go down a stretch, they all go down with you, and then when you come back you end up having to take a different than the one you prefer. You have to make a new route."

He sees no reason that he can't catch another good bag tomorrow, and he's unconcerned about the predicted change in weather conditions.

"I don't think it'll matter, although it might make them swim around some. They were tight to the stumps today."

Photo: ESPN Outdoors Jami Fralick locked down to Pool 4 and had all of his weight by 10:30.

> Day 1: 5, 19-03

South Dakota's Jami Fralick figured he could catch at least 15 pounds if he locked down to Pool 4. He did considerably better than that.

"The area isn't very big and it's not getting a lot of pressure," he said. "I caught those five but one was a little fish, so I stayed until I caught one more and I was off of there by 10:30.

"After that I went to a couple of different areas trying for a 5-pounder. I caught a couple of little ones, but I didn't find anything that would make a difference in this tournament."

He caught nine or 10 keepers for the day, and a 4 1/2-pounder was his best. He fished a combination of grass and wood.

"I thought the wood bite was a little off. The way it got cold last night I thought it would be best to fish slow and work the laydowns, but I wasn't catching them real well.

"I think the rain will help – they shouldn't be holding as tight."

3rd: Roumbanis Rolled Deuces

> 5, 18-04

Oklahoma's Fred Roumbanis hit five or six places and a caught a couple of fish off each one. His best bite never made it into the boat, though.

"I had her pinned and instead of pulling up and grabbing her, I tried to flip her over a log and she outran me," he said. "She was a good 6 to 8 pounds.

"I'm not going to lie, it made me nauseous for a few minutes and I wanted to throw up, knowing the magnitude of this tournament. But a lot of times I do better when I've got something like that to go after."

He's focusing on wood along ditch swings in Pool 5 and is looking forward to gloomy skies on day 2.

"Tomorrow I think they'll bite better. I like to fish fast and cover a lot of water, and they should be coming out and roaming."

4th: Martens Enjoyed Sunshine

> Day 1: 5, 18-01

Martens was surrounded by fellow competitors and spectators all day, but overcame the crowded conditions to put a strong foundation sack on the board.

He'd considerably underestimated his bag – he thought he had only about 16 pounds.

"It was an okay start," he said. "I could've had less, but I could've had more. I'm a little ways back, so I'll have to try for a 20-pound bag (tomorrow).

"When the sun comes out, these fish get on the logs and the other wood and they're pretty easy to locate. When it's cloudy and cold, you could be flipping over here when they're actually over there, and they're harder to pin down."

He's not crazy about the forecast for much darker skies on day 2, but feels he can make the necessary adjustments.

"I'm a pro, so I should be able to adapt. I'm around good fish, but the big ones get skittish with all the people around. The little ones aren't as experienced and they haven't been in a livewell yet, and they keep biting."

He hopes that some of the anglers who didn't fare well in his primary area today will abandon it tomorrow. He also has a backup locale that he didn't visit today.

"It's pretty close to there, but I think I can only catch 12 or 13 pounds. To win, I'll need at least 18."

5th: Fitzpatrick Has Plenty Left

> Day 1: 5, 18-00

Terry Fitzpatrick, the Federation Nation qualifier from Iowa, locked down to Pool 4 and had his area pretty much to himself. He caught 10 keepers for the day, and the biggest was about 4 1/2 pounds.

"I was catching two or three an hour – it's not like I was hammering them," he said. "It went about as good as I could expect.

"I had this kind of weight on a couple of days in practice, but I'm definitely happy with what I caught."

If that spot doesn't produce again tomorrow, he has other options.

"I have two more areas that I didn't touch today, so maybe I can get something going there. The conditions were ideal today. If we have cloud cover and wind tomorrow, I might have to do something different."

6th: Rook Sharing With Hite

> Day 1: 5, 17-11

Scott Rook, a heavy favorite prior to competition, had a good day with nearly 18 pounds. He's sharing water with friend and travel partner Davy Hite, who's 30th.

Photo: ESPN Outdoors Fred Roumbanis weighed a strong sack, but it would've been better had he not lost a fish that he estimated at 6 or 8 pounds.

