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NSKA Top Ten Performance Points Anglers

Halfway through the season in 2020 it’s time to take a look at some of the top anglers this season as well as over the past few years. Who has been getting it done on the water when it counts on tournament day? Performance Points rankings show the history of competition finishes.

To measure this we simply looked at order of finish 1st through 5th in events and assigned points for each spot. (5 for 1st, 4 for 2nd, etc.) Performance Points metrics will look at 2020, the past three years and past five years. An astounding total of 64 different anglers have earned Performance Points in the past five years.

NSKA ready for take-off. Jeff and Taylor talking some smack before lines in.

One thing is clear as you look at the long-term results…there are three anglers who have been far and away better and more consistent than the rest of the field. After those anglers the finishes are spread among many more competitors around the club.

2020 Performance Rankings

For the year of 2020 using the scoring system described above, here are the top five anglers along with their points total:

  1. Dwain Batey – 11
  2. Justin Brewer – 10
  3. Ryan Paskiewicz – 9 (tie)
  4. Jon Wofford – 9 (tie)
  5. Roy Roberts – 8

Clearly this will change quite a bit as the rest of the year plays out but its where we stand currently. This shakes out a bit differently than the AOY top five (Dwain Batey, Justin Brewer, Jason Coleman, Roy Roberts, Chris Needham) In 2020, 16 different anglers have earned Performance Points.

Three Year Top Ten

Over the past three years there starts to be a pretty clear trend in the top anglers over this time period, with Cole, Dwain, Roy and Jeriamy rounding out the top four. Here are the numbers from the 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons.

  1. Cole Sikes – 34
  2. Dwain Batey – 28
  3. Roy Roberts – 21
  4. Jeriamy Vann – 18
  5. Declan McDonald – 15
  6. Justin Brewer – 13
  7. Ryan Paskiewicz – 11
  8. Craig Wood – 10 (tie)
  9. Bo Sarratt – 10 (tie)
  10. Jon Wofford, Tyler Zengerle, Carson McBride – 9 (tie)

Lots of anglers in the 10, 9, 8, 7 Performance Points range and the rest of this seasons should clean up the bottom few spots on this list.

Here’s a fish. And a Bending Branches paddle!

Five Year Top Ten

When you look at the five year top ten only a few names change, but the top anglers extend their lead in Performance Points over the field. Here are the numbers from 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

  1. Dwain Batey – 44
  2. Cole Sikes – 38
  3. Roy Roberts – 27
  4. Jason Kincy – 22
  5. Jeriamy Vann – 21
  6. Justin Brewer – 19
  7. Craig Wood – 18
  8. Carson McBride – 17
  9. Christa Hibbs – 16
  10. Declan McDonald – 15

Some NSKA OGs show up in this list, including an awkward reminder that I used to be able to catch fish. It’s been a tough couple of years…what can I say? There are some on the three year Performance Points list that could move into the five year list with some good finishes. (Justin, Ryan, Craig, etc.)

At the end of the day Performance Points don’t mean anything but they are fun to look at when the long hot summer days roll around.

Watch in a couple of weeks for a look back at NSKA Big Bass history.