PALATKA, Fla. — Final top 10 from the four-day Bassmaster Elite held on the St. Johns River with anglers, their hometowns, number of bass weighed in parentheses (5-bass daily limit), total weight in pounds and ounces and prize winnings. Also listed are other Louisiana anglers, big-bass winner & contingency money winner. Only the top 50 in the 103-angler field moved to the third round, and only the top 10 advanced to the final round:
Top 10: 1, Cory Johnston, Otonabee, Canada (20) 93 pounds, 6 ounces, $100,000. 2, Brad Whatley, Bivins, Texas (17) 72-4, $35,000. 3, Jacob Foutz, Charleston, Tennessee (20) 71-6, $30,000. 4, Drew Benton, Panama City, Florida (20) 70-11, $25,000. 5, Chris Johnston, Otonabee, Canada (20) 70-0, $20,000.
6, Greg Hackney, Gonzales (20) 67-15, $19,000. 7, Jason Christie, Dry Creek, Oklahoma (20) 66-9, $18,000. 8, Ray Hanselman Jr., Del Rio, Texas (19) 66-9, $17,000. 9, Matt Arey, Shelby, North Carolina (20) 64-13, $16,000. 10, Logan Latuso, Gonzales (20) 63-15, $15,000.
Other Louisiana anglers: 26, Caleb Sumrall, New Iberia (11) 42-11, $10,000. 41, Derek Hudnall, Zachary (14) 39-5, $10,000. 42, Tyler Rivet, Raceland (15) 38-15, $10,000.
Phoenix Boats Big Bass: Whatley, 8-7, $3,000.
CrushCity Monster Bag: Whatley, 31-4, $2,000.