"I missed one bite today," he noted. "I got seven bites and caught six of them. I basically fished the same way I did when I won the tournament here before - just real slow back and forth across a 200-yard area. I'd pitch to the same stump six or seven different times, then boom – get a bite."

He's fishing a "moving bait" in "historically what's a good area."

"I just tried to pick the area I knew best and I felt was capable of giving up big stringers," he noted. "I fished real hard and got what I got. I won't get overly excited though. Last year (at the Classic), I caught 21 pounds the first day, then 6 the next."

7th: Wolak Pleased

> Day 1: 5, 17-06

Dave Wolak described his day as "pretty good," except for the fact that he never caught a kicker. All his fish were about the same – a little better than 3 pounds. And he thinks he's in perfect position, since he feels it's better to not be leader on day 1 of the Classic.

Also notable is he didn't touch any of his backup areas – he fished in the same area all day, which he shared with Bobby Lane.

"It's funny because Bobby and I were talking vaguely about what we were doing at media day. He told me what he was doing, and I said I'm kind of doing the same thing, and joked that I hoped we weren't in the same area. This morning, we both pulled in there at the same time. But we're friends and have our wits about us, so we worked together and we both caught them.

"I'll go back there tomorrow morning," Wolak added. "I do have a couple of backup patterns. I didn't even look at them today. If there's somebody fishing them, they're probably fishing them a little different. I'll see what the weather's going to do, then make a decision of what I'm going to do."

8th: Evers Haunted By Lost Fish

> Day 1: 5, 17-00

"I feel real fortunate to have what I have," Evers said. "But I should have had a better day than what I had. There's on that's really haunting me. It had my bait, I didn't set the hook. And she politely spit it out. I think it was a great big one. And I dumped two more – both 3 1/2-pounders.

"It is what it is," he added. "I'm definitely a little disappointed, but I'm still in the hunt."

Notable too is he didn't get bit this morning, but things picked up a little later and he caught fish throughout that day. He's got boats around him too, but he said he'll be able to get back on his stuff tomorrow."

Photo: ESPN Outdoors Aaron Martens' bag was topped by a 7-pounder – the biggest fish of the day.

> Day 1: 5, 16-03

Alabama's Randy Howell slogged through a slow morning, but caught six of his nine keepers and most of his weight in the final hour.

"It was as slow as paint drying until the end," he said. "The fish moved up on the bank in the sun. I started out in the deeper trees and worked my way in, and I probably should have been in there sooner."

"I would've liked to have done a little bit better, but this wasn't bad for the first day. One thing they say about the Red River, though, is that it's hard to repeat (quality bags), so it'll be interesting to see what happens tomorrow."

10th: Rojas Lacked Size

> Day 1: 5, 15-13

Dean Rojas caught about 10 keepers today and described his day as "fair." He said it felt like things changed in his area, so he slowed down.

"They were there, but I just didn't get the big bite that I needed. You need a really big bite. My biggest was a 4-pounder.

"I'm happy with my decisions," he added. "I did everything I wanted to do. I just didn't get the big bite. I fished around the areas where I felt I could catch a big sack. It just didn't work out."

He fished Pool 5 and noted he didn't have boats around him.

11th: Lots of Action for Jordon

> Day 1: 5, 15-10

Kelly Jordon fished a variety of cover in Pool 5 and went through a bunch of keepers to put together his sack.

"I fished wood, pads, all kinds of stuff, and the crowds weren't that bad," he said. "I have some other stuff that I haven't even gone too yet.

"It's all about decisions and I just hope I make the right ones. Today was satisfactory – it's a lot better than having 10 pounds, that's for sure."

12th: Snowden Shared

> Day 1: 5, 15-09

Snowden described his 15 1/2-pound limit as "mediocre." He didn't get a lot of bites – just three or four per area, as opposed to a dozen or so in practice. He fished two areas in Pool 4.

"I'm sharing water with Fralick," he noted. "We're doing the same thing."

He added that he plans to talk with Fralick tonight about a plan for tomorrow. Fralick actually fished the area early, and was about done when Snowden pulled in at 11:00.

