I find it interesting to look at where the anglers in the top 12 hail
from. In part to see if there are patterns or techniques that emerge.
Here’s what we have today, in their current BassTrakk order:
Britt Myers, the only South Carolina native son fishing today
Kelly Jordan, Texas
Brett Hite, Arizona
Brent Chapman, Kansas
Jacob Powroznik, Virginia
Keith Combs, Texas
John Hunter Jr., Kentucky
Boyd Duckett, Alabama, though he grew up in North Carolina
Randy Howell, Alabama, though he grew up in North Carolina
Gerald Swindle, Alabama
Chris Zaldain, California
Mark Menendez, Kentucky
That’s an amazing range of geographic diversity. And it’s typical of
an Elite Series Championship Sunday. What that says to me is if an
angler can make it to this level, he can catch ’em no matter where we
go.