Every vote receives a point value, with
25 points going to the number one angler and
two points for the 20th. Voting totals will then be posted in The BASS ZONE
the first week of every month
during the season.
The QPT Media Poll is unlike any other poll or ranking system in the bass fishing industry. While some ranking methods use a multi-year average, the QPT Media Poll will produce a,
number-one professional angler in the world
utilizing a voting system
comprised of bass fishing media veterans.,
The 2008 QPT Media Poll will
consists of veteran bass fishing
media experts. Below is a list of
the 2008 QPT Media Poll Members: Louie Stout, Dru Smith, Alan
Clemons,
Jason Sealock, John Neporadny,
George Kramer, Keith Nighswonger, Mark Zona,
Dan O'Sullivan, Pete Robbins, Brent Conway,
Steve Bowman, Rob Newell, Terry Brown
and Mark Jeffreys
The
July QPT Media Poll of 2008
is now posted.......KVD
Number One
KVD is back in familiar territory
and has taken over the
QPT Media Poll top spot once again
and there
is a good reason.
After 9 events on the Elite
Series, KVD is leading the Angler
of the Year standings and added
his second Elite Series win of the
season at Kentucky Lake. KVD
has cut a check in 8 of 9 events with
5 top tens and he is the only man
to top the $300,000 mark in
earning this year. Mike
McClelland slipped to the number 4
spot. But the man from
Arkansas continues to build on his
breakout year. MM is one of
only 4 touring pros that have cut
a check in every event this year. Skeet
Reese continues to defend his AOY
title in style and sits in
third. The California pro
has also cut a check in every
event this year with his worst
finish being 29th at Kentucky
Lake Andy
Morgan is having an outstanding
year leading the FLW Tour Angler
of the Year race going into the
Detroit event Morgan has 3
top twelve finishes and his lowest
finish of the year was at Beaver
Lake, 36th. Wired2fish.com's
Terry Brown on KVD - "Still and will be number one throughout the year! When you look up hammer in the dictionary....there is a KVD picture next to it." Veteran
Outdoor Writer, George Kramer on
KVD - "Normally, a 12-point lead ain't worth a used Senko--except in this case, the leader's initials are
KVD." Veteran
Outdoor Writer, Alan Clemmons on
KVD - "Van Dam has easily proven he's the best so far, putting himself in contention for yet another angler of the year title, contending on Wheeler and winning a week later at Kentucky Lake with a dominant performance."
During the
2008 tour season, the fifteen bass-fishing media representatives will take into account tournament performance, quality of the field, importance of the event and other intangibles that can not be reflected in an unknown equation.
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THE
2008 QPT MEDIA POLL - Top 25
|
|
1st
Place |
|
Position |
| Place |
Pro
Angler |
Votes |
Points |
LAST
POLL |
| 1 |
VanDam,
Kevin |
(14) |
350 |
2 |
| 2 |
Faircloth,
Todd |
|
275 |
4 |
| 3 |
Reese,
Skeet |
|
248 |
3 |
| 4 |
McClelland,
Mike |
|
231 |
1 |
| 5 |
Morgan,
Andy |
|
211 |
8 |
| 6 |
Rojas,
Dean |
|
201 |
6 |
| 7 |
Scroggins,
Terry |
|
183 |
NL |
| 8 |
Evers,
Edwin |
|
154 |
9 |
| 9 |
Jones,
Alton |
|
142 |
5 |
| 10 |
Davis,
Mark |
|
122 |
12 |
| 11 |
Browne,
Glenn |
|
111 |
NL |
| 12 |
Kennedy,
Steve |
|
101 |
22 |
| 13 |
Hudgins,
Bryan |
|
96 |
14 |
| 14 |
Hill,
Kenyon |
|
85 |
7 |
| 15 |
Dudley,
David |
|
79 |
NL |
| 16 |
Rook,
Scott |
|
71 |
11 |
| 17 |
Howell,
Randy |
|
62 |
NL |
| 18 |
Lane,
Bobby |
|
58 |
10 |
| 19 |
Lowen,
Bill |
|
49 |
NL |
| 20 |
Chapman,
Brent |
|
39 |
15 |
| 21 |
Wilks,
Dustin |
|
32 |
NL |
| 22 |
Snowden,
Brian |
|
30 |
25 |
| 23 |
Jordon,
Kelly |
|
28 |
20 |
| 23 |
Velvick,
Byron |
|
25 |
NL |
| 25 |
Horton,
Tim |
|
23 |
NL |
|