About the second cold front coming tonight, Snowden said: "I think it's going to get a little worse. They're saying it might get cloudy though, so that might help. Today the fish weren't real aggressive – it's definitely a grind out there. And it seemed like the day flew by. I got down there, fished a few places, then it was time to come back."

13th: Reese will Grind

> Day 1: 5, 15-08

Skeet Reese said he fished in the vicinity of a lot of other boats today, but didn't have much trouble accessing his stuff.

"I pretty much fished everything by myself, even though I was close to a lot of guys," he said. "I really wasn't expecting this cold weather and sound wind, though. It changed some of my areas, and I thought the fish would be more aggressive."

He caught eight keepers, including a 5-pounder.

"I caught my two biggest ones on two different baits – a slow one and a fast one."

He doesn't plan any drastic changes for day 2.

"My plan is to stay (in Pool 5) again and grind it out. I have two areas I'm going to work. I wanted to try another area today, but there were a lot of boats there and I stayed out. I'll check it out tomorrow."

14th: Weather Concerns Burns

> Day 1: 5, 15-07

Mike Burns, a Texan who gained his berth via the Central Opens, caught most of his bag in the latter half of the day.

"I'll try to fish the same stuff tomorrow, but I'm not sure what'll happen," he said. "They didn't bite until later today (after the water had warmed up), and if the weather gets bad tomorrow, they may not bite at all. I'm a little worried about it."

He targeted wood and caught eight keepers. He lost one good fish that he would've liked to have had instead of a 12-incher that he was forced to weigh in.

"I thought I could probably approach 15 pounds, based on my practice. It was pretty crowded, but it wasn't a big problem."

15th: Iaconelli Stuck it Out

> Day 1: 5, 15-05

Mike Iaconelli didn't get a bite for the first 2 hours, but stayed with his area and eventually claimed a decent bag.

"The front dropped the water temperature, and as it climbed back up through the day the bite just got better and better," he said. "My biggest chore now is to figure out how to catch them when it's cold in the morning because it's probably going to be even colder tomorrow."

He's fishing a large flat that's about 2 feet deep, but has a depression in the middle that's 4 or 5 feet deep.

"I had an opportunity to have 18 pounds, but I lost one or two," he said. "But I did learn a little bit about the area and defined it a little more. I imagine that the fish are staging in that depression, and I think it's potentially the winning area."

"I'm fortunate to have it to myself, and that's a rare commodity here. There were a lot of spectators, but I was able to manage them and keep them out of the depression. I even used a marker buoy as a reference point for them."

15th: Schmidt Happy

> Day 1: 5, 15-05

Bryan Schmidt, a Federation Nation qualifier from Texas, had what he said was a good day – better than any of his practice days. He caught seven keepers en route to 15-plus pounds.

"I'm happy with it," he said. "I'm not on top of the leaderboard, but I caught five fish in the Classic. I'm happy."

He fished two areas in Pool 5, and did some running in the final hour.

About his plan for tomorrow, he said: "I'll probably stick to the area I started in today, but I'll probably spend a little more time there. I went back in there late today, caught two more and left. One of them finished my limit, and I culled with the other one.

"Things were a bit different for me today," he added. "I was expecting to catch some fish right away this morning, and I did. I caught four right off the bat. But then after that the bite was gone."

He noted that he switched from a spinnerbait to a plastic, and that made a big difference.

17th: Wirth Got A Ride

> Day 1: 5, 15-03

Wirth feels good about his position, he said, but two mistakes hurt him. He lost a 3 1/2-pounder, and broke off a 5.

"That's part of the Classic – you have to execute," he said. "Could it hurt me over the next 2 days? Yes. Hopefully not, but it might."

He noted his bite was about the same that it had been, although it was a little slower. He caught his first fish in his initial 3 or 4 minutes of fishing, and had four by 9:00. He caught his fifth a few hours later.

He encountered a problem on the way in. His engine overheated and shut down. He was working on it then heard a boat. He flagged it down and it was Monroe. "I grabbed my fish, got in, and we made it back with 2 minutes to go. I really need to say thanks to Ish. He was running on fumes, and I'm very grateful. If it wasn't for him I'd have been late."

18th: Lowen Fished 4

> Day 1: 5, 14-12

Bill Lowen caught everything that bit today, but they were all "bookends" he said – no big bites.

