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50 pros punch ticket to EQ Division at Leech Lake

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Written by
Craig Lamb
Photography by
Andy Crawford

The season is complete and now it’s time to move on to the next level. Division 1 concluded in July and now Division 2 has wrapped up at Leech Lake of the 2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Open presented by SEVIIN series.

All 100 anglers from both divisions are now qualified to compete in the Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifier Series presented by Bass Pro Shops that begins in September.

Pake South of Winnsboro, Texas, claimed Division 2 Angler of the Year with 751 points. Fisher Anaya of Eva, Ala., finished second with 749 points and Tanner Hadden of Appling, Ga., took third place with 717 points. Laker Howell (697) and Nic Rand (684) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

The following anglers will join the Division 1 anglers in the Elite Qualifier round, which begins at Lake Champlain. Wheeler Lake is the second stop, Oct, 2-4 and the season finale is Nov. 13-15 at Lake Okeechobee. All points in respective divisions will be zeroed.

  1. Pake South, Winnsboro, Texas; 751 points
  2. Fisher Anaya, Eva, Ala.; 749 points
  3. Tanner Hadden, Appling, Ga.; 717 points
  4. Laker Howell, Guntersville, Ala.; 697 points
  5. Nic Rand, Paw Paw, Mich.; 684 points
  6. Ethan Fields, Carlyle, Ill.; 678 points
  7. Austin Cranford, Moore, Okla.; 678 points
  8. Jimmy Washam, Stantonville, Tenn.; 671 points
  9. Riley Nielsen, Salt Lake City, Utah; 669 points
  10. Sam Hanggi, Knoxville, Tenn.; 660 points
  11. Ty Faber, Pagosa Springs, Colo.; 660 points
  12. Jace Lindsay, Beckville, Texas; 660 points
  13. Jack York, Emory, Texas; 643 points
  14. Trey Schroeder, Theodosia, Mo.; 637 points
  15. Clint Knight, Russelville, Ky.; 634 points
  16. Yui Aoki, Minamitsurugun, Japan; 624 points
  17. Dillion Harrell, New Caney, Texas; 605 points
  18. Jack Dice, Lynchburg, Va.; 600 points
  19. Brock Reinkemeyer, Warsaw, Mo.; 583 points
  20. Chris Hellebuuck, White Lake, Mich.; 577 points
  21. Cameron Mattison, Benton, La.; 568 points
  22. Bryan Partak, Marseilles, Ill.; 559 points
  23. Evan Cox-VanVliet, Loveland, Colo.; 558 points
  24. Chris Beaudrie, Princeton, Ky.; 558 points
  25. Bailey Gay, Union, Ky.; 557 points
  26. Jaden Parrish, Liberty, Texas; 553 points
  27. Casey Scanlon, Eldon, Mo.; 552 points
  28. Joey Nania, Cropwell, Ala.; 551 points
  29. Stephen Browning, Hot Springs, Ark.; 549 points
  30. Buddy Benson, Dahlonega, Ga.; 546 points
  31. Brad Jelinek, Lincoln, Mo.; 544 points
  32. Wyatt Marler, Oldfield, Mo.; 539 points
  33. Garrett Paquette, Canton, Mich.; 538 points
  34. Christian Ostrander, Turlock, Calif.; 534 points
  35. Tai Au, Glendale, Ariz.; 532 points
  36. Michael Corbishley, Raleigh, N.C.; 531 points
  37. Matt Baker, Glenwood, Ark.; 528 points
  38. Colby Dark, West Monroe, La. 524 points
  39. Joe Wieberg, Freeburg, Mo.; 520 points
  40. Tommy Wood, Peregian Springs, Australia; 519 points
  41. Bailey Bleser, Burlington, Wis.; 518 points
  42. Aaron Jagfeld, Rochester Hills, Mich.; 518 points
  43. Brian Post, Janesville, Wis.; 516 points
  44. Blake Smith, Lakeland, Fla.; 512 points
  45. Danny McGarry, Newcastle, Canada; 510 points
  46. Tyler Campbell, Martin, Ga.; 508 points
  47. Ian Waterer, East Selkirk, Canada; 507 points
  48. Andrew Behnke, Fon Du Lac, Wis.; 501 points
  49. Brad Leuthner, Victoria, Minn.; 500 points
  50. Lane Olsen, Forest Grove Ore.; 494 points

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