Fantasy: Who Edwin Evers would pick for Chesapeake

He's been the best pick in Fantasy Fishing for the last three tournaments; should you choose Evers again for the next one?

CECIL COUNTY, Md. — Only one man has dominated three Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing events in a row. And that man is Edwin Evers.

We’re not saying it’s never happened before, mainly because we don’t keep stats on that sort of thing. But it hasn’t happened, for sure, in recent memory, and it’s not likely to happen again anytime soon.

Edwin Evers has had the best score by the highest margin of any bucket for three straight tournaments, two of which he won.

We asked him after his BASSfest victory which anglers you should choose for the St. Lawrence, and he told you to pick him. The 10 percent of Fantasy Fishing players who did pick him ended up at least 35 points ahead of everyone else in Bucket A.

So, because he nailed that one (even though his bucket B, C and D guesses were not so hot), we asked him again. And this time, if he picks himself (spoiler alert: he does), you should listen.

First things first: Get your tiebreaker set. Wouldn’t you hate to have the perfect team but lose out on the $2,500 Bass Pro Shops gift card because you tied with someone who had a better winning weight estimate than you did?

Evers’ best guess for the four-day winning weight at Chesapeake Bay is 78 pounds, 12 ounces.

Now, on to his picks.

Bucket A: Evers

“There are several great picks in this bucket if you’re not picking me,” said Evers, who then added: “But you should pick me because I’m going to be good.”

His son, Kade, agrees. Kade told his dad before BASSfest that he was going to win it, and he did. Kade also told fans in a live Periscope stream that his dad is going to win this one, too.

But if you don't believe in the magic of momentum and the predictions of a child, you should go with one of Evers' other "great picks."

Jacob Powroznik is among them, said Evers. Here are other good options:

“Never bet against Aaron Martens. Dean Rojas is going to do good, and Bobby Lane is going to catch ’em.”

Bucket B: Iaconelli

“I know everybody’s gonna want to choose Iaconelli in this bucket,” said Evers.

He’s right. At the time of this writing, Mike Iaconelli is garnering more than 59 percent of the vote for Bucket B.

“But he’s a great pick,” said Evers. “He’s going to do great.”

If you can’t stomach a nearly 60 percent ownership, go with Ott DeFoe.

“DeFoe is one of the best anglers out there,” said Evers, “and he’s also a very good shallow water angler.”

Bucket C: Biffle

Tommy Biffle is Evers’ choice for the middle bucket.

“He is the guy when it comes to flipping, and it’s going to be a flipping deal there,” said Evers.

But if you don’t go with Biffle, Evers has several other solid choices for you. He suggests Brent Chapman, Davy Hite, Stephen Browning, Jared Lintner or Andy Montgomery.

Bucket D: Faircloth

Evers does not mince words here. Todd Faircloth is the guy.

“Never bet against Faircloth, ever,” said Evers. “Not ever.”

But he chose the same person last time in Bucket D, and it didn’t really work out. Faircloth was the highest owned angler at 25.1 percent, but he scored near the bottom of the bucket with 115 points, far less than half the winning score for Bucket D.

“Doesn’t matter,” said the unyielding Evers. “You can’t keep him down two times in a row.”

Bucket E: Prince

Three names stand out to Evers in this bucket: Paul Mueller, Cliff Prince and Cliff Crochet.

“It’s a shallow event,” said Evers. “Hats off to all three. They’ll all do well.

“But I would pick Prince. With him being from Florida and with all the grass in this event, I say pick him.”