"But this is a good place to be sitting right now," he added. "I think the cold front mostly affected the bigger fish. I adjusted – tried to get out there a little deeper to land back on those big ones. But I can't complain about my day. I fished clean. I just didn't get the big bite."

He fished three areas in the bottom end of Pool 4. He'll do about the same thing tomorrow, but will try to get up to Pool 5 a little sooner to fish an area he didn't hit today.

19th: Herren Lost Time

> Day 1: 5, 14-04

Matt Herren's "not happy" with the way his day went. He lost a 5-pounder 2 minutes into his morning, and wasted about an hour and half at the lock between Pools 4 and 5. Overall he got very few bites – a total of seven, and he only boated five.

About the lock problem, he said: "I blew an hour and 15 minutes. We had a lock time at 2:25, but I wanted to come back early to Pool 5. I was there more than an hour and 25 minutes before the lock time and the lockmaster refused to lock me up. There's no reason why he couldn't lock me up. At first he wouldn't even respond to me on the PA system. It only takes 15 minutes to turn a lock around."

20th: Pugh Okay With it

> Day 1: 5, 14-00

"I feel okay," Pugh said of his position. "Anytime you catch some fish after a cold front under high, bluebird skies, it's a good day. I went through about three limits, lost two really good fish, and they were both big fish.

"A lot of guys have some pretty good stringers, but you have to have that for 3 days in the ballgame," he added. We'll see what happens."

He shared water with Alton Jones in Pool 5.

21st: No Big Ones for McClelland

> Day 1: 5, 13-14

Mike McClelland had a solid day, but just lacked the big bite.

"I got about the same number of bites I felt like I'd get – about 11," he said. "What changed for me was if I got that many in practice, a couple would be 4 or 4 1/2 pounds, and that didn't happen.

"The quality definitely fell off and I'm sure it was due to the high pressure. But I didn't fish a lot of my water today. I'll run through a little quicker tomorrow and then go hit the stuff I didn't get to today."

He fished a mixture of wood and pad stems, with the wood being most productive. His bag was topped by a 3-pounder.

22nd: Jones Disappointed

> Day 1: 5, 13-05

Defending champion Alton Jones wasn't satisfied with his 13-05 bag. He'll change things up tomorrow in an attempt to make a major move.

"I'm disappointed because I thought I could catch more," he said. "I'll need a big sack tomorrow to get in the hunt, but at least I kept myself alive."

He arrived at his starting spot and discovered that the water temperature had dropped 10 degrees (from 60 to 50) since Wednesday.

"I caught two in the first 2 hours, and then it was slow for a long time. I caught the rest in the last couple hours after it started warming up a bit. The

He stayed in Pool 5 and went through two limits of keepers. He shared his primary area with several anglers, none of whom caught more than 14 pounds.

He had some dramatic changes in mind for day 2 that included locking down to Pool 4.

"I've already got my gameplan – I've got a place I found in practice that I don't think anybody messed with. It'll be difficult to catch five, but they're good fish. If I can catch five of them I'll have a good weight.

"What I'm doing tomorrow wouldn't have worked today. I'm taking a gamble because I need a hero sack to jump into the thick of it. This place has that kind of potential, but it's also got the potential for a goose egg."

23rd: Chapman Missed a Couple

> Day 1: 5, 13-03

Brent Chapman's goal was to catch at least 17 pounds, and he came up short of that. He got plenty of bites, but was hindered by two that he didn't bring home.

"I got 10 to 15 bites, which is about what I'd been getting (in practice), but I didn't capitalize on the quality. I had a 4-pounder pull off on a crankbait and another one break on the hookset."

He's in the same general area as Duckett and some of the others near the top of the leaderboard.

"I'm still in the hunt, that's the main thing. If I catch two 20-pound bags in a row I'll have a shot at winning. If it's meant to be, it'll happen.

"The clouds tomorrow should make them bite a little better, but it's hard to say."

36th: Rough start for Faircloth

Texan Todd Faircloth let a couple of big bites get away this morning and that set the tone for his day.

"It cooled down for everybody, but we knew it was going to do that going in," he said. "I knew it was going to be tough, and then I lost a couple and that threw me off. I got a little nervous and I feel like I spun out.

