Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees will host 53 of the world’s best anglers, Feb. 22-24, during the 2013 Bassmaster Classic. The anglers qualified through various routes: The roster consists of the reigning Bassmaster Classic champion, the Top 28 in Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year (AOY) points standings, winners of Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open and Bassmaster Elite Series events, and winners of championship events in the B.A.S.S. Nation, the College Series and the Weekend Series.
Tracy Adams
Wilkesboro, N.C.
Adams qualified by winning a Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open. This is his second Classic.
Tommy Biffle
Wagoner, Okla.
Biffle qualified by finishing in 27th place in Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year (AOY) points. He’ll be fishing his 18th Classic.
Andy Bravence
Globe, Ariz.
Bravence qualified by winning the Western Division at the 2012 Cabela’s B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. It’s his first Classic.
Brandon Card
Caryville, Tenn.
Card qualified by finishing in 22nd place in AOY points. He’ll be fishing his first Classic.
Jonathan Carter
South Portland, Maine
Carter qualified by winning the Eastern Division at the 2012 Cabela’s B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. It’s his first Classic, and it’s the first time an angler from Maine has qualified.
Brent Chapman
Lake Quivira, Kan.
Chapman qualified by winning Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year. This Classic will be his 12th.
Hank Cherry
Maiden, N.C.
Cherry qualified by winning a Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open. This is his first Classic.
Jason Christie
Park Hill, Okla.
Christie qualified by winning a Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open. This is his first Classic, and Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees is his home water.
Albert Collins
Nacogdoches, Texas
Collins qualified by winning the 2012 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series National Championship operated by American Bass Anglers. This is his first Classic.
John Crews
Salem, Va.
Crews qualified by finishing in 19th place in AOY points. This Classic will be his seventh.
Mark Davis
Mount Ida, Ark.
Davis qualified by finishing in 20th place in AOY points. This Classic will be his 16th, and he won the Classic in 1995.
Ott DeFoe
Knoxville, Tenn.
DeFoe qualified by finishing in second place in AOY points. This is his second Classic.
Mark Dove
North Vernon, Ind.
Dove qualified by winning the Northern Division in the 2012 Cabela’s B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. This Classic will be his second.
Boyd Duckett
Demopolis, Ala.
Duckett qualified by winning a Bassmaster Elite Series event. This Classic will be his sixth, and he won the Classic in 2007.
Edwin Evers
Talala, Okla.
Evers qualified by finishing in eighth place in AOY points. This Classic will be Evers’ 12th.
Todd Faircloth
Jasper, Texas
Faircloth qualified by winning a Bassmaster Elite Series event. This will be Faircloth’s 11th Classic.
Pete Gluszek
Franklinville, N.J.
Gluszek qualified by winning a Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open. This will be Gluszek’s third Classic.
Shaw Grigsby
Gainesville, Fla.
Grigsby qualified by finishing in 25th place in AOY points. It will be his 15th trip to the Bassmaster Classic.
Greg Hackney
Gonzales, La.
Hackney qualified by finishing in 13th place in AOY points. This Classic will be his 11th.
Matt Herren
Trussville, Ala.
Herren qualified by finishing in sixth place in AOY points. This Classic will be his fourth.
Randy Howell
Springville, Ala.
Howell qualified by finishing in fifth place in AOY points. This will be Howell’s 11th Classic.
Mike Iaconelli
Pittsgrove, N.J.
Iaconelli qualified by finishing in 31st place in AOY points. It will be his 14th Classic, and he won the Classic in 2003.
Alton Jones
Waco, Texas
Jones qualified by winning a Bassmaster Elite Series event. This Classic will be his 14th, and he won the 2008 Bassmaster Classic.
Gerry Jooste
Harare, Zimbabwe
Jooste qualified by winning the Mid-Atlantic Division at the 2012 Cabela’s B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. This Classic will be his fifth; he has qualified through the B.A.S.S. Nation more than any other angler.
Jared Knuth
Wahoo, Neb.
