Despite failing to weigh a keeper in on Day Three of the Genuity River Rumble, KVD still finished a spot above Skeet Reese, to extent his TTBAOY lead to a mere 17 points.
Despite failing to weigh a keeper in on Day Three of the Genuity River Rumble, KVD still finished a spot above Skeet Reese, to extent his TTBAOY lead to a mere 17 points.
Reese managed three consistent days on the Mississippi River, but still lost a few points to KVD in the TTBAOY race.
Alton Jones made the top-12 at the Genuity River Rumble, but his decision not to lock on the final day helped him slip to 10th in the tournament and he only gained a few points on the leaders.
Gary Klein failed to weigh in a limit on Day Three of the River Rumble and after two consistent days missed the cut there by 12 ounces, keeping him a distant fifth in the TTBAOY race.
Despite finishing well outside the cut on a tough Mississippi River, Martens managed to hang onto fourth place, but lost some of the cushion between himself and the 12th-place cutoff for postseason contention.
Mike Iaconelli rebounded from a terrible Day One on on the Mississippi River to finish the event in 26th place and hang onto a top spot in the rankings.
Kelly Jordon put together a fantastic run heading into Oneida and another top finish at the Genuity River Rumble has him in great contention for a spot in the Toyota Trucks Championship Week.
Randy Howell led after the first day on the Mississippi and moved as high as fourth in the TTBAOY standings, but a crowded fishing hole ran out of fish and he fell back down in both the standings and TTBAOY race.
Kevin Short's first victory on the Elite Series moved him into the top 12, but a scary tournament at Oneida where he has never fared well has him a long ways from Toyota Trucks Championship Week.
Mark Menendez has never excelled on Oneida, but needs a solid finish to keep himself in the top-12 race after another average finish in Iowa.
Cliff Pace once again holds the bubble boy position in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year race and based on past performances on Oneida, seems a solid choice to make the postseason if someone above him stumbles.
Tommy Biffle put himself in great position after a high finish on the Mississippi River because the Elite Series is heading to Oneida next, a location where Biffle has won before.
Brent Chapman fell out of the top-12 after blanking on the second day in Iowa and will need a top finish in New York if he wants to be fishing in September.
Shaw E Grigsby put himself in contention with a top-12 showing in Iowa, but needs another in New York, a place where he has yet to excel.