The late-August conditions for the season-opening $300,000 CITGO Bassmaster Mississippi Central Open presented by Busch Beer could hardly have been worse for the 200 pro competitors and their amateur partners.
| rnk | name | wgt | money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Short | 39.4 | $50,000 |
| 2 | Doug Garrett | 34.10 | $40,000 |
| 3 | Edwin Evers | 32.15 | $16,000 |
| 4 | Tim Carroll | 30.8 | $12,000 |
| 5 | Jeff Magee | 26.14 | $7,500 |
| rnk | name | wgt | money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Darragh | 17.7 | $24,000 |
| 2 | Dinnon Butler | 17.2 | $12,400 |
| 3 | Bret Myers | 16.13 | $4,500 |
| 4 | Dennis Arendt | 16.12 | $4,000 |
| 5 | Cliff Mascarenas | 15.4 | $3,200 |
| rnk | name | st | pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwin Evers | OK | 430 |
| 2 | Skeet Reese | CA | 405 |
| 3 | Kevin VanDam | MI | 393 |
| 4 | Ishama Monroe | CA | 386 |
| 5 | Alton Jones | TX | 380 |
| rnk | name | st | pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Lester | TN | 511 |
| 2 | Chris Lane | AL | 508 |
| 3 | Greg Vinson | AL | 503 |
| 4 | Glenn Browne | FL | 499 |
| 5 | David Mullins | TN | 468 |
| rnk | name | st | pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Browning | AR | 187 |
| 2 | Wesley A Strader | 186 | |
| 3 | Ken Iyobe | 185 | |
| 4 | Randall Tharp | 184 | |
| 5 | Mike Pedroza | 183 |