The five keepers he weighed were the only ones he caught, and none was bigger than 2 1/2 pounds. All were relating to wood and were enticed by a Yamamoto lizard.

"(Martens) is fishing my best spot, so I'll talk to him about it and then figure out what I'll do tomorrow. There's quite a few guys in there."

47th: Klein's Fish 'Different'

Gary Klein of Texas, who's competing in his 27th Classic, locked down to Pool 4 and fished an area where he'd fared well in practice. Much had changed, however, and this won't be the year he finally claims the title in the sport's premier event.

He weighed two fish for 2-13.

"I got five bites and lost three of them, and the two I caught were just baby keepers," he said. "I got the ones I lost up on the mat, and they weren't the fish to win.

"The fish were just different, and I don't know if it was because of the change in weather or what it was. Going down there didn't pay of for me."

He may go back to Pool 4 again tomorrow, or he might stay in 5. He'll welcome the gray skies tomorrow.

"I want it to change," he said. "In practice, it was best for me when it was overcast."

51st: Wilks Ran Dry

> Day 1: 0, 0-00

Wilks ran all the way to Pool 3 today. He said he made the exact same run on Wednesday, with the identical stops, and came back with 10 gallons of gas. Today, he ran out of gas and was 15 minutes late to weigh-in.

Thus, the single fish he had was erased by late penalties.

He's not sure what happened. He saw last night that his tank was empty, and asked service personnel to fill it up.

"I couldn't see if it was full this morning, because it was dark, but I assumed it was full," he said. "The only thing I can think of is maybe the hose kicked off early when they were filling it. But only having one fish, it really doesn't matter.

"It's disappointing," he added. "I caught a limit every tournament day of the season, get to the Classic, and then this."

Notable

> Day 1 stats – 39 limits, 3 fours, 2 threes, 3 twos, 4 ones.

> Rook said he's fishing the same pattern he used to win a Central Stren on the Red in 2004.

> VanDam's worst Classic finish to date was 29th at Lake Michigan in 2000.

> The day-1 weigh-in crowd was estimated at 6,000.

> The field will be cut to the Top 25 after the day-2 weigh-in.

Weather Forecast

Here's a look at the weather forecast for the remaining tournament days. Note the wind predicted for tomorrow, which could significantly muddy the water.

