2008 Quantum Performance Tuned Media Poll

NO SURPRISE.......KVD IS THE MAN

VanDam Receives 14 Out of 14 First Place Votes

Norman, Oklahoma - The sport of professional bass fishing continues to evolve. Over the past four years, the sport has seen a number of professional bass anglers maintain momentum for an entire year. But there has never been a source to rank professional anglers that participate on the Bassmaster Elite Series, the FLW Tour and now the FLW Series during a one year period.

The BASS ZONE / Quantum Performance Tuned Media Poll, now in its third year, ranks the top 25 professional anglers in the world during the current year.

The QPT Media Poll features professional anglers competing in the BASS Elite Series, the FLW Tour as well as the FLW Series. Fifteen bass fishing media representatives, located throughout the United States, will vote on their top 20 pros every month.

Photo by Mark Jeffreys

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 Final QPT Media Poll of 2008 is now posted.......KVD Number One

There is no question who is the man in professional bass fishing. KVD is in familiar territory and has ended the season on top of the QPT Media Poll After the final event on the Elite Series, KVD earned his fourth Angler of the Year title. Take his AOY title and add on his second Elite Series win of the season at Kentucky Lake, nobody had a better year than KVD.

During the 2008 tour season, the 14 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 FINAL 2008 QPT MEDIA POLL - Top 25

1st Place Position

Place Pro Angler Votes Points LAST POLL

1 VanDam, Kevin (14) 350 1

2 Faircloth, Todd 275 2

3 McClelland, Mike 246 3

4 Reese, Skeet 224 3

5 Jones, Alton 210 9

6 Bennett, Michael 200 NL

7 Rojas, Dean 181 6

8 Evers, Edwin 162 8

9 Dudley, David 152 NL

10 Scroggins, Terry 121 7

11 Morgan, Andy 109 5

12 Ehrler, Brent 101 NL

13 Iaconelli, Mike 92 NL

14 Howell, Randy 83 17

15 Davis, Mark 76 10

16 Lane, Bobby 70 18

17 Lowen, Bill 61 19

18 Martens, Aaron 59 NL

19 Wilks, Dustin 47 21

20 Snowden, Brian 38 22

21 Hill, Kenyon 31 14

22 Chapman, Brent 30 20

23 Kennedy, Steve 28 12

23 Klein, Gary 25 NL

25 Roumbanis, Fred 22 NL

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