December 14, 2017
By Game & Fish Online Staff
Kevin VanDam has won four Bassmaster Classics and has competed in 26 of them. Credit: B.A.S.S.
Bassmaster announced this week the list of qualifiers for the 2018 Bassmaster Classic , scheduled March 16-18 at Lake Hartwell, S.C.
The field includes well-known pros like Kevin Van Dam (26 Classics; 4 wins), Mark Davis (19 Classics), Mike Iaconelli (18), Alton Jones (18), Aaron Martiens (18), and others, but also 14 first-time Classic qualifiers, including Ryan Butler of Blue Eye, Mo., who qualified last weekend at the Bassmaster Team Championship Classic Fish-Off at Norfork Lake, Ark.
Last year's champion Jordan Lee (Lake Conroe, Texas) also is in the field.
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2018 Bassmaster Classic Qualifiers (list includes double-qualifiers)
2017 Bassmaster Classic Winner
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2017 Toyota Texas Fest Winner
2017 Bassmaster Classic Bracket Winner
Bassmaster Open Winners
Harris Chain (Southern): Jesse Wiggins
Lake Chickamauga (Southern): John Cox
Smith Lake (Southern): Jesse Wiggins
Table Rock Lake (Central): Mike McClelland
Sabine River (Central): Carl Svebek III
Grand Lake (Central): James Elam
Oneida Lake (Northern): Stanley Sypeck Jr.
Jamees River (Northern): Rick Morris
Douglas Lake (Northern): Ott DeFoe
2017 Bassmaster College Series Winner
Jacob Foutz (Bryan College)
2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Championship (top 3 finishers)
Caleb Sumrall
Luke Gritter
Marty Giddens
2017 Bassmaster Team Trail Winner
2017 Elite Series Points Standings (top 35)
Jason Christie
Jacob Wheeler
Edwin Evers
Casey Ashley
Greg Hackney
Keith Combs
Kevin VanDam
Brent Ehrler
Dustin Connell
Jamie Hartman
Seth Feider
Gerald Swindle
Aaron Martens
Bobby Lane
Mark Daniels, Jr.
Clifford Pirch
Todd Faircloth
Mark Davis
Russ Lane
Luke Clausen
Brandon Coulter
Matt Lee
Cliff Pace
Randy Howell
Josh Bertrand
Hank Cherry
Micah Frazier
Bradley Roy
Skeet Reese
John Crews
David Walker
Alton Jones, Sr.
Brandon Lester
Jason Williamson
Steve Kennedy
Mike Iaconelli