Classic Final Results
February 25, 2008 by Don Zaegel
Filed under Sports Rumors
With only 25 of the 50 angler field fishing on the third and final day, the tournament was still anybody’s to win or loose. After the stage was set, it was the Texas Pro Alton Jones winning the event by taking over Cliff Pace with the final weigh-in of the event. Alton’s third day weight of 13.7 gave him a three day total of 49.7 and the title of the 2008 Bassmaster Classic Champion along with $500,000. The title is Alton’s 1st. After the Classic his BASS earnings total a respectable $1,583,729.10.
Big Bass of the day went to 2008 Elite Series Rookie Clark Rheem with a 5.6 largemouth. Big Bass of the event remained with Fred Roumbanis’s day 2 Hartwell giant at 6.7.
Look for my Classic Thoughts Follow-Up which I will have posted shortly.
The final results are as follows:
| Place |
Angler |
City, State |
Total Weight (lbs.ozs) |
Cash Bonus ($) |
Total Winnings ($) |
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| 1 |
ALTON JONES |
49.7 |
0 |
500,000 |
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| 2 |
CLIFF PACE |
PETAL, MS |
44.5 |
0 |
45,000 |
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| 3 |
KEVIN VANDAM |
43.8 |
0 |
40,000 |
|||
| 4 |
BOBBY LANE |
42.7 |
0 |
30,000 |
|||
| 5 |
GREG HACKNEY |
41.7 |
0 |
25,000 |
|||
| 6 |
JEFF KRIET |
40.15 |
1,000 |
23,000 |
|||
| 7 |
KOTARO KIRIYAMA |
MOODY, AL |
40.9 |
0 |
21,500 |
||
| 8 |
CLARK REEHM |
40.8 |
2,000 |
23,000 |
|||
| 9 |
AARON MARTENS |
40.7 |
0 |
20,500 |
|||
| 10 |
MICHAEL IACONELLI |
39.10 |
0 |
20,000 |
|||
| 11 |
EDWIN EVERS |
39.9 |
0 |
15,000 |
|||
| 12 |
SKEET REESE |
39.0 |
0 |
14,500 |
|||
| 13 |
SCOTT ROOK |
LITTLE ROCK, AR |
38.13 |
0 |
14,250 |
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| 14 |
DAVE WOLAK |
38.6 |
0 |
14,000 |
|||
| 15 |
CHARLIE HARTLEY |
38.2 |
9,000 |
22,750 |
|||
| 16 |
JOHN CREWS |
37.12 |
0 |
13,000 |
|||
| 17 |
CASEY ASHLEY |
DONALDS, SC |
35.12 |
0 |
12,900 |
||
| 18 |
TERRY SCROGGINS |
33.15 |
0 |
12,800 |
|||
| 19 |
TOMMY BIFFLE |
WAGONER, OK |
33.9 |
0 |
12,700 |
||
| 20 |
JARED LINTNER |
ARROYO |
33.0 |
0 |
12,600 |
||
| 21 |
GERALD SWINDLE |
WARRIOR, AL |
32.15 |
0 |
12,400 |
||
| 22 |
KEVIN F SHORT |
MAYFLOWER, AR |
32.10 |
0 |
12,300 |
||
| 23 |
BRENT CHAPMAN |
32.5 |
0 |
12,200 |
|||
| 24 |
GARY KLEIN |
31.13 |
0 |
12,100 |
|||
| 25 |
TODD FAIRCLOTH |
JASPER, TX |
27.8 |
1,000 |
13,000 |
||
| 26 |
MIKE BASKETT |
23.2 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 27 |
JOHN MURRAY |
23.1 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 28 |
JEFF FREEMAN |
MAX MEADOWS, VA |
22.1 |
0 |
10,000 |
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| 29 |
RICHARD WATSON |
PLATTEKLOOF, ZA |
21.10 |
0 |
10,000 |
||
| 30 |
JAY FULLER |
21.5 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 31 |
MIKE WURM |
HOT SPRINGS, AR |
20.13 |
0 |
10,000 |
||
| 32 |
PETER E THLIVEROS |
20.9 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 33 |
BOYD DUCKETT |
20.1 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 34 |
TODD AUTEN |
19.14 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 35 |
KEVIN WIRTH |
19.9 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 36 |
TAKAHIRO OMORI |
19.5 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 37 |
STEPHEN BROWNING |
HOT SPRINGS, AR |
19.1 |
0 |
10,000 |
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| 38 |
JAMIE LAICHE |
18.15 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 39 |
STEPHEN KENNEDY |
18.0 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 40 |
FRED ROUMBANIS |
17.12 |
3,000 |
13,000 |
|||
| 41 |
JEFF COBLE |
17.6 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 42 |
MIKE MCCLELLAND |
BELLA |
14.9 |
0 |
10,000 |
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| 43 |
KELLY JORDON |
14.7 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 44 |
CHRIS LOFTUS |
12.1 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 45 |
BRENT HAIMES |
11.10 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 46 |
DEREK REMITZ |
11.1 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 47 |
TIMMY HORTON |
MUSCLE SHOALS, |
9.12 |
0 |
10,000 |
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| 48 |
MATTHEW SPHAR |
PAVILION, NY |
7.15 |
0 |
10,000 |
||
| 49 |
CHRIS LANE |
6.1 |
0 |
10,000 |
|||
| 50 |
ISHAMA MONROE |
5.11 |
0 |
10,000 |
Talk about a bad day … on the last day Charlie Hartley dropped from #2 all the way down to 15th. Guess that’ll happen when you only snag a little less than 4 lbs on the biggest day of your career …
Almost forgot … gotta give big props to Alton Jones, though.
I thought for sure that with Van Dam heading into the final day with a solid spot that he’d be money for the money. Guess he didn’t bring his “nuts” …