The lead was never safe at the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Lake St. Clair as no angler was able to hold onto the lead for more than one day. Joey Cifuentes was able to notch his second Elite win of the year with a final day comeback where he brought in the biggest bag of Championship Sunday.
Lake St. Clair showed out in a big way and the leaderboard shifted from day to day. In other words, no Fantasy roster was safe after Day 1. As always, there were a few surprised with Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing.
Let’s get into the best and worst Fantasy Picks from the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Lake St. Clair.
The overall winner of the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Lake St. Clair was (“lockport”), who selected three of the five picks that would have made up the perfect roster. Overall Rank: No. 1, Total Points 1,484.
BUCKET A: Joey Cifuentes
BUCKET B: Clark Wendlandt
BUCKET C: Cooper Gallant
BUCKET D: Taku Ito
BUCKET E: Jacob Foutz
The perfect Fantasy Fishing roster for the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Lake St. Clair would have been:
BUCKET A: Joey Cifuentes
BUCKET B: Kyoya Fujita
BUCKET C: Luke Palmer
BUCKET D: Taku Ito
BUCKET E: Jacob Foutz
Total: 1,528
BUCKET A: CIFUENTES
With a final day comeback on Championship Sunday, Joey Cifuentes notched his second Elite Series win of the 2023 season. In a small sample size, the Arkansas pro has proved his ability with a spinning rod in his hands it top notch. Cifuentes scored 305 points for the 3.3% of players who selected him.
Second best selection: Bryan Schmitt scored his best finish of the Elite Series season with a 5th-place finish. The Maryland pro scored 280 points while only being selected by 1.3% of players in Bucket A.
Lowest scoring angler: Will Davis Jr. had his first mistake in his rookie season at St. Clair with a 94th place finish. Davis scored just 87 points and was selected by 0.2% of players.
BUCKET B: FUJITA
Kyoya Fujita was able to fish to his finesse fishing strengths at St. Clair which resulted in his third Top 10 finish for the Elite Series rookie. Fujita scored 272 points for the 4.0% of players who selected him.
Second best selection: Brandon Card finished just outside of the Top 10 and ended up being the second-best choice in Bucket B. The North Carolina pro scored 254 points and was selected by just 0.8% of players.
Lowest scoring angler: Darold Gleason has had a steady season up until St. Clair where he had his worst finish of the season. The Louisiana pro scored just 83 points while being selected by 0.1% of players.
BUCKET C: PALMER
Luke Palmer fell just short of capturing his second Elite win of the 2023 season at St. Clair. Despite being selected by just 0.5% of players, the Oklahoma pro was the top pick in Bucket C.
Second best selection: Cooper Gallant had his best finish of his rookie season at St. Clair, finishing in 4th. The Canadian pro scored 285 points while being selected by 11.9% of players.
Lowest scoring angler: Brad Whatley never got it going at St. Clair. The Texan scored just 77 points for the 0.1% of players who selected him.
BUCKET D: ITO
Despite having a slow start to the season, it should be no surprise that Taku Ito turned things around at St. Clair with a 3rd place finish. The Japanese pro was the highest selected angler in the Bucket at 37.3% and scored a whopping 375 points.
Second best selection: Bucket D proved to be a tough one to choose from, but Bryan New was the second-best selection. New scored 237 points while being selected by 2.3% of players.
Lowest scoring angler: Gary Clouse had a tough tournament at St. Clair. The Tennessee pro scored just 75 points for the 0.1% of players who picked him.
BUCKET E: FOUTZ
Jacob Foutz turned things around at St. Clair with a Top 10 finish. The Tennessee pro scored 276 points while being selected by 2.0% of players.
Second best selection: Ed Loughran finesse fished his way to a 13th place finish at St. Clair which was second-best in Bucket E. Loughran scored 251 points for the 0.5% of players who selected him.
Lowest scoring angler: Keith Poche did not fish the event. Therefore he was the lowest scoring angler.