Knuth qualified by winning the Central Division at the 2012 Cabela’s B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. It’s his first Classic.
Bobby Lane
Lakeland, Fla.
Lane qualified by finishing in 12th place in AOY points. It’s his sixth Classic.
Chris Lane
Guntersville, Ala.
Lane qualified by winning the 2012 Bassmaster Classic. This will be his third Classic.
Russ Lane
Prattville, Ala.
Lane qualified by finishing in 28th place in AOY points. This Classic will be his fifth.
Matt Lee
Vinemont, Ala.
Lee qualified by winning the 2012 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Bassmaster Classic Bracket. He is a student at Auburn University. This will be his first Classic.
Jared Lintner
Arroyo Grande, Calif.
Lintner qualified by finishing in 33rd place in AOY points. This will be his fourth Classic.
Bill Lowen
Brookville, Ind.
Lowen qualified by finishing in ninth place in AOY points. This Classic will be his fifth.
Aaron Martens
Leeds, Ala.
Martens qualified by finishing in 10th place in AOY points. This Classic is his 13th; he has finished in second place in four Bassmaster Classics.
Mike McClelland
Bella Vista, Ark.
McClelland qualified by finishing in 32nd place in AOY points. This will be his ninth Classic.
Yusuke Miyazaki
Mineola, Texas
Miyazaki qualified by finishing in 21st place in AOY points. This will be Miyazaki’s first Classic.
Ish Monroe
Hughson, Calif.
Monroe qualified by winning a Bassmaster Elite Series event. This will be his eighth Classic.
Takahiro Omori
Emory, Texas
Omori qualified by finishing in 24th place in AOY points. This Classic will be his ninth. He won the 2004 Bassmaster Classic.
Cliff Pace
Petal, Miss.
Pace qualified by finishing in 18th place in AOY points. This will be his fifth Classic.
Brandon Palaniuk
Rathdrum, Idaho
Palaniuk qualified by winning a Bassmaster Elite Series event. This will be his third Classic.
Mark Pierce
Clarksville, Tenn.
Pierce qualified by winning the Southern Division of the 2012 Cabela’s B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. This will be his first Classic.
Cliff Prince
Palatka, Fla.
Prince qualified by finishing in 29th place in AOY points. This will be his first Classic.
Jason Quinn
York, S.C.
Quinn qualified by finishing in 30th place in AOY points. This Classic will be his sixth.
Skeet Reese
Auburn, Calif.
Reese qualified by finishing in 11th place in AOY points. This will be his 13th Classic. He won the 2009 Bassmaster Classic.
Marty Robinson
Lyman, S.C.
Robinson qualified by finishing in 26th place in AOY points. This will be his second Classic.
Dean Rojas
Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Rojas qualified by finishing in 16th place in AOY points. This will be his 11th Classic.
Casey Scanlon
Lenexa, Kan.
Scanlon qualified by winning a Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open. This will be his first Classic.
Terry Scroggins
San Mateo, Fla.
Scroggins qualified by finishing in third place in AOY points. This Classic will be his 10th.
Jeremy Starks
Scott Depot, W.Va.
Starks qualified by winning a Bassmaster Elite Series event. This is Starks’ first Classic.
Gerald Swindle
Warrior, Ala.
Swindle qualified by finishing in 23rd place in AOY points. This will be his 13th Classic.
Jonathon VanDam
Kalamazoo, Mich.
VanDam qualified by winning a Bassmaster Elite Series event. This is VanDam’s first Classic.
Kevin VanDam
Kalamazoo, Mich.
VanDam qualified by finishing in seventh place in AOY points. This is VanDam’s 23rd consecutive Classic. He has won four Classics.
Josh Wagy
Dewitt, Va.
Wagy qualified by winning a Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open. This is his first Classic.
David Walker
Sevierville, Tenn.
Walker qualified by finishing in 15th place in AOY points. This will be his eighth Classic.
Nate Wellman
Newaygo, Mich.
Wellman qualified by finishing in 17th place in AOY points. This is his first Classic.