> Sat., Feb. 21 - rain - 53°/31°
- Wind: From the W at 18 mph

> Sun., Feb. 22 - Sunny - 57°/34°
- Wind: From the N/NE at 5 mph

Day 1 Standings

1. Boyd Duckett -- Demopolis, Ala. -- 5, 20-03
Day 1: 5, 20-03

2. Jami Fralick -- Martin, S.D. -- 5, 19-03
Day 1: 5, 19-03

3. Fred Roumbanis -- Bixby, Okla. -- 5, 18-04
Day 1: 5, 18-04

4. Aaron Martens -- Leeds, Ala. -- 5, 18-01
Day 1: 5, 18-01

5. Terry Fitzpatrick -- Waukon, Iowa -- 5, 18-00
Day 1: 5, 18-00

6. Scott Rook -- Little Rock, Ark. -- 5, 17-11
Day 1: 5, 17-11

7. Dave Wolak -- Wake Forest, N.C. -- 5, 17-06
Day 1: 5, 17-06

8. Edwin Evers -- Talala, Okla. -- 5, 17-00
Day 1: 5, 17-00

9. Randy Howell -- Springville, Ala. -- 5, 16-03
Day 1: 5, 16-03

10. Dean Rojas -- Lake Havasu City, Ariz -- 5, 15-13
Day 1: 5, 15-13

11. Kelly Jordon -- Mineola, Texas -- 5, 15-10
Day 1: 5, 15-10

12. Brian Snowden -- Reeds Spring, Mo. -- 5, 15-09
Day 1: 5, 15-09

13. Skeet Reese -- Auburn, Calif. -- 5, 15-08
Day 1: 5, 15-08

14. Mike Burns -- Allen, Texas -- 5, 15-07
Day 1: 5, 15-07

15. Michael Iaconelli -- Runnemede, N.J. -- 5, 15-05
Day 1: 5, 15-05

15. Bryan Schmidt -- Olney, Texas -- 5, 15-05
Day 1: 5, 15-05

17. Kevin Wirth -- Crestwood, Ky. -- 5, 15-03
Day 1: 5, 15-03

18. Bill Lowen -- North Bend, Ohio -- 5, 14-12
Day 1: 5, 14-12

19. Matt Herren -- Trussville, Ala. -- 5, 14-04
Day 1: 5, 14-04

20. Greg Pugh -- Cullman, Ala. -- 5, 14-00
Day 1: 5, 14-00

21. Mike McClelland -- Bella Vista, Ark. -- 5, 13-14
Day 1: 5, 13-14

22. Alton Jones -- Waco, Texas -- 5, 13-05
Day 1: 5, 13-05

23. Brent Chapman -- Lake Quivira, Kan. -- 5, 13-03
Day 1: 5, 13-03

24. Bobby Lane -- Lakeland, Fla. -- 5, 13-02
Day 1: 5, 13-02

25. Greg Hackney -- Gonzales, La. -- 5, 12-09
Day 1: 5, 12-09

26. Mark Davis -- Mount Ida, Ark. -- 5, 11-11
Day 1: 5, 11-11

27. David Williams -- Maiden, N.C. -- 5, 11-06
Day 1: 5, 11-06

28. Bernie Schultz -- Gainesville, Fla. -- 5, 11-03
Day 1: 5, 11-03

29. Steve Kennedy -- Auburn, Ala. -- 5, 10-14
Day 1: 5, 10-14

30. Davy Hite -- Ninety Six, S.C. -- 5, 10-12
Day 1: 5, 10-12

31. Rick Clunn -- Ava, Mo. -- 5, 10-11
Day 1: 5, 10-11

32. Terry Scroggins -- San Mateo, Fla. -- 5, 10-08
Day 1: 5, 10-08

33. Scott Parker -- Londonderry, N.H. -- 5, 10-07
Day 1: 5, 10-07

34. Casey Ashley -- Donalds, S.C. -- 5, 9-13
Day 1: 5, 9-13

35. Jay Evans -- Corvallis, Mont. -- 5, 9-12
Day 1: 5, 9-12

36. Todd Faircloth -- Jasper, Texas -- 5, 9-02
Day 1: 5, 9-02

37. Kenyon Hill -- Norman, Okla. -- 5, 9-00
Day 1: 5, 9-00

38. Shaw Grigsby -- Gainesville, Fla. -- 5, 8-11
Day 1: 5, 8-11

39. Timmy Horton -- Muscle Shoals, Ala. -- 5, 7-11
Day 1: 5, 7-11

40. Waine Pittman -- Villa -- Rica, Ga. -- 4, 7-09
Day 1: 4, 7-09

41. Ken Baumgardner -- Monongahela, Pa. -- 4, 6-10
Day 1: 4, 6-10

41. Rick Morris -- Virginia Beach, Va. -- 2, 6-10
Day 1: 2, 6-10

43. Ish Monroe -- Hughson, Calif. -- 3, 6-08
Day 1: 3, 6-08

44. Peter Thliveros -- St Augustine, Fla. -- 3, 6-00
Day 1: 3, 6-00

45. Kevin VanDam -- Kalamazoo, Mich. -- 4, 4-04
Day 1: 4, 4-04

46. Kim Bain-Moore -- Alabaster, Ala. -- 2, 3-06
Day 1: 2, 3-06

47. Gary Klein -- Weatherford, Texas -- 2, 2-13
Day 1: 2, 2-13

48. Kotaro Kiriyama -- Moody, Ala. -- 1, 1-10
Day 1: 1, 1-10

49. Bryan Hudgins -- Orange Park, Fla. -- 1, 1-05
Day 1: 1, 1-05

50. Byron Velvick -- Del Rio, Texas -- 1, 1-00
Day 1: 1, 1-00

51. Dustin Wilks -- Rocky Mount, N.C. -- 1, 0-00
Day 1: 1, 0-00

Big Bass

> Day 1: Aaron Martens -- Leeds, Ala. -- 7-01